[pdescobar]

QUOTE (Timpo @ Jun 19 2006, 10:37)

how can you edit binary and *stream* ipl's? they don't show up normal in notepad.

Notepad is only useful for text files. For binary files like the binary IPLs you want to use what's commonly called a "hex editor." Earlier in the topic, you can see an example of using such an editor with binary IPLs in a post by DiCanio. I use a very old DOS-based hex editor called HEX by Jonathan Durward (written in 1995) when I need to do a quick edit on a binary file but I'm sure you can find a newer Windows-based utility fairly easily. For larger-scale editing or data extraction, I generally write simple C or perl programs to do it.

If you do intend to manually edit the binary IPLs, it would be a tremendous help to have some basic familiarity with hexadecimal numbers, standard data types, and data storage conventions.

[HiddenMyst]

Hey, I was wondering. Do tou need to start a new game with binary IPL vehicle spawns???
Also can someone tell me the adress of an easy to use Hex editor?

[pdescobar]

QUOTE (HiddenMyst @ Jun 24 2006, 01:53)

Hey, I was wondering. Do tou need to start a new game with binary IPL vehicle spawns??? Also can someone tell me the adress of an easy to use Hex editor?

You should not need to start a new game to see car generator additions or changes in binary IPLs; only the ones added to text IPLs seem to have that caveat.

There are links to a couple of free hex editors on the wiki page I linked in my last reply.

[HiddenMyst]

Thanks for clarifying that.
Now i just need to know how to add vehicle spawns in binary ipl's.

[kiwidesign]

QUOTE (DiCanio @ Sep 6 2005, 05:54)

Binary IPL Vehicles: ... 01. X position 02. Y position 03. Z position (-100 is occasionally used) 04. Angle (these are Radian angles) 05. Vehicle ID (-1 = Random) 06. Primary color (-1 = Random) 07. Secondary Color  (-1 = Random) 08. Unknown (mostly 0 - see NOTE 1 below) 09. Alarm ON Chance (0 to 100, the higher the value the more chance of being on) 10. Door Lock Chance (0 to 100, the higher the value the more chance of being locked) 11. Unknown (normally -1) 12. Unknown (normally  -1) ... ======================== Car Entries In Map IPL Files: You can use normal map IPL files for spawning vehicles, just like binary IPLs. The set up is basically the same. The 'cars' entry in IPL  files looks like this. # IPL generated from Max file countrys.max inst 11431, des_tepeoff02, 0, -478.3069, -557.8972, 26.0597, 0, 0, 0.707107, -0.707107, -1 end cull end path end grge end enex end pick end cars -44.6548, -1152.026, 2.653, 120, 406, 51, 44, 0, 0, 0, -1, -1 end jump end tcyc end auzo end mult end The above car entry follows the layout of binary IPLs with the exception that they use degrees for the angle and not Radians. -44.6548, -1152.026, 2.653, 120, 406, 51, 44, 0, 0, 0, -1, -1 X = -44.6548 Y = -1152.026 Z = 2.653 Angle = 120 Vehicle ID = 406 Primary Color = 51 Secondary color = 44 Unknown Entry = 0 Alarm Chance = 0 Door Lock Chance = 0 Unknown Entry = -1 Unknown entry = -1 You can use 120 or 120.0 etc in the angle entry. I've had 20 cars entries in an IPL without any problems but there maybe some limitations with some heavily modified games. It's pretty much an untested genre at present. ...

hi dudes, i tried to spawn a NGR500 in front of CJ's house, but the bike doesn't spawn

I created carspawn.ipl in data\maps with this line in cars section:

QUOTE

# IPL generated by Kiwi, dehiho... inst end cull end path end grge end enex end pick end cars 2492.828, -1668.052, 13.344, 0, 522, 87, 45, -1, 0, 0, -1, -1 end jump end tcyc end auzo end mult end

and in gta.dat, under # level design section in a first try, than under # Scene information section, I added the line
IPL DATA\MAPS\carspawn.ipl

I didn't put the car spawn in the map IPL file because in LAe2.ipl (where CJ's house is) there is not "cars" section


can you help me wise men?

(maybe the car/bike must have a color couple that is in carcols.dat? )

[pdescobar]

Are you starting a new game or loading a previous game? Car spawns added to a text IPL file such as you have done will only show up in a new game. In fact, they will persist in the save afterwards as well even if it is played on an unmodified system.

At a glance, the line you used looks fine to me. Note that when I have played with car spawns, I also did so in a new IPL which I added to gta.dat at almost the very end (after all the level design stuff but before the final SPLASH line). I don't think it much matters where you put it, but that's what has worked for me.

[kiwidesign]

you're right, starting a new game it works... like with IPL weapon picks

so there is no way with a previous saved game?




btw thanks, and... damn, the gtanet is so slow

[pdescobar]

QUOTE (kiwidesign @ Aug 11 2006, 07:30)

you're right, starting a new game it works... like with IPL weapon picks so there is no way with a previous saved game?

You can add a parked car spawn point that works on in-progress games by adding it to a binary IPL; DiCanio went over that briefly earlier in the topic. Of course, that's a lot more work since you have to do it via a hex editor and work with the IMG archive.

You can also edit the spawn points in the save file directly but that currently requires using a hex editor as well.

[kiwidesign]

QUOTE (pdescobar @ Aug 11 2006, 19:00)

You can add a parked car spawn point that works on in-progress games by adding it to a binary IPL; DiCanio went over that briefly earlier in the topic. Of course, that's a lot more work since you have to do it via a hex editor and work with the IMG archive.

damn... il looks bit difficult

anyway thanks, when I'll have more time and will, I'll try to do this

[pdescobar]

Updated list of PICK ids. Since I couldn't figure out where the ammo amounts were defined for these pickups, I went through and tested them all again so I could at least have a list of the ammo numbers. During my test, four of the IDs under 10 that didn't work for Fireman worked for me and spawned previously "missing" items. Additionally, I found that the IDs previously listed were off by 1 for the Flamethrower through Necklace Box (inclusive). So here's a corrected table with the default ammo values listed where applicable. Since I retested all the IDs from -100 to 399, it still appears that there is no Armour, Health, or Sawnoff Shotgun, though.

Note that as with text IPL cars entries, changes only seem to take effect on a completely new game.

ID	Weapon Name	Ammo
4	Brass Knuckles	-
5	Nightstick	-
6	Knife	-
7	*Nothing*	-
8	*Nothing*	-
9	Golf Club	-
10	Bat	-
11	Shovel	-
12	Pool Cue	-
13	Katana	-
14	Chainsaw	-
15	Molotov	8
16	Grenades	8
17	Satchels	5
18	9mm Pistol	30
19	Silenced 9mm	10
20	Desert Eagle	10
21	Shotgun	15
22	SPAS Shotgun	10
23	Tec 9	60
24	Micro SMG	60
25	MP5	60
26	AK47	80
27	M4	80
28	Country Rifle	20
29	Sniper Rifle	10
30	*Nothing*	-
31	Flamethrower	100
32	Minigun	500
33	Large Purple Dildo	-
34	Small White Dildo	-
35	Large White Vibrator	-
36	Small Black Vibrator	-
37	Flowers	-
38	Cane	-
39	Ringbox	-
40	Necklace Box	-
41	Cellphone	-
42	*Nothing*	-
43	Teargas	8
44	Minigun (Duplicate)	500
45	SPAS Shotgun (Duplicate)	10
46	Rocket Launcher	4
47	Heat Seeking Rocket Launcher	3
48	Detonator	-
49	Spray can	500
50	Fire Extinguisher	500
51	Camera	36
52	Nightvision Goggles	-
53	Infrared Goggles	-
54	Jetpack	-
55	Parachute	-

[HiddenMyst]

Hey Guys,
It's been a while and i'v tried binary ipl's but they dont work.
I am using the latest version of Hex Workshop but they only spawn in a completely new game.
I have even tested the binary ipl with programs that convert it from binary to normal and vise versa.
Please help as my Andromeda mod is nearly complete.

[DiCanio]

Hiddenmyst

Altered Binary IPL files do work but they need very careful attention
to detail. Double/treble check your work.


Nice work on the Picks, Pdescobar

[ryan1371]

How do you find the coordinates of something. I've made another garage in S.A. and want to make it functional. I've copied the garage code to the lAe2.ipl file, which is where i want the garage. But I am having a hard time figuring out the coordinates. Could you explain to me how to figure out the coordinates, because I want to create more than one garage.


P.S. I didn't actually 'create' the garage. I just used the model for the garage from the Johnson House.

[Fireman]

QUOTE (pdescobar @ Aug 20 2006, 01:15)

Updated list of PICK ids. Since I couldn't figure out where the ammo amounts were defined for these pickups, I went through and tested them all again so I could at least have a list of the ammo numbers. During my test, four of the IDs under 10 that didn't work for Fireman worked for me and spawned previously "missing" items. Additionally, I found that the IDs previously listed were off by 1 for the  Flamethrower through Necklace Box (inclusive). So here's a corrected table with the default ammo values listed where applicable. Since I retested all the IDs from -100 to 399, it still appears that there is no Armour, Health, or Sawnoff Shotgun, though. Note that as with text IPL cars entries, changes only seem to take effect on a completely new game. ID Weapon Name Ammo 4 Brass Knuckles - 5 Nightstick - 6 Knife - 7 *Nothing* - 8 *Nothing* - 9 Golf Club - 10 Bat - 11 Shovel - 12 Pool Cue - 13 Katana - 14 Chainsaw - 15 Molotov 8 16 Grenades 8 17 Satchels 5 18 9mm Pistol 30 19 Silenced 9mm 10 20 Desert Eagle 10 21 Shotgun 15 22 SPAS Shotgun 10 23 Tec 9 60 24 Micro SMG 60 25 MP5 60 26 AK47 80 27 M4 80 28 Country Rifle 20 29 Sniper Rifle 10 30 *Nothing* - 31 Flamethrower 100 32 Minigun 500 33 Large Purple Dildo - 34 Small White Dildo - 35 Large White Vibrator - 36 Small Black Vibrator - 37 Flowers - 38 Cane - 39 Ringbox - 40 Necklace Box - 41 Cellphone - 42 *Nothing* - 43 Teargas 8 44 Minigun (Duplicate) 500 45 SPAS Shotgun (Duplicate) 10 46 Rocket Launcher 4 47 Heat Seeking Rocket Launcher 3 48 Detonator - 49 Spray can 500 50 Fire Extinguisher 500 51 Camera 36 52 Nightvision Goggles - 53 Infrared Goggles - 54 Jetpack - 55 Parachute -

o.O Those didn't work for me

Good job on the table

@ DiCanio: </3 You never said I did a good job....

This post has been edited by Fireman on Friday, Aug 25 2006, 17:16

[Deniska]

About effect 1 in CULL. Mirrors.

CODE

cexter X, Y, Z, 0, Yradius, Zmin, Xradius, 0,  Zmax, Effect, Vx, Vy, Vz, Cm

All parameters until Vx... is mirrored space.

Vx Vy Vz - mirror direction (like [-1 0 0] or [0 1 0] or [0 0 -1])
Cm - mirror plane coordinate in direction axis.

for example Vxyz = [-1 0 0] if mirror have Xaxis direction then
Cm is Xmir_world_coordinate*Vx

here my tests

[ChrisBenoit!]

Little Question!

Waht is in the IPL File "mult" ?

[jarjar]

QUOTE (ChrisBenoit! @ Sep 18 2006, 22:00)

Little Question! Waht is in the IPL File "mult" ?

Well as you can see it's marked on the first page as "?". I'm guessing that means no one quiet knows what it's for, no.

[Rooftopper]

QUOTE (GT.Killer @ Jan 15 2006, 19:28)

QUOTE (Fireman @ Jan 15 2006, 20:34) Yeh that was pretty strange, because my mouse sometimes goes into a everlasting spin so it went like: on off onoff onoffonoffonoff. ya.. about that, have enyone discovered why IPL modificating affects to mouse configurations? because i havent found enything that would connect IPL files to mouse settings Known mouse bugs caused by IPL: - everlasting spin - Mouse sensitivity 0% - Mouse sensitivity 100% - Aiming sensitivity 100% + CJ looking 90 degrees right ( all ways right(?)) - Aiming sensitivity 100% + CJ looking normaly

Has anyone ever found a fix to the mouse problem?

I made an ipl file that uses the following auzo entry:

auzo
LASTONE, 67, 1, 2459.21, -1686.59, 15.20, 35
end

The music plays but whenever I aim a weapon CJ points to the right and toward the ground. To remedy the situation all I have to do is blank out the above auzo line. The music no longer plays (obviously) but CJ again aims normally.

I am working on a clean install with no other mods, and my mod only adds the one ipl file I made - which only uses in-game elements. The ipl file was created using the excellent MEd tool.

I've tried using the following type1 auzo configuration, and with it CJ's aim is fine, but no music plays:

auzo
LASTONE, 67, 1, 2459.21, -1921.04, 5.1, 2470.21, -1662.03, 30.03
end

There must be some sort of workaround for this because I have seen other mods use the auzo perameter, and the mouse doesn't screw up. Thanks!

[Cerbera]

I get exactly the same mouse aiming problem in MISA 0.5.

[Rooftopper]

QUOTE (Cerbera @ Nov 9 2006, 09:23)

I get exactly the same mouse aiming problem in MISA 0.5.

The only thing I can figure is it may have something to do with what I used for a line name (ID). I read somewhere that the ID name you choose is only used for a visual reference when finding it in a long list of audio zones and not by the game, but after looking in the audiozon.ipl file I see multiple lines that use the same ID name. So maybe the ID name has some programing function I don't know about.