new settings file "dune2000.ini" - goodbye dune2000.cfg

[FunkyFr3sh]

dune2000.cfg = abandoned

 

The new settings file is much easier to edit, all you need is a text editor like the standard windows notepad.

 

Many new cool things will be added to this file soon (e.g. no-cd patch on/off)

 

Of course we gonna need a nice config tool to edit this file too (not sure when im going to do that :D )

 

Test file: http://www54.zippyshare.com/v/78207005/file.html

 

 

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To change your hotkeys visit this site: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd375731(v=vs.85).aspx

take the hex number (e.g. 0x46 - F key) and convert it to dec here: http://www.binaryhexconverter.com/hex-to-decimal-converter

 

Here is how it looks currently:

 

[MultiPlayer]
FirstTimePlay=No
UnitCount=10
TechLevel=7
StartingCredits=7000
AIPlayers=0
Crates=No
Worms=0
PlayerName=NONAME
PlayerSide=0
PlayerColor=0
IPAddress=
ModemPhone=
SerialComPort=1
[Options]
ScrollRate=20
GameSpeed=75
GameBitsPerPixel=16
SFXVolume=100
MusicVolume=100
[WOL]
AllowFindUser=Yes
AllowPageUser=Yes
LanguageFilter=No
ShowAllGames=No
Microphone=No
[Hotkeys]
SelectAllUnits=69
Scatter=88
CenterNextUnit=78
Repair=84
Sell=89
Guard=71
CenterBase=72
Stop=83
Bookmark1=120
Bookmark2=121
Bookmark3=122
Bookmark4=123
SidebarUp=38
SidebarDown=40
Alliance=65
Retreat=82
OptionsMenu=27
Team1=49
Team2=50
Team3=51
Team4=52
Team5=53
Team6=54
Team7=55
Team8=56
Team9=57
Team10=48
CTRL=17
ALT=18
SHIFT=16
PrivateChat1=112
PrivateChat2=113
PrivateChat3=114
PrivateChat4=115
PrivateChat5=116
PublicChat=117
WOLPageReply=119
WOLProposeDraw=68
CenterSelectedUnits=36
 

[Adriano]

And what if... to think about multi-platform now? :)

It will be GREAT to make Dune2000 for Linux Ubuntu ! 

Free software and so on...

[Gruntlord6]

And what if... to think about multi-platform now? :)

It will be GREAT to make Dune2000 for Linux Ubuntu ! 

Free software and so on...

We are nowhere near having the ability to port the game, even with the substantial progress that funky has made.

[athanasios]

Wine does the job pretty fine for now.

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What about a settings button inside the game itself?

[Nyerguds]

ugh, funky, separate your ini sections with empty lines! :P

[Gruntlord6]

Wine does the job pretty fine for now.

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What about a settings button inside the game itself?

or perhaps a configure option in the launcher (if one does not exist yet)

[FunkyFr3sh]

Wine does the job pretty fine for now.

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What about a settings button inside the game itself?

Would be too much work i guess and no fun doing it :D an external config will do the job, might be added to the game launcher later

 

ugh, funky, separate your ini sections with empty lines! :P

using winapi, do you have a C version of Nyerguds.ini so i can move to that one ? :D

 

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A few new settings have been added:

"MultiPlayer", "PlayerHandicap"

"Options", "MoviesEnabled"

("Options", "SoundsEnabled"

"Options", "SkipIntro"

"Options", "VideoBackBuffer"

"Options", "DebugMode"

"Options", "ForceNoCD"

 

 

there is also a new param "-window" to run the game in window mode (this is more for testing reasons, it wont work that well)

 

test file http://www54.zippyshare.com/v/78207005/file.html

[D2k Sardaukar]

Nice addition!

 

Window mode does indeed not work good, but it is workable in 16bit mode (videocard set at 16bit). If I remember correctly.

[FunkyFr3sh]

yea, its pretty nice for debugging tho :D i use it all the time

[Nyerguds]

using winapi, do you have a C version of Nyerguds.ini so i can move to that one ? :D

...no... but feel free to convert it? :P

Or copy the ini functions from RA1 :P

[D2k Sardaukar]

ugh, funky, separate your ini sections with empty lines! :P

I support this. +1 :)

 

Edit: Is it perhaps also possible to add some sort of SuperDebugMode where you add all the debug from window mode but dump the real window thing.

Edited August 17, 2014 by D2k Sardaukar

[FunkyFr3sh]

yes, i already added one feature from window mode to fullscreen :D there are also other special features, in window mode you can see small numbers next to the units (seems to be something like the order of the units Guard/attack etc) and another thing i noticed was the additional info when you hover over a unit :D maybe there is more cool stuff but i didnt look through everything now

[D2k Sardaukar]

yes, i already added one feature from window mode to fullscreen :D there are also other special features, in window mode you can see small numbers next to the units (seems to be something like the order of the units Guard/attack etc) and another thing i noticed was the additional info when you hover over a unit :D maybe there is more cool stuff but i didnt look through everything now

When you change the fullscreen/window bool (0x004EB008) during fullscreen gameplay to window mode (=0), you get the debug features, but in fullscreen mode. Only problem with this method is that it speeds up the game massively. This faster speed must have been for AI testing.

[Luminar]

When you change the fullscreen/window bool (0x004EB008) during fullscreen gameplay to window mode (=0), you get the debug features, but in fullscreen mode. Only problem with this method is that it speeds up the game massively. This faster speed must have been for AI testing.

Finally a solution to test AI files faster!!!!!! :)

[Gruntlord6]

When you change the fullscreen/window bool (0x004EB008) during fullscreen gameplay to window mode (=0), you get the debug features, but in fullscreen mode. Only problem with this method is that it speeds up the game massively. This faster speed must have been for AI testing.

Seems like a cool feature.

[D2k Sardaukar]

You can use/test it with the d2kx tool: http://forum.dune2k.com/topic/26507-release-d2kx/ It's called the 'Debug Basic' (under basic addresses) and all you need to do is add two 'trigger on keys' keys with one on 0 and other on 1 (normal mode) with of course as memory address 'Debug Basic'.

[FunkyFr3sh]

yes i noticed that too, you can clearly see they been using window mode for such debugging tests :D

[Adriano]

 

The new settings file is much easier to edit, all you need is a text editor like the standard windows notepad.

 

Many new cool things will be added to this file soon (e.g. no-cd patch on/off)

 

Of course we gonna need a nice config tool to edit this file too (not sure when im going to do that :D )

 

Test file: http://www54.zippyshare.com/v/78207005/file.html

 

Source: https://github.com/cnc-patch/dune2k

 

 

Excuse me, I'm not quite understand... I cannot find file dune2000.ini here. Must I to create this file myself?

Where dune2000.ini  must be? In which folder?

[FunkyFr3sh]

it will be created automatically if you use my patch, just run the game once and close it to generate the file :)