I'm not sure how map files work, but if they're anything like ini files, they should contain what I'm looking for. I want to acquire the files for the lasher tank prototype from Human Shield, which, to my understanding, are located directly within the map files. Is there any way to extract that data so I can use it to make a unit in rules.ini?
Extracting from campaign map files
Started by Meyerm, Apr 20 2014 11:50 PM
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Posted 21 April 2014 - 07:50 AM
Don't expect the MM's to tell you that. That is SACRED.
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Posted 22 April 2014 - 06:06 PM
It's not sacred, it's just that the content of my INIs changes rapidly and if I released any version of it here, or if anyone else did so, that version would become obsolete quite soon and might mislead some people into thinking that 'I can edit this rulesmo file and it still might be compatible with other players' or something equally silly.
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Posted 22 April 2014 - 06:13 PM
The first rule of personal INIs modding is to ignore multiplayer, I still wonder why they haven't heard of that before?
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Posted 22 April 2014 - 09:59 PM
It's not sacred, it's just that the content of my INIs changes rapidly and if I released any version of it here, or if anyone else did so, that version would become obsolete quite soon and might mislead some people into thinking that 'I can edit this rulesmo file and it still might be compatible with other players' or something equally silly.
Are you referring to Campaign Maps, Speeder?
The first rule of personal INIs modding is to ignore multiplayer, I still wonder why they haven't heard of that before?
Unless of course the other guy shares the very same modded ini as yours(if their SHA-1 or MD5 hashes are the same). You'll soon find out why I actually said this tomorrow.
DID SOMEBODY SAY DERP?
Libra: The Floor is Ice!
Malver: Under the guidance of Lord Yuri.
Rahn: What are we waiting for?
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Lord Yuri: I have taught you all well, be of one mind, one vision, proselytes!
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Posted 23 April 2014 - 03:03 AM
So, those files are off-limits then? I was only wondering if there was a means to extract ini files from the missions in my own installation.
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Posted 23 April 2014 - 06:51 AM
Off limits if you don't know how to acquire it.
DID SOMEBODY SAY DERP?
Libra: The Floor is Ice!
Malver: Under the guidance of Lord Yuri.
Rahn: What are we waiting for?
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Lord Yuri: I have taught you all well, be of one mind, one vision, proselytes!
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Posted 24 April 2014 - 12:49 AM
Do you know? I have the extraction software. I just don't know where to look.
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Posted 24 April 2014 - 06:57 AM
XCC Mixer. You can't simply extract with that trust me.
DID SOMEBODY SAY DERP?
Libra: The Floor is Ice!
Malver: Under the guidance of Lord Yuri.
Rahn: What are we waiting for?
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Lord Yuri: I have taught you all well, be of one mind, one vision, proselytes!
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Posted 24 April 2014 - 07:06 AM
I don't really need to extract. I just need to look. See the data so I know what makes the soviet lasher tank (and other campaign stuff) exist.
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Posted 24 April 2014 - 07:39 AM
To look you need to extract 
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Posted 24 April 2014 - 09:49 AM
To look you need to extract
Precisely, and again you can't simply extract MO mix files.
DID SOMEBODY SAY DERP?
Libra: The Floor is Ice!
Malver: Under the guidance of Lord Yuri.
Rahn: What are we waiting for?
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Lord Yuri: I have taught you all well, be of one mind, one vision, proselytes!
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Posted 28 April 2014 - 09:07 PM
So... what do I do (if I can do anything at all) to access the files? I'm assuming I only need a couple lines of text to do what I want to do.
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Posted 29 April 2014 - 06:55 PM
Ask Speeder, lovalmidas, RP, or mevitar for permission if you want some unit code from map files.
DID SOMEBODY SAY DERP?
Libra: The Floor is Ice!
Malver: Under the guidance of Lord Yuri.
Rahn: What are we waiting for?
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Lord Yuri: I have taught you all well, be of one mind, one vision, proselytes!
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Posted 04 May 2014 - 07:06 AM
So.... does anyone have the spare time to extract the data that creates the lasher tank in Epsilon 5?
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Posted 04 May 2014 - 07:55 AM
So.... does anyone have the spare time to extract the data that creates the lasher tank in Epsilon 5?
Ask the MM's first I repeat.
DID SOMEBODY SAY DERP?
Libra: The Floor is Ice!
Malver: Under the guidance of Lord Yuri.
Rahn: What are we waiting for?
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Lord Yuri: I have taught you all well, be of one mind, one vision, proselytes!
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Posted 04 May 2014 - 08:39 PM
I'm aware. I wasn't sure if any of the team members that posted here were still following or not.
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Posted 05 May 2014 - 09:19 AM
I'm aware. I wasn't sure if any of the team members that posted here were still following or not.
Just ask them thru PM or IRC.
DID SOMEBODY SAY DERP?
Libra: The Floor is Ice!
Malver: Under the guidance of Lord Yuri.
Rahn: What are we waiting for?
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Lord Yuri: I have taught you all well, be of one mind, one vision, proselytes!
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Posted 06 May 2014 - 10:13 PM
I'll give it a shot if I have time.
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