eezstreet

It seems like each GOB file might have its own magic number. Anyone want to crack open DOOM3 etc and see what the GOB file's first 4 bytes are?

I've been working on tools to work with the Xbox version of the game, notably dealing with the GOB archive format that is present instead of the .pk3 format. Here's a small preview of the different tools and what they do: gobextractor.exe: Extracts the contents of a VV .gob file, provided the gob and gfc file. Prints all of the info about the files extracted as well, including compressed size, file name, and date modified.gobconvert.exe: Converts a ZIP/PK3 archive into a gob and gfc archive of the same name. Different games use different codec groups. jediCodec for instance supports zlib and null codecs, but other games may require different codecs groups with different codecs, like TAR. Here's a list of currently supported codec groups: jediCodec: Supports STAR WARS: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy on Xbox, STAR WARS: Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast on Xbox, and STAR WARS: Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast on Gamecube.Since jediCodec is the only one supported, all of the tools assume jediCodec. If anyone knows of other games that use this format (Crash Bandicoot?) then there might be new codecs needed. https://jkhub.org/files/file/3234-%7B%3F%7D/

I think people should make whatever they want.

Depends on what you found. It's not unlikely that some stuff got put into the Xbox stuff for Visual Studio by mistake.

sg_import/sg_export just describe to the serializer how the field is supposed to be handled. You need sg_import and sg_export functions on every struct/class that is in the savegame and they act like their names imply: sg_import describes how this struct gets read, and sg_export describes how this struct gets written.

A GOB archive opener/extractor is useful for other reasons, if you have said code, you could PM it to me and I could maybe write a simple tool for that.

No. In fact, it's much easier to start with my code, and then pull from upstream OpenJK than trying to code stuff in manually. I could potentially update my jk2hd code if you'd like, but I imagine you've made some custom changes, no? EDIT: To clarify why this is simpler, it's because the process of updating the code can be done in a few steps via Git: git clone https://github.com/eezstreet/OpenJK cd OpenJK git remote add OpenJK https://github.com/JACoders/OPENJK git checkout jk2hd git pull OpenJK master git mergetool git commit ... make your changes ... ... make commits ... git remote add MyRepo <url> git push MyRepo master

My code is based on OpenJK. https://github.com/eezstreet/OpenJK/tree/jk2hd

If those sites were to disappear, I see no reason why we couldn't include files from those games.

I'm confused, isn't your code based on mine?

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Well you see, lad. I was in the second grade when the towers fell, that I was. All that I knew was that I was getting out of school. Chaotic scene it was, for sure. I didn't know what was happening, but when I had gotten home, the other tower had fallen too. Oh. Wait. What? We're talking about the Star Wars canon being changed? Yeah, I've got no idea man.

That's fair, I think splitscreen support is a viable OpenJK feature though.

The savegame code can be simplified down to two operations: read and write. The reason OpenJK modified the savegame code is so that the values serialize correctly on different platforms. Mac and Windows games can use the same savegames now, and so can 32bit/64bit games. How they're serialized is a complicated process that is really outside the scope of your question. Savegames contain the following, in order: Internal Name (COMM) - The name of the savegameScreenshot (CMTM) - The screenshot of the savegame (*)Gamestate (multiple) - The save file name, whether it was an autosave, ammo, health, inventory, and whether First Person Lightsaber is enabled(At this point, if we are reading the savegame, the map gets loaded)sv.time (TIME) (**)sv.residualTime (TIMR) (**)Configstrings (multiple) - Value of configstrings (**)Portal State (PRTS) - Information about which areaportals are currently flagged as open, closed, etc (**)(Everything past this point is modcode information, handled via ReadLevel and WriteLevel in g_savegame.cpp)* = Only present in JK2 saves ** = Not present in autosaves Savegames are always terminated with a DONE block. You don't need to interact with OpenJK's specific stuff to add things to the savegame. Rather, this is what you need to edit. Add things to that table, and they'll appear in the savegame. As you'll note, the playerstate doesn't actually show up in that table, it uses some cvars to pass around values as part of the Gamestate portion. (search for "ReadGame"/"WriteGame")

It is illegal to develop for the Xbox. The Xbox requires software (XDK) that can only be pirated to access, because of how old they are (Microsoft doesn't sell them anymore for the Xbox 360 or the Xbox original). XDKs are the property of Microsoft and they cannot legally be sold, either. The Xbox version of the game requires the XDK to compile. When you talk about developing stuff with the Xbox in mind, talk is certainly allowed, but the RAD game tools, XDK, etc were stripped for a good reason - you need to make sure not to include the sources for that or you open another can of worms. Also, you can't distribute executables or disks openly (you'd actually need a factory-sealed disk and API key I think in order to get them to run on unmodified Xboxes, but that may just be the case for the 360). You're going to be pretty hard pressed to find a place to actually do that, because Microsoft filters Hotmail pretty stringently and I can't allow (what amounts to) pirated software being distributed on this forum. I looked into this stuff a long time ago, it's really not worth the effort when you have Steam Machines and the ability to hack modern consoles to run Linux, as well as the controller support being improved anyway. You'd be running a graphically toned down version of the game for no benefit.

Dumb question, but did you compile the script?

Saves rely on the animation count being the same.

What Xbox/PS FPS game has this feature?

The disdain is because these parts are often taken from other models (or games) without permission and often there are no credits given to the original creators. For the most part, I agree with you. Making a from-scratch model is not necessary for a large project. It's especially obnoxious when people are fighting over "stolen" kitbashes or whose kitbashes are better and we moderators have to police it. There's a certain lack of presence of mind here. You didn't make any of that! How can someone have stolen your content when it wasn't yours to steal?

I think we should add prefixes to the WIP forum that state what the content contains: Original Content, Kitbashes, Ports and Kitbashes/Ports. As a general guideline the following should be a thing: 1. Provide download links to anything made along with a preview image 2. Use one of the prefixes on your post so people know what to expect. 3. Tag your post with the type of content that's in it: Maps, Skins, ... 4. (optional) If your thread has an important Star Wars character in it, add a tag for that. Example: Plo-Koon, Jango Fett, etc Threads that don't meet this criteria can be locked. But idk about that. Also, a well-crafted list of Star Wars characters (I think Barricade did this, or started this?) could help as well.

This is a non-exhaustive list of resources online to help you learn how to code. These are not designed to teach you the intricacies of the JA engine. Interactive Tutorials (recommended) Learn-CPP [Link] Written Tutorials My Primer [Link]Learn-CPP Written Tutorials [Link] Video Tutorials TBDIf you found something useful that helped you learn..please share! I'm sure others will find it useful.

I'm talking about JK2 code in this thread, not JKA code.

To others: Leave him alone. If you have personally had your model stolen by him (or know of others who have had theirs stolen) in this thread, then you can confront him via private message or talk to the staff. Otherwise, stop instigating. I don't care about MB2 drama, it doesn't belong here. To T R I S T A N: Calling people morons, filth and anything else isn't helping. Don't reply to negative comments. Your thread is going to get locked if half of your comments in it are rude words towards other people. To all: Keep it civil.

There is one in the EXTREME WEAPONS PACK and one in Gunslinger's Academy.

Worldspawn is on every map, not just OpenJK. It's classified as an entity that contains various level info properties for the whole level. Worldspawn is a poor example though of what an "entity" is in this engine. Entity refers to anything in the level that isn't hard geometry - spawn points are an entity, NPCs are an entity, etc. Worldspawn does not actually get spawned, its values get copied deep into the code and discarded.