X1TP v0.1 on TC

SSwamp_Trooper · Post by **SSwamp_Trooper** » Sun, 19. Oct 08, 18:00

The Mod is currently in the final stages on beta testing on X3:R, i am attempting to convert it over to Terran Conflict aswell. It is made a bit harder as a lot of the files have been compressed into pck format even DDS!!!. But i have managed to get round it and i am able start editing.

This is what i have done so far:
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Just a start but, it shows i'm trying

Sandalpocalypse · Post by **Sandalpocalypse** » Mon, 20. Oct 08, 01:49

Jeez, that was fast.

how'd you decompress the PCKs?

ThisIsHarsh · Post by **ThisIsHarsh** » Mon, 20. Oct 08, 02:23

I found by chance that 7zip can actually extract .pcks. Even though I don't think it actually recognizes the format (it extracts without adding the .xml to then end of the file, you have to rename manually).

SSwamp_Trooper · Post by **SSwamp_Trooper** » Mon, 20. Oct 08, 14:07

That menu wasn't in a pck so that was the easy bit, but i also did exactly what 'ThisIsHarsh' did at editing tships ..... It seems the only way to do it atm.

What i have got working in game so far:

-> MAP
-> Menu

working on editing tships on jobs file, having to re-learn using notepad

EDIT: I've also been able to change the names of the ships easy, the text resource editor works!!!

Post by **Cycrow** » Mon, 20. Oct 08, 14:33

btw, the tool in my beta release of the plugin manager, catpck.exe, can use both X3 and X3TC cat and pck files

the format itself hasn't actually changes, the difference is that in TC, the files are only packed, they are not encrypted like they are in X3R

SSwamp_Trooper · Post by **SSwamp_Trooper** » Mon, 20. Oct 08, 14:45

Thanks i will have a look,

here's a screenshot of the x1 sector map, it shows the job file is working but i've got to edit it a bit still:

http://www.x1tp.com/x1team/x3screen00055.jpg

SSwamp_Trooper · Post by **SSwamp_Trooper** » Mon, 20. Oct 08, 17:40

bit more progress i have managed to get one of the models in game, it i slightly harder to do as i haven't got a tships editor so i have to do it with notepad.

Here's a screenshot of the x1 argon buster, sorry it is a bit dark (there is no sun in that sector). I did brighten it up with a inmage editor afterwards:

http://www.x1tp.com/x1team/x3screen00056.jpg

As this is a new game, it looks like i'm being a bit open about the x1 developement for terran conflict.

EDIT: btw what does catpck.exe do?, i haven't found much about it

Post by **Cycrow** » Mon, 20. Oct 08, 17:46

its a command line tool for using cat files.

it can basically do the same things the mod manager can but from the command line.

listing the contents of a cat files, filtering the file list, adding and removing files. Extracting files from cats, pack and unpack files, etc

still a beta however, it will be released offically with Plugin Manager 2.20.
but you can download the beta version and get it from the tools directory

SSwamp_Trooper · Post by **SSwamp_Trooper** » Mon, 20. Oct 08, 17:47

thanks again, yeah i already downloaded the beta

SSwamp_Trooper · Post by **SSwamp_Trooper** » Thu, 23. Oct 08, 15:58

Unfortunatly my motherboard is broken, so i cannot work on the mod for a couple of days. I will update the topic i when i have got a bit further with the mod

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X1TP v0.1 on TC

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