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Tasks / FOnline Dat Ripper - Powerful FOnline Dat Utility

« on: June 04, 2022, 05:08 »

I will put the description as is and as I usually do, in QnA form.

Q: What is it?
A: FOnlineDatRipper is a combined utility with archive/view/convert capabilities in one software.

Q: What's the current version?
A: Version's v1.0 -beta1; name "Eternal".

Q: Can you explain capabilities verbosely?
A: Software has capabilities of extracting files from Fallout 2 dat archives, feature to view FRM and ACM files and to convert ACM files to play with the audio player on your host OS.

Q: Where can I get virus scans of the downloaded zip archive?
A: Please go to https://www.virustotal.com/gui/ and upload the archive if you hesitate on the second thought.

Q: Where's help and (or manual) about this one?
A: Available in the menus under "How to use" in the app itself, all operations are described there.

Q: Wait a second, are there any alternatives or similar programs?
A: Yep, but the goal in this one to make the first one to have build with both opening multiple files in one filesystem and embedded FRM/ACM viewer and converter in one.
     Mr. Stalin developed Dat Explorer and there is ACM2WAV as a single console application.
     I can say that Dat Explorer is a good start, that's the application which inspired me, but I desired more of it, much more.
     And sadly that there's no better than console ACM2WAV written in Pascal back in a day.

Q: Is this in development?
A: Yea, I developed it since January and I need to push it to the first solid release.

Q: Who's involved in making of this?
A: Many inspired me, but I did it. I do not seek for a glory. Maybe someone worth to notice. Humbly.

Source code repository:
https://github.com/ErmacMKIII/FOnlineDatRipper

Download:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/sfd59f8l7kda59g/FOnlineDatRipper-v1.0-BETA1-ETERNAL.zip/file

Youtube video (done for v0.4 alpha - DEUTERIUM):


Youtube video (done for v1.0-beta1 - ETERNAL):

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Tasks / FO2 INTRFACE EDITOR (STABLE RELEASE)

« on: January 04, 2021, 10:30 »

Q: What is it?
A: Program written in Java which serves as the linker for interface images and text. It's not an image editor.

Q: Which version is actual?
A: Actual version is 1.3 - KOREANS.
    This is 4th Stable Release.

Q: What's required to run it?
A: Java 1.8 (or later) is required.

Q: If it's in Java what technology or libraries is this based on?
A: Java OpenGL Library abbreviated as JOGL.

Q: What's the purpose of this program?
A: This program has purpose to build and edit the interface similar to the one in the game (to the some extent). You're only modifying the default.ini of it.

Q: How do I get to the game files?
A: After downloading the client, in data folder are located all the ingame files apart from fallout.dat. Target directory is art > intrface where default.ini is.

Q: What FOnline Engines are supported?
A: Designated primarily for FOnline2 but can be modified and distributed with FOnline Reloaded and other FOnlines.

Q: How do I use this?
A: Once you download the program in the menu "Info > How to use" you will get instructions how to use.
    Briefly, I can say is you can do many things with this one apart from editing images.

Q: Who's involved in making of this?
A: Solely I. For now. But I may recruit someone to help me with these.
 
Q: What's the deal about license and this program, is it free?
A: Absolutely it's free. And it's Open Source. You're welcome to make it even better. Licenced under General Public License v3.0.

Program download: https://www.mediafire.com/file/mwj85qrx9wqjkk7/FO2_INTRFACE_EDITOR_KOREANS_BIN.zip/file
Source code repo: https://github.com/ErmacMKIII/FO2_INTRFACE_EDITOR

Screenshots:


Youtube demonstration videos:

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Tasks / FO2 HIGLIGHTER PROGRAM (MOD CREATOR)

« on: October 12, 2020, 22:25 »

Q: What is it?
A: Program written in Java for making item highlighter mods.

Q: Which version is actual?
A: Actual version is 1.6 - LATVIA.

Q: What's required to run it?
A: Java 1.8 (or later) is required.

Q: What's the purpose of this program?
A: This program has purpose to make highlighter mods by modifying original game files. It's designed to replace GIMP and Photoshop use.
   
Q: So how can I get to original game files?
A: Extract fallout.dat, data01.zip, data03.zip, and data04.zip (in that order) to a single location, replace when prompted.
    You will need a tool like DatExplorer to extract fallout.dat [Randall]

Q: What FOnline Engines are supported?
A: Designated primarily for FOnline2 but can be modified and distributed with FOnline Reloaded and other FOnlines.

Q: How do I use this?
A: Once you download the program in the menu "Info > How to use" you will get instructions how to use.
    Briefly, I can say is choose input and output directory, choose colors and click go. Rarely alter Dictionary.txt (case insensitive plaintext file).

Q: Who's involved in making of this?
A: Solely I. But, but Lucek has done something similar before with perhaps manually putting green outlines to all the items and sceneries.
 
Q: What's the deal about license and this program, is it free?
A: Absolutely it's free. And it's Open Source. You're welcome to make it even better. Licenced under General Public License v3.0.

Program download: https://www.mediafire.com/file/z1d6rdhxvpgvthe/FO2_HIGHLIGHTER_LATVIA_BIN.zip/file
Source code repo: https://github.com/ErmacMKIII/FO2_HIGHLIGHTHER

Screenshots (click on the image to open it in new tab):



Youtube videos:

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Tasks / GRAPHITE INTERFACE (PUBLIC VERSION 2.1)

« on: September 04, 2018, 03:40 »

Q: What is it?
A: Pure Interface based on PEIOSv4 interface by drot/Odijsuppi in black n white variant. It's only for FOnline2. Comes in red, green, blue and white flavour.

Q: Which version is actual?
A: Actual version is 2.1.

Q: Does it come in conjunction with Lil'MoD/redhex?
A: Yes, it's expansion of LilModV13. It is expansion from ordinary mod to complex interface.

Q: What's the modification?
A: Goal is to make the interface with sharp fonts, white borders, black outlines, translucent (around 67%) and to be black and white. Also theatrical ambiance effect done by OpenGL shaders.

Q: Is it finished?
A: Negative, it's still in development. This is the third alpha what're you about to see.
     It's in public release  state so people can use it.

Q: What resolutions are supported?
Supported resolutions are 800x600(minimal), 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1366x768, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 2560x1440 and 3840x2160.

Q: May I join the development of it?
A: I would rather prefer to work alone on it..

Q: How do I install this?
A: There're two ways:
1. Extracting the zip archive in FOnline2S3en/data folder, running the CleanCache.bat and then running the game.
2. Putting file in FOnline2S3en/data folder, including it in DataFiles.cfg with data/<archive_example.zip> (as a last line preferrably), running the CleanCache.bat and then running the game.

Q: Who's involved in making of this?
A: Wesan provided me the latest FOnline2 logo and screenshot of Glow appearing in the Main Menu. PEIOSv4 is work of DoctorEex/Odijsuppi. Then in the end I will mention myself.


Download links (Open Link and Choose Version & Flavour):
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dchNWPUnb_tMpFBYXJZFa4uk0w8ux_0w?usp=sharing

Latest Version:
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/633fsiuyuuwro/FO2_GRAPHITE_V2.1

Crosshairs and cursors (icon background is transparent):


Screenshots (DONE FOR PREVIOUS RED VERSION and for 1920x1080 resolution):
1. Main Menu


2. Character Sheet


3. Barter


4. Fixboy


5. Pipboy


6. Skilldex


7. Inventory


8. World Map


9. Ground Pickup

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Tasks / Altering the colors of weapon and line sight range

« on: August 03, 2018, 01:28 »

Weapon range and line sight change - So since couple of people asked how to do it - here it is. But only for Open GL (that is normal FOnline2.exe). My graphics card doesn't support D3D client (which is FOnlineD3D.exe).
*used laptop for making and testing the D3D variant*

In this example we're both inverting the colors of weapon range and line sight (similar to what skycast earlier did) and increasing the thickness of the line. Check the source code in zip archive. It's well commented.

Works again only for Open GL since there is only one file. (it works for D3D too)

Screenshot of demonstration (you see cyan and magenta lines where red and green are supposed to be):


Download link:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/qugc5m1hozxou1r/lineFXv2.zip/file

To install it there're two ways:
1. Make new folder "effects" in FOnline2S3en/data and drag and drop both Primitive_Default.fx and Primitive_Default.glsl from lineFXv2.zip archive into it.
2. Put lineFXv2.zip in FOnline2S3en/data and then include it in DataFiles.cfg by typing data/lineFXv2.zip as the last line.

Then run CleanCache.bat and start the game over.

Testers: Legal (aka Moss) and Roxas. They Approved this.

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Closed Bugs / HUB Caravan packer for new chars

« on: February 09, 2017, 09:01 »

You can't do hub caravan packer repeatable mini quest as a fresh new char
NPC's gonna say - What now? I'm busy.
And you have only one option - I'm just looking around

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Sell / WTS Enviromental + Medical Implant

« on: December 22, 2016, 02:10 »

Enviriomental implant price: 120k SOLD


Medical implant price: 250k SOLD

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Suggestions / Copper bottle caps

« on: January 16, 2016, 19:43 »

Second ingame currency more valuable than those ones on the market. Can be exchanged in the FLC banks for real bottle caps and vice-versa without any other unnecessary fee. The most suitable exchange ratio shall be decided sooner or later.

There is an item that can give you the copper bottle cap besides finding those rare humble amounts of copper bottlecaps. A golden nuka-cola. It's coloured brownish-caramel-golden (or simply golden) compared to the default blue one. A more rare one. After consuming golden nuka cola you shall glow in dark (under night conditions) as you had orange flare in the inventory. You can idle in Hub with two orange flares in inventory combined after you consumed a golden nuka cola thus becoming the most orange Christmas tree individual. It doesn't grant any more bonus than glowing in the dark and +1 AP. Since we all have some tool in 2nd hand, whether or not it's motion sensor, a stealthboy, a repair plies (tools) you can get glowing bonus that will last for quite amount of time without worry of losing this ability. For roleplaying or for simple entertainment in dungeons. On the ground a golden nuka cola radiates as an orange flare.

Some example where it might find the best use of it (with golden nuka colas combined with copper bottle caps). So you wanna buy marksman implant and you wanna pay 5 million caps to some jewdy greedy fella and cuz it's made of two steps both gathering from container to inventory and then meeting with him and paying him which requires a minute or two (no idea how much it can take, I was never the buyer yet I treasure hunted one in Glow just prior to the NCR Bank event). It makes transaction more easier as you need to give away lesser amount of bottle caps than usual. And you can with pay copper bottle caps and golden nuka colas combined since they have the same value (if you prefer caps let it be caps). Thousands combat armours mark II in a exchange for one implant - heard this joke on the radio ingame.

NPCs traders and player driven shopkeepers also value golden nuka colas (only them not the default blue ones) and copper bottle caps more than simple bottle caps according to the exchange ratio. Making paying avengers, Barrets armours, chem control implants, power armours are now even more easier to be bought.

And finally the places that spawn copper bottle caps and golden nuka colas. Golden nuka colas is spawned only on Khans transaction, Enclave event, Sierra level 2 dungeon and Sierra control. Copper bottle caps might be spawned on all the previous mentioned places (or events) and're more common than golden nuka colas. Copper bottle caps spawn in implant locker in Glow (which also spawns stealthboys, rare maps, motion sensors, geiger counters), Necropolis lockers on the last level (in the lockers which spawn random stuff including many stealthboys) and Ares implant locker. Value ratio of golden nuka cola and copper bottle cap is 1:1 (for all the NPCs). In players assessment it might not be. But who cares. Both golden nuka colas and copper bottle caps can be found in Sierra caves complex.

Good luck if you wanna implement this.
Indeed

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Buy / WTB Sneaking (Scouting) Implant

« on: December 10, 2015, 19:44 »

I propose starting offer as 800k for it. Negotiations via PM please. I'll give you also my brotherhood armour. I'm poor nig* that's all I got now.
Thanks in the advance

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Survival Guides / Game Help / Grenadier build

« on: October 08, 2015, 04:16 »

I need the build for scouting whilst being able to defend myself, so I came up with this grenadier, please tell me whether or not is good.

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Suggestions / Tell cleaning robot to not gather coloured flares

« on: September 23, 2015, 20:35 »

Currently you need to tell him to "stop gathering weapons please", as coloured flares are categorised as weapons and robot will normally pick them up from the ground. Coloured flares are part of base decoration and you don't really want robot removing those.
So make a new line in dialogue instead "Stop gathering coloured flares please".

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Tasks / Lil' Mod (hexagons, crosshairs, cursors and shaders)

« on: July 07, 2015, 16:21 »

Q: What is it?
A: It's a single mod comprising (made of) new hexagons, crosshairs, cursors and shaders (rendering programs) for OpenGL. It can be used with any interface and any FOnline.

Q: Why it's called little?
A: Cuz it was very humble in the beginning consisting of only a few files.

Q: Which version is actual?
A: LilModV15Red and LilModV15White. Please check the last page for them.

Q: Which clients support this mod?
A: Hexagons, crosshairs and cursors are supported by both Open GL and Direct 3D.
Shaders (from effects folder) are supported only by Open GL (Primitive_Default.fx for sight line and weapon range line is the only exception).

Q: How do I install this?
A: There're two ways:
1. Extracting the zip archive in FOnline2S3en/data folder, running the CleanCache.bat and then running the game.
2. Putting file in FOnline2S3en/data folder, including it in DataFiles.cfg with data/<archive_example.zip> (as a last line preferrably), running the CleanCache.bat and then running the game.

Q: What programs were used to made this?
A: Viewer 1.3, Fallout Frame Animator 2.7, GIMP and Notepad++.

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Suggestions / Shi implant removal

« on: July 05, 2015, 01:28 »

In San Francisco at exact place you install the implant you have the same computer (or other computer to prevent missclicks). Implant removal is 50k, the same as it was for installing. After removal it appears in your inventory. Then next implant installation is 50k.
Reasons:
A) My lvl 99 BG burster is absolutely perfect but it has medical implant and I wanna install defence implant, why wasting money on reroll (450k) here;
B) I wanna give implant to another player (sell to one or give to friend) and again 450k for reroll is overkill;

Conclusion: With A) we have easier implant transfer between lvl 99 chars and with B) we don't lose our chars with our stats when other player needs our implant.

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Suggestions / Science machine in Hub

« on: February 03, 2015, 22:03 »

Bring your stuff to this machine and via dialog (the same way as you talk to ZaX comp in Glow) you commence sciencing everything from inventory until there's nothing left but metal parts, junk, .. stuff that can't be scienced are skipped. Computer check your science skill (with tools or without them). It informs you when it's complete.

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Suggestions / Blueprint NPC collector

« on: January 12, 2015, 06:14 »

There're NPC collectors in San Fran, Redding Den for miscellaneous pre-war data, electronics,
so suggestion is make the npcs who would collect blueprints that're utterly useless due to Global tech: scoped hunting rifle, radx, leather armour mark ii, m60.. 500 caps per each blueprint.

How about turn this into plenty of caps; profit for everyone.

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