Show me those .dats!

[Mooshywooshy]

Well it did in fact change all the spots I needed it to! But I think its adding some bytes for some reason like Galka - Hume M (0F) it seemed to have added bytes to the texture. Like everywhere there is an 0A, there is now an 0D in front of it xD?

Oh heres the table completed


galka_hex = "ffff5c00"
elvm_hex = "ffff5900"
elvf_hex = "ffff2b00"
humeM_hex = "ffff0f00"
humeF_hex = "ffff5C00"
mithra_hex = "ffff5800"
taru_hex = "ffff3e00"

[Julian]

Can you give me a sample dat so I can mess with it? I've just been using my own file with the hex thrown in

edit: Found a small mistake, don't think it's responsible for what you indicated, but updated:

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##############################
#this is the part you'll want to modify however you want
#you'll have to modify them, since I only have the elvm you specified

galka_hex = "ffff5c00"
elvm_hex = "ffff5900"
elvf_hex = "ffff2b00"
humeM_hex = "ffff0f00"
humeF_hex = "ffff5C00"
mithra_hex = "ffff5800"
taru_hex = "ffff3e00"

##############################

def openFile (input)
file = File.open(input, 'rb')
#read input file
text = file.read
return text.unpack('H*').first
#unpack into a hexdump, returns an array of size 1
end

def writeFile (name, input)
file = File.open(name, 'w')
#open a new file w/ specified name
input = input.to_a
file.puts input.pack('H*')
#repack the array back
end

puts "Usage: ruby mooshy.rb inputdat.dat" if ARGV.size != 1

galka = ARGV[0] #input file name
dat = openFile(galka) #read hex content

original_name = galka.gsub(".dat","") #get rid of the .dat in the file name

elvM = dat.gsub(galka_hex, elvm_hex) #sub data and assign it to elv
writeFile(original_name + "_elvM.dat", elvM) #write it to originalname_elvM.dat

elvF = dat.gsub(galka_hex, elvf_hex)
writeFile(original_name + "_elvF.dat", elvF)

mithra = dat.gsub(galka_hex, mithra_hex)
writeFile(original_name + "_mithra.dat", mithra)

humeM = dat.gsub(galka_hex, humeM_hex)
writeFile(original_name + "_humeM.dat", humeM)

humeF = dat.gsub(galka_hex, humeF_hex)
writeFile(original_name + "_humeF.dat", humeF)

taru = dat.gsub(galka_hex, taru_hex)
writeFile(original_name + "_taru.dat", taru)

(The writefile for humeF was using humeM as input)

edit: I see what you're saying, lemme fix it

[Mooshywooshy]

Yar its still adding 0D's >0<; Heres a Galka Rune Staff
I appreciate you making this :D Its really cool already

http://www.mediafire.com/?tv111k8ociwyouj

I had it make me a file called merp.dat with this

merp = dat.gsub(galka_hex)
writeFile(original_name + "_merp.dat", merp)

and it gave me a hex file with FFFF 5C00 0D0A in it ?

[Julian]

Oh, I know why XD

When it's repacking the hex, it's treating it like as if it were ascii characters, and it sees 0A(newline) and adds in a 0D(carriage return) because fucking windows, lol

Lemme see how I should go about fixing this

[Mooshywooshy]

Haha

[Radec]

Damn, /slow.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/547381/RaceSwapper.exe

C#, so will need .NET

Assumes input file is galka, outputs as <infilename> elvm.dat, <infilename> taru.dat etc

[Julian]

Fixed, needed binary mode, lol

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##############################
#this is the part you'll want to modify however you want
#you'll have to modify them, since I only have the elvm you specified

galka_hex = "ffff5c00"
elvm_hex = "ffff5900"
elvf_hex = "ffff2b00"
humeM_hex = "ffff0f00"
humeF_hex = "ffff5C00"
mithra_hex = "ffff5800"
taru_hex = "ffff3e00"

##############################

def openFile (input)
file = File.open(input, 'rb')
#read input file
file.binmode
text = file.read
return text.unpack('H*').first
#unpack into a hexdump, returns an array of size 1
end

def writeFile (name, input)
file = File.open(name, 'w')
file.binmode
#open a new file w/ specified name
input = input.to_a
packed = input.pack('H*')
file.puts packed
#repack the array back
end

puts "Usage: ruby mooshy.rb inputdat.dat" if ARGV.size != 1

galka = ARGV[0] #input file name
dat = openFile(galka) #read hex content

original_name = galka.gsub(".dat","") #get rid of the .dat in the file name

elvM = dat.gsub(galka_hex, elvm_hex) #sub data and assign it to elv
writeFile(original_name + "_elvM.dat", elvM) #write it to originalname_elvM.dat

elvF = dat.gsub(galka_hex, elvf_hex)
writeFile(original_name + "_elvF.dat", elvF)

mithra = dat.gsub(galka_hex, mithra_hex)
writeFile(original_name + "_mithra.dat", mithra)

humeM = dat.gsub(galka_hex, humeM_hex)
writeFile(original_name + "_humeM.dat", humeM)

humeF = dat.gsub(galka_hex, humeF_hex)
writeFile(original_name + "_humeF.dat", humeF)

taru = dat.gsub(galka_hex, taru_hex)
writeFile(original_name + "_taru.dat", taru)

Should work 100% now :D

[Mooshywooshy]

lol They're both amazing! Julians still adds an 0A at the very bottom of the dat though xD aside from that it works perfectly~
Radecs works great too!
Now all I need to do is hotfix the mithra effects and figure out how to fix the taru effects >0<; (if I 8008 the rings scale and everything but the rainbow shine and other stuff is way too big :<, if I 4004 I think it will be offset for giantarus)

Thanks again to both of you though, I really appreciate it!

[Julian]

doh, was using puts instead of print (puts adds a \n, print doesn't, my bad)

Spoiler: show

##############################
#this is the part you'll want to modify however you want
#you'll have to modify them, since I only have the elvm you specified

galka_hex = "ffff5c00"
elvm_hex = "ffff5900"
elvf_hex = "ffff2b00"
humeM_hex = "ffff0f00"
humeF_hex = "ffff5C00"
mithra_hex = "ffff5800"
taru_hex = "ffff3e00"

##############################

def openFile (input)
file = File.open(input, 'rb')
#read input file
file.binmode
text = file.read
return text.unpack('H*').first
#unpack into a hexdump, returns an array of size 1
end

def writeFile (name, input)
file = File.open(name, 'w')
file.binmode
#open a new file w/ specified name
input = input.to_a
file.print input.pack('H*')
#repack the array back
end

puts "Usage: ruby mooshy.rb inputdat.dat" if ARGV.size != 1

galka = ARGV[0] #input file name
dat = openFile(galka) #read hex content

original_name = galka.gsub(".dat","") #get rid of the .dat in the file name

elvM = dat.gsub(galka_hex, elvm_hex) #sub data and assign it to elv
writeFile(original_name + "_elvM.dat", elvM) #write it to originalname_elvM.dat

elvF = dat.gsub(galka_hex, elvf_hex)
writeFile(original_name + "_elvF.dat", elvF)

mithra = dat.gsub(galka_hex, mithra_hex)
writeFile(original_name + "_mithra.dat", mithra)

humeM = dat.gsub(galka_hex, humeM_hex)
writeFile(original_name + "_humeM.dat", humeM)

humeF = dat.gsub(galka_hex, humeF_hex)
writeFile(original_name + "_humeF.dat", humeF)

taru = dat.gsub(galka_hex, taru_hex)
writeFile(original_name + "_taru.dat", taru)

Should work fine now.

Highly recommend picking up some basic scripting, it's an incredibly useful ability :D

[Mooshywooshy]

doh, was using puts instead of print (puts adds a \n, print doesn't, my bad)
Should work fine now.

Highly recommend picking up some basic scripting, it's an incredibly useful ability :D

Yeah! You guys make me want to learn so I can make things easier :D

[Septimus]

Hmm, i'd need to look into how the colored egg does it, I havent looked at that dat since I was just a hex baby.
My guess would be that it changes colors through hex itself, which this mod does use but only for 1/2 the glows, the other 1/2 needed to be hue changed. But i'll look into it for sure

My thought was that if we couldn't have awesome magain staves for each element, maybe we can have an awesome magain staff for all elements. (And who know, maybe the will add in a unique staff for all elements! Delusions are fun.)

Duh.
Dont you guys know Mooshy works for SE on the side.
This staff will be in the game next month.

If Mooshy worked for Square, our equipment would be a lot more awesome.

[Mooshywooshy]

Well, there would be more Goobbue cars at least :B

[Julian]

My thought was that if we couldn't have awesome magain staves for each element, maybe we can have an awesome magain staff for all elements. (And who know, maybe the will add in a unique staff for all elements! Delusions are fun.)

Part of me wishes I still cared about this game, so I could look into seeing if stuff like this would be possible (at the very least, if not done through modifying files, it would probably be possible through plugins and stuff), but then the other part of me is glad I don't play it anymore. >_>

[Septimus]

Well, there would be more Goobbue cars at least :B

And please explain to me how would that would not be awesome?

[Mooshywooshy]

And please explain to me how would that would not be awesome?

lol Sometimes I destroy immersion

--lol--
Thanks to Julian and Radec I did 56 ports with hotfixes for mithra and Taru in about 10 minutes lul

[Vandalhart]

Jesus Mooshy... they should be offering you a job :D

[Kayu]

mooshy please use this song for your next video all dramatic and shit
http://endlessvideo.com/watch?v=09RU...ure=plpp_video

[Mooshywooshy]

lol I think Abyssea battle music is already in line for the next video >0<;

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y198/Elfkin/sfsdn.jpg

Staves are done and ported, just need to hotfix Elvaan F ones and package for upload! (HumeF hold staves like savages!)
--edit--

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y19...elestaves3.jpg

\Download/
http://www.mediafire.com/?rpohi44ho6fzfkq

All done (i hope)

[Nemesio]

These are probably going to make my computer explode. but I am totally ok with it.

[Mooshywooshy]

So I was sitting down to check out the hex of the jeweled egg and realized, i have no idea what dat the jeweled egg is >< I cant find it in AV and I dont actually have one so I cant process monitor it ;;

==found it ~.~==

DONE, EGG SCYTHE

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y19.../EGGSCYTHE.jpg