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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 | + | Below is a listing of standalone programs |
- | If the program | + | If the program |
- | * [[outpost_2: | + | ==== Helper Program Listing ==== |
- | * Mission Scanner | + | |
- | * Sheets Reader | + | |
- | * Outpost 2 Art Viewer | + | |
- | * Virus Mask | + | |
- | * Vol Extractor | + | |
- | * Vol Creator | + | |
- | * OP2 Map Imager | + | |
- | ==== Outpost 2 Mapper ==== | + | |
- | //Created by Black Box and Hooman// | + | * Create OP2 Maps using a Windows based GUI. |
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- | {{op2_sdk: | + | * [[outpost_2:Helper_Programs:Mission Scanner|Mission Scanner]] |
- | + | * List an overview | |
- | **Overview:** The Outpost 2 Mapper | + | |
- | \\ | + | * [[outpost_2:Helper_Programs:Art Viewer|Art Viewer]] |
- | The Outpost 2 Mapper | + | * Review |
- | \\ | + | |
- | **Directions: | + | * [[outpost_2:Helper_Programs:Virus Mask|Virus Mask]] |
- | \\ | + | * Check out how Outpost 2 applies Microbe and night overlay on transition |
- | **Download: | + | |
- | + | * [[outpost_2:Helper_Programs:Vol Extractor|Vol Extractor]] | |
- | ---- | + | * Extract |
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- | ==== Mission Scanner ==== | + | * [[outpost_2:Helper_Programs:Vol Creator|Vol Creator]] |
- | //Created by BlackBox// | + | * Create new Outpost 2 specific |
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- | {{op2_sdk:missionscanner_screenshot.png}} | + | * [[outpost_2:Helper_Programs:Map Imager|Map Imager]] |
- | + | * Render variable resolution images | |
- | **Overview: | + | |
- | \\ | + | * [[outpost_2:Helper_Programs:Sheets Reader|Sheets Reader]] |
- | **Instructions: | + | * Review the contents of Outpost 2 specific sheets that control in game settings using a Windows based GUI. |
- | \\ | + | |
- | **Download: | + | |
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- | ---- | + | |
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- | ==== Sheets Reader ==== | + | |
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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:** If you get the message //Component ' | + | |
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- | ==== Outpost 2 Art Viewer | + | |
- | //Created by Cynex// | + | |
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- | {{op2_sdk: | + | |
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- | **Overview: | + | |
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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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- | ==== 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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- | ==== 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:** Download, unzip, and follow included readme instructions.\\ | + | |
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- | **Download:** Stub\\ | + | |
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