Well, well…

Just for grins, I created a C++ project folder and copied over the fresh, unadulterated source for the game I have. It didn’t compile. But the errors were relatively simple (though a bit time consuming 🙂 ) to rectify, without modifying the source code. I was missing some static libraries for FMOD, some references to static…[Read more]

Welcome back John,

Looking forward to hearing about your adventure. I’m glad you liked the article. I’ve heard the comment issue from others and will contact the host about it tomorrow. I haven’t got a clue why its happening.

Thanks on the offer, but I’m kind of a loner when traveling these days John. I don’t make friends easy. Been let down…[Read more]

Ah, I did not test boarding. There was a bug, but that is now fixed. But if downloaded prior to this message, get the newer one.

Additional Fighters: https://mega.nz/#F!WtMDgRxK!hbeUg86kGLlQAqvWRNwTqg

Oh, one thing I did not do is try to add them to the load game file screen. Since there are only 10 spots (you, 3 fighters, 6 other officers) and no scroll, I opted to skip that because they would not currently fit across the bottom.

That is the code you saw for creating the officer’s pictures in interface.c.

Yeah, it’s so close…I know exactly where the limit lies and if we only had the source for the actual functional release, it would be an easy and quick change. I’ll cross my fingers we can somehow obtain it.

In the meantime, I was actually thinking the same thing. The fighters are there, and you can interact/trade/purchase things for them.…[Read more]

OK damn.

The only person who might have the original files is Pirate KK and he hasn’t been on the PA! forums in forever. I have no way of asking anyone over there to contact him because I am banned over there because I am such bad person for calling a dickhead a “Hitler nutjob” for deleting long posts that I’d spent an hour writing.

I have one…[Read more]

Here is another instance where GetComState is not defined:

CONTROL_STATE cs;
if(m_pCommandMenu->GetComState()>0)

Compiler error: battle_interfacelandbattle_land.cpp(95): error C2039: ‘GetComState’ : is not a member of ‘BICommandList’

GetComState is found in no other file search of the entire codeset, except for the call in battle_land.cpp.…[Read more]

But the battle_land.cpp is definitely the limit of the icon display. Bummer as if I had the right code to compile, I’m confident it would work. You can see the limit to display here in the for(int i=0; i<4; i++):

rs->TextureSet(0,m_idShadowTexture);
rs->DrawBuffer(m_idVBufCommandos, sizeof(BI_COLOR_VERTEX), m_idIBufCommandos,…[Read more]

LOL, you are on the right track. I did exactly that with render.h. Copied it, but had to rename the implemented class name too. After that, those errors disappeared, so it was really just a clone class. However, we are at another impasse.

In the ‘old’ battle_land.cpp, there are some method…[Read more]

I took a look. I gave you everything I had. I looked at other Storm series offerings like GIC, SOFS and the German MOTCS. Nothing.

If you go into the Common_hDirectX8 file there is a render.h file at the bottom
Maybe try taking that render.h file and duplicate it and rename the copy dx8render and plopping it into common_h or even leaving another…[Read more]

OK, it looks like someone worked to better modularize some of the code. I successfully compiled battle_interface.dll, but it crashes the game, probably because it needs hooks into the EngineCommon someone wrote into this. The runtime error is “Can`t create render service”. Since this was all the newer .cpp files (those duplicates I mentioned),…[Read more]

Now all that’s missing is DirectX files such as d3dx8math.inl. The SDK is available from Microsoft, so I’m downloading that now. I think I’m getting closer.

Ha! Never mind…I see what you’re saying…the code for the .dll stuff actually does share some .h with the Program source that was provided with the game. I looked and sure enough, there is a net folder, with Net_Defines.h in it under Programnet. It wasn’t with the .dll source, but I can obviously just copy that to my project folder too.

No, these are the source for the .dll and such you gave me. I think I’m getting that perhaps there were the originals, then some modifications were made by someone in 2010, and they just moved the originals to the root, so the older files should probably not be used. In any case, I’m still missing the complete set as there are some .h includes…[Read more]

No, these are the source for the .dll and such you gave me. I think I’m getting that perhaps there were the originals, then some modifications were made by someone in 2010, and they just moved the originals to the root, so the older files should probably not be used. In any case, I’m still missing the complete set as there are some .h includes…[Read more]

I am aware there are lots of duplicate files. Some are probably my fault even because of all my non documented experimentation with different games files from various sources over time. Sorry.

I don’t know what to recommend. Maybe compare them to a version of vanilla files if you have a pure vanilla version of the game?

MK

A bit of a problem. There are missing files (just a sample, there are more):

1> fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: ‘….STARTprogrambattle_interfacelog_msg.h’: No such file or directory
1> battle_mansign.cpp
1> fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: ‘..STARTPROGRAMNETnet_defines.h’: No such file or directory

There is also some…[Read more]

A bit of a problem. There are missing files:

1> fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: ‘….STARTprogrambattle_interfacelog_msg.h’: No such file or directory
1> battle_mansign.cpp
1> fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: ‘..STARTPROGRAMNETnet_defines.h’: No such file or directory

There is also some confusion on my part.…[Read more]

Ugh! Might be bit…

Apparently, after installing C++, I have to reapply SP1 to VS, instead of just applying to my new product, it insists on downloading and applying it to ALL of my VS components (C#, VB .NET, Web Dev, Command Prompt, etc.). Taking forever…