Editor/SDK question. Thread - Zombie Grinder

When SDK unpacks Game.dat, and creates Bin folder. Does the game still read from Game.dat?
Trying to be more clear, Is games priority, Bin folder or Game.dat?

Edit: For item unique_id, lets say for making a custom weapon. Would any value work? Say starting at 1000? Or are some values out of range?

Thank you for any help that can be provided!

Edited by: Rubz

Game.dat takes priority over Bin folder.

Basically this means you can add stuff, but cannot modify the base content (mainly aimed at preventing people messing with base weapon files and such).

The unique_id has to be in the range of a byte 0-255 I think offhand, as long as its not used by the others it should work fine.

Edited by: Infinitus

Great! I noticed the mod compiler checks for new content. Very neat feature.

My notepad ++ will only open one of the two .mc files. Which I am unfamiliar with. Hunting alternate means at the moment.
The one .mc file notepad++ will open has script, and thats good! But it's not the file the sdk editor requests script wise. Which concerns me, since I would like to rename the files. However I am green, and figure it is nothing trial and error won't reveal to me!

Thanks for the reply, it was very helpful.

Edited by: Rubz

.mc files are MicroC, it's a language I wrote myself lol, poorly documented I'm afraid. Until I can write up an explanation you'll have to look through the current ones as examples. Be aware that the base package also includes .mc.c files (these are bytecode compiled versions of the script), either delete these or don't touch them, they are not meant to be edited .

But it's not the file the sdk editor requests script wise. Which concerns me,

Not entirely sure what you mean there.

Ooh! Those are the ones I was hung up about, thanks a bunch again.
What you quoted, I was speaking about the .mc c files. You've cleared that up.
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An internal error occured within this application.Please contact the developers to help fix this problem and include the dump file which was written to: crashes7Feb2012_150650.dumpException Type : EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATIONException Address : 0x006999E2Stack Trace: 006999C8 : TEditorObject::CreateObject() 0069D349 : TEditorWindow::UpdateMap() 00758688 : () 00758694 : () 00696BDA : TMapEditor::MainLoop() 00696BAC : TMapEditor::Run()----------------------------------------------------------------

Cannot get past this error message trying to create a weapon.
When I attempt to place the weapon on a map in editor, it crashes instantly when I click to place it. (And does not show it's image in editors object selection.)

Also, the weapon registers fine in the store, and I have successfully tested the basic animations for player 1. However, if I try and shoot the weapon, it crashes the game instantly after. (The weapons stats are not crazy.)

The weapon no longer shares any images or sounds with other weapons, except smoke of course.

The Crash report is from using the sdk.

Thanks a bunch in advance if anyone has any tips!

Edited by: Rubz

Bump, if anyone knows how to fix this, it'd be appreciated by me 'n rubz

(You can't currently add pickups for new weapons - still need to externalise the scripts for pickups, I'll do that soon)

So whatever your doing to make pickups in the editor is probably very very wrong lol.

At the moment weapons you create will only be available via the shop/loadout or through giving them to players via script.

Thanks again for the help, saves me bonking around in editor wondering if I had messed something up.
I assume I got close, I built every file for it can, and made copies and renames to remove dependancies, added the sprites to "heads" (only player 1 so far) And got all the animation angles syncronized. This is my first time doing any of this, so I am excited! Can't seem to conquer the crash when I attempt to shoot. I'll take a break and hope I have better luck later. Thanks again for your time and help, Very much appreciated.

I've got some documentation on the SDK lying around, I'll tidying them up and release them when I get the chance.

Also, just a small warning; Make sure your not working in your desura folder! Otherwise your changes will get wiped when the game updates. Use a standalone copy of the game for playing with the SDK (standalones are available for download on twindrills.com).

Also post your weapon config, I'll tell you if its borked.

(Thanks for that note about the alternate install.)
Here is the config file;

S000.tinyupload.com

Edited by: Rubz

Looks alright. I'm thinking you might have changed the animation file for the avatars image incorrectly, might be that the animation is referencing an invalid frame index.

Woot! Fired my first shots!
Narrowed the error down to one line, was my custom projectile.
Now im using ; image = pak::Bin\Graphics\Objects\Weapons\magnum\projectile.ini
Works like a charm! Just need to put some time in to fixing recoil, rest of the avatars, and making it pretty!
So happy! Thanks so much.

Edited by: Rubz