Freelancer Developer
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I know, this is an old thread. I didn’t think making a new one was appropriate, though, so I just bumped it back.
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;D just used it to repair some IDS… works a charm m8 ;D
I like the new setup makes it easyer to point it to XLR… hehe and keep it there
i’ll be using the other tools latter on tonight…(calculation) they look tasty too…
& nice new GUI (yes i noticed) cleaner and fresher.Great work FF ;D
Oh i do have 1 Q… whats the deal with the CSV files… that make anything easyer…?
U use the tinyfish ini editor for most of the “overhaul” work (balancing fixes)… is this CSV way better…?
that editor can get really confusing and messed up at times (works well though… just my eyes don’t hehe)Chow… back to “work” for me hehe…
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The CSV Parser is really in its own category. It’s neither an INI editor, nor a full-fledged spreadsheet tool.
In essence, it can dramatically speed up the creation and update of repetitive INI data. The example I always take are guns. With guns, you have a [Gun] entry, a [Munition] entry, plus a [Good] entry and maybe an [Effect] entry. Using the parser and a proper template file, you can simply make a spreadsheet which contains all the needed data and send it in. The parser will take care of “plugging” the values in the proper place, on top of doing a few other nifty things like automatically updating the DLLs if you ask for infocards or names to be added in.
It’s not a replacement to TinyFish or Notepad, it’s more of a complement for specific situations.
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ST butts the FF dam one more time…
One day I’ll either get his dual-core desktop or he’ll give in and write us a single-core version of his super FL-Dev…
ST keeps on buttin’ that dam!
DAM!
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You really want me to start deleting your spam eh? Because at first it was alright, but now you are the very definition of spamming.
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Spam?
Spam is unsolicited contact by someone trying to sell you something you probably don’t want, not to tell you or badger you about something that is irritating but relevant! - That’s what I’m doing, thank your lucky stars I’m only lobbying for your support!
Well, if you are kidding, as I am, then ok.
But if you’re upset about my request to make a single-core version of FL-Dev it was a serious request and not spam, nor a dig, because by multi-threading it has become a great tool that I can’t use.
So be fair old pal, upgrade your pc soon!
- or you could rethink fixing the earlier single-core release to do the functions of the dual -core without the rewrite? Please? lol
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Send me money and I send you a comp. Deal?
As for rewriting anything, the problem’s that first of all I was working on a vastly different version 2.0 and didn’t really want to further modify the old version since I felt it would just be time wasted. However, 2.0 is a major rebuild which will take a lot of time (I’ve no idea when it’ll be finished).
On top of that I have to say styx’s program is mostly stomping over the grounds I had planned to cover at a much faster and polished rate than I could manage, so I end up a bit stuck
I’ve no idea whether I’ll re-release the older versions with a fix for single-core CPUs. I don’t even know what the problem is in the first place!
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Fairy Nuff!
I know, RL is our bread-winner after all.
No probs pal.
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FriendlyFire wrote:
I need feedback people ;DIn another thread on the Coding forum you mentioned an upcoming version of FLDev but I figured it made more sense to post a response here because this thread is stickied and has the right title.
First, FLDev is awesome.
For editing individual infocards it is difficult to imagine improving it much. Having your favorite tools in a single, tabbed, interface is nice, as well. Adding rollover text would make it easier for some to understand without changing the foundation.
The CSV parser looks like a potentially paradigm-shifting breakthrough in Freelancer tools (if it is not already shifting paradigms
). I am still trying to figure out the template language, but I think that you have started something unique and very important here.In my experience, as a player, incorrect infocards are a weakness in most mods. Rumors are useless if they apply to different bases; ship infocards are useless if they do not tell you what is unique about a ship; and equipment infocards are useless if they are just plain wrong.
As a developer, it is obvious why infocards get messed up – the current tools do not make it easy to match infocards to ships, or rumors to systems, etc. There are, literally, thousands of things that can go wrong.
Since your CSV parser is able to drive creation of both .ini files and .dll files, you have started something entirely different. I can easily foresee a data-driven coding tool that helps the modder to synchronize infocards with other aspects of the mod.
For example, if a rumor discusses the goods traded at Manhattan, then the rumor should be displayed in New York, and not in Tau-999. Or, if you change a ship, then the specs and description could automatically update. Also, ship infocards could display handling, power, and engine specs without having to hand-code hundreds of cards. Just change the template and let the tool update hundreds (or thousands) of related cards.
Matching rumor to base or system is a tedious manual process with .ini files. However, with a data-driven approach, it would be much easier to keep things synchronized (and easier to detect when something does not make sense).
In other words… you have taken the first step toward a real database tool for Freelancer mod-creation. I am sure that you already have a vision for what you want to do next. If you are thinking along these lines and want another pair of hands (or just feedback), then I would be happy to contribute.
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Could you please include some option or autodetection for dlls in other languages? I can’t edit the german ones with FLDev (same with fled_ids) without changing the language setting for each node with res hacker…which is very annoying to do.
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@ FriendlyFire:
Would you be cool with it if I said that I would like to love you in a physical way for making this?
:pint: :pint: :pint:
If not, we’ll just have to agree that you’re awesome. And I’ll make you a paper hat with the phrase “I am Awesome” on it, or something.
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Have a strange error with FLdev 1.1 seen here:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n240/Alucard1_01/fldeverror.png
FLdev 1.1 works fine with anything else but this mod. Any ideas?
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Here’s what it says:
See the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.************** Exception Text **************
System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: path2
at System.IO.Path.Combine(String path1, String path2)
at FLDev.DevMainForm.global__updateFreelancerINI(String freelancerINIPath)
at FLDev.DevMainForm.Home__btnFreelancerINI_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.5446 (Win7SP1GDR.050727-5400)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v2.0.50727/mscorlib.dll
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FLDev
Assembly Version: 0.0.1.0
Win32 Version:
CodeBase: file:///C:/Users/Scott/Desktop/FL%20Dev/FLDev.exemsvcm80
Assembly Version: 8.0.50727.6195
Win32 Version: 8.00.50727.6195
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/WinSxS/x86_microsoft.vc80.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.6195_none_d09154e044272b9a/msvcm80.dllSystem.Windows.Forms
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.5446 (Win7SP1GDR.050727-5400)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dllSystem
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.5442 (Win7SP1GDR.050727-5400)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dllSystem.Drawing
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.5420 (Win7SP1.050727-5400)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dllFreelancer Interfaces
Assembly Version: 1.0.3344.34509
Win32 Version:
CodeBase: file:///C:/Users/Scott/Desktop/FL%20Dev/Freelancer%20Interfaces.DLL************** JIT Debugging **************
To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this
application or computer (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled.For example:
<configuration></configuration>
When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer
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The only way such an error could pop up should be when the mod’s freelancer.ini is utterly messed up, like it’s missing a data path entry or something like that.
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Hi, I’ve run into a small problem using the tool. Or rather, quite a big one. Whenever I’m done with editing an IDS entry and want to submit it, FLDev breaks.
When I click ‘apply changes’, the program stops responding, then crashes. I’m not sure if this is something I’m doing wrong, but the lack of documentation meant I couldn’t really check.
Does this problem sound familiar to anyone else? Is there a simple fix?
EDIT: I derped, and the fix was indeed simple. Entire Freelancer directory was read-only. That’ll teach me not to think things through properly.
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FF - where can I download FL Dev now?
All the links in this old thread are not working, and I can’t find it using Search.
Yes, I gave in and got myself a 2-core desktop at last.
Thanks.
