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Thought
1st Oct 03, 1:14 PM
I had an idea, and it is turning out very well, simple, but great for automatic .level translation!

Balcora Gate Wiki Page (http://hw2.tproc.org/wiki/BalcoraGate)
balcora.zip (http://hw2.tproc.org/balcora.zip) ~64kb

A lot of the functions are not yet supported, but it's easy to add in (check out Balcora.lua, :))
Thought
1st Oct 03, 1:55 PM
Note: the latest Balcora.lua is always available here (http://hw2.tproc.org/Balcora.lua).
Slamoid
1st Oct 03, 2:40 PM
Please forgive my n00bishnez, but what to do with this LUA file?:sadpanda:
Thought
1st Oct 03, 2:42 PM
Balcora.lua is used by Balcora Gate (my utility) to translate the .level files.
Slamoid
1st Oct 03, 2:46 PM
My bad!

Me!
:iws:




Thought, I must say... j00 r0x0r$!!! I want to have your baby.....:bow2:

(p.s.: j/k... I'll just send you money. :uber: )
Thought
1st Oct 03, 2:53 PM
All level files that are distributed with Homeworld 2 are now supported by the latest Balcora.lua, have fun, guys :)
Thought
1st Oct 03, 4:33 PM
New version 0.3 released.
Thought
5th Oct 03, 1:12 PM
..bump.
Mikail
5th Oct 03, 9:44 PM
Originally posted by Thought
I had an idea, and it is turning out very well, simple, but great for automatic .level translation!

Translation from what, to what. Also, if this is a HW1 to HW2 converter, how does it help that all of the HW2 level files are now translatable?

-Mikail
Mikail
5th Oct 03, 9:46 PM
Oh, and I was wondering if you would be so kind as to also create a HW1 Wiki. It may not be of much use today, but it would be nice.

Thanks,

-Mikail
Langy
5th Oct 03, 9:50 PM
Mikail, this isn't a HW1 to HW2 converter. That's a different thread.
^MeM^
6th Oct 03, 2:20 AM
Originally posted by Mikail


Translation from what, to what. How does it help that all of the HW2 level files are now translatable?

-Mikail

As far as I can tell [not used it yet] its used to convert .level or .nebula files extracted from the .big files into a readable .lua format.

I'm a complete and utter newbie at HW2 modding, but being able to read how they put together the levels could be useful for creating new ones? I could be way off the mark though.
Cmd>Metalvenom
6th Oct 03, 3:18 PM
when i click on the exe it quickly flash's up then it shuts any suggestions on a fix?
Thought
6th Oct 03, 3:57 PM
It's a command-line application, Metalvenom.