I checked it out with 99% of the items in the town (objects.dt1 & towne1.ds1)
and all seem to corrospond.

Now all we need is a person talented enough to make a WYSWYG editor
might need to look into automapping for the other props, but Map0 prop2 on town seems to be dead on

ds1 editor update and answers : http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/~phrozenkeep/ubb/Forum24/HTML/000106.html

dt1 analyse, just the topic near this one, I'm still working on it.

As for the source, I have none myself, except for my dt1 viewer, and I keep it for now, since it is in development and want to upgrade it.

You know, I'm planing to make a ds1 editor too (who don't) so, welcome

Just 2 pieces of code : the ones that decode the two differents sort of tiles in dt1 (copy and paste in notepad for a better readibility) :

code:

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// ==========================================================================
// draw a 3d-isometric sub-tile
void draw_sub_tile_isometric (BITMAP * dst, int x0, int y0, const UBYTE * data, int length)
{
   UBYTE * ptr = data;
   int   x, y=0, n,
         xjump[15] = {14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14},
         nbpix[15] = {4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 28, 24, 20, 16, 12, 8, 4};
   // 3d-isometric subtile is 256 bytes, no more, no less
   if (length != 256)
      return;
   // draw
   while (length > 0)
   {
      x = xjump[y];
      n = nbpix[y];
      length -= n;
      while (n)
      {
         putpixel(dst, x0+x, y0+y, * ptr);
         ptr++;
         x++;
         n--;
      }
      y++;
   }
}

// ==========================================================================
// draw a normal sub-tile (can be transparent, so there are "jump" coded)
void draw_sub_tile_normal (BITMAP * dst, int x0, int y0, const UBYTE * data, int length)
{
   UBYTE * ptr = data, b1, b2;
   int   x=0, y=0;
   // draw
   while (length > 0)
   {
      b1 = * ptr;
      b2 = * (ptr + 1);
      ptr += 2;
      length -= 2;
      if (b1 || b2)
      {
         x += b1;
         length -= b2;
         while (b2)
         {
            putpixel(dst, x0+x, y0+y, * ptr);
            ptr++;
            x++;
            b2--;
         }
      }
      else
      {
         x = 0;
         y++;
      }
   }
}

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2 frames
left frame = tile
right map = itself

but the main problem is this
the maps are done in layers meaning yo will have to make a array.

meaning...
x,y location
a,b,c [a = automap,b = tile, c = walkible]

so basicly you would have to say

Tile(x,y) = Item(a,b,c)

just my thinking and rammblings, just fooling around with ideas cause after this
minor part is done you will have to make objects that overlay making that item(a,b,c,d) then people paths that in a grid alone i think...
bah sorry , just rammbling

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quote:

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Originally posted by MPHG:
The Sub Index number on pauls program is the item number for islweo's ds1 editor prop2

I checked it out with 99% of the items in the town (objects.dt1 & towne1.ds1)
and all seem to corrospond.

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Since I don't have this editor, tell me one thing : how many layers are there in the .ds1 ? I was used to think there was 5, but in the tiles\act1\town\townE1.ds1 it seems there are 6 layers (the 6th is empty), and there are 43 objects. The first object have these properties.
* type = 02
* param0 = 6E
* param1 = A4
* param2 = 51
(and param3 = 00, like always it seems)

Now, the 43th have :
* type = 01
* param0 = 00
* param1 = 74
* param2 = 76
* param3 = 00

If you have exactly the same, it's good (if not, tell me, I may be doing something wrong). But here's what I wanted to say : After these 43 objets, the file is not finished ! There are more bytes after, but the format don't seems to be objects. So, even I have put the finger on another difficulties of the ds1 format, or I have a big problem in my ds1'dumping program. Tell me what you have please.

Btw, about a windows editor. I can't do that. I don't have the tools. And I master the programming of djgpp and alegro (well, master is maybe too strong, but at least I'm feeling I'm in my elements), while in windows I know NOTHING. I can't even make a simple "Hello wolrd" prog in that. But If I make a lvl editor one day, I'll give the source, and if I find time I'll make doc of the dt1 and ds1 format (and surely send them to the keep). So, you'll have your so-needed windows editor if a vc6 programmer fall on it.

so, i do grab all the basic concept of the dt1 some draft progy will come out soon i think

As for the .ds1, you can take this zip ,there are 2 exe and their sources. In order to use the "allds1.exe" you HAVE to have the .ds1 on the D: drive (the prog will check in all sub-directories from the root). Hey, it's like that at home, and I didn't intended at first to give the exe, since I gave the txt

That's all I can do to help for now. I'm on my way to make a .ds1 viewer (NOT yet an editor)

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The frost. Sometimes it makes the blade stick.

Darkness Weaves

By the way, i've started making a shell extension that allow you tp edit directly the dcc main param (offset,length etc..) from the right click, i'll post it at the keep (no more cv5 crashes when calculating offsets )

With personalized tiles, it'll be a piece of nothing to decode how the walls / floors in the ds1 are coded. Next step : puting some debug info in the tiles, like indexs / frame / file , whatever...

EDIT >>> just change the gif, now have debug info.

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Come stay a night at my Dragon's Inn

quote:

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Originally posted by RexxLaww:
Its a good time to be a D2 modder.

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Truth!!!

Many people have delved deep to build the picture we have today of the game's workings. But between Paul Siramy and Sir_General we are making quantum leaps!

quote:

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Originally posted by Myhrginoc:

Many people have delved deep to build the picture we have today of the game's workings. But between Paul Siramy and Sir_General we are making quantum leaps!

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Yep, Paul Siramy and Sir_General are the Heralds of the New D2 Modmaking Revolution

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"Get me a balrog attack-1 hand-to-hand animation, and I want it yesterday, the paladin is almost here!" ---> DMA1HTH @ offset 0006A480h. - Myhrginoc

Summary :
layer1.prop1 = orientation
layer4.prop2 = sub-index
layer4.prop3 = something to do with choice of dt1

I'm working with a square of 5*5 tiles of tristram, and here is what I have :

* when in the ds1 layer4.prop3 = 0, then it's a a tile from town\floor.dt1

* when in the ds1 layer4.prop3 = 16 or 64 or 66, then it's a a tile from tristram\town.dt1

* when in the ds1 layer4.prop3 = 192, then it's a a tile from maybe outdoors\objects.dt1, or maybe outdoors\river, but certainly not town\floor.dt1 not tristram\town.dt1

My progress are sooooooooooooo slow

quote:

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Originally posted by Paul Siramy:

My progress are sooooooooooooo slow

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Don't you worry Paul Siramy. Sometimes the path may seem long and difficult, but once we are on the other side, we realize all our efforts were worth it

Right now I'm trying to discover how the game handles skill descriptions on screen, that thing just does not make sense!!

Lets kep trying, we will see light at the end of the tunnel eventually

quote:

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Originally posted by Paul Siramy:
My progress are sooooooooooooo slow

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Well stick me at the North Pole in January and cover me with molasses! If what you have accomplished in the last three weeks is your idea of slow, then what you consider fast must violate relativity. Keep up the slow progress, you're moving plenty fast for me! [Myhrginoc redefines “slow” in comparison.]

It is great work you're doing!

But here are some good news :

I'm only working in tristram for now, so maybe the things I'll say won't work elsewhere. Ok, so... The layer 4 is mainly used for the floors, and the layer 0 is used for the walls. The layer 1 is for the corner (EDIT >>> but it is only for walls, not for floors !). My prog draw the floors (layer 4) then the walls (layer 0). It's not perfect, but here are some correlations :

Take a cell (x and y coordinates). if in layer 1 prop 1 is equal to 0 it's a floor of course. Then, in layer 4 the prop2 is the sub-index and prop3 / 16 is the main-index (yep, only the high nibble is the main-index, you need to right-shift them, hence the / 16) (EDIT >>> and orientation is zero of course).

If in layer 1 prop1 is not 0 then in layer 0, prop2 is the sub-index of the wall, and prop3 / 16 is the main-index (EDIT >>> the layer1.prop1 is then the orientation).

The problem is I still don't know which dt1 to take. In the screenshot my prog made just above, there's only the tiles of the "tristram\town.dt1". But I tried with "outdoors\river.dt1" and some other, and it works not so bad too. I'm feeling better

EDIT >>> update of the gif AND come precisions of the text