.lvl files -

Paul · #**331** 01-23-2008, 01:20 PM

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no one's talking anymore, as i have said before, are you working on anything paul?

Been too busy with work, and again AE cam files use a hard-coded array which will make things somewhat diffcult because there is no way to tell how that array was created.

So I guess I'll have to dump that array from the memory of AE and then try to write a decompressor around that..

ParamiteSurprise · #**332** 02-07-2008, 10:13 AM

Any progress paul? - This thread is falling

djsolidsnake86 · #**333** 02-07-2008, 10:23 AM

paul keep up the work, we are all with you

ZANGG · #**334** 03-12-2008, 05:37 AM

Hm, it's been a while... any new progress?

AbesGenerationX · #**335** 03-12-2008, 05:50 AM

Keep up the awesome work!

HTML_Earth · #**336** 03-14-2008, 06:11 AM

Hi, i made an account, just to say this is awesome, and you should continue!

Plus i made a Rupture farms mod too.

Screenshot1

Screenshot2

Screenshot3

Download

***Xavier*** · #**337** 03-14-2008, 11:45 PM

Welcome HTML_Earth

Those screen shots are looking good

Oddey · #**338** 03-15-2008, 12:06 AM

Like Xavier said, welcome HTML_Earth. Very very nice screenshots as well. Where's Paul got to?

Chubfish · #**339** 03-15-2008, 01:01 AM

I like those screenies =D Nice work. I hope Paul does come back soon...

HTML_Earth · #**340** 03-15-2008, 04:30 PM

Thanks! It would be so cool if Paul started making the level editor.

Paul · #**341** 03-16-2008, 10:47 AM

Im still alive

I've not worked on this for quite some time, the problems are:

1. AE cam files seem to use some custom compression that uses a hardcoded lookup table.

2. Both AE and AO path files seem to have a lot of specail cases that are also hardcoded

However... at runtime I did manage to change all muds to sligs in AE which was pretty funny, I think I have a screen shot of that some where, and I also mananged to change some of the muds in the mines to ones that scrub the floor

edit: when the flying sligs where turned into muds they would just fall from the sky and die when they hit the floor, I thought that was so funny..

Chubfish · #**342** 03-16-2008, 10:56 AM

Sounds pretty awesome. I'd love to see that screenshot =D

MeechMuncher · #**343** 03-16-2008, 12:44 PM

And a description of how you managed to do it would be really great.

***Xavier*** · #**344** 03-17-2008, 02:10 AM

Sounds interesting indeed, some screenshots would be awesome...

or even better, some videos.

HTML_Earth · #**345** 03-17-2008, 06:27 AM

Has anyone found out how the demos are stored?
(The ones that play when you are in the main menu and wait for a while)
Edit: I forgot, you can also access them in the options menu in AE

***Wil*** · #**346** 03-17-2008, 03:12 PM

Good question, HTML_Earth! If we could have that figured out, might it be possible to share amongst ourselves our own short gameplay recordings? Possibly? Please?

Paul · #**347** 03-18-2008, 03:26 PM

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Has anyone found out how the demos are stored?
(The ones that play when you are in the main menu and wait for a while)
Edit: I forgot, you can also access them in the options menu in AE

Those would be the *.Joy files the type is "DEMO"

HTML_Earth · #**348** 03-18-2008, 04:20 PM

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Those would be the *.Joy files the type is "DEMO"

Are they in the game EXE itself?

Or in the levels?

Paul · #**349** 03-22-2008, 12:25 PM

no, they're in the lvl archive(s), theres a tool in this thread some where for editing them, just grab a hex editor and screw with the joy files, maybe you'll figure something out, I doubt it though (apart from how to edit the file in 999999 ways and make it crash)

Acegikmo · #**350** 03-27-2008, 10:43 AM

Keep up the good work Paul

I hope we can all have a nice level editor from you

diablo vt · #**351** 04-13-2008, 11:57 AM

Time for some encouragement, so here goes.YOU CAN DO IT PAUL WE BELIEVE IN YOU!

Versus · #**352** 04-13-2008, 01:35 PM

I wonder to have AE backgrounds! Paul, we belive in you! Good job!

Crashpunk · #**353** 04-25-2008, 04:07 AM

GO PAUL!
TELL ME WHEN YOU DO IT OR WHEN A DEMO COMES OUT! WE BELIVE IN YOU!
IF YOU DO IT I WILL CALL YOU THE ODDWORLD GOD!

Admiral Zaarin · #**354** 04-26-2008, 10:05 AM

Hello! Paul, I wish you good luck with your slicing and editor developing. As for me I gave up an idea of editing old abe games. I'm going to develop a 3D sidescroller using HL2 engine (i tried with HL1 and had some results but the graphics and the engine itself are completely obsolete). Besides Havoc physics would come quite handy.

Hulaabeo · #**355** 05-20-2008, 12:22 PM

GO PAUL! GO PAUL!

Crashpunk · #**356** 06-01-2008, 07:47 AM

any progress? please talk mr. master hacker i love the idea of a level editer!
i tryed this myself it WAY to hard KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK by the way will this for Exoddus on PC? PLEASE ANSWER ASAP

Fuzzle Guy · #**357** 06-03-2008, 09:08 AM

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please talk mr. master hacker

Who votes a custom title for Paul?

Crashpunk · #**358** 06-04-2008, 10:57 AM

oowa?...LOL

MIrko · #**359** 08-13-2008, 11:12 AM

Hello to all of them are new on this site ... sorry for my writing but I'm using the translator google ...
In these days I resumed playing Abe's ODDYSEE came to me and wants to make a mod, but I have some problems
I managed to estrare i. lvl and convert. CAM to. BMP and BMP to CAM
What I did not understand is where you can find the sprites, audio with the sounds and videos.

I think we are. BAN. BND. JOY. Ddv but that programs should I use?

Thanks ... Congratulations for the site!
W ABE!

***Xavier*** · #**360** 08-13-2008, 10:41 PM

I can only help you for the DDV files, you should be able to read them with this:
http://www.digitald.com/products/masher/mash_desc.htm

Sadly can't help you for the rest.