Create Your Own [Almost] Completely Original SADX Level Geometry

Nice guide, seems simple enough.
I would totally do this if I knew how to do 3D stuff. I'm going to have to look into that eventually.

 

I'm working on a program to do steps 4-11 for you. But I'm having issues parsing the asc file... If someone who is good with C and text parsing would be willing to help, it'd probably facilitate simplifying level editing.

 

I can do that!

Not so much that...

Basically, if you show me code, I can probably understand it, but I can't really write code in a language I'm not familiar with.
If I could find a good reference guide, I could probably teach myself.

 

Well I suppose it couldn't hurt to post the source to the program...

Code (Text):

1. /*
2. ---------------------------------
3. ASCInjector by Dude
4. The purpose of this program is to take an ASC scenes generated with SADXMDL2_levelASC and modified in 3d studio max (or equivalent 3d package)
5. into the sonic.exe (or sonic.exe derivative) that it originally came from.
6. ----------------------------------
7.  
8. Special thanks to Ultima for telling me how to cast a sphere from a vertex array
9. A pre-emptive special thanks to Hikaru for helping me debug my code, even though he hasn't actually done it yet. But I know he will =P
10. */
11. #include <stdio.h>
12. #include <string.h>
13. #include <errno.h>
14. #include <stdlib.h>
15. #include <windows.h> // there goes *nix capabilities LOL. Good thing linux sux
16. // gerbilsoft reccomends "strtol()" from #libc in place of atoi()
17.  
18. //Typedefs
19. typedef unsigned char byte;
20. typedef unsigned short word;
21. typedef unsigned int dword;
22.  
23. typedef signed char sbyte;
24. typedef signed short sword;
25. typedef signed int sdword;
26.  
27. #define KEY 0x400000&nbsp;&nbsp;//SONIC.EXE
28. //#define KEY 0xC900000 // dreamcast stages
29. int model_count = 0;
30. int current_model = 0;
31. int error = 0;
32. dword colpointer;
33.  
34. /*#define KEY 0x10000000&nbsp;&nbsp;// CHRMODELS.DLL
35.  
36. RANGE is no longer checked for, so don't use it.
37. --------------------
38. #define RANGE 0x5C
39. RANGE is 92 for STG in decimal
40. --------------------
41.  
42. #define KEY 0xC900000 // dreamcast stages
43. */
44.  
45. //SADXmdl structures;
46. typedef struct COL // COL is mostly extraneous, we're only using it for it's seg pointer.
47. {
48. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;float x_pos;
49. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;float y_pos;
50. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;float z_pos;
51. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;float radius; // could also be diameter?? we'll probably never know - this applies to ATTACH as well.
52. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;dword null[2];
53. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;dword seg;
54. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;dword pad;
55. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;dword suf_flags;
56. } COL;
57.  
58. typedef struct MESH
59. {
60. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;word mat_id;
61. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;word poly_total;
62. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;dword poly;
63. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;dword PAttr; //Dword?
64. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;dword PNormal;
65. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;dword VColor;
66. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;dword UV;
67. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;dword _null; // comment out for DC
68. } MESH;
69.  
70. typedef struct VERTEX
71. {
72. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;float x;
73. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;float y;
74. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;float z;
75. } VERTEX;
76.  
77. typedef struct ATTACH
78. {
79. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;dword vertex;
80. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;dword normal;
81. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;dword vertex_total;
82. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;dword mesh;
83. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;dword material;
84. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;word mesh_total;
85. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;word material_total;
86. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;float center[3];
87. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;float radius;
88. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;dword _null;
89. } ATTACH;
90.  
91. typedef struct SEG
92. {
93. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;dword type;
94. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;dword attach;
95. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;float pos[3];
96. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;float rot[3];
97. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;float scale[3];
98. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;dword child;
99. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;dword joint;
100. } SEG;
101.  
102. int main()
103. {
104. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;// init win32 console API color
105. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;HANDLE&nbsp;&nbsp;hConsole;
106. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;hConsole = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
107. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
108. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;//File access variables
109. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FILE *_fin;
110. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FILE *_fout;
111. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FILE *_log;
112. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;char ascpath[1024]={0};
113. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;char exepath[1024]={0};
114. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;unsigned char ASCVersion[4]={0};
115. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;char usebadver;
116. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;unsigned long _fsize={0};
117. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
118. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;// temp variables
119. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;char geomheader[11]={0};
120. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;dword count[4]; // increments
121. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;dword total[4]; // totals
122. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;dword offset[4]; // file offsets
123. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;int match;
124. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;int match2;
125. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;unsigned char geombuffer[1024]={0};
126. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;unsigned char varbuffer[1024]={0};
127. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;float coordcpy[2];
128. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
129. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;// SADX model parts
130. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SEG seg;
131. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ATTACH attach;
132. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;VERTEX vertex;
133. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;MESH mesh;
134. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;COL col;
135. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
136. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;_log = fopen("out.log", "w+");
137. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if (_log == NULL)
138. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{
139. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;printf("Error: logfile can't be opened.");
140. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;exit (0);
141. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}
142. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SetConsoleTextAttribute(hConsole, 2); // black on red?
143. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;printf("================================================== \n");
144. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;printf("| Dude's ASC injector program, use this to apply&nbsp;&nbsp;| \n");
145. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;printf("| your exported ASC scene from 3dsmax into a sadx | \n");
146. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;printf("| game executable.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;| \n");
147. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;printf("================================================== \n \n \n");
148. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;printf("Select a 3d scene to apply to a game executable: \n");
149. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;scanf("%s", ascpath);
150. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;printf("%s \n", ascpath);
151. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;printf("Select an executable to inject the data into: \n");
152. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SetConsoleTextAttribute(hConsole, 12);
153. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;printf("MAKE A BACKUP BEFORE RUNNING THIS PROGRAM! \n");
154. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SetConsoleTextAttribute(hConsole, 2);
155. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;scanf("%s", exepath);
156. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
157. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;// Does ASC pass validity checks?
158. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;_fin = fopen(ascpath, "r");
159. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if (_fin == NULL)
160. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{
161. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;printf("Error: NULL input file\n");
162. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;exit(0);
163. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}
164. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;fseek(_fin, 20, SEEK_SET); // seek to version number
165. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;fread(ASCVersion, 3, 1, _fin); // load it into memory
166. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;int v;
167. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;v = atoi (ASCVersion);&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
168. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;//printf("Converted ASCVersion is %d \n", v); // debugging output
169. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
170. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if (v != 110)
171. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{
172. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;printf("ASC Version mismatch... Continue? \n");
173. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;printf("1 for yes, anything else for no\n");
174. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;usebadver = 0;
175. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;scanf("%d", usebadver);
176. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if (usebadver != 1)
177. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{
178. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;printf("User abort. \n");
179. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;system("PAUSE");
180. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;exit (0);
181. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}
182. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;else
183. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;printf("Mis-matched version numbers or extra data WILL corrupt your executable. \n");
184. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;printf("If SADX crashes, check the file output for version mismatches. \n");
185. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;//break;
186. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}
187. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
188. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;// Does EXE pass validity checks?
189. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;_fout = fopen(exepath, "r+b");
190. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if (_fout == NULL)
191. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{
192. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;printf("Error: Output file doesn't exist! \n");
193. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;system("PAUSE");
194. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;exit (0);
195. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}
196. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;fseek(_fout, 0, SEEK_END);
197. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;_fsize=ftell(_fout);&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
198. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
199. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if (_fsize > 55549952)
200. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{
201. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;printf("Error: File is not a valid SONIC.EXE! (too big)\n");
202. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;system("PAUSE");
203. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;exit (0);
204. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}
205. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
206. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if (_fsize < 53000000)
207. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{
208. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;printf("Error: File is not a valid SONIC.EXE! (too small)\n");
209. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;system("PAUSE");
210. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;exit (0);
211. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}
212. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;printf("Valid SONIC.EXE!!! \n");
213. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;// Everything passed the checks, we should be OK to proceed
214. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
215. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;fseek(_fin, 0, SEEK_SET); // Go back to the beginning
216. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;reset:
217. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;while (!feof(_fin)) // Scanner works! Now it's time to process the data.
218. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{
219. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;fgets(geomheader, 80, _fin);
220. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;//printf("%s\n", geomheader);
221. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;match = strncmp(geomheader, "*GEOMOBJECT", sizeof(geomheader));
222. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if (match == 0)
223. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{
224. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;fseek(_fin, -11, SEEK_CUR); // adjust current address to match beginning of string comparison?
225. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;offset[0]=ftell(_fin);
226. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;printf("Valid GEOMOBJECT found at %d \n", offset[0]);
227. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;break;
228. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}
229. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}
230. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;match=1; // set to false so we can get accurate results later
231. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;//Insert GEOMOBJECT processing code here
232. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;while (!feof(_fin))
233. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{
234. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;fgets(varbuffer, 19, _fin);
235. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;printf("VARBUFFER IS %s \n", varbuffer);
236. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;system("PAUSE");
237. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;match = strncmp(varbuffer, "*NODE_NAME \"model_", 19);
238. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;fprintf(_log, "%d, \n", match);
239. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if (match ==0)
240. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{
241. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;offset[0] = ftell(_fin);
242. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;fgets(varbuffer, 10, _fin); // !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Come back and make sure this can be upped safely without breaking things.
243. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;offset[1] = atoi (varbuffer);
244. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;printf("%d \n", offset[1]);
245. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;system("PAUSE");
246. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}
247. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;match2 = strncmp(varbuffer, "*GEOMOBJECT", sizeof(geomheader));
248. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if (match2 == 0)
249. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{
250. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SetConsoleTextAttribute(hConsole, 12);
251. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;printf("Internal scanner has stepped over itself, cannot continue. \n");
252. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;exit(0);
253. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;break;
254. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}
255. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
256. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if (!feof(_fin))
257. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{
258. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;goto reset;
259. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}
260. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;printf("EOF Reached, closing...\n");
261. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;fclose(_fin);
262. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;fclose(_fout);
263. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;system("PAUSE");
264. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;return 1;
265. };

How it works right now is it reads the asc header and searches for its first *GEOMOBJECT. Once it finds this, it needs to find a *NODE_NAME and then take the numbers after "model_" and store those as a dword. Then take that dword and go to that offset in sonic.exe and so on and so forth. Right now the main problem I'm having is that it's not finding all of the node_name instances, its missing them for some reason I can't figure out.

 

Yeah, I have no idea what that means. I can tell generally what it's doing, and I can see where you're checking for it, but I have no idea how it works.

Although, I've been inspired, and I am going to see if I can make Direct3D work for me, and make a model viewer. Either way, I'm probably going to make something to edit the values (incl. vertices) manually, using numbers.

 

This is sort of a plea to the community. I'd really like someone to find what's wrong with my code. An example file can be found at

http://x-hax.cultnet.net/out.asc (it's a text file, openable in notepad)

If someone with C skills can get the scanner to return every hit for the model names and the position data, I'd be able to handle the rest. But as it stands now, my program doesn't properly parse the file.

 

http://www.gamedev.net/reference/articles/article1277.asp

This has some info on loading asc files, not sure if it's entirely relevant.

 

Oh that's incredibly useful. Total's maxscript already serves as a decent sculpting/arranging tool, but it requires 3dsmax. Eventually, people will want a stand alone editor to work with. I'll probably just expand the asc program to include a renderer, then some basic editing and exporting functions. Not any time soon mind you, but I'm doing the research now.

 

Total's sadx exporter

http://x-hax.cultnet.net/SADX_Exporter.rar

This allows you to take a level ripped with my asc ripper, and re-arrange the elements without touching a hex editor. There are still small occasions where you'd want to use a hex edtior (model swaps and whatnot) but this script handles COL structs, seg structs, rotations and positions.

I helped total with this and I can safely tell you this is one of the most awesome tools in a long time. It's a slow script, but it does almost all of the hex work for you.

Currently, all you can do is re-arrange the scene and edit verts. You cannot edit meshes, or add/delete verts. Sorry, that functionality is alot more complex, but it will happen eventually. And be careful with this, its very easy to break things. Don't select an entire model at the vertex level and move it while leaving the pivot in its original position. Things will break. Think of it as the layout editor in SonEd, without art editing capabilities. You can re-arrange the tiles, but you can't edit the art (very much)

We'll probably expand the script to export split meshes (so you can construct an entirely new mesh, and insert the split pieces into a padded space, essentially allowing you to make a 100% new level), and possibly even develop a script to edit SET files.

 

Bump, updated. This version exports ATTACH spheres, and fixes a bug with vertex output. Also, there's a checkbox to disable vertex output so you can save export time while just re-arranging things. I might make a tutorial for this but it's so damn easy I don't see why everyone isn't level editing yet.

http://x-hax.cultnet.net/SADX_Exporter.rar

 

Maybe because some of us don't have 3DSMax. Like me. I'm sure I could find it if I looked.

 

Thanks Dude. This will be very useful in the future. Planning on getting a release of what I've been working on out soon. Topic for it should be up later today.

Edit: It works. Gotta be sure you make the SADX_E is capitilaized in the link.

 

Sorry about the broken link, I forgot the internets is case sensitive. I removed the old file to avoid confusion.

 

Dude, you should change your name to awesome. Can we eventually swap or add level geometry from other levels?

 

You must be psychic, I'm working on tools right now. You'll either have to re-rip the levels or keep track of offsets yourself. Not hard to do once I make a tutorial. Don't forget the script I released earlier isn't 100% accurate at the moment. I think it's the rotation math that's wrong. 3d matricies fuck with my head.

the 2 new tools I'll be releasing will:
a. extract the model you choose from a sonic.exe
b. fix ALL of the pointers so all you have to do is copy/paste the ported model into the place you told the program you would.

 

I'll wait for your tutorial.

 

Almost done with the auto porting code...

model on the left was ported by hand, model on the right was ported using a program I'm writing...

Yeah vertex colors are fucked up, but it doesn't crash!

 

Update.
Download
There were small issues with negative rotation values, but now export is probably 100% accurate.

PS: no custom meshes export yet, but it will be done eventually.
PPS: "Now hurry up and make more sadx hacks damnit!" &copy;