Couple of hacks

[Adriano]

I have read in other topic:

Added support for infinite spice maps, to enable infinite spice in your map you need to open the map in a hex editor and change byte 7 to 03

Actually this is change of original gameplay.

But I have couple of the same things for vanilla game. I have never written about it before in the forum. Because it changes the game. May be it will be interesting for somebody.

If in VANILLA game (not in Gruntmod Edition, for example) to change Dune2000.dat at address 00031C15 from 84 to 85, then buildings will be repairing.
I mean, when building damaged, then it starts repairing immediately.

[DoMiNaNt_HuNtEr]

YES! I love it!

[FunkyFr3sh]

What version of dune2000.dat is that? 1.02?

[Adriano]

What version of dune2000.dat is that? 1.02?

I use it in version 1.06.

It will be great, if you, FunkyFr3sh, will find where is it in new version of Dune, if you want, of course.

[FunkyFr3sh]

same location, cause it is still 1.06 :D

[Nuclear_harvester]

auto-repair for buldings. that is awesome feature

[Nuclear_harvester]

i have no 00031C15 in dat file but 00031C18 is it same?

ah i see im using gruntlords dune2k that why not works becuz have no that adress

[Adriano]

I found for Gruntmod Edition this address can be 0004 9E35.

At least it works in "Dune v 1.06 p rev. 9 FunkyFr3sh".

 

But it doesn't work in more new rev. 19... still don't no why. At least in my one test.

[Nuclear_harvester]

ok it works now LOL but clicking repair  causes repair process  to stop.  i hought it would cause dual repair.   by the way how ca  increase repair amount   if its even possible

[Adriano]

LOL but clicking repair  causes repair process  to stop.

Oh, really. Thanks. I think about how to STOP auto-repairing. It is solution.

Sometimes player does not need the auto-repairing. When player has no enough money, for example.

 

Added:

There is one little distinctive feature now. Pictogram of wrench (over building) appears when player STOPS repairing. Because now manually player can stop (not begin) repairing.

 

Added.

Logic can be the next. Pictogram of wrench (over building) means now that building NEEDS repairing. The building is waiting for repairing. Reminder.

The buildings without the pictogram of wrench repair automatically.

[Nuclear_harvester]

i mean to  have  doubled amount of repair. auto repair is bad but  if we could have the auto repair like units . so they could repair  to half  and no more.

 the repair amount is  in vars.bin n another topic was enlisted all   offsets of hex editor  so  they can be tweaked.  i made  spice worth 200 credits  per one piece.  but  tried to  get better repair,  i mess up and disabled repairing   completly hehe

[Adriano]

I am afraid, I don't know.

:) I do not quite understand what do you mean? May be this is my poor English...

 

You wrote:

"doubled amount of repair"? "i hought it would cause dual repair"?

 

"so they could repair  to half  and no more"? Who are they? Buildings or units?

WHAT exactly do you want to make double? Strength of buildings? You can do it in program Tibed.

Or you don't want to spend money for buildings repair at all?

 

Sorry for my misunderstanding.

[Nuclear_harvester]

shovelology method.  

you  found way to enable autorepair on buldings

using wrench icon disables the autorepair

- how about  augmenting the repair  by changing the repair  value?

[athanasios]

I I also seem not to understand what you mean. But let me add my thought: It doesn't need many hits to destroy a building, so why to stop auto  repair when building is not repaired completely? Very risky. Just turn of auto repair on some buildings when you need money.

[Nuclear_harvester]

all wanted to do was   making repair more effecient

[athanasios]

I hope you get the right formula for it. It will be useful for all of us.

[Adriano]

Another hack. I read it somewhere (in one Russian site) long time ago.

Honestly, I don't know, how exactly this works (I mean code). I just copied it. But it works, in original Dune2000.

So, you can make selected units INVISIBLE / VISIBLE . If to press button "Retreat". Function of retreating stays the same on this button.

Yes, this thing changes gameplay very much. So you can decide -- is it useful or not. For example, player can make attack with stealth tanks, not only stealth Fremen or trikes.

You can write the data in file Dune2000.dat.

First column is address. 2-nd is original value at this address. 3 - changed value.

0003EEBA: 8A E8

0003EEBB: 56 31

0003EEBC: 1A AD

0003EEBD: 88 07

0003EEBE: 57 00

0003EEBF: 48 90

000B9BF0: 00 8A

000B9BF1: 00 56

000B9BF2: 00 1A

000B9BF3: 00 88

000B9BF4: 00 57

000B9BF5: 00 48

000B9BF6: 00 80

000B9BF7: 00 77

000B9BF8: 00 08

000B9BF9: 00 10

000B9BFA: 00 C3

[Nuclear_harvester]

awesome hack. so you can create covert ops  team and sneak in near enemy base.   i wonder if you can cloak up buldings with this

[Adriano]

It can be interesting to make invisible engineer. He cannot capture turrets and destroy it, like unit Saboteur. And engineer becomes visible near turrets (like Stealth Fremen).

 

So it can be interesting scouting in the enemy base!

[Nuclear_harvester]

and capuring constructing yards!!!  .   was thinking about hacking  skirmish  the additional starting units but  all can get  after initial  units only light ifnantries . was thinking if would add some tanks 

[Adriano]

Another little hack.

 

Radar (Outpost) is "always on".

 

This means, that you can see little map (on right top of screen) even if "low power". Of course, building of Outpost must exist already, if you want to see this.

 

000302B9: 74 90
000302BA: 17 90

 

000302C2: 72 90
000302C3: 0E 90

[Adriano]

Here is ready file, if you want to try this and you don't want print these codes for a long time in hex editor ;)

You can unzip and write this file to folder where is dune2000.exe. It needs original old Dune 2000 1.06.

Invisible_and_auto-repair_and radar_on.zip

[DoMiNaNt_HuNtEr]

This is pretty cool stuff, dude. I would try it, but I lost my original D2K awhile ago. I only have GruntsMod. Damn, do I ever love the high resolution. 1920 x 1080, with reveal shroud hack, I feel like a real commander with a satellite view of the battlefield! Epic battles with 8 player patches, now I just need an AI mod to really make the AI powerful!

[Galaxy]

This is pretty cool stuff, dude. I would try it, but I lost my original D2K awhile ago. I only have GruntsMod. Damn, do I ever love the high resolution. 1920 x 1080, with reveal shroud hack, I feel like a real commander with a satellite view of the battlefield! Epic battles with 8 player patches, now I just need an AI mod to really make the AI powerful!

Try my AI. :D

http://www.mediafire.com/download/v74eyhqe6pn5t1e/_PRAC.MIS

[Dato]

cncnet online/skirmish using  _spawn.MIS file not _PRAC.MIS