cmorgan Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Folks who have made the full crossover to BG2:EE modding of areas - I have a question that I hope is just me being boneheaded... I have the following code (tested, works perfectly on BG2): PRINT @30038 /* steal Abandon06 info point and turn it into a travel region, add entrance point for c-ar01 to use to send party to AR0700 */ COPY_EXISTING ar0700.are override LPF ALTER_AREA_REGION INT_VAR type = ~2~ cursor = ~30~ STR_VAR region_name = ~Abandon06~ destination_area = ~c-ar01~ entrance_name = ~Trancar01~ END LPF fj_are_structure INT_VAR fj_loc_x = 2391 fj_loc_y = 1484 fj_orientation = 4 // w STR_VAR fj_structure_type = entrance fj_name = Exitc-ar01 END ADD_MAP_NOTE #2254 #1342 ~blue~ @13144 On BG2:EE using this code works as well, except that the original tooltip still plays when the "hijacked" area is clicked on for transition. I tried to load up the BG2:EE area in DLTCEP using WeiDU v38, but that just crashed DLTCEP. Is there a different set of structures in place in BG2:EE that I need to work with differently? Even more importantly, what tool are modern modders using to investigate and recheck BG2:EE areas? Link to comment
cmorgan Posted June 26, 2015 Author Share Posted June 26, 2015 OK, did some more research, and it looks like I have my own answers. The above code works fine on both bg2 and bg2:ee, but in niether case does it deal with the embedded strref (In this case, Trigger 27, offset 0x470c, sttref #24486 on BG2:EE) ALTER_AREA_REGION has no documented way to address the offset of the strref when dealing with an info trigger. Luckily, for the millionth time, my darned good friend Yovaneth has found a way around the problem - http://www.simpilot.net/~sc/dltcep/infotriggers/main.htm and the long and short of it is you use NI to get the hex offset of the infopoint text, then use SAY and your .tra reference to write what you want in there. Looking through BamDog forums. the latest NI is here: https://github.com/Argent77/NearInfinity/releases where Argent77 has kept things rolling; Avenger_teambg has the latest files for DLTCEP here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/gemrb/files/Utilities/DLTCEP%207.7/ TEMPORARY SOLUTION: Manually find the hex offset and reassign the sttref (dynamically, using a .tra reference) ONLY DO THIS ON YOUR OWN AREA WHEN BUILDING IT FROM SCRATCH!!! Got this code to do what I wanted on BG2:EE: PRINT @30038 /* steal Abandon06 info point and turn it into a ravel region, add entrance point for c-ar01 to use to send party to AR0700 */ COPY_EXISTING ar0700.are override /* Turn Abandon06 into an entry point for C-AR01, The Broken Sword */ LPF ALTER_AREA_REGION INT_VAR type = ~2~ cursor = ~30~ STR_VAR region_name = ~Abandon06~ destination_area = ~c-ar01~ entrance_name = ~Trancar01~ END SAY 0x470c @13144 // Hex offset of trigger 27 in NI on BG2:EE AR0700 | @13144 = The Broken Sword /* give an exit point for C-AR01, The Broken Sword */ LPF fj_are_structure INT_VAR fj_loc_x = 2391 fj_loc_y = 1484 fj_orientation = 4 // west STR_VAR fj_structure_type = entrance fj_name = Exitc-ar01 END ADD_MAP_NOTE #2254 #1342 ~blue~ @13144 Now I just need to make sure the hex offfset is the same on AR0700 on BG2. I believe everyone worked hard to avoid strange reorderings, so... I am pretty sure it will be the same. I will refrain from throwing it up as a fix on GitHub until i have confirmation. Test install worked, looked fine in NI, and most importantly worked ingame without crashing AR0700 or C-AR01 Gurus, my hope is that someone will add the parameter to STR_VAR in the ALTER_AREA_REGION - I'd hope that weidu could find the offset even if something messed with it, whereas I can't get my head around the code necessary to identify the trigger, find the identifier, cont through the structure, and put my values in Link to comment
argent77 Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 This option is indeed missing in ALTER_AREA_REGION. You can easily add it though, by taking the original function from here and adding the required variable, such as this (I've named it "info_strref"): DEFINE_PATCH_FUNCTION ALTER_AREA_REGION INT_VAR type = "-1" // region type at 0x20; negative values mean no change cursor = "-1" // cursor type at 0x34; negative values mean no change trap_detect = "-1" // difficulty of trap detection at 0x68; negative values mean no change trap_remove = "-1" // difficulty of trap removal at 0x6a; negative values mean no change trapped = "-1" // is trapped? at 0x6c; negative values mean no change detected = "-1" // is detected? at 0x6e; negative values mean no change info_strref = "-2" // info text at 0x64; negative values < -1 mean no change // flag_ vars affect flags starting at 0x60; 0 means remove flag, 1 means add flag, -1 no change flag_locked = "-1" // locked, bit0 flag_resets = "-1" // trap resets, bit1 flag_party_required = "-1" // party required, bit2 flag_trap_detectable = "-1" // trap can be detected, bit3 flag_trap_enemies = "-1" // trap can be set off by enemies, bit4 flag_tutorial = "-1" // tutorial trigger, bit5 flag_trap_npcs = "-1" // trap can be set off by npcs, bit6 flag_silent = "-1" // silent trigger, bit7 flag_deactivated = "-1" // deactivated, bit8 flag_impassable_npc = "-1" // can not be passed by npcs, bit9 flag_activation_point = "-1" // use activation point, bit10 flag_connect_to_door = "-1" // connected to door, bit11 STR_VAR region_name = "" // required, at 0x00, used to match region destination_area = "same" // changes destination area at 0x38; "same" means no change entrance_name = "same" // changes entrance name at 0x40; "same" means no change door_key = "same" // resref of key to unlock at 0x74; "same" means no change door_script = "same" // resref of region script at 0x7c; "same" means no change BEGIN READ_SHORT 0x5a trig_num READ_LONG 0x5c trig_off FOR (index = 0 ; index < trig_num ; ++index) BEGIN READ_ASCII (trig_off + (index * 0xc4)) trig_name_file (32) NULL PATCH_IF ("%region_name%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "%trig_name_file%" = 0) BEGIN PATCH_IF (type >= 0) BEGIN WRITE_SHORT (trig_off + 0x20 + (index * 0xc4)) type END PATCH_IF (cursor >= 0) BEGIN WRITE_LONG (trig_off + 0x34 + (index * 0xc4)) cursor END PATCH_IF (info_strref >= "-1") BEGIN WRITE_LONG (trig_off + 0x64 + (index * 0xc4)) info_strref END PATCH_IF (trap_detect >= 0) BEGIN WRITE_SHORT (trig_off + 0x68 + (index * 0xc4)) trap_detect END PATCH_IF (trap_remove >= 0) BEGIN WRITE_SHORT (trig_off + 0x6a + (index * 0xc4)) trap_remove END PATCH_IF (trapped >= 0) BEGIN WRITE_SHORT (trig_off + 0x6c + (index * 0xc4)) trapped END PATCH_IF (detected >= 0) BEGIN WRITE_SHORT (trig_off + 0x6e + (index * 0xc4)) detected END PATCH_IF (flag_locked = 0) BEGIN WRITE_BYTE (trig_off + 0x60 + (index * 0xc4)) (THIS BAND 0b11111110) END PATCH_IF (flag_resets = 0) BEGIN WRITE_BYTE (trig_off + 0x60 + (index * 0xc4)) (THIS BAND 0b11111101) END PATCH_IF (flag_party_required = 0) BEGIN WRITE_BYTE (trig_off + 0x60 + (index * 0xc4)) (THIS BAND 0b11111011) END PATCH_IF (flag_trap_detectable = 0) BEGIN WRITE_BYTE (trig_off + 0x60 + (index * 0xc4)) (THIS BAND 0b11110111) END PATCH_IF (flag_trap_enemies = 0) BEGIN WRITE_BYTE (trig_off + 0x60 + (index * 0xc4)) (THIS BAND 0b11101111) END PATCH_IF (flag_tutorial = 0) BEGIN WRITE_BYTE (trig_off + 0x60 + (index * 0xc4)) (THIS BAND 0b11011111) END PATCH_IF (flag_trap_npcs = 0) BEGIN WRITE_BYTE (trig_off + 0x60 + (index * 0xc4)) (THIS BAND 0b10111111) END PATCH_IF (flag_silent = 0) BEGIN WRITE_BYTE (trig_off + 0x60 + (index * 0xc4)) (THIS BAND 0b01111111) END PATCH_IF (flag_deactivated = 0) BEGIN WRITE_BYTE (trig_off + 0x61 + (index * 0xc4)) (THIS BAND 0b11111110) END PATCH_IF (flag_impassable_npc = 0) BEGIN WRITE_BYTE (trig_off + 0x61 + (index * 0xc4)) (THIS BAND 0b11111101) END PATCH_IF (flag_activation_point = 0) BEGIN WRITE_BYTE (trig_off + 0x61 + (index * 0xc4)) (THIS BAND 0b11111011) END PATCH_IF (flag_connect_to_door = 0) BEGIN WRITE_BYTE (trig_off + 0x61 + (index * 0xc4)) (THIS BAND 0b11110111) END PATCH_IF (flag_locked = 1) BEGIN WRITE_BYTE (trig_off + 0x60 + (index * 0xc4)) (THIS BOR BIT0) END PATCH_IF (flag_resets = 1) BEGIN WRITE_BYTE (trig_off + 0x60 + (index * 0xc4)) (THIS BOR BIT1) END PATCH_IF (flag_party_required = 1) BEGIN WRITE_BYTE (trig_off + 0x60 + (index * 0xc4)) (THIS BOR BIT2) END PATCH_IF (flag_trap_detectable = 1) BEGIN WRITE_BYTE (trig_off + 0x60 + (index * 0xc4)) (THIS BOR BIT3) END PATCH_IF (flag_trap_enemies = 1) BEGIN WRITE_BYTE (trig_off + 0x60 + (index * 0xc4)) (THIS BOR BIT4) END PATCH_IF (flag_tutorial = 1) BEGIN WRITE_BYTE (trig_off + 0x60 + (index * 0xc4)) (THIS BOR BIT5) END PATCH_IF (flag_trap_npcs = 1) BEGIN WRITE_BYTE (trig_off + 0x60 + (index * 0xc4)) (THIS BOR BIT6) END PATCH_IF (flag_silent = 1) BEGIN WRITE_BYTE (trig_off + 0x60 + (index * 0xc4)) (THIS BOR BIT7) END PATCH_IF (flag_deactivated = 1) BEGIN WRITE_BYTE (trig_off + 0x61 + (index * 0xc4)) (THIS BOR BIT0) END PATCH_IF (flag_impassable_npc = 1) BEGIN WRITE_BYTE (trig_off + 0x61 + (index * 0xc4)) (THIS BOR BIT1) END PATCH_IF (flag_activation_point = 1) BEGIN WRITE_BYTE (trig_off + 0x61 + (index * 0xc4)) (THIS BOR BIT2) END PATCH_IF (flag_connect_to_door = 1) BEGIN WRITE_BYTE (trig_off + 0x61 + (index * 0xc4)) (THIS BOR BIT3) END PATCH_IF ("%destination_area%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "same") BEGIN WRITE_ASCIIE (trig_off + 0x38 + (index * 0xc4)) "%destination_area%" #8 END PATCH_IF ("%entrance_name%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "same") BEGIN WRITE_ASCIIE (trig_off + 0x40 + (index * 0xc4)) "%entrance_name%" #32 END PATCH_IF ("%door_key%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "same") BEGIN WRITE_ASCIIE (trig_off + 0x74 + (index * 0xc4)) "%door_key%" #8 END PATCH_IF ("%door_script%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "same") BEGIN WRITE_ASCIIE (trig_off + 0x7c + (index * 0xc4)) "%door_script%" #8 END END END END // ############# Your TP2 code ############# COPY_EXISTING ar0700.are override /* Turn Abandon06 into an entry point for C-AR01, The Broken Sword */ LPF ALTER_AREA_REGION INT_VAR type = ~2~ cursor = ~30~ info_strref = RESOLVE_STR_REF(@13144) // The Broken Sword STR_VAR region_name = ~Abandon06~ destination_area = ~c-ar01~ entrance_name = ~Trancar01~ END // ... Another option is to write a small function by yourself which updates the information text of a specific region structure. You should avoid using hardcoded offsets, however, because you'll be in big trouble as soon as any mod adds or removes an actor structure to/from the area file. Link to comment
cmorgan Posted June 26, 2015 Author Share Posted June 26, 2015 Way cool - thanks! Forgot the freedom to remove was there - yes, hardcoded and a major area is definitely a bad thing!!! To doublecheck, with ALTER_AREA_REGION already rolled into WeiDU, and my .tp2 using the same patch function name, I should probably do a ARGENT_ALTER_AREA_REGION tag, at least until I can ask to add the information to the regular function, right? And on RESOLVE_STR_REF(@13144) - since the .tra files are loaded by weidu first, I am pretty sure the strrefs are available for this before any .d is compiled, right? Link to comment
cmorgan Posted June 26, 2015 Author Share Posted June 26, 2015 Heh. If I read first THEN asked it would be better... RESOLVE_STR_REF Resolves the given text (adding it to the tlk), and returns its TLK index (so you can pass the result of this command to a function which then uses WRITE_LONG rather than SAY. I changed the name to ARGENTALTER_AREA_REGION, tested it out on BG2EE, and everything rocks. Thank you! Link to comment
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.