modMerge.js

[Fader_Berg]

modMerge.js appends your mods menu_1024_768.ini items to the users customized one without a fuzz, (well not for sure - it's still in alpha stadium - but almost).
Read the source for more details... and see http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=166246 for an example.

Features:
- Appends items to respective group by giving it the next free item number.
- Generates a new ItemID if necessary.
- If a new object got the same name as a existing one, the user gets a question whether to replace or append the object.

Instructions:
To install ModMerge, simply put the modMerge.js script in your SH3 directory.

To merge a mod, drag and drop the mods *-objects.ini file on to the modMerge script. It will merge, (or replace) the new objects in a new menu_1024_768.ini file. It will not overwrite your existing one. That part will be left for JSGME.
The new menu file will be created in .\data\Menu from where the *-objects.ini file is located. If the path exists that is, otherwise it will be created in the same directory as the *-objects.ini file. So...

A good way to install a mod that supports modMerge is...

1. Unzip the mod into your MODS folder.
2. Drag and drop the *-objects.ini file on to the modMerge script.
3. Enable the mod in JSGME.


Download here.

                  C h a n g e L o g
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0.3.1
    - Changed the ini parsing method.
 
      Before the items in ini-files had to be separated with one empty
      line. This is no longer necessary.
 
0.3.0
    - Changed the way modMerge treats the SH3 path.
 
      Before modMerge used the installation register value to find out
      where SH3 was installed. This was a problem with multiple installs.
      From now on, modMerge expect to be located in the SH3 directory and
      simply uses the menu.ini-file for that particular installation.

[Hitman]

Wow a new modding tool, GREAT

[Fader_Berg]

Bugfix... download updated.

[Rubini]

How it works? It adds any new entries (one or more) for a giving group on the menu_1024 and automatically renumber them?

If so this is avery good tool!

[Fader_Berg]

Originally Posted by Rubini

How it works? It adds any new entries (one or more) for a giving group on the menu_1024 and automatically renumber them?

If so this is avery good tool!

Like you said. It appends (or replace) one or more entries in the menu_1024_768.ini file, and gives them correct item- or index- (whatever the I stands for) numbering for any given group.
It doesn't work with any mod though. The mod creator has to create a newMenuObjects.ini-file for this script to work.

Yes, I've missed it.

[Fader_Berg]

New ItemIDs are now created if necessary. Download updated. Last micro change update... I promise. It just felt fundamental for the sake of it.

(I don't want to update this thread every time I make a change. So the latest version will be available for download at the link below no matter the change.)

[Rubini]

Thanks mate! I will try it with these new features (path) and will post feedback soon!

[Fader_Berg]

modMerge created a incorrect menu.ini if there where items in it not separated with a empty line. I've changed the ini-parsing method, so that this will not be a problem any more. The download is updated.

(This problem made modMerge incompatible with Hitmans GUIs menu.ini.)

[Fader_Berg]

modMerge is discontinued.