npcs...

[IgnitusDragonn]

I've made one, but I can't see how to set their schedules, or how I'm supposed to link them with the usecode. The Studio documentation mentions things I can't do, like double clicking an NPC to change their statistics.

[Dominus]

What OS are you using? Currently Exult Studio doesn't support Windows 2k

[IgnitusDragonn]

Windows 98.

[SnowyThing]

I don't get why everything is designed for 98. Why not a more stable OS like Windows 2k?

[IgnitusDragonn]

98 is more stable. In my opinion.

[SnowyThing]

When I used to run 98, I always got bluescreens and constant lock-ups and crashes.

Windows 2k, haven't had one in over a year. Either I've matured and became more 'computer aware' or whatever I did wrong in 98 has a failsafe in 2k.

Dunno.

[IgnitusDragonn]

Looking at porn can do that to your computer.
Lol j/k

[SB-X]

I never had much problems with Win95 compared to 98, so thats
the version of mswindows I use if I use it at all.

[drcode]

Actually, ExultStudio is designed for Linux, where it runs fine:-) Ryan (aka Colourless) has been doing the port to Windows.

(I have a Windows98 machine at home, and it crashes at least once a day when it's not being used. It also crashes about 1/4 times when I start up U7 with U7run.)

[drcode]

Actually, ExultStudio is designed for Linux, where it runs fine:-) Ryan (aka Colourless) has been doing the port to Windows.

(I have a Windows98 machine at home, and it crashes at least once a day when it's not being used. It also crashes about 1/4 times when I start up U7 with U7run.)

[IgnitusDragonn]

Haha you made the same post twice, but apparently an hours difference?

[SnowyThing]

Mmm.. U7Run. Don't use that, Dr. Code. You can play in DOS if you get a SoundBlaster16, a 98 Boot disk and the low memory efficent mouse driver. Command prompt after hitting F8 works just as well. But if you want to install the game, you'll need the 98 boot disk.

After that, it'll work. (moslo is required though, if you want it to run half decent)

[IgnitusDragonn]

U7run is a great program, it runs U7 in windows- I mean thats given, but its strictly that- a U7 in windows program.

[SnowyThing]

Of course, but if you want to run the original with almost no hassle, try what I suggested.

[Dominus]

back to helpful discussions
Studio should work fine on Win98 even though the 2nd best setup (after Linux) should have been an NT-based version of Windows but for some reason XP is the only one that it works on (mainly because all the windows users of the team are running XP and we had no one volunteering to help us finding the bug).

So, to help you troubleshoot, you start a game in Exult, then you start the map-editor-mode (ctrl-alt-m). Studio should now start up on its own (don't close the Exult Studio Window). Doubleclicking an NPC should now pop up (or under ) a new Studio window with the attributes of that NPC. Does this work for you? Also keep in mind that Exult Studio no longer works with the stable branch.

[IgnitusDragonn]

I don't mean to be rude, but...
WHY THE HELL DOESNT STUDIO WORK UNDER THE STABLE BRANCH?

[drcode]

Because Studio isn't stable.

[IgnitusDragonn]

Alright, I'll accept that lol, but why isn't it loading studio when I press alt+m in the new snapshot (of both exult and studio)

[Dominus]

once again: are you using the unstable branch snapshot? do you have exult_studio.exe in the same dir as exult.exe ?

[IgnitusDragonn]

yes I am and yes I do.

[Dominus]

ok, then the standard procedure: start a game with exult, go into map-edit mode, after it doesn't start Studio, copy paste your stdout.txt and your stderr.txt

one more idea: do you have cheats enabled ?

[IgnitusDragonn]

STDERR -

Digital SFX's file specified: jmsisfx.flx... but file not found
Setting Shape to 747
Setting Shape to 1028
Setting Shape to 1028
Setting Shape to 1028
Setting Shape to 1029
Setting Shape to 1029
Setting Shape to 1029
Setting Shape to 1029
~Audio: about to stop_music()
~Audio: about to quit subsystem
~Audio: closed audio
~Audio: deleted midi



----STDOUT


Exult version 1.1.0cvs
Built at: Jul 10 2002 17:07:54
Compile-time options: DEBUG, USE_EXULTSTUDIO, HAVE_ZIP_SUPPORT
Compiler: gcc, version: 3.1

Platform: Windows 98 SE Version 4.10 Build 2222
Data path = data
Audio requested frequency 22050, channels 2
Audio actual frequency 22050, channels 2
1 Midi Devices Detected
Listing midi devices:
-1: MIDI Mapper
0: Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth
Using device -1: MIDI Mapper
Internal Win32 Midiout Midi Player for Exult and Pentagram.
Audio initialisation OK
is_installed: 'c:\ultima7\static\endgame.dat': yes
is_installed: 'c:\serpent\static\sispeech.spc' : yes
Audio subsystem request: Custom Music track
Starting a SERPENT ISLE game
Okay. It looks like an IFF file chunk
length looks like: 3028232
Current path settings:
Static : c:\serpent\static
Gamedat : c:\serpent\gamedat
Savegame: c:\serpent
Patch : none

Frame count : 1
Width : 320
Height : 200
Depth : 8
Speed : 5
Audio subsystem request: Music track # 28
Frame count : 1
Width : 320
Height : 200
Depth : 8
Speed : 5
Audio subsystem request: Music track # 28
Gamedat identity SILVER SEED
Loading /exult_si.flx...
Loading default keybindings
Audio subsystem request: Music track # 13
NPC #233 is unused
NPC #234 is unused
NPC #235 is unused
NPC #236 is unused
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Using mailslots
Cheats enabled.
Connected to client
Switching to windowed mode.
Game paused
Game resumed
Clicked at tile (412, 2471)
Clicked at tile (412, 2471)
Clicked on flat shape 66:28
TFA[1][0-6]= 0
TFA[0][0-1]= 0
TFA[0][3-4]= 0
Game paused
Game resumed

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So yeah, the cheats are enabled. I press F-4 and then Alt-M and it worked, however it doesn't display the data files in Studio(even though it does infact run it)

[SnowyThing]

What are those Mailslots? DrCode? Anyone? Email between NPC's I bet... those crafy guys.

[IgnitusDragonn]

*crafty.
Yeah maybe the npc's email each other in warning of the Avatars coming.
I.E: "Avatar I have been expecting you..." Who hasn't heard that one?
Now why on earth would anyone expect some clown to ride up to their doorstep on a magic carpet if it wasnt for the pure prowess of npc's and their email delivery system.
MMP - Medieval Mail Protocol.

[SnowyThing]

Nonono. It's not MMP.. it's LBMS - Lord British Mail Service.
Each citizen of Britannia must pay Lord British $20 a month to be able to use his 'Britannia-Net'. They first must find a glowing box and a humming box. Then they must find the keenest enchanter in all of the world and cause the box to sprout a modem. Back then, all they had for modem speeds were 'Wisp'. Which in fact is amazingly similar to our '8 baud modems'. Anyways.... the entire machine is enchanted, and then is powered up by an Emp on a wheel, running and running, generating 'Avatar Care' which is their version of AC.
So.... er....
Yeah!

[Dominus]

ok, problem solved. I noticed this before but always forgot to make a bug report.
To make it work now, start as usual and when Studio has loaded up, go to "file->open game" and choose the dir where you installed SI to (mind don't choose the Ststic dir but the dir one level up). Then it should work when you doubleclick an NPC.
Bug will go into the tracker now!

[drcode]

I think this bug is only in the Win32 version; pretty sure it worked okay in Linux when I tried it last night.

[Dominus]

hm, then you hzave to reassign this to Colourless