UTF Editor

Yes, who doesn’t use it? Thanks!!

Problem report: Clicking on Show Model produces message "Could not load file or assembly Microsoft.DirectX version = 1.0.2902.0 …blah blah … or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified@

I am using version 9.0c

Why is it dependent on another version?

Will installing the latest version fix this? I am reluctant because of the huge file size, I hate big stuff.

Thanks bud.

The same error message is given.

The Mar 2009 one also works (I had the same error, but turns out I just forgot to reinstall the update after reinstalling XP).

What would it take to get the textures working?

**There is nothing special about starspheres other than the addition of a color in the FVF format for the vertices…

From my CMP editor.
Format Vertex = X, Y, Z, Hex Color ABGR, Texture V 1, Texture U 1
its float, float, float, ULONG, float, float
as in X, Y, Z, Color, U, V**

@LS: You note that in the FVF flag, but do you realise you don’t actually process it in the vertex data?

@Cannon: Ah, so it does, after I copied the .mat from the parent directory. That’s something I’ll have to add, if no one beats me to it…

**I was just posting it in the way DirectX processes it, I can see the starspheres in my CMP editor by using that format…

DirectX requires the layout to be in a specific order, been doing DX coding for 11+ years :), FL formats are just extended DX formats in many ways.**

Hi, i am new here. Just found Freelancer few weeks ago as i was searching for a nice trade/combat sim, like privateer2 or i-war2.
I’ve tried to get the v1.0.0.4 of utf edit cuz the older version really started to piss me of, when i was splicing my HQ model of the defiant.
Now i wish i could try that awesome looking v2…
Sadly i get this:

“Unable to save file
Error. The file or Assembly System.Core, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089 or a ref could not be found.
The system could not find that file.”

I tried the dxupdate and both versions of the v2 utfedit. If anyone got an idea i would be very happy. -.-

Not to be mean or anything, install updates once in awhile. Windows ships with the most basic versions of the all of the updates which need to be updated no matter what.

@LS re FVF: Is there an update I’ve missed? Using CMP_Editor_0_001 (4 Jan 2010) and exporting data.solar.starsphere.starsphere_br01.lod0-142.vms from SOLAR\STARSPHERE\starsphere_br01.cmp:

FVF = 322 ; DirectX FVF XYZ|DIFFUSE|TEX1
; Format Vertex = X, Y, Z, Texture V 1, Texture U 1

The comment is incorrect, the FVF is right. I fixed it in a private build I hadn’t released. The comments routine was missing that and a few other obscure settings.

Rightaru! Updated win (last i did was dec/09).
Thx for the subtile blow -.<

Nice work! v2 looking good, even math seem to finally work on my system. Cons/Fix edit is real sweet!
Came across some minor issues tho, not sure if its just with me… freezes with Xlarge multi comp ships, when i try to view them. But could be my fault (wrong splicing?). I am a noob @ modding so…
Also kinda buggy with the drag/drop of nodes.
I am using XP, might be the reason idk.

2bad freelancers flight physics aren’t newtonian, that would have been legandary!

FL’s physics are Newtonian?

Actually it is a mix of both Newtonian and quaternion physics. Ramp the mass up on a ship and you will see what I mean.

When i made my first .sur i realized there is gravity in this game. Of course that .sur didn’t work right but still i was impressed.
Anyhow, roll/pitch/yaw thrusters (which i really miss btw) aren’t shown and also way overpowered compared to main engine (what makes them effective would be their positioning at extremities of a ships body). But thats off topic -.- sry!

Some VMeshData texture coordinates were giving me trouble in the XML Project, so I had a look at what the UTF Editor does with 'em. Didn’t really help, but while I was here… Find attached a quickly-hacked new version that also reads the model materials from the parent and grandparent directories; expands the root node automatically; and shows the model for .3db and .sph files.

Edit: Displays the model scale as a number; removes the shortcut keys from the node’s right-click menu, adding accelerator keys to the buttons (and adds a rename button, tweaks the rename dialog). The diff is still based on the original release.

thx adoxa

just to say that the CTRL + function doesn’t work anymore
“ctrl + B”, “ctrl + R” ect ect
and when you right clic on a nod for example, you can see “CNTL + R” ect ect ect

Guys,

I’m now confused…

This UTF editor was released by Cannon, right?

But adoxa just put up another one in this thread?

Or is it the same one Cannon put up, but modded/fixed?

Huh?