posted 11-10-2001 05:57 PM            

OK, currently reported problems are:
1) Sloped blocks that cross each other are see-thru. This is a limitation of the LE. But it is possible the slopes are wrong, I can't believe the level was designed with that in it.
2) Corners of ceiling blocks are wrong. I just made a change to this to fix a problem I saw in TR4 levels. If it is wrong for other games, there must be a difference. I need to know which versions have the problem. Obviously TR3 does, but what about TR1/2?
3) Walls that look like doors? Sage pointed out in the TR3 house level, next to the fireplace, the walls look like doors. I fixed a problem like this for TR1, but the same fix might be required for TR2/3.

Any other problems? I really want to get the room geometry perfected so I can move on.

I'm thinking of adding code to output the WAD file, if I can figure out the textures. Nobody has been willing to help me with the data formats so far, so I've been mostly on my own. I already am finishing a sounds.txt file that will build for all TR4 levels.
I want to be able to open the TR file and create a PRJ, TGA, and all wad files. I think an all-in-one program would be great!

posted 11-10-2001 07:32 PM               

I'm willing to help if I can.

I can program (rusty though) in C, C++, Pascal & ASM.

I've also written some stuff to 'reverse' database structures and export information to be imported into other programs.

If you want to email / MSN chat I'll do what I can to assist.

posted 11-10-2001 11:38 PM               

OK I want to be true..the vagrant helped me in this time and he did something, what I can also do ...today, but in this time he did it -he change the walls...and the whole level how can I explain....
here are some acreenys maybe If you see, you know what I mean...

Maybe there is a way to fix it, that the LE can read my prj file

This would really help!!!

Thank you- FIPS KROFT

posted 11-11-2001 12:00 AM               

I made with an other LEvel editor a TR3 level...it was almost finished, but then I got problems to place the items (they where in the air and so and I coulnd't chane that ) BUt now I thought I convert it ti a wad tga and prj to go on with it witht he realy LE

...ok I'll send you this level to your mailbox...maybe you can test it....2 minutes

posted 11-11-2001 01:36 AM            

And I don't do objects except for TR4.

posted 11-11-2001 03:26 AM               

BUt heeh I haven't done those big room (ok 2 I have done ) but the others were made by the vagrant -he was helping me
So so think it is possible to make a (broken)prj for me? Or maybe if your TR2prj supports textures The wad I'll do by my own

Thx 4 your help

Fips K.

posted 11-12-2001 10:20 PM            

The problems with wall blocks not being walls was also in TR2.

Sometimes blocks looked like they were a door in the floor or ceiling. Actually they were, but if the block in the room above or below was a wall block, I wasn't handling it right.

Still not sure about sloped corners on ceilings in TR3. I checked TR1/2/4 and they look OK. I need a TR3 file to check (hint hint), and a room number and block X/Y that is wrong.

Fips - the large rooms could be split. But it would have to be done manually. It would take alot of work, but it could be done. Then it could be loaded.

Michiel - yes, TR5 looks pretty bad. The doors are the way they are in the TRC file. I think TRC had a much more advanced engine. There are some rooms that are ZERO clicks tall, some with multiple doors in and out. I think they act as some sort of switching method, or teleport. For now, I'm concentrating on TR1-4. It may be impossible to accurately convert TRC levels without editing them.
Blocking decompiling of levels. Hmmm. Not sure how you could do that. We would have to put some kind of custom data into the TR file. There would have to be a way to put it there, and utilities we write would have to honor it. And we would have to make sure it doesn't interfere with normal play.
I thought the TR community was about sharing. Of course some things take alot of work. But writing tools like TRViewer, TR2Wad, Strpix, and others also takes alot of work. But they are shared for free. I suppose this subject is better left to another topic.

posted 11-20-2001 03:48 AM               

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posted 11-24-2001 10:58 AM               

whatz up? Any news? (hope good news..hehe)

posted 11-24-2001 11:35 AM               

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Originally posted by [Daniel]:
aktrekker, how is it going? Hopefull, it won´t last still too long, because I nearly can´t wait for making the tr3 jungel prjs with textures

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ME TOO!!!