DUKE NUKEM II LEVEL EDITOR (and other stuff)

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Here's a new version of the editor: Version 0.9a

New Stuff:
* You can now edit and create CZone files with the editor.
* Mouse now works on menus, too.
* Provided actor icons for the level editor.
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Levellass wrote:People never read anything,e vhen when you upload it to Keenwiki. And if they do, they make the most basic of mistakes.
* BIG SLAP *
I DID read the readme file. :p
This is what it had to say for d2sic.exe:
d2sic - Solid Image Converter wrote: -----------------------------

Converts solid (unmasked) images to PNG format and back. Will work on any image consisting of 8x8 pixel tiles.

Use this to create/replace backdrop images or to modify STATUS.MNI.

This will always use the default color palette (GAMEPAL.PAL).
Seemed pretty reasonable to me that "solid unmasked images" meant the CZONE tilesets.

Anyway, I'm really happy to see the new version released.
Great to see those features added. I'll get back to work on the levelset asap. :D

EDIT: The CZONE editor looks fantastic, but there is one major issue with the level editor...

It doesn't load level files. That's right. I tried loading L1.MNI as well as a few other unmodified levels, and it said "This is not a valid Duke II file".
What's the deal, eh?
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Post by K1n9_Duk3 »

Just a minor bug. You can still edit levels by dragging them onto the editor's EXE.

I already fixed this and another bug (CZones were saved using the current level's filename instead of the CZone's filename) and replaced the zip file on my web server.
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Wow, just wow. I have been waiting for years for a Duke Nukem 2 Level editor

Although my first PC game was Commander Keen 1, I was introduced to Duke Nukem 2 on a shareware cd-rom and it became my favorite game of all time
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Small progress update: I think I found out how the format of the introduction sequence (Apogee logo, Duke at the shooting range) works. That means it might even be possible to edit/replace every single image that is used by the game!
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K1n9_Duk3 wrote:Small progress update: I think I found out how the format of the introduction sequence (Apogee logo, Duke at the shooting range) works. That means it might even be possible to edit/replace every single image that is used by the game!
:drool
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Seems to me like a total-conversion has some potential at this point. :)
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has anyone made any levels yet?
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Post by K1n9_Duk3 »

Nickssoft wrote:has anyone made any levels yet?
Haven't seen any level releases yet.

By the way: I got some very strange results with my implementation of the RLE-compression when compressing the animated files, so there might as well be errors in the RLE implementation that is used to compress parts of the level files. I will take my time to verify the implementation for the next release.
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Someone on the 3D Realms Forums posted this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DenOquEm7vA
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"I'm continuing to make more levels and later on a whole level pack."

But... But... I wanted to make the first level pack. :celtic
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I finally managed to fix the errors in my RLE compression code. This means that the next version of the editor will be able to edit the intro animations of the game as well as all of the fullscreen images.

I'm planning to add support for indexed BMP files so that all exported images will be saved with their correct color table (adding a new color for transparency if required). I might also support indexed PNG files, but that will need sone more work on my part (porting the zlib-compression code to BlitzMax). So if you really need to export indexed PNG files, let me know.
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Post by K1n9_Duk3 »

The new version is finally available: Version 0.9b

New stuff:
- Animation Editor: lets you modify the intro "videos" (images only; sounds and speed are hard-coded in the game)
- Image Converter lets you convert backdrops and any fullscreen image to BMP and back

Have some fun with it.
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Post by K1n9_Duk3 »

Another update: Version 0.9c

You can now edit Sprites. With this addition, you can now change (almost) every image in the entire game!

The editor also comes with a built-in paint tool "QuickPaint", so that you can edit images without having to export them first.

Both "QuickPaint" and the level editor now have flood fill and undo/redo options.

The VOC converter allows you to convert Wave sounds into VOC files and vice versa.
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