[REL] S3D - Silent 3ditor

[skwasjer]

I'm proud to announce S3D v0.9.9 is finally out.

Below the readme that you can also find in the download package (slightly altered for online reading purposes).

PLEASE READ IT!

The download link is all the way down at the bottom.


S3D - Silent 3ditor, skwas' Silent Hunter mod tool

Copyright © 2007-2009 skwas. All rights reserved.
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Disclaimer: Use at your own risk. Distribution, commercial use and or (re)selling of this program are prohibited. Developed in 2007 by skwas, a game enthousiast and ubergeek )

Thank you for downloading S3D - Silent 3ditor (beta 0.9.9)
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS


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• Windows XP (32/64 bit), Windows Vista (32/64 bit)
• Computer capable of running Silent Hunter

IMPORTANT! The installer included in this package does install NOT the required components listed below. Please use the links to download the components if you don't have them installed on your computer

• Microsoft .NET 2.0
  
  Vista users can skip this component (.NET 2 comes out of the box with Vista).

For 32-bit editions of Windows:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

For 64-bit editions of Windows:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

• Microsoft DirectX 9.0c (Managed)
  https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/down...ils.aspx?id=35

Note to Vista users: this DirectX component can be (and must be) safely installed on Windows Vista!

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS


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1. Make sure you've got the required components installed on your computer.
   See SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS for details.
2. Extract the .rar package to a location of your choice.
3. Double click the S3D_xxxx.msi file to run the installer (where xxxx
   indicates version number).
   
4. Follow the steps of the installer.
5. After the installer has completed, run S3D through its start menu shortcut: Start menu > skwas > Silent 3ditor (v0.9.9)

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS


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• Q: S3D crashes when I start it.
  A: Verify you have DirectX 9.0c with Managed Extensions installed.
  See: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/down...ils.aspx?id=35
• Q: Can I get the source code from S3D?
  A: No, not per se. S3D is largely based on corporate code, and hence I can't distribute the code as is. I will be happy to help (and if possible share fragments of code) if anyone requests so. In the future, I do plan to release full code, after I have revised it and removed private code.
• Q: Can I use the binaries from S3D in my own applications?
  A: No. They are copyright protected for the time being.
• Q: Don't you have documentation or a help file with S3D?
  A: Unfortunately no, only a little bit online help. I hope to get this sorted at some point
• Q: S3D fails to load some SH3 files or some modded files.
  
  
  A: This may happen because:
  1. I have not implemented every controller unique to SH3 (iow. removed in SH4).
  2. The file is corrupt.
  3. The file is heavily changed with other tools, and does not follow rules that S3D expects. If you assume this is the case, please send me the file(s) in question and I will change S3D if possible/needed.

FEATURES
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For a list of detailed improvements since previous versions, please read the
'changelog.html' file that comes with the rar-package, or read online here:
http://sh4.skwas.net/changelog.aspx

BUGS/SUPPORT/QUESTION/SUGGESTION
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Please report any problem or question you have at the forums at:

• http://forum.kickinbak.com/
• or here

I will do my best to help out.
To contact me directly, install S3D and get my email address from the about box.

CREDITS
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Special thanks (in random order):

CaptainCox (logo/artwork), DivingDuck (file structure, 3D), leovampire (08-01-2008, R.I.P.)

More thanks to (feedback, suggestions, or for just being kind ):

Ubi, SH dev team, SubSim.com. Also, individuals: tater, Anvart, Bando, WEBSTER, maikarant, Jace11, WilhelmTell, lurbz, Sansal, longam, PepsiCan, UBOAT234, Digital_Trucker, DirtyHarry3033, Kaleun_Endrass, sergbuto, SquareSteelBar, sober, jaketoox, reallydedpoet, swdw, nautilus42, nvdrifter, kapitan_zur_see, DeepIron, panthercules, l3th4l, Laffertytig, alamwuhk2a, privateer, g_BonE, Ducimus, lurker_hlb3, haegemon, wildchild, urfisch, LukeFF, ref, kikn79, WernerSobe, Redwine, GuillermoZS, keltos01, Mikhayl, Kriller2, DrBeast, jimbob, Rubini, M. Sarsfield, miner1436, AVGWarhawk, reallydedpoet, Subject, and those who have been debugging the file formats long before me. If I have forgotten you, I apologize, please PM or mail me in that case. This list may (and will) grow, if you feel you need to be noted, be nice to me

3rd party components used:
C# HexBox free control - http://sourceforge.net/projects/hexbox/

DONATIONS
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I choose not to display explicitly who has donated. But thanks to those who have, it is appreciated. I use the fundings to keep S3D going (site, dev tools, etc.), and everything that’s left over will be donated to the Warchild foundation (http://www.warchildholland.org). If you feel inclined to help out, here is a PayPal link (follow link):
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/websc...harset=UTF%2d8

Thank you!

FINAL NOTES
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S3D is nearing version 1.0, and as such I am wrapping this project up. For over 2 years I have put my heart and soul into this application for everyone to use free or charge. In that time, I uncovered many more secrets of Silent Hunter, allowing for awesome new mods and idea's to come to reality, and even with this release new mods will be possible (animations, damage model, etc.). I released over 20 versions of S3D, and have well over 18.000 downloads in total since I started measuring (since version 0.5.4, in january 2008!). The last beta was downloaded close to 5000 times by itself! Quite a feat for a game in a niche market, and I'm interested to see how this release will do. I enjoyed all the feedback and excitement by the users (you!). All of you made this a great asset for the game, I just built it...

But it has to end somewhere, and that moment is now. There are still a couple of things left on my wish list but I don’t any more time to spend on this project, it’s time to move on for me. Thanks to everybody that supported me, and thanks for the open community spirit that I have strived for. I like to believe I have made my mark on the community, and hope everyone appreciates my efforts to bring all modders together. I wish everyone the best.

Have fun using S3D!!

skwas

PS: I won't leave stone cold, but from now I will only focus on some small things, like making tutorials for the game and S3D. See you around!



Latest build 0.9.9 (uninstall ANY previous release before installing this one):


DOWNLOAD


Older releases (if any) can be downloaded at the same link...