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[BradUffner]

The game displays creatures different than Raw Explorer does.  When the game actually displays a creature it has a "real" instance of a creature to deal with, it knows all the information about the creature, such as its "job", and life state.  When Raw Explorer displays a creature it doesn't have any of that, it just has the Template for lack of a better term.  It has to make a guess by looking through the Entries for the  CREATURE_GRAPHICS that match the creature type and try to pick one of those entries that makes sense.  What Raw Explorer has a list of "job" priorities that it looks for in order.  That order is DEFAULT, STANDARD, and CHILD.  Of those it tries to find the one with the "DEFAULT" life state.  If it cant find that life state then it displays the first one from the list that it DID find.  So there is no grantee that just because raw explorer doesn't display the creature graphic that the game won't also.

I have plans for a Graphic Set editing screen that allows you to view all the graphics for a creature, adding and editing them in a visual grid with tile pickers, but that is a few releases off.

[TDSS02]

Thanks BradUffner sounds like this program is really going to be quite robust, i cant wait to see it when everything is implemented.

[Roses]

Really liking this program, you are doing a great job.

A couple suggestions:

1. When you create a new creature or other object type maybe it should come with empty tags for the required appearance of the object (for instance a BODY tag, NAME tag, etc...). I know you can already copy and paste other entries so it's not a big deal, but if its easy it might be a nice addition.

2. It lets me add any number of tokens I want without generating an error. For instance I could have 4 [ALCOHOL_DEPENDENT] tags on the same creature. Not game breaking, but would be nice if it at least gave you a little message, "this creature is already alcohol dependent, are you sure you want to add that tag?".

3. Undo/Redo aren't working. I don't know if they are supposed to be yet, but I thought I would say something.

4. When creating a new object, it would be nice if we could create a new .txt file to contain our object. I know I can just go and make one manually and it will work fine, but it would be nice if it were an option in the program.

5. When creating a new creature from scratch the BODY token isn't giving me the drop down menu until I type something into it (can be anything).

6. It gives me an error when trying to use the workshop designer on a new building. Also, I was able to select any subtype when creating a new building and so when exporting my raws I got a [TISSUE_TEMPLATE:BUILDING_TEST] object.

Overall I think this is a marvelous program, and most of the things I found are basically a "don't be a fool" type things. Perfect for my uses, just wish it kept an eye on me a little more carefully. I am prone to making mistakes.

[BradUffner]

Thanks for the feedback!

1. I like this idea.  Making it happen will probably involve some "default" text files that store what the different object types look like.  I'll add it to the list of future stuff.
2. This problem will eventually be fixed by the "Sanity Check" feature that will go through the entire library looking for potential problems.
3. Not implemented yet.
4. Good idea, I'll add it.
5.  I will look in to it.
6.  Oops, I'll fix that.

[Lofn]

Posting to watch, and to express my mild aggravation that you did this before me. I'd been considering something like this for creature modding.

[BradUffner]

Posting to watch, and to express my mild aggravation that you did this before me. I'd been considering something like this for creature modding.

If you know .Net based languages you should be able to make use of the extensive plugin system I have planned.  You will be able to make all kind of specialized editors.

[Askot Bokbondeler]

how would i go about creating new token definitions? none of the skill rates tokens are listed yet

[BradUffner]

There is currently a bug preventing new tokens from being defined.  Theoretically you would define them by finding the token on an item and defining like normal, but the web service is currently returning an error when you try to submit the token.  I should be able to fix that before the next release without you guys needing to download anything.  I just need to sort through the mess I currently made with the language and graphic handling.

[Fortis]

Even incomplete, this program is a godsend for a novice modder like me. Thank you!

[eggthief]

Hey when I import my raws I get this error message by microsoft .net framework:
"Unhandled exception has occured in your application. If you click Continue, the application will ignore this error and attempt to continue. If you click Quit, the application will close immediately.

Conversion from string "16x 16" to type 'Integer' is not valid."

The detail list is as follows;

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See the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
System.InvalidCastException: Conversion from string "16x16" to type 'Integer' is not valid. ---> System.FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format.
   at Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Conversions.ParseDouble(String Value, NumberFormatInfo NumberFormat)
   at Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Conversions.ToInteger(String Value)
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Conversions.ToInteger(String Value)
   at RawExplorer.Token.get_argumentAsInteger(Int32 index) in C:\Users\bradley.uffner\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\Raw Explorer\Trunk\RawExplorer\RawExplorer\Token.vb:line 57
   at RawExplorer.RawLibrary.processToken(Token token, RawObject obj) in C:\Users\bradley.uffner\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\Raw Explorer\Trunk\RawExplorer\RawExplorer\RawLibrary.vb:line 256
   at RawExplorer.RawLibrary.parseFile(String filename) in C:\Users\bradley.uffner\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\Raw Explorer\Trunk\RawExplorer\RawExplorer\RawLibrary.vb:line 197
   at RawExplorer.RawLibrary.parseDirectory(String directory) in C:\Users\bradley.uffner\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\Raw Explorer\Trunk\RawExplorer\RawExplorer\RawLibrary.vb:line 120
   at RawExplorer.RawLibrary.parseRawDirectory(String directory) in C:\Users\bradley.uffner\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\Raw Explorer\Trunk\RawExplorer\RawExplorer\RawLibrary.vb:line 113
   at RawExplorer.RawExplorerForm.mnuLoadRaws_Click(Object sender, ItemClickEventArgs e) in C:\Users\bradley.uffner\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\Raw Explorer\Trunk\RawExplorer\RawExplorer\RawExplorerForm.vb:line 184
   at DevExpress.XtraBars.BarItem.OnClick(BarItemLink link)
   at DevExpress.XtraBars.BarItemLink.OnLinkClick()
   at DevExpress.XtraBars.BarButtonItemLink.OnLinkAction(BarLinkAction action, Object actionArgs)
   at DevExpress.XtraBars.ViewInfo.BarSelectionInfo.UnPressLink(BarItemLink link)
   at DevExpress.XtraBars.Controls.CustomLinksControl.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at DevExpress.XtraBars.Controls.CustomControl.WndProc(Message& msg)
   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)


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************** JIT Debugging **************
To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this
application or computer (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled.

For example:

<configuration>
    <system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />
</configuration>

When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer
rather than be handled by this dialog box.

When I click continue it will just load for hours without result.

[BradUffner]

My best guess is that this is coming from the graphics set you have installed.  I don't have access to the source code to check right now, but I will look in to it as soon a I have a chance.

If you could zip up your raw folder and email it to bradley.uffner@gmail.com it would help me diagnose the problem and stop Raw Explorer from crashing there in teh future.

[BradUffner]

One of the drives in my desktop stopped working sometime on Friday.  After reinstalling windows and restoring everything from a recent backup that was made the night before I'm back to work on Raw Explorer.  No source code was lost, just time.
Let this be a lesson, Backups are GOOD! Don't risk it, make a backup!

[luppolo]

Let this be a lesson, Backups are GOOD! Don't risk it, make a backup!

as stupid it might sound, when i code i store and edit source files right in the dropbox folder

[BradUffner]

as stupid it might sound, when i code i store and edit source files right in the dropbox folder

That's a great idea for solo projects that don't require something fancy like Source Control!

[BradUffner]

Part of the refactoring I'm working on called for a new way of dealing with the graphic sets, tile sets, and color configurations. All of which required a new options dialog to set everything up.  The old method of pointing Raw Explorer to the path of the Dwarf Fortress program made using multiple configurations a pain.  Now you are presented with different options about which tile set and color scheme you want to use.  tile set images can be dropped in to the data folder, as can color text files with different themes in them.  Raw Explorer can switch between them on the fly with the new options menu.  This makes dealing with different sized graphic sets a lot easier. The color sets will be editable and exportable via this GUI also.

Now that a lot of the background graphic infrastructure has been refactored in to a more sane system I can get back to adding support for the missing features.

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