Fallout 2 mod FO2 Engine Tweaks (Sfall)
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Please could a couple of people give something a brief test for me. If you grab this, it contains a new fallout 2 exe. Copy it into a fallout install, (back up the old one first!) and see if you can still launch/load/save/run around a bit. I just want to make sure that everything's built properly, and that it runs for anyone other than me; there's no specific features in there to test. It's not compatible with sfall or the res patch unfortunately, so I've included a mini-sfall version that forces it into a dx9 window to prevent graphics problems. (so back up the old ddraw.dll too!) Since it wont work with the real sfall, the RP/unofficial patch/other sfall-using mod wont work with it properly. You may or may not still be able to get in game, but don't go around saving over your old save games. (Actually, don't go saving over your old save games regardless. 
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)Yes, I've noticed that. I can't say I use the help screen often enough to want to look into it though.Mad Ivan said:
Did a quick test. I can launch the game (RP 2.1.2b), run around, save/load a new save game, and even start a combat. But I can't talk to Klint, don't know if it's normal.Timeslip said:
My OS is Win7 Ultimate x64 (English w/ MUI).
EDIT: Another quick test, loaded an old save and can talk to NPCs.
Thanks.
That exe had a few one liner fixes (sharpshooter, ereg, city limits,) the critical table fixes and one extra script opcode, which was mostly copy/pasted anyway. I didn't touch anything to do with dialog.
I blame it on quantum weirdness.
Yay, that's promising.pelicano said:
But that's not. Odd though; I can speak to him fine on both a new game and after loading.NovaRain said:
That exe had a few one liner fixes (sharpshooter, ereg, city limits,) the critical table fixes and one extra script opcode, which was mostly copy/pasted anyway. I didn't touch anything to do with dialog.
I blame it on quantum weirdness.
Ghouly89
It Wandered In From the Wastes
I'll grab the modified .exe in the morning and test it as extensively as 1 hour of time will permit
Now for a question Timeslip: are you actually modifying fallout2.exe in assembly?
Now for a question Timeslip: are you actually modifying fallout2.exe in assembly?
I am more interested in why you are editing the exe file directly? :> You have anything new in mind / want to change something else?
Hmm? What else would I be doing?Ghouly89 said:Now for a question Timeslip: are you actually modifying fallout2.exe in assembly?
Not particularly. This was just a little test to check it worked. Actually thinking of something useful to do doesn't come till stage 3.Lexx said:
There's some situations where sfall isn't really viable though, (other platforms, VMs,) so it might be useful for that sort of situation.
valcik
So Old I'm Losing Radiation Signs
..just another quick test on WinXP:
On a clean install (v1.0 US) I ran only your executable file, without an additional dynamic library provided in the archive.
Klint's dialogue and some quick fight worked fine, also a save/load functions seems to be working.
On a clean install (v1.0 US) I ran only your executable file, without an additional dynamic library provided in the archive.
Klint's dialogue and some quick fight worked fine, also a save/load functions seems to be working.
Ghouly89
It Wandered In From the Wastes
Timeslip said:Hmm? What else would I be doing?Ghouly89 said:Now for a question Timeslip: are you actually modifying fallout2.exe in assembly?
I know, a dumb question because I knew the answer before asking it...
I envy you and your exceptionally superior programming skills
Assembly is beyond my reach, considering you're just working with individual bytes and their positions... and that's about it Did you learn to program assembly through school or independent research?
Not quite the effect I was going for... This forum obviously needs a more shifty looking shifty eyed emoticon.Ghouly89 said:I know, a dumb question because I knew the answer before asking it...
Still not far off though. I imagine someone poking my exe in ida will spot what I did pretty quickly.
Self taught. It's pretty hard to find university computing courses around here that teach anything other than java these days.Ghouly89 said:
Fallout1FTW
Still Mildly Glowing
I have two questions.
1. Can we get colored lighting effects in Fallout 2 similar to those in FOnline? Right now, we only have white light.
2. Can we have in-game movies which aren't restricted to 256 colors? It's really hard (impossible) to find a movie editing software which produces 256-colored movies.
1. Can we get colored lighting effects in Fallout 2 similar to those in FOnline? Right now, we only have white light.
2. Can we have in-game movies which aren't restricted to 256 colors? It's really hard (impossible) to find a movie editing software which produces 256-colored movies.
My first guess is you want to port it to some platform?
Fallout1FTW
Still Mildly Glowing
Care to spill the beans, Timeslip?
SHADOW-XIII
First time out of the vault
HOLY S....
Fallout 2 using SDL engine? Awesome, there's already Android port of SDL, there's guy who ported few PC games to Android using SDL, so I am definitely waiting for this one Timeslip!!
Fallout 2 using SDL engine? Awesome, there's already Android port of SDL, there's guy who ported few PC games to Android using SDL, so I am definitely waiting for this one Timeslip!!
Oracle
Vault Senior Citizen
So if it's true about the SDL engine part, what can be done with it when finished besides porting it.
Would it be easier to mod?
Would it be easier to mod?