Cpt Moustache Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Good morning SWRE community. I am wandering if it is possible to modify the type of mission that the "Spec units" like the Imperial commando is able to do. I want them to be able to do assassination mission. I want to create a new type of unit too. Something like an engineer or a scientist. I may be wrong but i think these edits are doable via a "hex editor". Is there someone who ever tried to do something similar? I know that this may not make sense but i'm working on a larger mod and those changes are part of this. Thank you for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hexdragon Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 (edited) You may edit the link between Imperial Commandos and Assassination Mission But no perfect solution if you also want to keep other spec force's mission profiles intact -SPECFCSD.DAT (SpecForces) Data: 116 bytes (29 Double words) per item. -MISSNSD.DAT (Mission) Data: 112 bytes (28 Double words) per item. The link among them is located at DWORD_29 for SpecForces item and DWORD_09 for Mission Item in MIssion's DWORD_09 a pair of mission profiles is set for given mission instance ( 1st byte = 1st Profile ID / 2nd byte = 2nd Profile ID ) In SpecForces DWORD_29 the Spec Force unit must pick only one of those profiles (1st OR 2nd ) For Assassination Mission ( ID 81 ) DWORD_09 = hex 00 08 00 00 This mean only one profile is set ( 2nd byte = 08 is the profile used by Noghri Death Commandos ) You may edit the Assassination Mission DWORD_09 to hex 02 04 00 00 Then, change Noghri Death Commandos DWORD_29 (their mission profile) from 00 08 00 00 to 02 00 00 00 -The above change in Assassination Mission DWORD_09 enables it to the profiles used by Imperial Commandos And Infiltrators -Further change in Noghri Death Commandos DWORD_29 gives them the profile used by infiltrators ( now with Assassination ! ) ---- Hope it helps Edited February 8, 2023 by Hexdragon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Moustache Posted February 9, 2023 Author Share Posted February 9, 2023 Thanks HexDragon for your fast reply. I must say i'm very impressed that someone is able to answer to my question. This will not be simple as i see but it looks doable. What editor do you use? Mine don't seems to be able to show the strings you mentionned. Look by yourself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hexdragon Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 HexEditor WinHexhttps://www.x-ways.net/winhex/ Attached images Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Moustache Posted February 9, 2023 Author Share Posted February 9, 2023 I must ask, how do you know what string do what? That's really nice to be help on my little project but just how? To me it's just a bunch of 0's and letters. I'm far from javascript. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hexdragon Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Older post on this forum ( like the one below) help a lot Then: hex-editor, free time to expend, and very (very) heavy hand on testing Also that tool "resource hacker" to check for resource IDs to look for. Yet that is not involved on this particular one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Moustache Posted February 13, 2023 Author Share Posted February 13, 2023 I must thank you HexDragon, it works! I'm not sure what i did but thank you 😃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metasharp Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Mission ids are binary flags if i recall correctly. 0=nothing 1=mission 1 2=mission 2 4=mission 3 8=mission 4 16=mission 5 32=mission 6 64=mission 7 128= mission 8 ... Sum the numbers on the left (which are 2 to the power of n) to enabled the sumed ones at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hexdragon Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 On 2/12/2023 at 9:44 PM, Cpt Moustache said: I must thank you HexDragon, it works! I'm not sure what i did but thank you 😃 Glad to know it was useful ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hexdragon Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 9 hours ago, Metasharp said: Mission ids are binary flags if i recall correctly. Initially, I considered too that mission profiles may be handled on a bit-wise basis But test results suggest is not the case Custom profiles with values like 0x05, 0x07, 0x0A were evaluated byte-wise ---- Below, Info gathered on MISSNSD.DAT, upon Hex dump review and test MISSNSD.DAT - Description ======================= MISSNSD Header: -------------------- -Header Size: 16 bytes (4 Double words) DWord_H01: Unknown_H01 DWord_H02: Item Count 0x19 (25 items) DWord_H03: Asset type ("family") lower limit DWord_H04: Asset type ("family") upper limit MISSNSD Entry: -------------------- -Mission Entry Size: 112 bytes (28 Double words) per item. DWord_M01: Mission ID Number DWord_M02: Unknown_M02 / Always 0x01 DWord_M03: Unknown_M03 / Always 0x00 DWord_M04: Unknown_M04 / Always 0x00 DWord_M05: Item's "Family ID" DWord_M06: DLL Reference: First Word references mission name string's Number ID in TEXTSTRA.DLL DWord_M07: Available for rebels (1=Y / 0=N) DWord_M08: Available for empire (1=Y / 0=N) DWord_M09: Mission profiles ( meant to be referenced in SPECFCSD.DAT ) DWord_M10: Unknown_M10 / Recon mission gets 0x00000000. Others get 0x00000100. DWord_M11: Unknown_M11 DWord_M12: Unknown_M12 DWord_M13: Continue mission assignment after last mission's outcome (1=Y / 0=N) DWord_M14: Unknown_M14 / Player-initiated missions get 0x00. Others get 0x01 DWord_M15: Unknown_M15 / Bounty Hunter's mission get 0x00. Others get 0x01 DWord_M16: Unknown_M16 / Player-initiated missions get 0x01. Others get 0x00 DWord_M17: Unknown_M17 / Player-initiated missions get 0x01. Others get 0x00 or 0x02 DWord_M18: Unknown_M18 / Either 0x00 or 0x01. DWord_M19: Unknown_M19 / Either 0x00 or 0x01. DWord_M20: Unknown_M20 / Either 0x00 or 0x01. DWord_M21: Unknown_M21 / Either 0x00 or 0x01. DWord_M22: Mission can be carried on friendly planet (1=Y / 0=N) DWord_M23: Mission can be carried on neutral planet (1=Y / 0=N) DWord_M24: Mission can be carried on hostile planet (1=Y / 0=N) DWord_M25: Unknown_M25 / Either 0x00 or 0x01. DWord_M26: Unknown_M26 / Either 0x00 or 0x01. DWord_M27: Unknown_M27 / Either 0x00 or 0x01. DWord_M28: Unknown_M28 / Either 0x00 or 0x01. Open Conjectures: -------------------------- DWord_M11: Points gathered upon success (Base) ??? DWord_M12: Points gathered upon success (Var) ??? DWord_M17: Agent's Destination after mission abort ??? DWord_M28: Objective can result killed (1=Y / 0=N) ??? Conjectures provided by ThruthRealm ---------------------------------------------------- DWord_M10: Enable / Disable mission for characters >>> ( Verified by Truthrealm ) DWord_M18: Agent's Destination after mission completion ??? DWord_M19: Requires target to be explored (1=Y / 0=N) ??? DWord_M26: Mission aborts upon system's blockade (1=Y / 0=N) ??? DWord_M26: Mission aborts upon uprising (1=Y / 0=N) ??? DWord_M27: Objective can result in "Escaped" (1=Y / 0=N) ??? Mission ID Numbers ---------------------------- 0x01 Move 0x02 Return 0x03 Autorouting 0x04 Adrift 0x10 Diplomacy 0x11 Rescue 0x12 Sabotage 0x13 Espionage 0x15 Reconnaissance 0x16 Recruitment 0x17 Abduction 0x20 Ship Design Research 0x21 Facility Design Research 0x22 Troop Training Research 0x40 Incite Uprising 0x41 Death Star Sabotage 0x42 Jedi Training 0x43 Dagobah 0x44 Palace 0x45 Vacation 0x46 Sabbatical 0x80 Subdue Uprising 0x81 Assassination 0x82 Pickup 0x83 Bounty ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hexdragon Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 10 minutes ago, Hexdragon said: DWord_M26: Mission aborts upon system's blockade (1=Y / 0=N) ??? Typo correction. it shall be:DWord_M25: Mission aborts upon system's blockade (1=Y / 0=N) ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Moustache Posted February 19, 2023 Author Share Posted February 19, 2023 After my first victory (all credit goes to you) I want to add a new type of spec force. Someone ever did this? I seen all the info two wrote above. I really appreciate guys. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hexdragon Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 44 minutes ago, Cpt Moustache said: After my first victory (all credit goes to you) I want to add a new type of spec force. Someone ever did this? Kurukaze was the first guy who got to add a new type of unit, if I am not mistaken Back in 2007 he got to add two new characters to game Be reading carefully about his method got to add new Troops and Spec Forces Also, found the tactical pointer tables he was looking for (#) (#) Sadly those were found inside Rebexe, which was the worst case scenario Because of the above, limitations that remain are:-Tactical Pictures Those 32x32 pics in TACTICAL.DLL used to display Troops, Spec forces and Characters (as Ship "passengers") during tactical battle The pointers between units IDs in the Strategic part of the game and their tactical images is located in Rebexe There are two unused pics ( from Imperial Probe Droid and recon LongProbe Y-Wing recon team ) that can be re-assigned for new units Any new unit beyond the first two will lack its passenger picture ( if not taken from an existing unit by editing the pointer table in Rebexe) Not a serious limitation though (IMHO). The lack of a tactical "passenger" pic does NOT crash the game -Troop Finder / Spec Forces Finder Both are hardcoded in Rebexe Troop finder is limited to 5 units per side Spec forces finder is limited to 4 units per side However, it is possible to edit finders in Rebexe in order to make choice about which units ( originals or new ones ) shall be handled by the finders-Capital Ships 3D Models The pointers between Capital Ship IDs in the Strategic part of the game and the 3D assets is located in Rebexe On the other hand even without new 3D-Model new capital ships can be added. In tactical battles new Cap Ships will feature the Mon Calamari Model, which is used by the game as sort of default model I will expand about the HowToDo in a different post Also will upload a couple of "extra unit" test bed mini-mods I made in late "pre-pandemic" times For now, I will left the ultra short version: The whole process reduces to:1- Adding the new Entry for the unit in the proper DAT File ( like SPECFCSD.DAT ) (#)2- Determine the correct ID numbers for the new unit's resources in DLL files ( BMPs and Text entries ) (##)3- Add those resources to DLLs using resource Hacker, as well as the "Encyclopedia" picture in EData folder (###)(#) Dont forget to edit the unit count there(##) With the exception of TACTICAL.DLL resource ID numbers of units in DLLs have a mathematical relation with their Unit ID AND/OR the first byte of the unit's DLL reference number ( Unit Entry's 1st DWORD and 6th DWORD respectively, inside the DAT file ) (###) Special care should be taken in BMPs having the correct format and header (otherwise expect game crash) Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hexdragon Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 On 2/14/2023 at 8:07 PM, Hexdragon said: Initially, I considered too that mission profiles may be handled on a bit-wise basis But test results suggest is not the case Custom profiles with values like 0x05, 0x07, 0x0A were evaluated byte-wise ---- My above statement is actually wrong.Custom values like 0x05, 0x07 and 0x0A in MIssion's DWORD_09 behavior like binary flags, just as Metasharp remarked Hence: -A custom mission profile ( MIssion's DWORD_09 ) with a value like 0x05 ( 1 + 4 ) will match SpecForces DWORD_29 with values 0x01 and 0x04-A custom mission profile ( MIssion's DWORD_09 ) with a value like 0x07 ( 1 + 2+ 4 ) will match SpecForces DWORD_29 with values 0x01 , 0x02 and 0x04-A custom mission profile ( MIssion's DWORD_09 ) with a value like 0x0A ( 2 + 8 ) will match SpecForces DWORD_29 with values 0x02 and 0x08 On the other hand, custom value like 0x05 in SpecForces DWORD_29 will not match MIssion's DWORD_09 with values 0x01 and 0x04That's, my former test result. ---- Further, a second ( and cleaner) solution for OP request is available: In order to give assassination mission to Imperial Commandos, just modify that mission's entry in the second byte of MIssion's DWORD_09 From 00 08 00 00 to 00 0C 00 00 That will match both :SpecForces DWORD_29 = 00 08 00 00 ( Noghri Death Commandos ) AndSpecForces DWORD_29 = 00 04 00 00 ( Imperial Commandos ) ---- Regards p,s The extra units mini-mod, referred in previous post, has been uploaded here:https://swrebellion.net/files/category/9-star-wars-mods/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Moustache Posted March 8, 2023 Author Share Posted March 8, 2023 On 3/5/2023 at 12:12 PM, Hexdragon said: My above statement is actually wrong.Custom values like 0x05, 0x07 and 0x0A in MIssion's DWORD_09 behavior like binary flags, just as Metasharp remarked Hence: -A custom mission profile ( MIssion's DWORD_09 ) with a value like 0x05 ( 1 + 4 ) will match SpecForces DWORD_29 with values 0x01 and 0x04-A custom mission profile ( MIssion's DWORD_09 ) with a value like 0x07 ( 1 + 2+ 4 ) will match SpecForces DWORD_29 with values 0x01 , 0x02 and 0x04-A custom mission profile ( MIssion's DWORD_09 ) with a value like 0x0A ( 2 + 8 ) will match SpecForces DWORD_29 with values 0x02 and 0x08 On the other hand, custom value like 0x05 in SpecForces DWORD_29 will not match MIssion's DWORD_09 with values 0x01 and 0x04That's, my former test result. ---- Further, a second ( and cleaner) solution for OP request is available: In order to give assassination mission to Imperial Commandos, just modify that mission's entry in the second byte of MIssion's DWORD_09 From 00 08 00 00 to 00 0C 00 00 That will match both :SpecForces DWORD_29 = 00 08 00 00 ( Noghri Death Commandos ) AndSpecForces DWORD_29 = 00 04 00 00 ( Imperial Commandos ) ---- Regards p,s The extra units mini-mod, referred in previous post, has been uploaded here:https://swrebellion.net/files/category/9-star-wars-mods/ To be fair, i did a fresh reinstall last week cuz i messed up a lot of things. I asked my wife some help for all the cards. She is a graphist. I just came back tonight to recover the codes you send me last time and i fall on your new statement. Honnestly, it wasn't an ambition for me to learn chinese 😅 I think i'll ask you some day to give me some time. You look like a "king pin" with those codes and i don't really know where to start. I'll try the new codes you just sent me. Hope it doesn't f*ck up again. Btw, that's nice for assassination mission, but my next try will be with abduction mission. I want to Change the purpose of the "Nogri" and make them something else. I understand the purpose of a forum (help other people who have the same type of project than me), but i think at this point, my questions are very specifics. Are you part of the "Rebellion Discord"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hexdragon Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 17 hours ago, Cpt Moustache said: Are you part of the "Rebellion Discord"? Yep, subscribed there. Mostly inactive though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Moustache Posted March 9, 2023 Author Share Posted March 9, 2023 5 hours ago, Hexdragon said: Yep, subscribed there. Mostly inactive though. Ok nice, i'll contact you there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Moustache Posted March 16, 2023 Author Share Posted March 16, 2023 First of all, il must thank you @Hexdragon for your time and knowledge. I worked on the cards for the last days and this is what i came up with. The "noghri" and the "infiltator" are now "scientists/engeneers". It is all part of the mod i'm working on right now. It will begin with only two buildable ships, one troop and the basics building. They can be used to support characters who are able to do research or they can do it by themself but it will be faster with a minor character. I was surprised and pleased to the see that the computer is able to use them. The imperial commando and guerillas becames "Death troopers" and "Alliance special forces" from the Star Wars expanded universe. They both can do assassination, abduction, sabotage, uprising and rescue. They are equally made. I don't want a side stronger thant the other. I'll have more to show soon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hexdragon Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 Good Job ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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