[REL] S3D - Silent 3ditor

[skwasjer]

If you have gotten the autoupdate message, then I 'know' you have the required components installed because S3D does a precheck.

However, have you ever used a previous version? If yes, then please start from a clean slate. Uninstall ALL versions through Control Panel, and verify that the <Program Files>\skwas folder is empty (sometimes a folder is not removed if versions are installed over eachother). If not, delete any subfolder. Next, find the <Documents And Settings>\<Your username>\Local Settings\Application Data\skwas folder, and also delete it's contents. Now, all files related to S3D are removed.

Then reinstall latest version.

If none of the above helps or if this is the first time you installed S3D, then please give me detailed error message if available (crash dump, check if there's a 'Detail'/'More info' button in the error dialog), or if available, EventLog-entries regarding S3D. Not much I can do without it.

Anybody else with problems regarding this release?

[Digital_Trucker]

Nope, I just cranked it up a little bit ago and opened up a file and it did fine. Didn't do anything other than that (yet )

Thanks for the update, BTW

[repalankas]

I started from clean installation.

I tried yesterday 0.6, and had same error.

But......

With my laptop works!!! :O

Strange thing...

My tower:

PentiumD 925 3Ghz
2 GHz DDR2 667 kingston
mobo asrock dual vsta 775
ati x1950gt
xfi xtreme music
xp pro sp2 spanish
Laptop:

Dell Latitude D600
Pentium M 1.5 ghz
1 gb ddr 266
ati mob. 9000
same xp

[skwasjer]

Strange indeed. Can't think of anything right now that may cause this.

But I don't need your system specs, I need a detailed error message from that error dialog that pops up. I hopefully can use that to track the problem down.

See:

If none of the above helps or if this is the first time you installed S3D, then please give me detailed error message if available (crash dump, check if there's a 'Detail'/'More info' button in the error dialog), or if available, EventLog-entries regarding S3D. Not much I can do without it.

Alternatively, you may try the latest .NET 2.0 SP1 (released just a week ago), although I highly doubt this will fix anything.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...f-a7633f706ba5

[repalankas]

No options, only close.

I think the easier solution is formatting.

By now works on laptop, at least I can change files from sh4 with network from one computer to another.

Thank you anyway.

[skwasjer]

I see you use a custom Windows Theme. Can you confirm if the problem still exists when you revert to the standard Windows XP Theme?

[repalankas]

Still same error with xp theme.

Same theme manager is installed on laptop and have no errors.

Don't worry, by now I have enough with the laptop, in the near future surelly will need to format the tower.

Thanks!

[skwasjer]

In an effort to pull more feedback from experienced modders/hex editors, the following release will allow everyone to see what data S3D still does not understand. This type of data is read and written unmodified behind the scenes, but by disclosing this info I hope we can debug the remaining pieces of data. Privateer asked for debug-like info, and I hope guys like him can assist me in integrating new discovered info.

This functionality will also give everyone else a clue whether or not it's safe to (re)use certain chunks for other purposes. If the chunk contains alot of unknown data, one should be conservative.

The integrated hex editor for the time being is readonly, but I hope to enable it as read/write some time...

Another limitation of the hex editor atm, is that the offsets it shows on each line start from 0, instead of the relative or actual file offset.

Thought this was a good idea

[AkbarGulag]

Anything that gives shows us a little bit further is a good thing. This tool can be a real pleasure to work with if you rub it right.

[miner1436]

If you ever make an import option for 3D objects will it be in formats other than COLLADA like maby .OBJ?

[skwasjer]

Unlikely. The OBJ-format doesn't support the info SH4-models need to be exported/imported with.

[skwasjer]

For those that have the automatic update notification disabled, or work with an older version of S3D:

Version v0.7 - Download link in main post (or follow link in footer to my site)

I strongly recommend everyone to update to this release!

This release replaces any previous v0.5.x/v0.6.x release!

New

• Added a label to each chunk editor, indicating whether a chunk is fully supported or not. If not, clicking the label will open a dialog that can be used to analyze the unknown data, using an integrated hex editor. Note: the data is read-only.
• Added option to import a DAT-file into another. Very useful to load a group of chunks, instead of exporting/importing each chunk seperately. The feature however is lacking a progress indicator and background thread loading (due to time constraints) so be prepared for the UI to become a bit unresponsive while it is loading a large file, and don't assume S3D has locked up... Maybe at a later date I will add background loading (like the normal File > Open procedure). Also note, that this feature has NOT been heavily tested and may contain bugs.

Changed

• Due to significant new features, and to avoid confusion over the earlier warnings regarding the buggy uninstaller I labeled this release as v0.7.
• Revised the uninstall procedure.

Now I just hope this case of longam was a one timer!

[kriller2]

You are working fast Skwasjer! You should get money from UBI for making this tool :hmm: if it werent for your skills we would all still be using Hex editing and mess up the files one by one and get jiggly water and falling birds from the sky... :rotfl:

[longam]

After installing the final release of SP1 for window Vista I had positive results on installation and uninstall of version 0.70. Man that was a long weekend for me and no fault of Skwasjer, just the nature of beta testing including service packs.

[skwasjer]

Originally Posted by kriller2

You are working fast Skwasjer! You should get money from UBI for making this tool :hmm: if it werent for your skills we would all still be using Hex editing and mess up the files one by one and get jiggly water and falling birds from the sky... :rotfl:

Yea, it's hard to remember the alternatives isn't it? I'm happy I am nearing 1.0 though. I am close to the point where I don't wan't to see that project in my dev studio anymore