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[K4thos]

Works great for me too. A new request: how about adding find -> "reference to this file" in MUS files? It should look for ARE references and also check if the music is referenced in scripts and dialogues.

Edited by K4thos, 18 December 2015 - 09:59 PM.

[Argent77]

I'll see what I can do.

[hook71]

If I open DLG files in the new version all strings look like they have sound attached. If I click on the play button (for a string without actual sound) I get "Error reading null."

[Argent77]

I can confirm this issue. It appears to exist since previous version of NI (v1.36-20151112). I'll look into it.

[Lollorian]

Feature Request:

Allow opening files using a simple drag and drop into the main application in addition to the "Open File.." box (keep the "Open File" option for the oldies) - you know how if you have notepad.exe open and you drag-drop any file in it and it opens it up

Edited by Lollorian, 26 December 2015 - 10:35 AM.

[Argent77]

You can already drag files into the drop area of the "Open File" dialog.

Adding drag&drop support to the whole NI application isn't difficult to implement, but it wouldn't always work because it needs a dedicated GUI component to listen to d&d events. It's easy in Notepad since there is only a single edit window. However, NI uses all kinds of components, depending on which resource you have currently selected. It would probably only work reliably if you drag the files onto the resource tree, menu bar or status bar.

 

I can add this option if you can live with these limitations.

Edited by Argent77, 26 December 2015 - 11:44 AM.

[Lollorian]

I can add this option if you can live with these limitations.

Yes please Something's better than nothing.

 

Also, yes the Open File drag-drop option exists - but it's 2 mouse clicks & an unnecessary dialog box too many

[Argent77]

Update: NearInfinity v1.36-20151227

Changes:

• Fixed an annoying issue which caused very long loading or search times (mainly) for SPL or ITM resources.
• Fixed an issue which incorrectly enabled the "Play sound" button for all strings in DLG resources.
• Added drag and drop support for files to the whole Near Infinity window. Dropping the CHITIN.KEY asks the user whether to open the associated game. (Note: Text edit windows, such as used for script, 2DA or IDS resources may block this operation because it interferes with their own drag and drop mechanism. Dropping files onto the resource tree, menu bar or status bar should work reliably however.)
• Added new "Search reference" feature to MUS resources.
• Added more IDS resource entries to the BCS syntax highlighter.
• Changed ARE "Wind speed" field into "Overlay transparency" for all Enhanced Edition games.
• Fixed display of closed door states in Area Viewer for maps with unusual tile index declarations (e.g. in BG2:EE AR0903.WED).

Edited by Argent77, 27 December 2015 - 10:39 AM.

[Roxanne]

An idea for the near future:

Support for the EET worldmap, currently only (unused) ToB worldmap opens in NI for EET game.

[Argent77]

The EET worldmap (WORLDMAP.WMP) opens just fine in NI. Do you have trouble opening it?

[Roxanne]

The EET worldmap (WORLDMAP.WMP) opens just fine in NI. Do you have trouble opening it?

Yes, it does not open in NI while it is working fine in the game. (I thought it was not yet ready).

 

I also checked one of my BGT installs in NI, where I use the same very large worldmap and same problem there. It must be something that was introduced in one of the last NI updates, because I had no problem with that map before.

 

I will update my version to today's NI-version and re-check.

[Roxanne]

The EET worldmap (WORLDMAP.WMP) opens just fine in NI. Do you have trouble opening it?

Yes, it does not open in NI while it is working fine in the game. (I thought it was not yet ready).

 

I also checked one of my BGT installs in NI, where I use the same very large worldmap and same problem there. It must be something that was introduced in one of the last NI updates, because I had no problem with that map before.

 

I will update my version to today's NI-version and re-check.

I installed new version 1227 and same problem, however it is not related to EET but to the very large worldmap it uses, same problem with the BGT using the same map. No problem with various other installations that use other worldmaps, those are fine.

[Argent77]

It might be a memory issue. Try starting NI with the "Hide NI" tool (you can find the link in the first post of this topic). Alternatively you could install the 64 bit version of Java. It already uses enhanced memory settings by default.

[Gwendolyne]

Great release!

 

Thanks for having fixed the issue with the too long time [Ctrl_Alt] X took to search for opcodes in spl and itm files. It was so bored I reinstalled the previous version.

Edited by Gwendolyne, 27 December 2015 - 11:50 PM.

[Roxanne]

It might be a memory issue. Try starting NI with the "Hide NI" tool (you can find the link in the first post of this topic). Alternatively you could install the 64 bit version of Java. It already uses enhanced memory settings by default.

Big thank you!!!

 

HideNI did the trick. (Strange that it was working before, but maybe your new and faster versions just require more memory on my PC than the older ones)

[Lollorian]

• Added drag and drop support for files to the whole Near Infinity window. Dropping the CHITIN.KEY asks the user whether to open the associated game. (Note: Text edit windows, such as used for script, 2DA or IDS resources may block this operation because it interferes with their own drag and drop mechanism. Dropping files onto the resource tree, menu bar or status bar should work reliably however.)

Shit that was fast

[Fiann of the Silver Hand]

If it's possible, could NI recognize that typical weidu files like d, tph, and tpa are readable as text?  "Unsupported format" for a lot of basic file types that can be otherwise browsed.

Edited by Fiann of the Silver Hand, 30 December 2015 - 06:08 PM.

[Argent77]

I'm not really comfortable adding support for file formats which are not directly supported by the game. However, I could add an option for unsupported file formats to be displayed as text, regardless of the actual file format. It's up the to the user's discretion how to use it though. A binary file will probably be corrupted when displayed/modified and saved as text.