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02-24-13, 08:55 PM | #1 |
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The Big Unofficial Guide to menu_1024_768.ini
Version 1.0 is in the downloads section, here. I have more info to add on individual parameters, but I've got the structural explanation mostly complete. At the end you'll see the beginning of a table where I intend to document as many individual parameters as I can find reliable information for. Don't hesitate to reply here or PM me with any ideas/changes/gripes/whatever you want me to know about. As it says in the file, some items are mentioned or shown but but not discussed. In these cases I either don't know what function they serve, or don't have a firm enough grasp on those items to explain their function intelligently.
EDIT: Version 1.0 is now obsolete and has been removed from the downloads section to avoid confusion and clutter. As of 3/2/2013 Version 1.1, available here, is the current version. Last edited by scudder; 03-03-13 at 09:17 PM. |
02-24-13, 10:15 PM | #2 |
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Looks cool! Great work!
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02-24-13, 11:19 PM | #3 |
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I don't need any stupid guidebook! I understand it perfectly! I download a mod that requres changes. I copy and paste. Works perfectly every time!
Except when it doesn't. Then I'm screwed. Seriously, this is a valuable asset. I don't begin to understand any of it, but if I read it enough times I think I might begin to. Thanks for this.
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02-25-13, 04:43 AM | #4 |
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Outstanding, simply outstanding.
I have been dabbling in the menu for a while now and got some things right and some things wrong. Your guide is a great help and asset to the forum (and should be a sticky for sure) I also really like your writing style with your easy approach to understanding the set ups involved, I can almost hear you in my head "Now,lets see, hmm, lets take a closer look at this section before we move on..."...really well written indeed. Well done...Please can an Admin make this a sticky ...a very important document for sure. Thanks and keep up the good work. As an aid to you I would suggest you look at Sublynx's chart add on and his readme in the DL..helped me out a great deal in understanding the menu. Its in the graphics download section of SH3...well worth a look. Please keep going on this Cheers John |
02-25-13, 07:05 AM | #5 | |
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This looks massively useful scudder - good work
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02-25-13, 07:08 AM | #6 |
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thanks it´s very interesting document
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02-25-13, 05:21 PM | #7 |
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Incredible work Scudder Menu_1024_768.ini looks understandable now... Anyone interested in modding SH3 now has a manual on one of the most important files and I'm sure this means more cool mods appearing
Sticky this, please Otherwise there is a risk new modders won't find the manual.
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02-25-13, 08:55 PM | #8 |
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Good Work
Good info.
I remember working on it some years ago. I changed the section I was working on, into a flowchart. Seeing the groups as an organised structure made it very easy to follow and understand and change. |
03-02-13, 11:44 PM | #9 |
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Version 1.1 is now in the downloads section, here.
I've reworked some of the discussion of the Pos and Crop parameters, and added several entries to the Table of Parameters and Values. As always, feel free to let me know about errors/gripes/ideas/thoughts/etc., by PM or reply to this thread. |
03-03-13, 06:25 AM | #10 | |
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The idea I'm toying with, is leaving a sticky for each supermod and then group in a stickied thread called "Essential resources" the links to all other current stickies, like Superturms, Follow orders, JGSME, etc I would really love to sticky lots of threads, but we only have so much space in the front page and it easily ends up horribly cluttered and pushing quickly to the 2nd page (Where nobody reads or finds them) threads that have not yet as many replies
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Leaves room for other stickies. Quote:
Or old stickies, outdated, dead links, etc etc. |
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03-03-13, 10:18 AM | #12 |
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I for one love the idea of grouping the stickies together. I think either of the proposed methods mentioned would work, and I love the idea of an "Essential Resources" sticky. Certainly my single document about one file, while very useful if one happens to be looking for information, doesn't really need its own thread. No idea how that would be implemented, but I'll leave that up to Hitman.
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04-26-13, 08:42 AM | #14 |
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thanks, that makes it easier. could have used that before tampering whith "menu_1024_768.ini" myself.
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