pipakin

Re-tooled in VB.NET

EDIT : MUST HAVE .NET FRAMEWORK 1.1 FOR THIS TO WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Much prettier

Works now too

HardEd.exe
HardEd.zip (for those who can't d/l the exe for some reason )

To edit a value/name just hit "e"
To activate Preview Mode push "t" (when a "Position" Node is selected ) Lets you see the co-ords easier, And position the point by clicking where you want it!

Happy Modding!

-Philip "Pip" Kin

EDIT: It has been brought to my attention that my dumba$$ forgot to build a release version....so the likelyhood is no-one will be able to use this till I go home later and re-compile, sorry...

EDIT #2: Ok, re-built, give it another try!

EDIT #3: &#@^*$&^#%& stupid comp didn't copy the new file over the old one on the disk....ok, I'll get it up in an hour or so...

EDIT#4: Ok, built correctly and updated, version is 0.21a

EDIT #5: Ok, files saved using the GUI version don't work apparently. It can view hierarchies, but editing them causes strange things to happen I'll get working on it.

EDIT #6: Ok, re-tooling the editor now. I'm gonna write it in VB so I can make the GUI interface easier

EDIT #7: Rewritten.

EDIT #8: Dang, I re-wrote it in VB.NET but it doesn't appear to work on other people's computers.... try d/l ing the .NET runtimes maybe?


EDIT #7: You need the .Net framework, then it works. I fixed the name-saving bug, and allowed editing of values by hitting the "e" key (made it much easier ). Version is now 0.5a

EDIT #8: New feature! you can now see a preview of the model so that you can pick out points easier Just press "t"! (Also, small bugfixes throughout).

EDIT #9: Deleting of Hardpoints implemented. FYI: Deleting a hardpoint deletes ALL of its children

EDIT #10: Fixed name saving bug for once

EDIT #11: New name-saving bug found...fixing

EDIT #12: Fixed

EDIT #13: You can now use the pointpicker to pick position points!!!!

Directions:

select a "Position" node
hit "t"
click where you want it
hit OK
done!

FYI: point positions are correct, but the model is upside down in the front view don't worry, just click where you want it, and it'll be correct



EDIT #14: Fixed positioning bug

EDIT #15: k, Previews are right-side-up now

Fallen_angel

sorry, but the file is not on the server. I can' t dl it!

Belial

same here. :claw:

pipakin

LOL, sorry

put it in the wrong dir

fixed now

pipakin

Oh, BTW, you can't tell if an item has children unless you dbl-click it, then the tree will expand. I din't bother to make the little tree images up for the control. Considering I'm happy with the command-line version, I didn't see the need to hack away at this one to hard. If someone wants it, I'll post the source code, and they can play to their hearts delight making the GUI spiffy

Multiplicity

Why did you link against
msvcrtd.lib ? This a debug run-time lib.
Try changing it to msvcrt.lib in
Project/Settings/Link


I dont have all of the debug versions of the required files, so I am unable to run the application.

Note that, mostly everyone else who trys to use it will have the same problem too, until you link it against the non-debug lib version.

pipakin

LOL

sorry

heh heh

I dunno, I was just posting it cuz it worked, I'll change the settings and recompile it

just use the command line tool for now



-Philip "Pip" Kin

Pesmontis

Cool ! (yes, except for the debug DLL's, ;-)

The 'unknown' parameter you're showing actually consists of three byte positions only, which usually are {01 01 01}. If you're reading a whole DWord, then you're also reading the first byte of the <object name length> of the next object in the hierarchy chunk.

Spooky found that out BTW.

pipakin

LOL actually I'm only reading/writing 3 bytes, just packing them into a long for display

<shrug>

the value is always the same anways.

Bakuras

Doesn't run for me

starfuryzeta

I seem to be missing quite a few .dll files to get this to run.

Multiplicity

re-read the first post in this thread.

specifically everything after "edit:"

you can use the command line version for now.

pipakin

Fixed it, try it now


*bump*

Trent28

nope, still have the same message.

pipakin

ACK!

Is it asking for the debug dll....I built it with release options.....grrr....


I hate MSVC...

Trent28

Ack :gonemad:

pipakin

Ok, lemme run home and grab the CORRECT copy, I'll post in in about 45 minutes to an hour...

be paitient wit' me

-Philip "Pip" Kin

Trent28

yay *waits*

starfleet

ok after downloading 2 dll files

mfc42d.dll & mfco42d.dll and putting them into my windows/system folder the gui version works fine.

Nice work pip....... i'll play in a bit

Multiplicity

make no mistake about it, those are not the only two files you would need, and most dont already have most/all of the debug run-time versions of the msvcrtd lib.

pipakin

Ok, got it. Even added little + and - signs next to entries

should work for everyone now as i've built it inn RELEASE mode

Multiplicity

heheh, its running now.

thanks, pipakin.

but, time to pass out.

starfleet

take it delete is ment to be greyed out atm on all .hods?

bobthedog

it keeps saying out of memory, but I have 512 meg of ram...

NEVRMIND!

I figured it out.. was using the models I extracted with the old version of the RAE that didn't extract .hods right. silly me :giggler:

Greggy

I've got a problem with saved through GUI editor hods - crashes the game, while old text version works fine +(((

Pesmontis

Pipakin, if you provide a mail address I can send you the HOD type definition (VB6), which I've sent to Delphy and Spooky as well. I think the more people look at it, the faster we'll find out the unknown things in it, and hopefully noone would have to sort things out that are found by others already.

pipakin

Greggy: Dang....Hmmm, lemme re-work the saving code....perhaps the data is getting messed up...what changes did you make?

-Philip "Pip" Kin

Greggy

adding a hardpoint for carrier

Hardpoint_Ion_Position
Root
11.000000 6.000000 361.000000
-1.570796 0.000000 0.000000
1.000000 1.000000 1.000000
0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
-872349439
Hardpoint_Ion_Direction
Hardpoint_Ion_Position
0.000000 0.000000 -34.482655
0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
1.000000 1.000000 1.000000
0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
-872349439
Hardpoint_Ion_Rest
Hardpoint_Ion_Position
0.000000 -31.598457 0.000000
0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
1.000000 1.000000 1.000000
0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
-872349439

kinda liked turanic battlecarrier in HW1

malcom2073

Now, all you need is to add a hod-model viewer, so we can see where on the ship its positioning the hardpoint, wheres its pointing etc :P But overall, great work and very usefull

pipakin

ok, I'm re-writing the GUI version as we speak.

Ranger

Great job on the Hardpoint editor, Pipakin. Thanks for your hard work!

One thing: I've only tried editing the hardpoints of one .hod file so far, but after adding a new hardpoint, I can no longer open the file with your hardpoint editor. It gives me the "out of memory" error. Is this a feature or a bug?

pipakin

LOL bug. rewriting it right now

Ranger

Great. I'll just wait for the new version, then.

Zang

Okay this rocks. But...what I need to find out is...where can I find the coordinates of certain points on say the Flak Frigate? What program would I use?

I'm asking because I'm "remaking" the Assault Frigate for HW2, have the Cannon turrets instead of flaks, but I need to find the coordinates for the 4 front prongs to add the Plasma Bomb Launchers onto.

pipakin

Export the HOD file contents with Spookys HOD Viewer (Can be found in the Advanced Forum), and open the obj files in Maya(?)

see http://forums.relicnews.com/showthr...15&pagenumber=3

this page for instructions on point stuff (it's a tutorial for the command line version)

Zang

Will the Maya PLE work with this?

pipakin

dunno

thesamonthemoon

Arrghhh... HardEd will not run. It displays this error:


HardEd.exe - Application Error

The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000135). Click on OK to terminate the application.


any way to fix this?

airguitargiles

i get that too

Belial

i get the same error, arg!:meh:

thesamonthemoon

:rage:

Nice to know I'm not alone...

:claw:

pipakin

SON OF A #@^%#^@#*

thesamonthemoon

I hope by my message that you don't think that I don't appreciate your work. No offense is intended. In fact, I am extremely grateful that you make the effort to share your work with us modders.

pipakin

LOL, just a generic curse there. I seem to have nothing but problems with this proggy.

You NEED the Microsoft .NET Framework v1.1 for this to work.

go to windows update and d/l it.

-Philip "Pip" Kin

thesamonthemoon

Excellent... DL in progress...

Thanks.

Add---

DL complete...

And it works perfectly!

Thanks again.

Bonnet

A) Can i host you site i am starting a modding and mapping index www.tuinaschool.com/~zbobet2012
B) For some reason it wont let me download the .exe can you put up a .zip?

starfleet

any way to get this to work with out the .net framework pip.. i don't really want to do a 23mb download on a 56kbs modem

starfleet

nm pip i did the 23.1 mb download

pipakin

Anyone play-test an edited file yet? let me know the results. I didin't have a chance to play-test myself, as I'm out of town, and while the files SHOULD work, I don't have any eveidence to prove it yet

-Philip "Pip" Kin