Report, edit, etc...Posted by Lord_Jeremy on 2006-09-17 at 18:45:26
Hey I'm a fairly new mac modder and have created a few mods I consider cool. The only .dat editing tool for Mac is Arsenal ZERO (basically a really old command-line version of A3). This is fine by me as I have become proficient in it, but I cannot get it to correctly edit the weapons .dat file... Arsenal ZERO works by converting the dat file you want into a txt file that has everything laid out and editable (similar to the way Arsenal 3 works, just without EditFields). It does this via what called a format file, which contains the procedure the program uses to decode the dat files. However, whenever I try to decode the weapons.dat file, Arsenal crashes with no error messages or anything. I'm not sure whether this is caused by a bad dat file or a bad format file, but I do know that it will do this straight from the download. I'm pretty sure I'm the only person on earth that still uses this, and the developer hasn't responded to my emails. I'm wondering if anyone here has ever used the PC version of Arsenal ZERO and if they can tell me what's going on. I know, I know - Get a PC. Sorry but that's just not an option for me right now. I do have an old crap PC that's lying in pieces, but I just haven't been able to get it working so I can't use DatEdit or Memgraft or any of the other cool modding tool that make StarCraft modding into a n00b sport. Meh, if no-one knows what's going on, I'd appreciate someone who has 5 minutes of free time inputting my idea into DatEdit and sending me the resulting weapons.dat. Thanks.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Oo.Insane.oO on 2006-09-17 at 19:40:00
Id be glad to do it but can you put your ideas into list form please
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Lord_Jeremy on 2006-09-17 at 20:17:27
Great! I'm afraid I really haven't thought about any weapons mods I need (as I can't make them) but I'd appreciate it if you could give me some type of easy contact info (AIM, MSN, YIM, ICQ, email) for future needs. And of course, thanks a lot!
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Pie_Sniper on 2006-09-17 at 20:38:18
ยป [...] so I can't use DatEdit or Memgraft or any of the other cool modding tool that make StarCraft modding into a n00b sport.
Eh? Actually, it just gives us more bugs to work out.
Eh? Actually, it just gives us more bugs to work out.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by nirvanajung on 2006-09-17 at 22:36:53
QUOTE(Lord_Jeremy)
However, whenever I try to decode the weapons.dat file, Arsenal crashes with no error messages or anything. I'm not sure whether this is caused by a bad dat file or a bad format file,
hey i'm using AZ-Pc version mainly but i didn't have use MAC version
but i can tell u what's u going on ....
Anyways ur main problem is Decoding which DAT to TXT file Right?
if ur AZ crashes when try Decoding and u don't know why that does crashed
then just get decoded text file of Dat file
i just upload decoded TXT file so try get that and use that txt source file from here
http://cafe.naver.com/ArticleRead.nhn?club...e=&articleid=19
if ur AZ would crashed even though u do compile with that
then i have no idea What ur AZ problem is
However just try that if u coudn't get Decoded TXT file
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I'm the only person on earth that still uses this, and the developer hasn't responded to my emails. I'm wondering if anyone here has ever used the PC version of Arsenal ZERO.
u not alone here i am who's still use AZ mostly and think AZ is could better than Asenal and DatEdit atleast for me
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I can't use DatEdit or Memgraft or any of the other cool modding tool that make StarCraft modding into a n00b sport. Meh, if no-one knows what's going on, I'd appreciate someone who has 5 minutes of free time inputting my idea into DatEdit and sending me the resulting weapons.dat. Thanks.
right for beginers those are very good tools
but hey just think about it "Tools is just Tools" if u could make utility or extended funtions or just little funtions for AZ or iceCC which modding tools for MAC by ur self
then u don't have to try use that against your conditions
if u ask about my AZ for PC, i'm not use default AZ now i had modify AZ for connecting Varriable and strings to my Text editor and i add varriable names and descriptions for AZ compiler and decompiler
by modifing strings in AZ source
but if u figured out about all varriables then u don't have to modify AZ like me
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Lord_Jeremy on 2006-09-18 at 02:24:37
Thanks Nirvanajung, but I have discovered that my weapons.dat format file is corrupted. I agree with you on many points and I'm glad there's someone else still stuck in 1998 ;-)
Report, edit, etc...Posted by nirvanajung on 2006-09-18 at 03:03:40
that why is corrupting ur weapons.dat, Great~!
then ur problem is not bigdeal just keep going
i heard there is emutator which drive exe Archive of Windows and DOS for MAC/OS
have u tried use that before for DatEdit or other Modding tools ?
BTW, as for Arsenal Zero, in my oppinon Basicly if u could use Datedit or Arsenal3
then that would be better for u
but if have many experienced in writting many kinds of scripts and html and CSS
or PHP/ASP then AZ could be better for some persons
but that required very good Text-code Editor which support many Extended
funtions such as auto replace word and auto-Comparing and many of Custom libraries
i use UltraEdit and UltraCompare and use DreamWeaver and many others
there are many of good funitions to edit text-code with simple methods
then ur problem is not bigdeal just keep going
i heard there is emutator which drive exe Archive of Windows and DOS for MAC/OS
have u tried use that before for DatEdit or other Modding tools ?
BTW, as for Arsenal Zero, in my oppinon Basicly if u could use Datedit or Arsenal3
then that would be better for u
but if have many experienced in writting many kinds of scripts and html and CSS
or PHP/ASP then AZ could be better for some persons
but that required very good Text-code Editor which support many Extended
funtions such as auto replace word and auto-Comparing and many of Custom libraries
i use UltraEdit and UltraCompare and use DreamWeaver and many others
there are many of good funitions to edit text-code with simple methods