[Way back in 79'...]

Happy Birthday!

Looks more like a '73.

[TFXplorer and Windows 10]

Thanks for the explanation. I don't remember seeing that effect before, but it takes a fair bit of F12ing...

 

I think in TAW you could only use Smartview for vehicles within a certain range.

Apart from rendering state, the general state of each vehicle needs to be kept track of and updated continuously depending on what it's supposed to be doing.

TAW is very good in this regard, but after playing a while, you see some annoying things.

Now that AI is the next big thing, there must be scope for improvement.

[Chill out music]

Yeah, right.

 

[TFXplorer and Windows 10]

Something strange which seems to be TFXplorer related but may be the Intel graphics driver on this PC that I've just set up.

I start TFXplorer and let the F22 drop to its death. Then I cycle through the other vehicles using F12 Smartview. The 13th time I press F12, that 747 and all subsequent planes have black areas on the model depending on which angle it's viewed from. eg:

But the question I wanted to ask was if these planes are flying with an aerodynamic model or a following a predefined path?

[Chill out music]

7 hours ago, Donster said:

I imagine working with a Linux PC to get the necessary software and get it set to use would be a bit of a challenge. 

Not really. Linux is very good these days. Better than Windows in many ways and a bit of a hedge against Microsoft going to a subscription model...or making Cortana the only way of interacting with it.

[TFXplorer and Windows 10]

1 hour ago, Krycztij said:

This should make 3View run

Indeed it does.

[TFXplorer and Windows 10]

Thanks! Up and running now.

A release build works fine with that console edit.

The debug build only runs in the debugger, but maybe that Xaudio error becomes fatal in this mode.

[TFXplorer and Windows 10]

Ah yes, and that error isn't fatal anyway. It crashes further on though, and it seems to be having trouble finding the module 'TFX to UAW x64.dll'.

I put all the dlls in the same place, ie 'UAW/plugins x64/XXX.dll' but maybe it shouldn't go there. This dll is new to me.

[TFXplorer and Windows 10]

1 hour ago, Krycztij said:

For now, search for resizeConsole() in OS Win32.cpp and delete the content of the function body so it is just empty { }.

It gets much further, but doesn't get quite as far the 3D window.

Call Stack:

TFXplorer x64.exe!COM_SHOULD_SUCCEED(int call) Line 43    C++
TFXplorer x64.exe!OS::Win32::COM::tryToInstantiate(const UUID & clsid, const UUID & iid) Line 139    C++
TFXplorer x64.exe!OS::Win32::COM::tryToInstantiate<IXAudio2>(const UUID & clsid, const UUID & iid) Line 93    C++
TFXplorer x64.exe!OS::Win32::XAudio2::tryToCreate(IXAudio2 * & toXAudio2, IXAudio2MasteringVoice * & toSpeakers) Line 39    C++
TFXplorer x64.exe!tryToInitialize(Sound & audio) Line 685    C++
TFXplorer x64.exe!tryToCreate(UAW_UI & result, const TFX::ADF::CFG & settings, OS::Region & temporaryPool, OS::Region & finalPool, TFX::FileSystem & files, ErrorReporter & reporter, const Supervisor * supervisorOrNull) Line 2990    C++
TFXplorer x64.exe!main() Line 570    C++
[External Code]

 

This is just the 'Normal' Community version. It's the only choice I have apart from Professional/Enterprise.

I've only tried to build x64 so far.

 

This can wait. Don't want to ruin your Win10 christmas.

 

[TFXplorer and Windows 10]

There seems to be a different mechanism affecting 3view:

 

Call Stack:
3View x64.exe!copyNonOverlappingBytes(void * toDestination, const void * toSource, unsigned __int64 size) Line 5190    C++
3View x64.exe!GFX::load(const GFX::SBGRC_8888 & memory) Line 205    C++
3View x64.exe!TFX::horizonColor_sRGB(TFX::Rasterizer & glide) Line 1265    C++
3View x64.exe!ThreeView::Session::beginDraw() Line 222    C++
3View x64.exe!ThreeView::ShapeSession::draw() Line 322    C++
3View x64.exe!main() Line 154    C++
[External Code]    

..and 'Output':

'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'D:\kry\new\3View x64.exe'. Symbols loaded.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\ntdll.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\kernel32.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\KernelBase.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\user32.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\win32u.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\gdi32.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\gdi32full.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\msvcp_win.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\ucrtbase.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\comdlg32.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\msvcrt.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\combase.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\rpcrt4.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\bcryptprimitives.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\SHCore.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\shlwapi.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_5.82.18362.476_none_2a2a02a24667b734\comctl32.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\advapi32.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\cfgmgr32.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\windows.storage.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\sechost.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\profapi.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\powrprof.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\umpdc.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\kernel.appcore.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\cryptsp.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\ole32.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\dbghelp.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\d3d9.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\vcruntime140_1d.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\vcruntime140d.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\ucrtbased.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\dwmapi.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\ucrtbased.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\ucrtbased.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Unloaded 'C:\Windows\System32\ucrtbased.dll'
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Unloaded 'C:\Windows\System32\ucrtbased.dll'
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\DXCore.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\imm32.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\uxtheme.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\clbcatq.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\msctf.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\oleaut32.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\dui70.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.18362.476_none_e6c4b11b130f2595\comctl32.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\duser.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\TextInputFramework.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\CoreUIComponents.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\CoreMessaging.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\ntmarta.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\WinTypes.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\WinTypes.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Unloaded 'C:\Windows\System32\WinTypes.dll'
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\iertutil.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\tiptsf.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\edputil.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\ExplorerFrame.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\WindowsCodecs.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\thumbcache.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\DataExchange.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\d3d11.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\dcomp.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\dxgi.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\twinapi.appcore.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\rmclient.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\msftedit.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\Windows.Globalization.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\BCP47Langs.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\BCP47mrm.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\globinputhost.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\propsys.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\xmllite.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\StructuredQuery.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\atlthunk.dll'.
The thread 0x1b48 has exited with code 0 (0x0).
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\Windows.StateRepositoryPS.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\Windows.Storage.Search.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\cldapi.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\bcrypt.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\fltLib.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\sspicli.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\twinapi.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\ntshrui.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\srvcli.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\cscapi.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\winmm.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\winmmbase.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\winmmbase.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\winmmbase.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Unloaded 'C:\Windows\System32\winmmbase.dll'
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Unloaded 'C:\Windows\System32\winmmbase.dll'
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\coml2.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\linkinfo.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\actxprxy.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\apphelp.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\EhStorShell.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\setupapi.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\cscui.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\networkexplorer.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Unloaded 'C:\Windows\System32\msftedit.dll'
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Unloaded 'C:\Windows\System32\xmllite.dll'
The thread 0x10a0 has exited with code 0 (0x0).
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Unloaded 'C:\Windows\System32\twinapi.dll'
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Unloaded 'C:\Windows\System32\winmmbase.dll'
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Unloaded 'C:\Windows\System32\winmm.dll'
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Unloaded 'C:\Windows\System32\ExplorerFrame.dll'
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Unloaded 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\tiptsf.dll'
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\iigd_dc_base.inf_amd64_5a2cc0fb4b3234fe\igdumdim64.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\iigd_dc_base.inf_amd64_5a2cc0fb4b3234fe\igd9dxva64.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\ResourcePolicyClient.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Unloaded 'C:\Windows\System32\ResourcePolicyClient.dll'
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\iigd_dc_base.inf_amd64_5a2cc0fb4b3234fe\igdinfo64.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\iigd_dc_base.inf_amd64_5a2cc0fb4b3234fe\igc64.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\winmm.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\winmmbase.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\winmmbase.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\winmmbase.dll'.
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Unloaded 'C:\Windows\System32\winmmbase.dll'
'3View x64.exe' (Win32): Unloaded 'C:\Windows\System32\winmmbase.dll'
Exception thrown at 0x00007FF6B81D9066 in 3View x64.exe: 0xC0000005: Access violation reading location 0x000000000000023C.

 

Maybe there's some setting in Visual Studio that I need to change. The problems only seem to occur with exes that I compile myself.

[TFXplorer and Windows 10]

The Output window just says this:

'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'D:\kry\new\TFXplorer x64.exe'. Symbols loaded.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\ntdll.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\kernel32.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\KernelBase.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\user32.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\win32u.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\gdi32.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\gdi32full.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\msvcp_win.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\ucrtbase.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\comdlg32.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\msvcrt.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\combase.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\rpcrt4.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\bcryptprimitives.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\SHCore.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\shlwapi.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\cfgmgr32.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_5.82.18362.476_none_2a2a02a24667b734\comctl32.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\advapi32.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\windows.storage.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\sechost.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\profapi.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\powrprof.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\umpdc.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\kernel.appcore.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\cryptsp.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\ole32.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\dbghelp.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft.windows.gdiplus_6595b64144ccf1df_1.1.18362.476_none_17afa4006da19f63\GdiPlus.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\hid.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\d3d9.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\vcruntime140_1d.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\vcruntime140d.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\ucrtbased.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\dwmapi.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\DXCore.dll'.
'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\imm32.dll'.

Win32 error: The parameter is incorrect.
    (unknown source): (unknown name)
    (unknown source): (unknown name)
    (unknown source): (unknown name)
    (unknown source): (unknown name)
    (unknown source): (unknown name)
    (unknown source): (unknown name)
    (unknown source): (unknown name)
    (unknown source): (unknown name)

'TFXplorer x64.exe' (Win32): Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\uxtheme.dll'.
TFXplorer x64.exe has triggered a breakpoint.

 

The release version behaves the same way.

 

I've just opened a cmd.exe window on the same PC, and it can be resized manually.

[TFXplorer and Windows 10]

The Call Stack sayeth this:

TFXplorer x64.exe!breakOnWindowsError() Line 330    C++
TFXplorer x64.exe!WIN32_SHOULD_SUCCEED<int>(int call) Line 16    C++
TFXplorer x64.exe!OS::Win32::resizeConsole(OS::Win32::File & console, unsigned short newX, unsigned short newY) Line 560    C++
TFXplorer x64.exe!main() Line 546    C++
[External Code]   

 

There's a little arrow pointing to the top line in the GUI.

I reckon it's a WindowsError. Hopefully, there's only one type of those.

[Chill out music]

Thanks! Unfortunately, the 'Windows installation media tool' needs an existing Windows system to run on, so there's a bit of a Catch-22 situation.

I downloaded and 'burnt' a Win10 .iso on to a USB stick using Linux, but was missing some vital driver that stopped the installation process.

 

Anyway, I got there in the end with my 2018 vintage Win10 USB installation stick. At least I could then download the required drivers on the Linux PC to get it working with 2019 hardware.

It look a long time to get it from 1803 to 1903 level though, but it's done now with all exclamation marks in 'Device Manager' cleared. Phew!

[This Day in WWII 15 November 1939 - 1943]

3 minutes ago, Donster said:

I screwed up yesterday and posted the 16th of November for TDIWWII for the 15th. Sorry guys!

Yeah, a bit of a disaster for us who use this thread as a calendar. Probably explains why I seem to be the only one at work today.

[Chill out music]

Just had the most painful experience installing Windows 10, so this seems appropriate:

 

[TFXplorer and Windows 10]

Just spent Friday evening on a long fight installing Win10 from scratch.
Linux and Windows seem to have changed places in this regard since after the basic install, I needed to use a trusty Linux PC to download various drivers to get ethernet, wifi, HDMI audio working properly.
Then there's the hour long update process to get to 1903.
Then it's getting rid of the 'creepy best friend' stuff Microsoft thinks I want.
Why the hell do I end up with 'Candy Crush' installed when I start with a genuine 'Win10 Pro' installation USB stick?

Anyway, it's as tamed as it's likely going to get, so the first thing non-MS thing to install is Firefox and an ad-blocker.
...which is needed for the second vital thing, which is of course, TFXplorer.

 

So downloaded it and it runs!...except no audio, but the DirectX runtime fixes that.

 

Can I build TFXplorer? It's 2019, so it must be 'Visual Studio 2019 Community Edition' with the C++ toolset that I need.
After installation,  I open the .sln  file and 'build'.
Oh, no!: Build: 2 succeeded, 6 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped
Phew! The failures are caused by some 'Copy' commands (due to some environment problem I guess) as the binaries seem to be present.

So I just need to copy the binaries into the same structure as the existing TFXplorer and start it...

 

Disaster! The terminal starts up, but there is no text. The overlay logo also appears but both shut down after a couple of seconds with no obvious sign of error.

If I drag a .3 file over the '3View' icon, the terminal starts up OK, and displays the expected text, then the 3D frame is visible of a fraction of a second before it and the terminal shut down. Again, no error messages.

 

At least 'Microsoft Solitaire Collection' works.

[Tilt5 hardware...]

I hadn't seen that. Thanks!

16 hours ago, geneb said:

The current hardware is way out ahead of the CastAR hardware you've got.

One would hope so. Let's reconvene next year when hopefully we'll get our hands on it.

[Tilt5 hardware...]

OK, I relented in the end and joined in...

 

I did some experiments with my castAR prototype, and it may not just be the tracking that's the problem, but the whole reprojection loop being too slow.

Strikes me that this may be much tougher for AR than VR to handle

[Pining for the fjörds]

I only played a few missions of AC7 to be honest, then watched damson's playthrough videos for the rest of the story. Playing was a bit painful on the gamepad I was forced to use, as my joystick isn't the AC7 branded one. It's a visually stunning game though.

 

Thanks for the updated AC3 data set. it's a lot brighter now.

Almost tempted to try writing a VRML->.3 converter so I can fly around it in TFXplorer. Need to be able to produce BSP trees though.

No! should finish the .3->VRML one first.

 

 

[Pining for the fjörds]

On 2/3/2019 at 10:07 AM, Krycztij said:

I’ll provide an updated file set one day …

Did you ever do that? The AC world has grown on me since I got AC7. The 'Strangereal' concept is good way to have modern warfare with some fantasy elements and abstracted from the real world. I feel a bit guilty bombing Eritrea in TAW as they've done nothing bad to me.

I'd prefer TAW style gameplay though, as AC is just too frantic.

[Extractor source code]

Thanks for dropping by!

There were two pivotal moments in did.dat extraction.

The first being your extractor and the second was Benjamin's RA decompressor. Boh were around 2006 IIRC.

 

4 hours ago, Krusade said:

at the end of did.dat there is an index with file offsets and lengths

That index also contains a hash of the filename and we subsequently were able to reverse engineer the hashing algorithm around 2011. We could then take the output of your extractor, guess some variations of the existing files, then find things like worlds that were not used by the original games. DrKevDog's 'Seaworld' being the prime example.

[Tuesday]

Your Governor sounds a bit of an amateur.

The thing to do with a surplus is to carry out some public works, bridge repair etc, giving the contract to the company that 'lobbied' the most. Even better if that that company is owned by a family member.
Everyone's a winner!...well, except you tax payers of course. But does it matter whether 'your' money goes to illegal immigrants or today's robber barons?

[Tuesday]

1 hour ago, Stans said:

free food, free housing, free health care, free internet, free cell phones, etc

Who doesn't want that?

[Trick or treat]

It took some time to get through those. I think I need to lie down now.

 

Nothing wrong with 'Afternoon Delight'. OK, it's a bit crap musically, but those lyrics were pretty clever as I don't remember it being banned from the radio at the time.

....as opposed to this:

 

[Trick or treat]

Sorry! I was too busy putting razor blades in apples as is traditional this time of year.

 

I look forward to listening to (some of)  those over the next day or so.