EsfEditor 1.4.5 (Updated Oct 24, 2009)

[erasmus777]

I sometimes think people are purposely typing me wrong.

but: great job! Nice somebody is working on this program again

Sorry.

[alpaca]

I sometimes think people are purposely typing me wrong.

but: great job! Nice somebody is working on this program again

Hah! I couldn't imagine who'd do something like that.

[husserlTW]

Originally Posted by Knazy Light

Hah! I couldn't imagine who'd do something like that.

lol !!!

[Cursisanafou]

i think the clone function may be broken

[erasmus777]

i think the clone function may be broken

Is Copy/Paste still working?

[Cursisanafou]

yea... actually i think clone works for certain things and not others...

What happens is the original entry loses its name, i don't know if it works or not... i didn't try because i didn't want to break my startpos

[husserlTW]

yea... actually i think clone works for certain things and not others...

What happens is the original entry loses its name, i don't know if it works or not... i didn't try because i didn't want to break my startpos

It works fine.

[Swiss Halberdier]

Thank you very much Erasmus777 for your huge effort and updating this helpful tool! +rep

[erasmus777]

yea... actually i think clone works for certain things and not others...

What happens is the original entry loses its name, i don't know if it works or not... i didn't try because i didn't want to break my startpos

That won't mess it up. This is probably more than you want to know, but the new titles are generated on the fly by "dipping" into the values that you see in the data grid on the right. That's why it runs a little slower: each node is having its unique title generated when you press "+". As far as the esf files are concerned, the nodes all have the same names they did before. For reasons I won't bore you with (and which I can't entirely remember ), I decided to have it default to the generic node name when you clone. Just press "+" and it should refresh with the updated node title.

[Cursisanafou]

ahh makes sense... good to know.

[Dogmeat]

Many Thanks erasmus777

the simple change of giving arrays headings for navigation makes esf editing worth it for me again.

Nice Work.

[detat88]

Exemplary work erasmus777, my first +rep to you!

[Cursisanafou]

any new knowledge on the system_bytes?

I'm really get frustrated trying to make the AI actually do something in my campaigns... other than dick around of course.

I was snooping around the CAI again.... i'm wondering if the AI fails to comprehend the actual prices they have to pay.... not taking into their difficulty benefits..

[erasmus777]

any new knowledge on the system_bytes?

I'm really get frustrated trying to make the AI actually do something in my campaigns... other than dick around of course.

I was snooping around the CAI again.... i'm wondering if the AI fails to comprehend the actual prices they have to pay.... not taking into their difficulty benefits..

I don't know anything new, but I'm going to add an option that allows you to view the byte values in hex and decimal. You may already know this, but the type in the right column tells you the hex value of the system byte. E.g., a System48 Byte (or however it displays) would be 72 in decimal. If you don't know hex, your computer's calculator should be able to change base-16 to base-10 for you.

Here are all the value type indicators in hex. Drop the "0x". The named bytes denote the value of the byte immediately preceding a value of the given type. In other words, if your file reader sees a "4" it knows the next group of bytes describe an integer.

        
Ascii = 0x0f,
        Binary41 = 0x41,
        Binary42 = 0x42,
        Binary43 = 0x43,
        Binary44 = 0x44,
        Binary45 = 0x45,
        Binary46 = 0x46,
        Binary47 = 0x47,
        Binary48 = 0x48,
        Binary49 = 0x49,
        Binary4A = 0x4a,
        Binary4B = 0x4b,
        Binary4C = 0x4c,
        Binary4D = 0x4d,
        Boolean = 1,
        Byte = 6,
        Float = 0X0a,
        FloatPoint = 0X0c,
        FloatPoint3D = 0x0d,
        Int = 4,
        PolyNode = 0x81,
        Short = 0,
        SingleNode = 0x80,
        UInt = 8,
        UInt16 = 7,
        UShort = 0x10,
        UTF16 = 0x0e

[The Vicar]

FYI, I think I've figured out what some entries in CAMPAIGN_ENV\CAMPAIGN_MODEL\WORLD\FACTION_ARRAY\FACTION_ARRAY\FACTION\ARMY_ARRAY\ARMY_ARRAY\ARMY\UNITS_ARRAY\UNITS_ARRAY\LAND_UNIT\UNIT mean:

Entry 1 - Unit ID
Entry 2 - Current numerical strength of unit
Entry 3 - Maximum numerical strength of unit
Entry 4 - Campaign movement speed
Entry 5 - Number of enemy killed
Entry 6 - Number of casualties taken
Entry 7 - ? This looks like a Unit ID, but I'm not sure why a unit would be referencing another unit
Entry 8 - Number of enemy killed - No idea why there would be 2 entries for the same number, but these appear to always be the same
Entry 9 - Number of casualties taken - same as above
Entry 10 - Experience level

[alpaca]

Erasmus, I think the binary48 data is an int array. I've exported some of them for some CAI tables (and they seem to have relevance, by the way) and it looks to be integers always, in the cases I looked at they're often IDs of other entries.

What would I have to do to add a re-import function that fixes the length if I make the file longer than before?

[erasmus777]

Erasmus, I think the binary48 data is an int array. I've exported some of them for some CAI tables (and they seem to have relevance, by the way) and it looks to be integers always, in the cases I looked at they're often IDs of other entries.

What would I have to do to add a re-import function that fixes the length if I make the file longer than before?

If I understand your question correctly, you'll need to make sure your changes register as "has changed size"--you'll find the size methods in the node classes. That will trigger the slow save then refresh.

[erasmus777]

I've uploaded a corrected NodesDescriptions.xml file. There was a spelling error that I had corrected in the code that I didn't think to check in the xml file. Now all your descriptions should show up.

If you have your own file that you want to keep, you'll need to do a find/replace for "Desciption" to "Description." It should then work fine.

[husserlTW]

I've uploaded a corrected NodesDescriptions.xml file. There was a spelling error that I had corrected in the code that I didn't think to check in the xml file. Now all your descriptions should show up.

If you have your own file that you want to keep, you'll need to do a find/replace for "Desciption" to "Description." It should then work fine.

Excellent, now I can use my description. Any thoughts about cai field? The most basics are CAI_FACTION and CAI_REGION records, since from there navigation is easy to the other CAI records. I think CAI_FACTION is in the same order as FACTION_ARRAYS list but I am sure that CAI_REGIONS have the same order as regions.esf. It would be a grate save of time...

EDIT: I've uploaded as an attachment my NodesDescriptions.xml for 1.4.5.

[erasmus777]

Excellent, now I can use my description. Any thoughts about cai field? The most basics are CAI_FACTION and CAI_REGION records, since from there navigation is easy to the other CAI records. I think CAI_FACTION is in the same order as FACTION_ARRAYS list but I am sure that CAI_REGIONS have the same order as regions.esf. It would be a grate save of time...

EDIT: I've uploaded as an attachment my NodesDescriptions.xml for 1.4.5.

That's good to know. My main concern right now is improving performance. I've completely rewritten the contols so it's now very fast. I just need to reintegrate all the editing functions. After that, I'll start adding in more labeling.