I am always bummed that the games I like don't have level editors/creators like so many other games I don't like (Quake, Half Life, etc.). Maybe my luck is changing!!! =)

ok.. i have woken up and i'm getting to work with .ds1's :) i hope new day will bring new info on this topic :)

ps. i don't wanna arenas i want new TOWN!! ;)))

Hopefully I'll get a bit of time today to spend looking at it as well (as I'm doing this at work it can be a lil' difficult sometimes ).

Either way keep going I think it may be possible with the info. so far to have a rudimentary map-editor available soon.

00h - longword - file type (uselly 12h, sometimes 10h,0Dh). maybe it's important to something ;)
04h - longword - xsize of level
08h - longword - ysize of level
0Ch - longword - unknown
10h - longword - unknown
14h - longword - num of tiles used in
18h - string - tile filename ended with 00h |
. |
. |\
. | >-- repeat num_of_tiles times
. |/
. - last tile filename ended with 00h |

longword - unknown
longword - unknown

here is map layout. size of layout: xsize+1,ysize+1
every cell of map is coded in 3 bytes and one spacer (00h) ie.
81 00 | 10 00 <-- this is one cell

after firstmap goes second. without any space bytes (!!!)
the same is with third...

rest of file is unknown... :(

if you don't understand maplayout format simple pseudo-code goes here:

type cellproperties = object
prop1 : byte
prop2 : byte
prop3 : byte;

var map : array [1..xsize+1,1..ysize+1] of cellproperties

for y=1 to ysize+1 {

for x=1 to xsize+1 {
cellprop1 = read_byte_from_file
cellprop2 = read_byte_from_file
cellprop3 = read_byte_from_file
read_byte_from_file <--- spacer
map[x,y].prop1 = cellprop1
map[x,y].prop2 = cellprop2
map[x,y].prop3 = cellprop3
}
}

http://vdi.pl/~isilweo/d2lvl.zip
here you can download windows ds1 viewer

and now i'm working on editor :)
we still don't know what is on the end of ds1 file... got ant ideas?

like fire in hell properties.
maybe some sort of constant things that occur.
(ex: the fire balls that fly up and strike ground in river of flame)

I'm going to work on what each 3 bytes mean.
there has to be away to figure it out,and I'm willing to do/help ya

type cellproperties = object
prop1:byte
prop2:byte
prop3:byte
prop4:byte;

And guys - better tell us how is the work going.Don't just contact each other on ICQ!

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"You only want what you can't have."

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I say we pull out and nuke the site from orbit.

download http://vdi.pl/~isilweo/duriel.ds1
put it where it should be (data\global\tiles\act2\tomb
i suggest to make wp to duriel's if you don't know how read a tutorial or http://vdi.pl/~isilweo/levels.zip

and now... try it out...
hope you all like it... it is very small change but it shows how is work on d2lvl editor advenced

waiting for comments :))

The D2 Modding community is waiting for this with baited breath

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I say we pull out and nuke the site from orbit.

Just a thought.

There's only one question i have...how big are the chances of a powerful editor for map changes?

keep up the good work guys *claps hands*

I have added the ability edit and save from my hex-reader (back on page 1 ) so I can now edit any part of the .ds1 file. I will not post my editor here as the interface is not exactly user friendly or particularly useful as a proper .ds1 editor. It does however let me 'tinker' with bits of the .ds1 so it may help shed some more light on the parts of the file that are unknown at the moment.

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I say we pull out and nuke the site from orbit.

...However I think we are still stuck with random layouts for most levels. Unless random components are stored in ds1 files or something, and that could take a while to figure out.

i wont give you screenshoot but you can look at http://vdi.pl/~isilweo/newduriel.txt
this is what i've changed in duriel's

all changes were made using my editor... but it's pre, pre beta ;>

i'll make few changes and allow you to test with it a bit
wait about 30-60minutes and i'll upload it

The viewer is still available at : http://user.tninet.se/~evn015r/files/dt1.zip

please send me info on those files... it'll be great help for editor... and maybe if you are sa good at decoding files you could have a look at end part of .ds1 file :)

Has anyone seen the Starcraft editor. Eventually something like that would be cool, where you could click on different parts of terrain and decorations and then save your finished level.

hehe perhaps im thinking a bit too far ahead.

Ill have a mes around with them files as well, ill see what i can come up with

Anyways good luck with this project