[WIP] Animations For SH4

09-02-13, 08:25 PM

Project:
To finally crack the animations format in SH4.

Reward:
Not a danged thing except knowing you worked on it.

Goal:
Create a way to place new animations into SH4.

For an idea of what level of work I'm talking about:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=176928

09-04-13, 02:13 PM

No takers so I'll use this thread to babble on as a record for the future.
Plus I forget alot of things and always never keep notes!

I been doing some 'animation' type work for other reasons and learned alot about how Bipeds work and alot of other boreing file structure stuff.

This all klicked in my head a few days ago so I started looking at the SH4 animation areas again.
This is not about props rotation but the animated people stuff.
So don't ask!

A Biped is defined in the SH4 file Secondary.dat
It's listed as Body Parts in S3D. You'll only know what those body parts are if you look at that chunk in Hex.
There's a bunch of them. All with a bip name.

To be continued.....................................

Rockin Robbins · 09-04-13, 02:42 PM

Babble on! I haven't used a hex editor since my Apple II days so I wouldn't be a lot of help. But if you keep babbling, I might learn something and be of some help in the future.

I do volunteer to serve in my traditional function of crash test dummy though. If you have something that needs trying out let me know and I'll give you a report on how it works.

09-04-13, 02:58 PM

Hey Mate!

Saw you was out and about again.

Still have an old e-mail address for you. That bad now?

I did PM a new Member that want's to learn and that I have exchanged with lately. We'll see how things go.

One thing I do very well is to figure out file structures.
A lot of it is pattern recognition. I've seen the pattern outside of SH4.

I only need to figure out the details now.

iambecomelife · 09-04-13, 04:05 PM

FYI I am sorely tempted, having done some hex editing in the days before pack3d. Unfortunately, I don't think I'll have the time! If things change I'll let you know, and thanks for your continuing work on this dinosaur of a game.

Rockin Robbins · 09-04-13, 08:22 PM

And thanks for YOURS IABL! I sure hope to see your Wolves of the Kaiser working soon!

Rockin Robbins · 09-04-13, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by privateer

Hey Mate!

Saw you was out and about again.

Still have an old e-mail address for you. That bad now?

I did PM a new Member that want's to learn and that I have exchanged with lately. We'll see how things go.

One thing I do very well is to figure out file structures.
A lot of it is pattern recognition. I've seen the pattern outside of SH4.

I only need to figure out the details now.

Same old e-mail address! What hex editor do you like?

09-05-13, 04:43 PM

I use SweetScape 010 Editor mostly now.
http://www.sweetscape.com/010editor/

It's not free but well worth the few bucks if you use it as much as I do.

09-02-13, 08:25 PM	#1
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	[WIP] Animations For SH4 Project: To finally crack the animations format in SH4. Reward: Not a danged thing except knowing you worked on it. Goal: Create a way to place new animations into SH4. For an idea of what level of work I'm talking about: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=176928 Last edited by Madox58; 09-02-13 at 10:23 PM.

09-04-13, 02:42 PM	#3
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,899 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Babble on! I haven't used a hex editor since my Apple II days so I wouldn't be a lot of help. But if you keep babbling, I might learn something and be of some help in the future. I do volunteer to serve in my traditional function of crash test dummy though. If you have something that needs trying out let me know and I'll give you a report on how it works. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

09-04-13, 04:05 PM	#5
iambecomelife Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,585 Downloads: 297 Uploads: 0	FYI I am sorely tempted, having done some hex editing in the days before pack3d. Unfortunately, I don't think I'll have the time! If things change I'll let you know, and thanks for your continuing work on this dinosaur of a game. __________________ https://www.facebook.com/WolvesoftheKaiser/

09-04-13, 08:22 PM	#6
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,899 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	And thanks for YOURS IABL! I sure hope to see your Wolves of the Kaiser working soon! __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

09-04-13, 02:13 PM	#2
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	No takers so I'll use this thread to babble on as a record for the future. Plus I forget alot of things and always never keep notes! I been doing some 'animation' type work for other reasons and learned alot about how Bipeds work and alot of other boreing file structure stuff. This all klicked in my head a few days ago so I started looking at the SH4 animation areas again. This is not about props rotation but the animated people stuff. So don't ask! A Biped is defined in the SH4 file Secondary.dat It's listed as Body Parts in S3D. You'll only know what those body parts are if you look at that chunk in Hex. There's a bunch of them. All with a bip name. To be continued.....................................

09-04-13, 02:58 PM	#4
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Hey Mate! Saw you was out and about again. Still have an old e-mail address for you. That bad now? I did PM a new Member that want's to learn and that I have exchanged with lately. We'll see how things go. One thing I do very well is to figure out file structures. A lot of it is pattern recognition. I've seen the pattern outside of SH4. I only need to figure out the details now.

09-05-13, 04:43 PM	#8
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I use SweetScape 010 Editor mostly now. http://www.sweetscape.com/010editor/ It's not free but well worth the few bucks if you use it as much as I do.