I deciphered both LBA 1 and LBA 2 scene format!!!!

[Battler]

Dear LBA Modders,

and especially LBA 2 modders, the time for you to have something new has come. I just deciphered, how actors are saved into both LBA 1 and LBA 2 scenes. So here, I enclose the source code of some QuickBasic programs to open the scenes, and the specification for both format (actors only; I currently only know that. Hope you'll enjoy that.

Files attached: - lba1-scene.txt: LBA 1 scene format specification.
- lba2-scene.txt: LBA 2 scene format specification.
- SCENEBAS.zip: zip with the QuickBasic programs (SCENE.BAS
for LBA 1, SCENE2.BAS for LBA 2).

Edit: attached in edit, since didn't want the page to expire, and to rewrite the post.

Yours sincerely,
O_Brasileiro.

[ChaosFish]

Wow you're good! Let's wait for the tech people (aka Zink George and Alex) to see this.

[Battler]

- CF: and also wait for Golemboy to see it (it's very useful for his "It's a clone's life" project). BTW: I really appreciate, that you put your old avatar and the title "Good old Ido" back.

[N-SoftInd]

Great work, O_Brasileiro.

[Battler]

- N-SoftInd: thanks. By the way, cool new avatar, new signature, and new title.

[Darkflame]

wow, we are really makeing progress here!

[lbaguy3d]

You're completely right, Darkflame. Lol, I've always wanted to make a LBA 2 mod, but I never liked the BODY.HQR entry replacement idea (cool idea, but then, only the model gets replaced, while with scene editing, you really get new characters, with also new talking color).

[Th&H&ir2004]

- Darkflame: you're totally right.
- lbaguy3d: I totally agree with you. Scene editing simply rules.
- Other users: This is another small step for Twinsen, but also another giant leap for all the Twinsunian kinds.

[Battler]

News, folks: kargeor (George) sent me some emails (well... sent me on the 1. 8.), I answered to them today, and he asked me to cooperate with him. He congratulated me for editing his LBAFont program, and asked me for the cooperation. I agreed. I'm now waiting a his reply to my reply. So, maybe there is a bright future after all...

[ChaosFish]

Cool, so you're on his team now?

[Battler]

- CF: I'm stil waiting for him to reply to my reply. As soon as he replies, I will tell you. OK?

[Battler]

- This is just to make the thread visible, so that Golemboy and other uses can read it. Thanks for your understanding.

[Golemboy]

your right, this will b very useful for my litle project, but for 1 thing: my visual basic editor has made itself automatic open of bas files, anad that throws a tantrum trying to run from there as "edit = 0" causes a compile error, it is invalid outside procedure apparently. im gona skrew around with it for a minute
EDIT
scratch that, it gets anoyed at whichever command comes first. sugestions? im unsure how to open it as if it were an exe

[Battler]

Originally Posted by Golemboy

your right, this will b very useful for my litle project, but for 1 thing: my visual basic editor has made itself automatic open of bas files, anad that throws a tantrum trying to run from there as "edit = 0" causes a compile error, it is invalid outside procedure apparently. im gona skrew around with it for a minute
EDIT
scratch that, it gets anoyed at whichever command comes first. sugestions? im unsure how to open it as if it were an exe

Actually, you need QuickBasic, not VB. VB does not support such programs. Go here, right-click on the basic.rar file, and select "Save target as...". The file basic.rar is the QuickBasic.

[Golemboy]

file not found, unfortunately

[Battler]

Originally Posted by Golemboy

file not found, unfortunately

Check the e-mail. You have it there.

[Golemboy]

ok, i now have quickbasic. i put the bas file in the same folder and manage to open it, but it wont run because at line 55 theres an ifthen statement with an and at the end, and the last bit of it 2 lines down. so i put it back on the line, and when i run it all i see is a the window, black with writing in the corner saying "press any key to continue". when i do, it goes back to the editing screen

[Battler]

Originally Posted by Golemboy

ok, i now have quickbasic. i put the bas file in the same folder and manage to open it, but it wont run because at line 55 theres an ifthen statement with an and at the end, and the last bit of it 2 lines down. so i put it back on the line, and when i run it all i see is a the window, black with writing in the corner saying "press any key to continue". when i do, it goes back to the editing screen

Here's the corrected version. And both programs now asks your for the file to open (the old version opened the files, that I last opened with them). I hope you'll like them. They are attached here.

[Golemboy]

this one doesnt work either. the program tells me that it cant find the file, so i take out that if and replace OPEN 'filenamestring' bit with the path directly to the file and it stil cant find it. does it matter htat the filename has spaces in it? "C:\Documents and setting\stef..." etc

[Battler]

- Golemboy: QBasic is a program from the 1992. You must use short file names and directory (= folder) names for it. It doesn't work with LFN.

[Golemboy]

right i stuk the whole folder with a bunch of scenes in c and it works like a beut. what is a-e etc instance btw? and why does something in scene002 (lba1) have armour 91? is armour the level of magic needed to kill it? i gather hitpoint 0 means unkillable? anyway, this is very cool (now that it works)

[Battler]

- Golemboy: about the armor: ask Adeline.
- Everybody: Tomorrow, I'm releasing my latest masterpiece: LBA 1/2 LSC Editor. For Windows , so it will support long names. So, wait untill tomorrow, if you want a LBA 1/2 scene editor for Windows.

[Golemboy]

your lsc editor will change the armour settings ye? but we still dont know what it does? well, this seems like a perfect oppertunity to find out. im guessing that im going to have to reinstal lba a LOT of times after this...

[Battler]

So, wait untill tomorrow, Golemboy.

[xesf]

Nice work O_Bras. I'm waiting to see your version.