Re: yadex
- From: Andre Majorel <amajorel@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: garron <68000heartonfire@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:21:48 +0200
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On 2008-10-23 06:34 -0400, garron wrote:
> Hi, I've just recently gotten back into Doom editing after a ~13 year
> absence, and Yadex is about the only thing that works on a modern
> Linux system, so I wanted to say thanks. I noticed that in the
> mailinglist archives there was a link to a newer version than is
> available on the download page, so I also wanted to know whether
> you're still tinkering away at it in secret ;)
Hi. I'm not working on Yadex at the moment. I hope to get back to
it some time but not in the near future. Got a 1.7.902-and-a-half
on my disk that fixes some build issues so bug me if 1.7.901 won't
compile for you.
> I'm mostly interested in Hexen editing, and it looks like adding
> proper Hexen support is really just a matter of filling in lists with
> proper information, which is something I might have a go at if I'm
> still interested in this after I get through a practice wad or two.
There are two problems with Hexen editing that I know of : ACS and
the level data format. Yadex has zero support for ACS. It can sort
of read Hexen levels by shoe-horning them into Doom format but
some attributes are lost in the process.
To add real Hexen support to Yadex, you'd have to 1) enlarge the
data structures so they can hold the additional Hexen attributes,
2) update the editor to let you view and modify those attributes
and perhaps 3) compile/decompile/edit ACS. I don't know exactly
how much work all this would be but I know that I'm not likely to
get it done before your patience wears out. <g>
Pity, because I love that game and would very much like to be able
to edit it. If you have some ideas as to what a good Hexen editing
interface would be, I'd like to hear them.
Have you looked into Slade ? Maybe it does what you want.
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André Majorel <URL:http://www.teaser.fr/~amajorel/>
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