Registered: Jul 2000
Location: Denmark
Posts: 55

this is current full code of how i got it to support mods.
so that you can avoid the pilot problem.

it still works with VP files in the root. but pilot files are saved in the mod directory

so if you start fs2modname.exe -tbp

Then pilot files will be saved in freespace2/tbp/data/pilots/single/
instead of the default directories, but you have the create the directories first, or you will get an error.

btw all files searched for and put in the mod dir e.g. fs2/tbp/data/

/effects
/maps
/models
/missions
and so on, will be used.

but here are the code starting with the commandline switch



in cmdline/cmdline.h add

code
-----
extern char *Cmdline_mod;

/end code

in cmdline/cmdline.cpp add

- code
char *Cmdline_mod = NULL;

cmdline_parm mod_arg("-mod", NULL);

/code

go to around line 610 in cmdline/cmdline.cpp and add

code
----
if(mod_arg.found()){
Cmdline_mod = mod_arg.str();
Hold_mod = "";
}
/code

That was the commandline switch

Now in cfile/cfile.h add the following, where it should be, you will know where when you see it, it is in the start of the file

code
-----
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_ROOT 36
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_DATA 37
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_MAPS 38
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_TEXT 39
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_MISSIONS 40
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_MODELS 41
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_TABLES 42
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_SOUNDS 43
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_SOUNDS_8B22K 44
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_SOUNDS_16B11K 45
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_VOICE 46
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_VOICE_BRIEFINGS 47
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_VOICE_CMD_BRIEF 48
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_VOICE_DEBREIFINGS 49
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_VOICE_PERSONAS 50
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_VOICE_SPECIAL 51
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_VOICE_TRAINING 52
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_MUSIC 53
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_MOVIES 54
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_INTERFACE 55
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_FONT 56
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_EFFECTS 57
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_HUD 58
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_PLAYER_MAIN 59
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_PLAYER_IMAGES_MAIN 60
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_CACHE 61
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_PLAYERS 62
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_SINGLE_PLAYERS 63
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_MULTI_PLAYERS 64
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_MULTI_CACHE 65
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_CONFIG 66
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_SQUAD_IMAGES_MAIN 67
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_DEMOS 68
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_CBANIMS 69
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_INTEL_ANIMS 70


#define CF_MAX_PATH_TYPES 71

/code

remember to alter CF_MAX_PATH_TYPES to 71

now in cfile/cfile.cpp add where it should be. but make sure it is below what is already there and is identical to everything, but the _MOD_

code
----
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_ROOT, "", ".mve", CF_TYPE_ROOT },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_DATA, "Data", ".cfg .log .txt", CF_TYPE_ROOT },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_MAPS, "Data\\Maps", ".pcx .ani .tga", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_TEXT, "Data\\Text", ".txt .net", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_MISSIONS, "Data\\Missions", ".fs2 .fc2 .ntl .ssv", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_MODELS, "Data\\Models", ".pof", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_TABLES, "Data\\Tables", ".tbl", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_SOUNDS, "Data\\Sounds", ".wav", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_SOUNDS_8B22K, "Data\\Sounds\\8b22k", ".wav", CF_TYPE_SOUNDS },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_SOUNDS_16B11K, "Data\\Sounds\\16b11k", ".wav", CF_TYPE_SOUNDS },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_VOICE, "Data\\Voice", "", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_VOICE_BRIEFINGS, "Data\\Voice\\Briefing", ".wav", CF_TYPE_VOICE },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_VOICE_CMD_BRIEF, "Data\\Voice\\Command_briefings",".wav", CF_TYPE_VOICE },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_VOICE_DEBREIFINGS, "Data\\Voice\\Debriefing", ".wav", CF_TYPE_VOICE },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_VOICE_PERSONAS, "Data\\Voice\\Personas", ".wav", CF_TYPE_VOICE },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_VOICE_SPECIAL, "Data\\Voice\\Special", ".wav", CF_TYPE_VOICE },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_VOICE_TRAINING, "Data\\Voice\\Training", ".wav", CF_TYPE_VOICE },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_MUSIC, "Data\\Music", ".wav", CF_TYPE_VOICE },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_MOVIES, "Data\\Movies", ".mve .msb", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_INTERFACE, "Data\\Interface", ".pcx .ani .tga", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_FONT, "Data\\Fonts", ".vf", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_EFFECTS, "Data\\Effects", ".ani .pcx .neb .tga", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_HUD, "Data\\Hud", ".ani .pcx .tga", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_PLAYER_MAIN, "Data\\Players", "", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_PLAYER_IMAGES_MAIN, "Data\\Players\\Images", ".pcx", CF_TYPE_PLAYER_MAIN },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_CACHE, "Data\\Cache", ".clr .tmp", CF_TYPE_DATA }, //clr=cached color
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_PLAYERS, "Data\\Players", ".hcf", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_SINGLE_PLAYERS, "Data\\Players\\Single", ".plr .csg .css", CF_TYPE_PLAYERS },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_MULTI_PLAYERS, "Data\\Players\\Multi", ".plr", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_MULTI_CACHE, "Data\\MultiData", ".pcx .fs2", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_CONFIG, "Data\\Config", ".cfg", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_SQUAD_IMAGES_MAIN, "Data\\Players\\Squads", ".pcx", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_DEMOS, "Data\\Demos", ".fsd", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_CBANIMS, "Data\\CBAnims", ".ani", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_INTEL_ANIMS, "Data\\IntelAnims", ".ani", CF_TYPE_DATA },
/code

Now in cfile/cfile.cpp locate this function; int cfile_init(char *exe_dir, char *cdrom_dir), it should be around line 334.

and make the start of the function look like this

code
----
int cfile_init(char *exe_dir, char *cdrom_dir)

{
if(Cmdline_mod) {
char modname[256];
Cmdline_mod = cf_add_modname(Cmdline_mod, "\\");
strcpy(modname,Cmdline_mod);
char pathname[256];
int i;
for(i=2;i<37;i++) {
strcpy(pathname,Pathtypes[i].path);
strcpy(Pathtypes[i].path,cf_add_modname(Cmdline_mod,Pathtypes[i].path));
Cmdline_mod = modname;
}
now add this new function in cfile.cpp.

code
----
char *cf_add_modname(char *filename, char *ext)
{
int flen, elen;
static char path[MAX_PATH_LEN];

flen = strlen(filename);
elen = strlen(ext);
Assert(flen < MAX_PATH_LEN);
strcpy(path, filename);
if ((flen < MAX_PATH_LEN) || stricmp(path + flen - elen, ext)) {
Assert(flen + elen < MAX_PATH_LEN);
strcat(path, ext);
}

/code

edit: i forgot to mention that the mission files including campaign file .fc2 files has to be in tbp/data/missions/

edit;working on getting .VP files that are in the mod directory to be read. for now only plain files in the mod directory works. but it will still be a releif for modders, not to have to copy tbl files in and out of directory


You are welcome to ask me anything regarding this at DTP@mail.tele.dk since i take it that VBB email notification still dont work

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Last edited by DTP on 10-16-2002 at 06:36 PM

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Registered: Jul 2000
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this is current full code of how i got it to support mods.
so that you can avoid the pilot problem.

it still works with VP files in the root. but pilot files are saved in the mod directory

so if you start fs2modname.exe -tbp

Then pilot files will be saved in freespace2/tbp/data/pilots/single/
instead of the default directories, but you have the create the directories first, or you will get an error.

btw all files searched for and put in the mod dir e.g. fs2/tbp/data/

/effects
/maps
/models
/missions
and so on, will be used.

but here are the code starting with the commandline switch



in cmdline/cmdline.h add

code
-----
extern char *Cmdline_mod;

/end code

in cmdline/cmdline.cpp add

- code
char *Cmdline_mod = NULL;

cmdline_parm mod_arg("-mod", NULL);

/code

go to around line 610 in cmdline/cmdline.cpp and add

code
----
if(mod_arg.found()){
Cmdline_mod = mod_arg.str();
Hold_mod = "";
}
/code

That was the commandline switch

Now in cfile/cfile.h add the following, where it should be, you will know where when you see it, it is in the start of the file

code
-----
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_ROOT 36
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_DATA 37
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_MAPS 38
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_TEXT 39
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_MISSIONS 40
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_MODELS 41
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_TABLES 42
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_SOUNDS 43
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_SOUNDS_8B22K 44
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_SOUNDS_16B11K 45
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_VOICE 46
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_VOICE_BRIEFINGS 47
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_VOICE_CMD_BRIEF 48
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_VOICE_DEBREIFINGS 49
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_VOICE_PERSONAS 50
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_VOICE_SPECIAL 51
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_VOICE_TRAINING 52
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_MUSIC 53
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_MOVIES 54
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_INTERFACE 55
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_FONT 56
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_EFFECTS 57
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_HUD 58
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_PLAYER_MAIN 59
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_PLAYER_IMAGES_MAIN 60
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_CACHE 61
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_PLAYERS 62
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_SINGLE_PLAYERS 63
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_MULTI_PLAYERS 64
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_MULTI_CACHE 65
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_CONFIG 66
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_SQUAD_IMAGES_MAIN 67
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_DEMOS 68
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_CBANIMS 69
#define CF_TYPE_MOD_INTEL_ANIMS 70


#define CF_MAX_PATH_TYPES 71

/code

remember to alter CF_MAX_PATH_TYPES to 71

now in cfile/cfile.cpp add where it should be. but make sure it is below what is already there and is identical to everything, but the _MOD_

code
----
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_ROOT, "", ".mve", CF_TYPE_ROOT },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_DATA, "Data", ".cfg .log .txt", CF_TYPE_ROOT },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_MAPS, "Data\\Maps", ".pcx .ani .tga", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_TEXT, "Data\\Text", ".txt .net", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_MISSIONS, "Data\\Missions", ".fs2 .fc2 .ntl .ssv", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_MODELS, "Data\\Models", ".pof", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_TABLES, "Data\\Tables", ".tbl", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_SOUNDS, "Data\\Sounds", ".wav", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_SOUNDS_8B22K, "Data\\Sounds\\8b22k", ".wav", CF_TYPE_SOUNDS },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_SOUNDS_16B11K, "Data\\Sounds\\16b11k", ".wav", CF_TYPE_SOUNDS },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_VOICE, "Data\\Voice", "", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_VOICE_BRIEFINGS, "Data\\Voice\\Briefing", ".wav", CF_TYPE_VOICE },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_VOICE_CMD_BRIEF, "Data\\Voice\\Command_briefings",".wav", CF_TYPE_VOICE },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_VOICE_DEBREIFINGS, "Data\\Voice\\Debriefing", ".wav", CF_TYPE_VOICE },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_VOICE_PERSONAS, "Data\\Voice\\Personas", ".wav", CF_TYPE_VOICE },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_VOICE_SPECIAL, "Data\\Voice\\Special", ".wav", CF_TYPE_VOICE },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_VOICE_TRAINING, "Data\\Voice\\Training", ".wav", CF_TYPE_VOICE },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_MUSIC, "Data\\Music", ".wav", CF_TYPE_VOICE },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_MOVIES, "Data\\Movies", ".mve .msb", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_INTERFACE, "Data\\Interface", ".pcx .ani .tga", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_FONT, "Data\\Fonts", ".vf", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_EFFECTS, "Data\\Effects", ".ani .pcx .neb .tga", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_HUD, "Data\\Hud", ".ani .pcx .tga", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_PLAYER_MAIN, "Data\\Players", "", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_PLAYER_IMAGES_MAIN, "Data\\Players\\Images", ".pcx", CF_TYPE_PLAYER_MAIN },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_CACHE, "Data\\Cache", ".clr .tmp", CF_TYPE_DATA }, //clr=cached color
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_PLAYERS, "Data\\Players", ".hcf", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_SINGLE_PLAYERS, "Data\\Players\\Single", ".plr .csg .css", CF_TYPE_PLAYERS },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_MULTI_PLAYERS, "Data\\Players\\Multi", ".plr", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_MULTI_CACHE, "Data\\MultiData", ".pcx .fs2", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_CONFIG, "Data\\Config", ".cfg", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_SQUAD_IMAGES_MAIN, "Data\\Players\\Squads", ".pcx", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_DEMOS, "Data\\Demos", ".fsd", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_CBANIMS, "Data\\CBAnims", ".ani", CF_TYPE_DATA },
{ CF_TYPE_MOD_INTEL_ANIMS, "Data\\IntelAnims", ".ani", CF_TYPE_DATA },
/code

Now in cfile/cfile.cpp locate this function; int cfile_init(char *exe_dir, char *cdrom_dir), it should be around line 334.

and make the start of the function look like this

code
----
int cfile_init(char *exe_dir, char *cdrom_dir)

{
if(Cmdline_mod) {
char modname[256];
Cmdline_mod = cf_add_modname(Cmdline_mod, "\\");
strcpy(modname,Cmdline_mod);
char pathname[256];
int i;
for(i=2;i<37;i++) {
strcpy(pathname,Pathtypes[i].path);
strcpy(Pathtypes[i].path,cf_add_modname(Cmdline_mod,Pathtypes[i].path));
Cmdline_mod = modname;
}
now add this new function in cfile.cpp.

code
----
char *cf_add_modname(char *filename, char *ext)
{
int flen, elen;
static char path[MAX_PATH_LEN];

flen = strlen(filename);
elen = strlen(ext);
Assert(flen < MAX_PATH_LEN);
strcpy(path, filename);
if ((flen < MAX_PATH_LEN) || stricmp(path + flen - elen, ext)) {
Assert(flen + elen < MAX_PATH_LEN);
strcat(path, ext);
}

/code

edit: i forgot to mention that the mission files including campaign file .fc2 files has to be in tbp/data/missions/

edit;working on getting .VP files that are in the mod directory to be read. for now only plain files in the mod directory works. but it will still be a releif for modders, not to have to copy tbl files in and out of directory


You are welcome to ask me anything regarding this at DTP@mail.tele.dk since i take it that VBB email notification still dont work

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I've seen this, but I didn't want to include it yet becase
A) I was trying to get this to work with the exsisting mod with as little change as posable
B) It's you're work and I wouldn't want to use it in a non-offical SCP build (that I generaly imply as beeing entirely mine)
C) Didn't want to confuse anybody

although in future versions of the mod I'm sure this will be used, in fact I'm certan it will be, I'll include it in my stuff if people would rather have this set up like this

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I've seen this, but I didn't want to include it yet becase
A) I was trying to get this to work with the exsisting mod with as little change as posable
B) It's you're work and I wouldn't want to use it in a non-offical SCP build (that I generaly imply as beeing entirely mine)
C) Didn't want to confuse anybody

although in future versions of the mod I'm sure this will be used, in fact I'm certan it will be, I'll include it in my stuff if people would rather have this set up like this

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DTP, guess twice what I have already posted yesterday at out internal forum...

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well the problem might be that TBP exe will be different than the other fs2 mods (due to diferent needed changes to source code) ..so bassicly we will need to have a different exe placed in fs2 dir with a diferent directory tree

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we don't need a diferent EXE, if worse comes to worse an optional string could be placed at the top of the ships table, or something, that says "babylon project" and anything specific could be handeled by a global flag, actualy the comand line it'self (-mod babyalon) should be enough,

mod specific code changes, we probly won't be the only people to use them

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we don't need a diferent EXE, if worse comes to worse an optional string could be placed at the top of the ships table, or something, that says "babylon project" and anything specific could be handeled by a global flag, actualy the comand line it'self (-mod babyalon) should be enough,

mod specific code changes, we probly won't be the only people to use them

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yes that is also a option...but ..let say that we will change the warpin' effect or hyperjump mode...that is the ugly way to add conditionals in every needed file only for this mod..but it might suit all the community

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yes that is also a option...but ..let say that we will change the warpin' effect or hyperjump mode...that is the ugly way to add conditionals in every needed file only for this mod..but it might suit all the community

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I can't wait to see these animated textures Bobboau, what a great thing that's going to be for TBP.

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I can't wait to see these animated textures Bobboau, what a great thing that's going to be for TBP.

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Yes!!!!! We can finally have fully-functioning Vorlon cookies!!!!

















But sreiously. This would be good as the Vorlon ships would be more life-like.

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Yes!!!!! We can finally have fully-functioning Vorlon cookies!!!!

















But sreiously. This would be good as the Vorlon ships would be more life-like.

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