Please, help with an area Options

[Riojano2002]

Hi everybody:

Im Riojano2002, a spanish modder. Our mod, "Lord of Darkness" its near to it conclusion, but we are

having some problems adding the new area to the worldmap.

This new area does appear in the worldmap, and you can travel there without any error. After that, the

group can't travel from this new area anywhere. I couldnt tell where the error is in: code, area... Can

anyone help us?

This is the code in the .tp2 file



APPEND ~MASTAREA.2da~ ~ARMEJ5 value~

COPY_EXISTING ~worldmap.wmp~ ~override~
READ_LONG 0x30 "area_num"
READ_LONG 0x34 "area_off"
READ_LONG 0x38 "link_off"
READ_LONG 0x3c "link_num"
READ_LONG 0xc "map_off"
SET "entry" = ("%map_off%" + 0xb8)
SET "outer_check" = 0
SET "inner_check" = 0
SET "num_ent" = 0
WRITE_LONG 0x30 ("%area_num%" + 1)
WRITE_LONG 0x38 ("%link_off%" + 0xf0)
WRITE_LONG 0x3c ("%link_num%" + 4)

// Add area to worldmap
INSERT_BYTES ("%area_off%" + (0xf0 * "%area_num%")) 0xf0 // inserting new area to wmp
WRITE_ASCII ("%area_off%" + (0xf0 * "%area_num%")) ~ARMEJ5~
WRITE_ASCII ("%area_off%" + 0x08 + (0xf0 * "%area_num%")) ~ARMEJ5~
WRITE_ASCII ("%area_off%" + 0x10 + (0xf0 * "%area_num%")) ~ARMEJ5~
WRITE_LONG ("%area_off%" + 0x34 + (0xf0 * "%area_num%")) 19 // mapicon number
WRITE_LONG ("%area_off%" + 0x38 + (0xf0 * "%area_num%")) 1063 // x coordinate
WRITE_LONG ("%area_off%" + 0x3C + (0xf0 * "%area_num%")) 39 // y coordinate
SAY ("%area_off%" + 0x40 + (0xf0 * "%area_num%")) ~Nido de Estrellas~
SAY ("%area_off%" + 0x44 + (0xf0 * "%area_num%")) #-1
WRITE_SHORT ("%area_off%" + 0x50 + (0xf0 * "%area_num%")) ("%link_num%" + 4) // N link index
WRITE_SHORT ("%area_off%" + 0x58 + (0xf0 * "%area_num%")) ("%link_num%" + 4) // W link index
WRITE_SHORT ("%area_off%" + 0x60 + (0xf0 * "%area_num%")) ("%link_num%" + 4) // S link index
WRITE_SHORT ("%area_off%" + 0x68 + (0xf0 * "%area_num%")) ("%link_num%") // E link index
WRITE_SHORT ("%area_off%" + 0x6c + (0xf0 * "%area_num%")) 4 // one link E
WHILE ("%outer_check%" = 0) BEGIN
READ_ASCII ("%entry%" + 0x8) "area" (2)
READ_ASCII ("%entry%" + 0x8) "spec_area" (6)
WHILE (("%spec_area%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "AR1100" = 0) AND ("%inner_check%" = 0)) BEGIN
READ_SHORT ("%entry%" + 0x50) "nlink"
READ_SHORT ("%entry%" + 0x50 + 0x4) "#nlink"
WRITE_SHORT ("%entry%" + 0x50 + 0x4) ("%#nlink%" + 1)
READ_SHORT ("%entry%" + 0x50 + 0x4) "#nlink2"
READ_SHORT ("%entry%" + 0x50 + 0x8) "wlink"
WRITE_SHORT ("%entry%" + 0x50 + 0x8) ("%wlink%" + 3)
READ_SHORT ("%entry%" + 0x50 + 0x8) "wlink2"
READ_SHORT ("%entry%" + 0x50 + 0x8 + 0x4) "#wlink"
WRITE_SHORT ("%entry%" + 0x50 + 0x8 + 0x4) ("%#wlink%" + 1)
READ_SHORT ("%entry%" + 0x50 + 0x8 + 0x4) "#wlink2"
READ_SHORT ("%entry%" + 0x50 + 0x8 + 0x8) "slink"
WRITE_SHORT ("%entry%" + 0x50 + 0x8 + 0x8) ("%slink%" + 2)
READ_SHORT ("%entry%" + 0x50 + 0x8 + 0x8) "slink2"
READ_SHORT ("%entry%" + 0x50 + 0x8 + 0x8 + 0x4) "#slink"
WRITE_SHORT ("%entry%" + 0x50 + 0x8 + 0x8 + 0x4) ("%#slink%" + 1)
READ_SHORT ("%entry%" + 0x50 + 0x8 + 0x8 + 0x4) "#slink2"
READ_SHORT ("%entry%" + 0x50 + 0x8 + 0x8 + 0x8) "elink"
WRITE_SHORT ("%entry%" + 0x50 + 0x8 + 0x8 + 0x8) ("%elink%" + 1)
READ_SHORT ("%entry%" + 0x50 + 0x8 + 0x8 + 0x8) "elink2"
READ_SHORT ("%entry%" + 0x50 + 0x8 + 0x8 + 0x8 + 0x4) "#elink"
WRITE_SHORT ("%entry%" + 0x50 + 0x8 + 0x8 + 0x8 + 0x4) ("%#elink%" + 1)
READ_SHORT ("%entry%" + 0x50 + 0x8 + 0x8 + 0x8 + 0x4) "#elink2"
SET "inner_check" = 1
END
PATCH_IF (("%area%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "AR" = 0) OR ("%area%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "G3" = 0)) BEGIN
SET "num_ent" = ("%num_ent%" + 1)
END ELSE
PATCH_IF ("%area%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "AR" = 1) BEGIN
SET "outer_check" = 1
END
SET "entry" = ("%entry%" + 0xf0)
END
READ_LONG 0x30 "area_num2"
READ_LONG 0x38 "link_off2"

// Add link to ARMEJ5
INSERT_BYTES ("%link_off2%" - 0x01 + (0xd8 * "%nlink%")) 0xd8 // inserting one byte before eof to

avoid errors
WRITE_LONG ("%link_off2%" + (0xd8 * "%nlink%")) ("%area_num2%" - 1) // target ARMEJ5
WRITE_ASCII ("%link_off2%" + 0x04 + (0xd8 * "%nlink%")) ~RRMEJ5~ // entry point
WRITE_LONG ("%link_off2%" + 0x28 + (0xd8 * "%nlink%")) 4 // unknown value--matching other links just

in case

// Add link to ARMEJ5
INSERT_BYTES ("%link_off2%" - 0x01 + (0xd8 * "%wlink2%")) 0xd8 // inserting one byte before eof to

avoid errors
WRITE_LONG ("%link_off2%" + (0xd8 * "%wlink2%")) ("%area_num2%" - 1) // target ARMEJ5
WRITE_ASCII ("%link_off2%" + 0x04 + (0xd8 * "%wlink2%")) ~RRMEJ5~ // entry point
WRITE_LONG ("%link_off2%" + 0x28 + (0xd8 * "%wlink2%")) 4 // unknown value--matching other links

just in case

// Add link to ARMEJ5
INSERT_BYTES ("%link_off2%" - 0x01 + (0xd8 * "%slink2%")) 0xd8 // inserting one byte before eof to

avoid errors
WRITE_LONG ("%link_off2%" + (0xd8 * "%slink2%")) ("%area_num2%" - 1) // target ARMEJ5
WRITE_ASCII ("%link_off2%" + 0x04 + (0xd8 * "%slink2%")) ~RRMEJ5~ // entry point
WRITE_LONG ("%link_off2%" + 0x28 + (0xd8 * "%slink2%")) 4 // unknown value--matching other links

just in case

// Add link to ARMEJ5
INSERT_BYTES ("%link_off2%" - 0x01 + (0xd8 * "%elink2%")) 0xd8 // inserting one byte before eof to

avoid errors
WRITE_LONG ("%link_off2%" + (0xd8 * "%elink2%")) ("%area_num2%" - 1) // target ARMEJ5
WRITE_ASCII ("%link_off2%" + 0x04 + (0xd8 * "%elink2%")) ~RRMEJ5~ // entry point
WRITE_LONG ("%link_off2%" + 0x28 + (0xd8 * "%elink2%")) 4 // unknown value--matching other links

just in case

// Correct ALL other links after elink
SET "entryy" = ("%map_off%" + 0xb8)
SET "outer_c" = 0
SET "num_entt" = 0
WHILE ("%outer_c%" = 0) BEGIN
READ_ASCII ("%entryy%" + 0x8) "areaa" (2)
PATCH_IF (("%areaa%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "AR" = 0) OR ("%areaa%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "G3" = 0)) BEGIN
READ_SHORT ("%entryy%" + 0x50) "nllink"
READ_SHORT ("%entryy%" + 0x50 + 0x8) "wllink"
READ_SHORT ("%entryy%" + 0x50 + 0x8 + 0x8) "sllink"
READ_SHORT ("%entryy%" + 0x50 + 0x8 + 0x8 + 0x8) "ellink"
PATCH_IF ("%nllink%" > "%wlink2%") BEGIN
WRITE_SHORT ("%entryy%" + 0x50) ("%nllink%" + 4)
END
PATCH_IF ("%wllink%" > "%wlink2%") BEGIN
WRITE_SHORT ("%entryy%" + 0x50 + 0x8) ("%wllink%" + 4)
END
PATCH_IF ("%sllink%" > "%wlink2%") BEGIN
WRITE_SHORT ("%entryy%" + 0x50 + 0x8 + 0x8) ("%sllink%" + 4)
END
PATCH_IF ("%ellink%" > "%wlink2%") BEGIN
WRITE_SHORT ("%entryy%" + 0x50 + 0x8 + 0x8 + 0x8) ("%ellink%" + 4)
END
END ELSE
PATCH_IF (("%area%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "AR" = 1) AND ("%areaa%" STRING_COMPARE_CASE "G3" = 1)) BEGIN
SET "outer_c" = 1
END
SET "entryy" = ("%entryy%" + 0xf0)
END
READ_LONG 0x30 "area_num"
READ_LONG 0x34 "area_off"
READ_LONG 0x38 "link_off"
READ_LONG 0x3c "link_num"
WRITE_LONG 0x3c ("%link_num%" + 4)

// Add link to City Gates
INSERT_BYTES ("%link_off%" - 0x01 + (0xd8 * "%link_num%")) 0xd8 // inserting one byte before eof to

avoid errors
WRITE_LONG ("%link_off%" + (0xd8 * "%link_num%")) 11 // target city gates
WRITE_ASCII ("%link_off%" + 0x04 + (0xd8 * "%link_num%")) ~ExitNE~ // slums entry point
WRITE_LONG ("%link_off%" + 0x28 + (0xd8 * "%link_num%")) 4 // unknown value--matching other links

just in case


// Add link to Umar Hills
INSERT_BYTES ("%link_off%" - 0x01 + (0xd8 * "%link_num%")) 0xd8 // inserting one byte before eof to

avoid errors
WRITE_LONG ("%link_off%" + (0xd8 * "%link_num%")) 7 // target umar hills
WRITE_ASCII ("%link_off%" + 0x04 + (0xd8 * "%link_num%")) ~ExitNW~ // slums entry point
WRITE_LONG ("%link_off%" + 0x28 + (0xd8 * "%link_num%")) 4 // unknown value--matching other links

just in case


// Add link to Trademeet
INSERT_BYTES ("%link_off%" - 0x01 + (0xd8 * "%link_num%")) 0xd8 // inserting one byte before eof to

avoid errors
WRITE_LONG ("%link_off%" + (0xd8 * "%link_num%")) 14 // target trademeet
WRITE_ASCII ("%link_off%" + 0x04 + (0xd8 * "%link_num%")) ~ExitNW~ // slums entry point
WRITE_LONG ("%link_off%" + 0x28 + (0xd8 * "%link_num%")) 4 // unknown value--matching other links

just in case


// Add link to De'Arnise Hold
INSERT_BYTES ("%link_off%" - 0x01 + (0xd8 * "%link_num%")) 0xd8 // inserting one byte before eof to

avoid errors
WRITE_LONG ("%link_off%" + (0xd8 * "%link_num%")) 9 // target de'arnise
WRITE_ASCII ("%link_off%" + 0x04 + (0xd8 * "%link_num%")) ~ExitSE~ // slums entry point
WRITE_LONG ("%link_off%" + 0x28 + (0xd8 * "%link_num%")) 4 // unknown value--matching other links

just in case
BUT_ONLY_IF_IT_CHANGES

[Baronius]

It is quite possible, you are right. On the other hand, the code they use (which seems to be the same code from SHS that you also wanted to use first) has problems as I've said, e.g. if the game has areas installed by other mods which filenames don't start with "AR" or "G3", the code might mess up the whole wmp. It has little chance that a mod will have such area filenames, but we can't know what future mods will use.

Of course if the search map proves to the problem (which is very likely), I understand that they will use the shorter code in order to be able to release the mod earlier. (In the long run, it might not be a wise choice.)