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[Ascension64]

Please note that I have noticed a number of mods using data/BG1ARE.BIF to check for BGT (especially the mega-mod mods). Please note that as of version 1.13, BGT no longer guarantees that data/BG1ARE.BIF exists, depending on whether the user chooses to biff all BGT files or not.

Please alter your installations to check GAME_IS ~bgt~ instead. Alternatively, FILE_EXISTS_IN_GAME ~amnscene.bcs~ is a useful alternative.

[Lollorian]

Did a string search of my unpacked mods and found 98 hits for "BG1ARE.bif", would it be possible to still let those who wanna use BG1ARE.bif as a check (probably because FILE_EXISTS_IN_GAME wasn't present when they were made ) by dumping an unmoddable file (tis/wav/bmp etx) and biffing that into BG1ARE?

Would be a whole lot better than expecting ~50 mods (most of them dead) to use FILE_EXISTS_IN_GAME ~amnscene.bcs~

EDIT: There are some other checks used btw

BG1MOVIE.bif -> SCS
BG1BCS.bif -> BPv180

Edited by Lollorian, 09 January 2012 - 07:58 PM.

[Lisandro]

I've test BGT many times and I've got this.

Debug 1 is with NEJ
 SETUP-BGT.DEBUG   2.29MB   474 downloads

Debug 2 is with ROT,CTB, TS, SOS, TDD
 SETUP-BGT 2.DEBUG   2.63MB   544 downloads

The installations stop when try to do something with cut01bgt.bcs in Debug 1 and bpbgtmap.bam in Debug 2

I put the weidu.log and weidu 2.log
 Weidu.log   5.27K   267 downloads
 Weidu 2.log   4.73K   287 downloads

If I test BGT alone there isn't any problem.

I've used BWP for install.

[Ascension64]

Good that you tested this. Some files don't exist for a move operation during install for BWP. Will fix, thanks. In the meantime, don't biff when BGT prompts.

Would be a whole lot better than expecting ~50 mods (most of them dead) to use FILE_EXISTS_IN_GAME ~amnscene.bcs~

Ok, will do a mock-up bg1are.bif with one file in it...

Edited by Ascension64, 11 January 2012 - 11:49 PM.

[Beleg33]

FILE_EXISTS_IN_GAME ~aram00.are~ should also work right?

[Ascension64]

It should. Why can't we standardise this so that I have a less likelihood of breaking mods if I change files.

[Beleg33]

Hey it's not my fault I'm just asking after checking through my tp2 of testing BWS install and some have bg1are.bif (most old/unsupported ones), others it's aram00.bcs (BP at least), most up-to-date ones check amnscene.bcs or use the recommended GAME_IS ~bgt~.
Making sure BGT 1.15 didn't change too much in this regard.

[Ascension64]

There is a lot of legacy code out there that needs updating. I imagine BGT also suffers from this.

[cmorgan]

Just checking on the Weidu front - we still have

      let tutu = if game_or_engine then f "fw0125.are" else false in
      let  bgt = if game_or_engine then f "ar7200.are" else false in
      let   ca = if game_or_engine then f "tc1300.are" else false in
      let  bg2 = f "ar0803.are"   in
      let  tob = f "ar6111.are"   in
      let iwd2 = f "ar6050.are"   in
      let  pst = f "ar0104a.are"  in
      let  bg1 = f "ar0125.are"   in
      let tosc = f "ar2003.are"   in
      let iwd1 = f "ar2116.are"   in
      let  how = f "ar9109.are"   in
      let tolm = f "ar9715.are"   in
      let ttsc = f "fw2003.are"   in
<...>
          | "BG2"
          | "SOA"        -> bg2 && not tutu && not tob && not ca
          | "TOB"        -> bg2 && not tutu &&     tob && not ca
          | "IWD2"       -> iwd2
          | "PST"        -> pst
          | "BG1"        -> bg1 && not tosc && not bg2
          | "TOTSC"      -> bg1 &&     tosc && not bg2 && not iwd1
          | "IWD"
          | "IWD1"       -> iwd1 && not how && not tolm
          | "HOW"        -> iwd1 &&     how && not tolm
          | "TOTLM"      -> iwd1 &&     how &&     tolm
          | "TUTU"       -> tutu && not ttsc
          | "TUTU_TOTSC"
          | "TUTU+TOTSC" -> tutu &&     ttsc
          | "BGT"        -> bgt
          | "CA"         -> ca

right?

[Ascension64]

Should be. I am encouraging people to use GAME_IS ~bgt~ for all checks.
BGTTweak checks for amnscene.bcs to differentiate certain newer versions of BGT from certain older versions, which used ambscene.bcs instead.