[TOOL] [DISCONTINUED] Empyrion Playfield Designer Alpha7 v1.36.1 [deprecated version]

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  1. Rexalot

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    Will this program do everything EPD does plus edit/create sector.yaml? I've been waiting for the day when someone comes up with an editor that can do everything.
     
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    I've played around with different seeds and it does seem to influence things.
     
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    Yeah, that's the plan. :D
    First approach is to manage sectors/orbits and then implement and rebuild playfield design step by step with also improving the user interface to be way more intuitive.

    As this means a complete rebuild of everything, that might still be some time though. :D

    That's what i was suspecting. I'm guessing it's a tough combination for the spawning algorithm, and so in some seeds it might work (better), in others it doesn't and so it can't spawn it.

    /jmc
     
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    Nicely done!

    A bit on the hard side, but i like it that way.
    Has some kind of good old DOOM flair. :D

    Maybe some containers with additional ammo would be nice on the way. I ran out pretty quick. :D

    I found some errors in console that some PDA images hadn't been found. Not sure, if relevant.

    /jmc
     
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    UPDATE (v1.35.0) with full 'Alpha Experimental 7.0.0' support

    CHANGES:

    • Added resource distribution type 'DistTypeCylinder' to RandomResources
    • Added 'Fixed Heightmap' terrains
    If you should have any problems or database errors on first start, please delete 'data\user.dat' file and try again, as i moved the terrain data from epd.dat to user.dat, so it gets imported fresh on each start of EPD. So you can create your own 'terrain.ecf''s in the future. ;)

    DOWNLOAD LINK:
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxUpWMGez5I0aS14allRSGxPclk/view?usp=sharing

    /jmc
     
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    The issue should be resolved now in new game version 'Alpha experimental 7.0.0'. :)

    /jmc
     
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  7. Taelyn

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    Hmm dont know what i do wrong. Ive deleted the user.dat
    Put it on EXP branch, Game is on EXP branch. But the cant choice any terrain in the terrain type box. Its empty
     
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    And you set EPD playfield version to Alpha 7.0.0 EXP?

    EDIT:
    Are all your terrains (xml, dll) in content/terrains folder with no subfolders?
    Are your .ecf files in the playfield folders? e.g. 'terrain.ecf' in NewTemperate500?

    /jmc
     
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  9. Taelyn

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    Yep i did :) latest build i could pick. And the list stays empty
     
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  10. jmcburn

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    At least they are in my version. So i designed EPD to work this way, but i'm on closed version 1259. But there shouldn't be any difference to EXP (hopefully :D ). But I'll check in the evening, when i come home. :)

    /jmc
     
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    UPDATE (v1.35.1) with enhanced logging while importing terrains

    CHANGES:

    • enhanced debug logging while importing terrains
    @Taelyn and others experiencing an issue with an empty terrain selector dropdown. Please try this version and take a look in the logfile logs/epd.log.

    I could not reproduce this issue yet.

    So please upload the logfile here created with this version (renamed to .txt), so i can further debug. Thx for your support.

    You should get the following output:
    Code:
    27/09/2017 6:07:35 PM | LOG initialized
    27/09/2017 6:07:39 PM | Settings initialized
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | DLL Terrain 'Alien' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | DLL Terrain 'Asteroid1' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | DLL Terrain 'Asteroid2' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | DLL Terrain 'Barren' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | DLL Terrain 'Desert' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | DLL Terrain 'Desert2' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | DLL Terrain 'DesertNew' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | DLL Terrain 'Lava' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | DLL Terrain 'Lava2' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | DLL Terrain 'Lava2New' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | DLL Terrain 'Moonstone' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | DLL Terrain 'Snow' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | DLL Terrain 'Temperate' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | DLL Terrain 'Temperate2' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | DLL Terrain 'Temperate2a' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | DLL Terrain 'Temperate2b' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | DLL Terrain 'TemperateNew' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | DLL Terrain 'TemperateNew2' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | DLL Terrain 'TemperateNew3' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | RAW Terrain 'Desert' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | RAW Terrain 'NewAlien' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | RAW Terrain 'NewBarren' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | RAW Terrain 'NewDesert' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | RAW Terrain 'NewDesert2' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | RAW Terrain 'NewLava' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | RAW Terrain 'NewLava2' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | RAW Terrain 'NewSnow' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | RAW Terrain 'NewSnow2' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | RAW Terrain 'NewTemperate' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | RAW Terrain 'NewAlien' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | RAW Terrain 'NewTemperate500' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | XML Terrain 'Alien' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | XML Terrain 'Barren' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | XML Terrain 'Canyons' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | XML Terrain 'Desert2' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | XML Terrain 'DesertNew' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | XML Terrain 'DesertNewTEST' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | XML Terrain 'Holes' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | XML Terrain 'Lava2New' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | XML Terrain 'Moonstone' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | XML Terrain 'MountainAndValley' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | XML Terrain 'Rivers' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | XML Terrain 'Snow' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | XML Terrain 'Temperate' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | XML Terrain 'Temperate2b' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:51 PM | XML Terrain 'TemperateNew2' imported.
    27/09/2017 6:07:52 PM | DLL Terrains sucessfully added to UserDatabase.
    27/09/2017 6:07:52 PM | XML Terrains sucessfully added to UserDatabase.
    27/09/2017 6:07:52 PM | RAW Terrains sucessfully added to UserDatabase.
    
    DOWNLOAD LINK:
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxUpWMGez5I0dklxRGFQNTFka3M/view?usp=sharing

    /jmc
     
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  12. Taelyn

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    All it says is this :)

    27-9-2017 19:13:36 | LOG initialized
    27-9-2017 19:13:36 | Settings initialized
    27-9-2017 19:14:48 | DLL Terrains sucessfully added to UserDatabase.
    27-9-2017 19:14:48 | XML Terrains sucessfully added to UserDatabase.
    27-9-2017 19:14:49 | RAW Terrains sucessfully added to UserDatabase.
     
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    Really Strange. No terrains found in terrain folder or playfield folders then.

    could you post a screenshot of your terrains folder:
    content\terrains\

    should look something like this, hopefully.

    upload_2017-9-27_18-19-19.png

    Thx for your support.

    /jmc
     
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  14. Taelyn

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    2017-09-27 (2).png
    Looks the same i guess :)
     
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  15. jmcburn

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    Ahh, maybe....???

    Could you please delete your config file as well and try again? I think the terrain folder path is stored in there, and if it exists, it may not update to the new path correctly.

    Otherwise i have to include a lot more debug info, i guess. :D

    /jmc
     
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  16. Taelyn

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    Sorry to say but nope :D
     
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  17. jmcburn

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    well, then...

    I'll be back soon with more debug log..

    Thx for your help.

    /jmc
     
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    I think i found it.
    But could you please check something for me?

    Could you please add a folder called 'Xml' to your terrains folder. You don't have to put anything in there.

    That's the only difference in my folder structure.
    If there is no folder in there, the import routine of v7 terrains maybe won't fire correctly, as it looks right now.

    It's a quick fix then, but just to be sure.

    /jmc
     
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  19. Taelyn

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    Did that, Reseted the config folder and user.dat

    And still empty :D
     
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  20. jmcburn

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    o_O:confused: now i'm stumped...

    Nevertheless, could you please still try this version. More debug log and still some shred of hope, that it's maybe already fixed with it.

    Could you please attach your log again from this version.
    Btw, you can delete the xml folder again. :D Don't want it to mess with your files and folders there.

    Download Link:
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxUpWMGez5I0UnhwcHM3MU5Sbkk/view?usp=sharing

    /jmc
     
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