Hacking Clickteam Games (basically Sonic Fangames)

Yesterday I did a test how many (backdrop) objects TGF can handle. It refuses to insert anything after 8192 objects (and it gets buggy if you want to insert more).
So I finally figured out how the weird pointer calculation works. The layering system is still to do.

Here's the source (and an updated exe): EDIT: link is on the first page
This also includes the full file reference I got. (The main part is in CExtract.frm, Gam_Level.txt is just the level-part.)

Btw: How do you like my sonic engine? Has anyone already found some secrets?

EDIT: Updated link. I forgot to include a file. (just a bas-file for file dialogs, nothing really important)
EDIT2: Link removed

 

So I'm bumping this thread. But not without reason.

The tool now displays the objects in the correct order (all layer issues should now be gone). I added full support for Quick Backdrops and some other information for QBds and Active Objects.
The Image Viewer got some bugfixes and saves images now properly.
Also the file reference got 4 KB bigger, because I documented Score, Live and Counter objects.
Gradients are not identical to TGF, but quite close.

I updated the link at the first post, so you can get it there.

When I get the time, I'll write a KnP->TGF converter and import some Levels of StH: The Fast Revelation into my Sonic-Engine.

 

Big bump, big update.

I've completed my research of TGF files just some days ago and I present:
the 96% complete TGF file reference - 69 KB of descriptions about Clickteam formats (48 KB of text just for TGF level data)
It also includes a small update to the Clickteam Extractor (it now features an almost complete KnP -> TGF converter and the Level Viewer can now view KnP games) and these tools:
- Stand Alone Game Checksum Fixer
- Install Creator Extractor
- Stand Alone Game Installer Data Extractor (I disassembled the installer exe for this)

The file reference contains all things that you need hack/modify/etc. TGF games.
Most of the recent work was researching the events section. The reference now lists all possible conditions, actions and values of the standard objects and even some extentions.


Also I want to announce, that someone called nextvolume is working on an interpreter for TGF files. It's probably nothing that gets released in the next month, but I already has some basic work done.

Enjoy!
P.S.: Who does the first hack of an old TGF Sonic fangame?

 

Then please try to press Ctrl + C and select Input Mode: Joypad.
Then can either configure your joypad or set Joypad: None.

I think this happens, because something like an USB mouse is detected as a joypad or something similar.