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====== Outpost 2 Helper Programs ====== | ====== Outpost 2 Helper Programs ====== | ||
- | Below is a listing of standalone programs that aid in various aspects of modifying Outpost 2. These programs were written by members of the Outpost Universe Community. If their source code was made public, it is available for download in the Outpost Universe Code Repository. | + | {{op2_sdk: |
- | If the program you are using is reporting an error due to a missing component, check the section **Registering a Missing Component** below for troubleshooting. | + | Below is a listing of standalone programs developed by different members of the Outpost Universe community that aid in various aspects of modifying Outpost 2. These programs were written over several years and some of the GUI programs will not work properly in modern Windows without downloading and registering some older Windows components. If the application' |
- | | + | If the program reports an error due to a missing component, check the section |
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- | * Virus Mask | + | |
- | * Vol Extractor | + | |
- | * Vol Creator | + | |
- | * OP2 Map Imager | + | |
- | ==== Outpost 2 Mapper | + | ==== Helper Program Listing |
- | //Created by Black Box and Hooman//\\ | + | |
- | {{op2_sdk: | + | |
- | + | * Create OP2 Maps using a Windows based GUI. | |
- | **Overview:** The Outpost 2 Mapper | + | |
- | \\ | + | * [[outpost_2:Helper_Programs:Mission Scanner|Mission Scanner]] |
- | The Outpost 2 Mapper | + | * List an overview |
- | \\ | + | |
- | **Directions: | + | * [[outpost_2:Helper_Programs: |
- | \\ | + | * Review |
- | **Download: | + | |
- | + | * [[outpost_2:Helper_Programs: | |
- | ---- | + | * View contents, create, edit, and extract from VOL and CLM archive files for use with Outpost 2. |
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- | ==== Mission Scanner ==== | + | * [[outpost_2:Helper_Programs: |
- | //Created by BlackBox// | + | |
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- | {{op2_sdk:missionscanner_screenshot.png}} | + | * [[outpost_2:Helper_Programs:Virus Mask|Virus Mask]] |
- | + | * See how Outpost 2 applies Microbe and night overlay on transition | |
- | **Overview: | + | |
- | \\ | + | * [[outpost_2:Helper_Programs:Vol Extractor|Vol Extractor]] |
- | **Instructions: | + | * Extract |
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- | **Download: | + | * [[outpost_2:Helper_Programs:Vol Creator|Vol Creator]] |
- | + | * Create new Outpost 2 specific | |
- | ---- | + | |
- | + | * [[outpost_2:Helper_Programs:Sheets Reader|Sheets Reader]] | |
- | ==== Sheets Reader ==== | + | * Review the contents |
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- | {{op2_sdk: | + | |
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- | **Overview: | + | |
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- | **Instructions: | + | |
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- | **Download: | + | |
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- | **Troubleshooting: | + | |
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- | ---- | + | |
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- | ==== Outpost 2 Art Viewer ==== | + | |
- | //Created by Cynex// | + | |
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- | {{op2_sdk: | + | |
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- | **Overview:** The Outpost 2 Art Viewer allows easy viewing | + | |
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- | The archive contains the viewer with the dll and three info files about the structures used by the prt and by op2 to manage the arts. | + | |
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- | **Instructions: | + | |
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- | Batch save accepts commands like ' | + | |
- | It also treats all unexpected chars as whitespace. | + | |
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- | **Download:** {{op2_sdk:270405_op2art_info.zip}} | + | |
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- | ---- | + | |
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- | ==== Virus Mask ==== | + | |
- | //Created by Hooman// | + | |
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- | {{op2_sdk: | + | |
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- | **Overview: | + | |
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- | When determining which tile to display, it examines 4 tiles in a 2x2 setup, using 1 bit from each tile to get a 4 bit index. (There are 16 tiles in VirMask.raw). It's probably easiest to think of the actual virus display as being off by half a tile.\\ | + | |
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- | **Instructions:** N/A\\ | + | |
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- | **Download:** {{op2_sdk: | + | |
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- | ---- | + | |
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- | ==== Vol Extractor | + | |
- | //Created by BlackBox and Leviathan// | + | |
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- | {{op2_sdk: | + | |
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- | **Overview: | + | |
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- | **Instructions:** Open the VolExtractor and select the .VOL file you want to inspect. The VolExtractor does not have to be in the Outpost 2 root directory.\\ | + | |
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- | **Download:** {{op2_sdk: | + | |
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- | **Troubleshooting: | + | |
- | ---- | + | |
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- | ==== Vol Creator | + | |
- | //Created by BlackBox and Leviathan// | + | |
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- | {{op2_sdk: | + | |
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- | **Overview: | + | |
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- | **Instructions:** Open the VolCreator and select the files you want to add to the .VOL. The VolCreator does not have to be in the Outpost 2 root directory.\\ | + | |
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- | **Download:** {{op2_sdk: | + | |
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- | ---- | + | |
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- | ==== OP2 Map Imager ==== | + | |
- | //Created by Vagabond and Hooman// | + | |
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- | **Overview: | + | |
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- | **Instructions: | + | |
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- | **Download: | + | |
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Inside the command prompt, type or paste the command required to register the file. Comdlg32.ocx is a placeholder below, use the actual filename of the missing component you are registering. For Windows 7 x64, use the following command: | Inside the command prompt, type or paste the command required to register the file. Comdlg32.ocx is a placeholder below, use the actual filename of the missing component you are registering. For Windows 7 x64, use the following command: | ||
- | regsvr32 %Systemroot%\SysWOW64\**comdlg32.ocx** | + | < |
You will have to adjust the command for your operating system if not using Windows 7 64 bit. | You will have to adjust the command for your operating system if not using Windows 7 64 bit. |