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lucius
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PostPosted: Aug 29, 2009 02:11    Post subject: Official Build 8.05 Thread View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Reply with quote
This is the new official Build version 8.05 thread. The other thread covered too many versions and was too large to be useful. The build and instructions can be found here.

A reminder: if you have issues, please submit them to the issue tracker. Do a search first though to make sure that your issue hasn't already been reported.

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The MAZZTer
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PostPosted: Aug 29, 2009 02:14    Post subject: View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Reply with quote
ZOMG NEW Bu... oh wait... >Sad

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lucius
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PostPosted: Aug 29, 2009 02:16    Post subject: View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Reply with quote
The_Mega_ZZTer wrote:
ZOMG NEW Bu... oh wait... >Sad

Sorry, just cleaning up. See the "DarkXL Back on Track" thread for more information.

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Jimmy Chicken
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PostPosted: Aug 29, 2009 18:50    Post subject: View user's profile Send private message Reply with quote
Quote:
ZOMG NEW Bu... oh wait... >Sad



LOL I thought lucius was announcing the new build as well! Very Happy

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Barry Brien
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PostPosted: Sep 01, 2009 19:22    Post subject: View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Reply with quote
Help! I can't seem to play custom gobs. I'm using the command line, but it still doesn't work. I'm running it using the 'run' command in the windows start menu. Is that correct?

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PostPosted: Sep 01, 2009 19:46    Post subject: View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Reply with quote
That may affect where DarkXL looks for the GOB file.

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Barry Brien
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PostPosted: Sep 01, 2009 19:57    Post subject: View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Reply with quote
So how do I do it?

Marley
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PostPosted: Sep 01, 2009 20:15    Post subject: View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Reply with quote
Yeah some don't load - think it's to do with DarkXL not being able to load any levels unless they replace secbase or something.

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lucius
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PostPosted: Sep 01, 2009 20:22    Post subject: View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Reply with quote
It should be "darkxl.exe -uGobName.gob", assuming the GOB is in the Dark Forces directory. If not, then you'll need to put the relative path. For example, if you GOB's are under C:\Dark\Levels (assuming the Dark Forces directory is C:\Dark), then you should use
"darkxl.exe -uLevels\GobName.gob".

Also note that in the version that is currently out, many of the levels don't render correctly yet - that should be fixed in the next build. Also if some INF doesn't work, use the 'F' (float) and 'G' (pass through adjoin) keys.

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sheepandshepherd
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PostPosted: Sep 01, 2009 20:59    Post subject: View user's profile Send private message Reply with quote
Marley wrote:
Yeah some don't load - think it's to do with DarkXL not being able to load any levels unless they replace secbase or something.


That's the problem I had, I couldn't test my level in DXL because it replaced one of the later levels. It might not be the same problem though, what happens when you try to load it? Does it just play regular secbase?

Gez
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PostPosted: Sep 01, 2009 21:30    Post subject: View user's profile Send private message Reply with quote
lucius wrote:
It should be "darkxl.exe -uGobName.gob", assuming the GOB is in the Dark Forces directory. If not, then you'll need to put the relative path. For example, if you GOB's are under C:\Dark\Levels (assuming the Dark Forces directory is C:\Dark), then you should use
"darkxl.exe -uLevels\GobName.gob".



It's a bit counterintuitive that the parameter name (-u) and the parameter value (GobName.gob) are glued together this way. Something like "-u gobname.gob" would be more consistent with the rest of the software world.

lucius
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PostPosted: Sep 01, 2009 22:03    Post subject: View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Reply with quote
Perhaps but the command line works the same as Dark Forces.

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lucius
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PostPosted: Sep 02, 2009 01:48    Post subject: View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Reply with quote
Barry Brien, did you get the command line to work for you?

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sweatervest
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PostPosted: Sep 02, 2009 17:35    Post subject: View user's profile Send private message Reply with quote
Just to be sure you cannot play any of the original levels past level 4 in this build right?

lucius
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PostPosted: Sep 02, 2009 17:41    Post subject: View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Reply with quote
sweatervest wrote:
Just to be sure you cannot play any of the original levels past level 4 in this build right?

That is correct, the next build will have all the levels available.

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BlazerBruce
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PostPosted: Sep 03, 2009 05:14    Post subject: View user's profile Send private message Reply with quote
Can't wait 'till I can play all the levels, been keeping an eye on this project all summer! Amazing work Lucius! Spreading the word here in Cleveland OH.

Barry Brien
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PostPosted: Sep 03, 2009 13:10    Post subject: View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Reply with quote
I just loaded Dark Tide IV in DarkXL. It seems DarkXL doesn't support compressed textures. Will it ever?

Burning Gundam
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PostPosted: Sep 03, 2009 16:23    Post subject: View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Reply with quote
Apparently, according to his blog post recently, the issue has been fixed so yes it will.

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Barry Brien
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PostPosted: Sep 03, 2009 16:39    Post subject: View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Reply with quote
That's the job. All I need now are keys so I can turn and I'll be as happy as Larry.

lucius
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PostPosted: Sep 03, 2009 17:17    Post subject: View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Reply with quote
Burning Gundam is correct, you can see some screenshots of Dark Tide IV on the website. Still early in the level, though, because there is an INF issue I have to fix for the level to fully work. That will fixed in a future build.

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Barry Brien
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PostPosted: Sep 03, 2009 18:38    Post subject: View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Reply with quote
That's cool. I loaded level 2 to see how all the neon adverts looked in beautiful glowing DarkXL, but they showed as really messed up.

Burning Gundam
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PostPosted: Sep 03, 2009 18:45    Post subject: View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Reply with quote
Maybe it does't load custom .PALs and .CMPs yet?

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Barry Brien
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PostPosted: Sep 03, 2009 18:48    Post subject: View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Reply with quote
BG - It doesn't seem to, but also 99% of the 800+ custom BMs in dtide4 were compressed, if they hadn't been the gob would have been a few hundred megabytes in size.

Ok another question - Seeing as Level 4 is uncompleteable how do I play later levels. I want to play a mission that replaces Jabship, but I can't because my mission list only goes as far as Research Facility

lucius
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PostPosted: Sep 03, 2009 19:41    Post subject: View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Reply with quote
Barry Brien wrote:
BG - It doesn't seem to, but also 99% of the 800+ custom BMs in dtide4 were compressed, if they hadn't been the gob would have been a few hundred megabytes in size.

Ok another question - Seeing as Level 4 is uncompleteable how do I play later levels. I want to play a mission that replaces Jabship, but I can't because my mission list only goes as far as Research Facility

I'll check out level 2 later and see if it works in the development build. I'm pretty sure the problem is just the compressed texture issue. If it works, I'll make a new Screenshot of the Day out of it so you can see what it looks like (and if it doesn't then I'll fix whatever the problem is). As for playing levels beyond level 4, that is currently not possible. However all levels will be open in the next build (for the base game and for mods).

Oh, and DarkXL does use the PAL file associated with each level - if it didn't some of the base levels would look funky. Razz

I plan on releasing the next build next week sometime. Smile

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Burning Gundam
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PostPosted: Sep 03, 2009 20:00    Post subject: View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Reply with quote
YAY!!!

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Marley
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PostPosted: Sep 03, 2009 20:48    Post subject: View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Reply with quote
Will all the inf be in place for the next build?

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lucius
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PostPosted: Sep 03, 2009 21:13    Post subject: View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Reply with quote
No, the next build will not contain all the work I've been doing - just a subset where all the issues with that set can be fixed up and made ready for release. It's scaled back somewhat in order to get the releases happening regularly again. All the INF issues will be fixed in a future build shortly following the next one.

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sheepandshepherd
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PostPosted: Sep 03, 2009 23:42    Post subject: View user's profile Send private message Reply with quote
Will the missing INF make any of the base levels unfinishable? If it does, you might wanna have all levels in the list appear on starting the game. That way we won't have to find some funky way of cheating our way through the uncompletable levels to get to later ones.
Next week? Mmm, I like progress Very Happy

lucius
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PostPosted: Sep 03, 2009 23:44    Post subject: View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Reply with quote
sheepandshepherd wrote:
Will the missing INF make any of the base levels unfinishable? If it does, you might wanna have all levels in the list appear on starting the game. That way we won't have to find some funky way of cheating our way through the uncompletable levels to get to later ones.
Next week? Mmm, I like progress Very Happy

That's the plan. When all the levels are properly completable, then I'll go back to the current (proper) system for level progression.

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lucius
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PostPosted: Sep 04, 2009 20:50    Post subject: View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Reply with quote
Hey Barry Brien, I took screenshots of one of the other Dark Tide IV levels and put it up as a Screenshot of the Day on the blog

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