MultiUniverse

WhiskasTM

Finished. Uploaded in the first post.

With jumpgate button additionally hooked a base list. Spent time jumping into all clusters with different navmap’s states, this time everything is perfect, i guess. Have fun!)
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Damn, missed territory plugin…

starworld

@ Whiskas

In my mod I use fancymap.tga 1024x1024 :
nav_prettymap.3db HD

WhiskasTM

For 1024x1024 scale factor (the 5th param ) is about -0.7.

[fancymap] 
mapping = 1024_1x1

[1024_1x1]
mapping = 0, don't use,0, 0, -0.7, 1.175, 1.5,  1 ; full galaxy background 1024x1024
.......

starworld

I do not understand how to configure :
x, y, scale, squeezex, squeezey

Your fancymap are 256x256 x8 pictures, 4x2 = 4 pictures for 2 lines, = 1024x512.

In ClusterNavMap.ini :

;mapping = index, nickname, x, y, scale, squeezex, squeezey, ids_name
[4x2_Example] 
mapping = 0, don't use,	 0.1225,  0.1375,  -0.235, 1.566, 1,  60239 ; "HAZARD" galaxy 
mapping = 1, cluster_1,	 0.3675,  -0.1375,  -0.235, 1.566, 1,  24200  ; will print "MISSION 12" for this cluster in the navmaps's bottom  
mapping = 2, cluster_2,	 0.1225,  -0.1375,  -0.235, 1.566, 1,  60247 ; "Debris"  
mapping = 3, cluster_3,	 -0.1225,  0.1375,  -0.235, 1.566, 1,  47051 ;"LSF" 
mapping = 4, WHATEVER_NAME,	 0.3675,  0.1375,  -0.235, 1.566, 1,  60249 ; "Black Hole"

Do you know if 1024x1024 x8 pictures ( 4096x2048 ) work?

WhiskasTM

@starworld

Absolutely the same as in “4x2_Example”. I tested it by adjusting image size of that 1024x512 texture in video to 4096x2048 and just launched the game.

Those params serves to project a textures’s region that should be fit the NavMap for each universe, sort of that. I’ve failed to fool crc “database” by loading a few 3db files so got more tricky way.

Rasau

wow your multiverse looks great, what goes into the cluster inis?

Right now it just crashes on me

WhiskasTM

Finalizing. Attached in first post.

• Sectors visit flag emu (depends on systems inside you’ve visited).
• Drawing lines between sectors and highlighting ones when best path been made.
• Sectors can have visit 128.
• Autohide player location button.
• No more core.dll.
• Minor fixes for navmap behaviour.

Moonhead

Wow man, this is amazing and beautiful!!

starworld

Is it possible to add configuration informations in multiuniverse.ini ?

WhiskasTM

starworld wrote:
Is it possible to add configuration informations in multiuniverse.ini ?

I didn’t get it.What kind of configuration and what informations?

starworld

How to configure multiuniverse.ini

WhiskasTM

I’m a bad explainer, you’ll be disappointed)))

In the universe.ini add new systems which will be actually navstars for sectors. Don’t make files for suchlike “systems”, don’t make them accessible.

[system]
nickname = sector01
strid_name = 452752
ids_info = 552752
pos = 3, 4
visit = 1  ; visit must be either 1 or 128

[system]
nickname = sector02
pos = 6, 8
strid name = 452753
ids_info = 552753
visit = 1  ; visit must be either 1 or 128
```In multiuniverse.ini in [const]->prettymap set your own custom nav_prettymap 3db file(it must be in data\interface\neuronet\navmap\newnavmap\) that contains a checker texture and each square has own picture. The second parameter in [const] is a reference to the section containing projections for suchlike texture. In an example this is 4x2.

[const]
prettymap = nav_prettymap_4x2.3db, 4x2

General: "mapping" projection designed for map of systems. The first value is a nickname of "system"-navstar delcared in universe.ini, the last value is a bottom label(ids) that appears when you observing this sector(like "SIRIUS SECTOR").The first "null" projection designed for map of sectors(aka whole damned galaxy)(must exist). The last value is a label(ids).

![](http://i.imgur.com/mlstG55.png)

Shortly, need to "select" each square(or any other region you want) on your checker texture to tell Freelancer adjust transformations of the plane the texture applied to with given values to fit the navmap, and i don't know the way of explaining how to do that.

[4x2] ; 2 squares in column, 4 squares in row,
null = 0.3675, -0.1375, -0.235, 1.566, 1, 60239 ;_11 “HAZARD”
mapping = sector01, 0.1225, -0.1375, -0.235, 1.566, 1, 1249 ;_12 “LIBERTY”
mapping = sector02, -0.1225, -0.1375, -0.235, 1.566, 1, 1250 ;_13 “BRETONIA”
;;;mapping = sector03, -0.3675, -0.1375, -0.235, 1.566, 1, 1251 ;_14 “KUSARI”
;;;mapping = sector04, 0.3675, 0.1375, -0.235, 1.566, 1, 1252 ;_21 “RHEINLAND”
;;;mapping = sector05, 0.1225, 0.1375, -0.235, 1.566, 1, 1332 ;_22 “GAMMA”
;;;mapping = sector06, -0.1225, 0.1375, -0.235, 1.566, 1, 1187 ;_23 “Unknown”
;;;mapping = sector07, -0.3675, 0.1375, -0.235, 1.566, 1, 0 ;_24


Afterthat [sector] sections are coming only. Actual sectors.

[sector]
mapping = sector01 ; this key goes the first, value points to [4x2] section and searchs projection with given nickname(shortly: background)
label = 1249, -0.055, -0.009 ; ids, x, y - up to 4 labels are supported, each sector can have his own labels
system = Li01, 7.000000, 8.000000 ; nickname, x, y - system and it’s position on navmap, these x ,y overloads ones in universe.ini
system = Li02, 6.000000, 9.000000

[sector]
mapping = sector02
label = 1249, -0.055, -0.009
system = Li03, 7.000000, 8.000000
system = Li04, 6.000000, 9.000000

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Final until bugs.
• Goto Ship returns to player's sector.

Was trying to make autotexturing by defining quantities of squares and indexing them, epic failed, it's requires reading a tough math book to do that. The same about zoomed fade bug.

starworld

It works fine.

Edit :

It is not possible to have “label” for “null” ?

WhiskasTM

Possible in a new implementation, but i’m giving up this one so won’t be modifying the plugin for a while. Made freelancer load a few 3db in tests with a fine success and then swap them so finally will try to design multimaterial support inside nav_prettymap.

Thkaal

I know this is probably considered a dead thread, but has anyone done a 4x3, or 5x2, or even 5x3 multiuniverse map?

I even tried doing it as an 8x4 with a change of the x,y (as in liberty would be -0.06125, -0.06875).

[const]
;locate a file in "DATA\INTEFACE\NEURONET\NAVMAP\NEWNAVMAP\" and reference to section with mappings
;only first "prettymap" will be proceeded
prettymap = nav_prettymap_4x3.3db, 4x3

[4x3]
; dx = 0.245, dy = 0.275
; [nickname], x, y, scale, squeezex, squeezey, string resource
null = 		     0.3675,  -0.1375,  -0.235, 1.566, 1, 60239 ;_11 "HAZARD"	;background for map of sectors, critical
mapping = sector01,  0.1225,  -0.1375,  -0.235, 1.566, 1,  1249 ;_12 "LIBERTY"	;nickname must match to declared one in universe.ini
mapping = sector02, -0.1225,  -0.1375,  -0.235, 1.566, 1,  1250 ;_13 "BRETONIA" 
mapping = sector03, -0.3675,  -0.1375,  -0.235, 1.566, 1,  1251 ;_14 "KUSARI" 
mapping = sector04,  0.3675,   0.1375,  -0.235, 1.566, 1,  1252 ;_21 "RHEINLAND"
mapping = sector05,  0.1225,   0.1375,  -0.235, 1.566, 1,  1332 ;_22 "GAMMA"
mapping = sector06, -0.1225,   0.1375,  -0.235, 1.566, 1,  1187 ;_23 "Unknown"
;mapping = sector07, -0.3675,   0.1375,  -0.235, 1.566, 1,  0 ;_24

Or am I missing something in the way dx and dy are being defined?

starworld

I think for a 6x2

null =       0.6125,  -0.1375,  -0.235, 1.566, 1, 60239 ;_11 "HAZARD" ;background for map of sectors, critical
mapping = sector01,  0.3675,  -0.1375,  -0.235, 1.566, 1,  1249 ;_12 "LIBERTY" ;nickname must match to declared one in universe.ini
mapping = sector02, 0.1225,  -0.1375,  -0.235, 1.566, 1,  1250 ;_13 "BRETONIA" 
mapping = sector03, -0.1225,  -0.1375,  -0.235, 1.566, 1,  1251 ;_14 "KUSARI" 
mapping = sector04,  -0.3675,  -0.1375,  -0.235, 1.566, 1,  1252 ;_21 "RHEINLAND"
;mapping = sector05, -0.6125,   -0.1375,  -0.235, 1.566, 1,  0 ;_24
mapping = sector06,  0.6125,   0.1375,  -0.235, 1.566, 1,  1332 ;_22 "GAMMA"
mapping = sector07, 0.3675,   0.1375,  -0.235, 1.566, 1,  1187 ;_23 "Unknown"
;mapping = sector08, 0.1225,   0.1375,  -0.235, 1.566, 1,  0 ;_24
;mapping = sector09, -0.1225,   0.1375,  -0.235, 1.566, 1,  0 ;_24
;mapping = sector10, -0.3675,   0.1375,  -0.235, 1.566, 1,  0 ;_24
;mapping = sector11, -0.6125,   0.1375,  -0.235, 1.566, 1,  0 ;_24

starworld

I had this idea.

I’ve had feedback from several people who would like to have a two-step zoom. I think it’s possible.
Could you see if it’s really possible?
Thank you

WhiskasTM

Rewritten from scratch. Attached in first topic.

The new stuff:
• Special button for whole universe map.
• Set colors of paths in whole universe map.
• Select background by column and row in the texture.
• [30 April 2020] Support for Territory plugin. 32 labels per map is allowed.
• [30 April 2020] NavStarScale in universe and maps.
• [30 April 2020] Handled closing Info box that was causing to redisplay all labels.
• [01 May 2020] Fixed support for Territory plugin.

The multiunvierse.ini contains all descriptions.
The code is clean now, assembly is in hooking only (for passing arguments).

Ehm… edited existing post :-?

starworld

I saw the update today…
I successfully converted the old configuration!
But I have a problem, the image doesn’t display in full.
I use 3x3 total size 3072x3072 (1024x1024 per map).

WhiskasTM

That’s original hardcoded stretch inside game.
I.e.:

But what actually was expected is:

One way is applying the hack:

freelancer.exe	1D3C48	1.5d = stretch texture of universe map, x axis ~WhiskasTM
```Bwah, actually turned out to be the y axis))
Change 1.5d (double precision float value) to 1.325\. That should enforce ALL slots from the texture to be squared.

Another way is modifying a single slot in painting software, with reducing the one vertically by several percents. Not whole texture, but only a specified slot from such a checker texture, thus the game will stretch it back in runtime.