Update: difView and logParse
by Brandon Maness · 02/01/2006 (8:17 am) · 7 comments
Here's an update on the difView project:
All of the ini and setup files for Hammer, QuArk, and 3DWS have been completed. Now with one click your map will export from any one of the three map editors and load into Torque. I had to rewrite a couple of small sections of the map2dif_plus to accomplish the streamlined workflow. Now it has options to copy textures that the map uses, launch difView, pause before loading, etc. Also finished the file association setup so you can double click .dif files from your interior folder, and be taken directly to the world editor in difView.
Numerous other small additions like a skinned slider control, etc. (I always thought the thumb slider was ugly, so now you can skin it.. This has been posted as a resource BTW)
The screen shots show Hammer before clicking the export button.. The next thing you see is screen shot 2.
On other fronts there was the after lunch, full belly, logParse project:
While scanning though the console.log file for errors, I was reminded of the numberous posts from new Torque developers asking for a list of all the scripts that get loaded, and their order. The log file has the info, but it's mixed in with everything else. So, I threw together a small win32 console app that parses the log file, and saves a new file called consoleParsed.txt. This new file has just the script names, and folders listed in the order they were compiled.
You can download logParse from here: torque.smdlabs.com/content/logParser.zip
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All of the ini and setup files for Hammer, QuArk, and 3DWS have been completed. Now with one click your map will export from any one of the three map editors and load into Torque. I had to rewrite a couple of small sections of the map2dif_plus to accomplish the streamlined workflow. Now it has options to copy textures that the map uses, launch difView, pause before loading, etc. Also finished the file association setup so you can double click .dif files from your interior folder, and be taken directly to the world editor in difView.
Numerous other small additions like a skinned slider control, etc. (I always thought the thumb slider was ugly, so now you can skin it.. This has been posted as a resource BTW)
The screen shots show Hammer before clicking the export button.. The next thing you see is screen shot 2.
On other fronts there was the after lunch, full belly, logParse project:
While scanning though the console.log file for errors, I was reminded of the numberous posts from new Torque developers asking for a list of all the scripts that get loaded, and their order. The log file has the info, but it's mixed in with everything else. So, I threw together a small win32 console app that parses the log file, and saves a new file called consoleParsed.txt. This new file has just the script names, and folders listed in the order they were compiled.
You can download logParse from here: torque.smdlabs.com/content/logParser.zip
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#2
02/01/2006 (11:32 am)
Looks really nice!
#3
Looking forward to it coming out.
02/01/2006 (12:38 pm)
Ahhh... You're including QuArK with the next version of DifView!? Sweet! :)Looking forward to it coming out.
#4
And a skinnable slider too! You're like my savior!
I can't stop using exclamation points!
:)
02/01/2006 (6:00 pm)
Nice work! This is going to be very useful! And a skinnable slider too! You're like my savior!
I can't stop using exclamation points!
:)
#6
The difView program looks really awesome as well.
02/01/2006 (11:43 pm)
I really like the log parser, makes it easy to see the order of the scripts. Thanks.The difView program looks really awesome as well.
#7
@Stefan: Good question. Quite a few more features would have to be added before I would even consider it a useful 'product' worth selling. My plan right now is to iron out some rough spots, and release an early alpha version to everyone who donated to the tutorial site last year. Kind of my way of saying thanks to them.
@Eric: Yeap, it works like a charm with QuArk. I've also created a uniformed resource system that allows you to use QuArk and Hammer to work on the same maps using the same resources. All with one click simplicity. Kinda cool.
@Willbkool: I updated the logParser because I noticed it did not include my pre-compiled scripts in the list. So, you might want to download it again. oops!
@Jeff: Email me if you'd be interested in helping out with the alpha testing.
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02/02/2006 (3:47 am)
Thanks everyone.@Stefan: Good question. Quite a few more features would have to be added before I would even consider it a useful 'product' worth selling. My plan right now is to iron out some rough spots, and release an early alpha version to everyone who donated to the tutorial site last year. Kind of my way of saying thanks to them.
@Eric: Yeap, it works like a charm with QuArk. I've also created a uniformed resource system that allows you to use QuArk and Hammer to work on the same maps using the same resources. All with one click simplicity. Kinda cool.
@Willbkool: I updated the logParser because I noticed it did not include my pre-compiled scripts in the list. So, you might want to download it again. oops!
@Jeff: Email me if you'd be interested in helping out with the alpha testing.
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Associate Stefan Beffy Moises
will difView be a free resource or are you planning to sell it?