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You have to be careful what animation .an files and .ani files are applied to models...just because some models contain the same name, they may not contain the same bone elements and that will mess up the animations if they are not meant to correspond. Of course a safe way is to copy both the model and animation .an file (the binary file used is listed at the top of the .ani text file), and the .ani file, but that might also screw up the look of the model if the character's textures are not also copied...again, the same applies that textures with the same name between games are not always really the same file because someone may have edited them.

As for lanterns, you are correct that the POTC/NH ship models probably don't have the light/lantern locators defined in the model because that feature did not exist in the earlier Storm 2.0; this source is derived from Storm 2.8. Even if some ship models were copied that do have the locators, there is also some script code that would need to be added to turn them on/off when the time of day changes to night/day.

KillPhilx5 years ago

thanks a lot Chez,

well I tried to copy and replace some models and anims, but I had only luck with two models so far that worked right with the animations, prolly because of the different bone elements as you stated. So far, I was unable to get textures for GOF-character models to work. But even with the very odd bone elements, it is already a lot better than using the storm 2.0 combat system.

Do you have by any chance the tool animation view somewhere, so I can look into the ani-files with that and just correct and match up the NH-models with the animations myself?

Can you tell me where the script(s) for the lanterns are? I already managed to replace the Wicked Wench / Black Pearl from GOF to NH without any problems, so I want to try if simply inserting the script will really make the lanterns work.

I encountered one game-breaking-bug so far, maybe you can help: The transfer-goods interface (transfering between ships) doesnt work and gives me a black screen or a blank screen with water in the background - but unfortunally, the game isnt really aware of that error because there is no error.log and no crash either (I have to ALT-F4 from there). I already tried to use code from other NH-Versions but it all doesn't work. All other transfer-screens work, only this specific one doesn't

ChezJfrey5 years ago (2 edits) (+1)

For the various tools, I have a public Mega link that contains most of them: https://mega.nz/folder/O4lX0QRY#uD7AEuyTgJa5iZRZIHRICg

I noticed I did not upload the Animation Viewer, so I just added it today.

The ship lantern code is spread throughout a few files. If you have my version of COAS, GOF 1.2, or ERAS, that will contain everything needed. The following are the places to review and copy from:

SEA_AI/AIShip.c, set .Ship.Lights

void Ship_SetLightsOff
void Ship_SetLightsAndFlares

Called in Ship_Add2Sea and Ship_UpdateParameters, also within AIShip.c

Locations/locations_loader.c

void LocLoadShips

I suggest looking at my versions of COAS, GOF 1.2, or ERAS, because the original game only adjusted the ship lights when you first loaded a location, or entered/exited the sea. For example, if you entered sea mode during the day, then stayed in sailing mode (did not enter map), and sailed into night, the lights would never change, so would not turn on; same for reverse, if you entered the ship at night, then stayed in sail mode, the lights would not turn off at daytime. I added a feature to the engine to reset them and added some code to use that feature in the hourly weather change that did not exist in the original game:

void Whr_UpdateWeatherHour(), added this bit of code

    if( Whr_IsDay() != bOldIsDay )
    {
        Whr_ChangeDayNight();
        Event("eChangeDayNight");
        //#20190211-01
        doLightChange = true;
     }

...and later, below in same function

        //#20190211-01
        if(doLightChange && isSeaEnt) {
            ref rChar;
            Sea.Lights = aCurWeather.Lights;
            for(j = 0; j < iNumShips; j++) {
                iCharIdx = Ships[j];
                if (iCharIdx < 0 || iCharIdx >= TOTAL_CHARACTERS) continue;
                rChar = GetCharacter(Ships[j]);
                Ship_SetLightsAndFlares(rChar);
                SendMessage(&characters[iCharIdx], "l", MSG_SHIP_LIGHTSRESET);
            }
        }

With that bit of code in the hour change, the lights now turn on/off when the appropriate time changes, on the fly.

As for your NH interface issue, I have never played POTC and I have also never played NH, so I will need both a save game with two ships to trade, and some coaching of where/how to call that screen, so I can debug it for you. If you want to send me a save to email: chezjfrey@hotmail.com, with some instructions of what save profile name to place it, and how to launch that screen, I will take a look into what the problem is. This is what pedrwyth had to do for me to debug the various issues he brought up that I worked through to resolve some of the NH bugs he encountered. Also, if you know the exact interface .c program file that screen uses, that would also be helpful, but not necessary, I can probably figure it out, but it would save me some time if you already know it.

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