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http://wiki.oni2.net/Anniversary_Edition/Framework |
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The globalization process |
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When first running the Installer, this is a one-time process that takes the |
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vanilla .dats in Oni's GDF and breaks them into thousands of .oni files in |
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folders like Edition/GDF/level1_Final. Next, the Installer combines those |
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folders of .oni files into singleton, large .oni files, one for each level, in |
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Edition/install/VanillaDats/. Note that no data has been modded yet, just |
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reformatted. This process of pre-compiling the data results in a large speed |
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increase over previous recombination methods. |
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The mod installation process |
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Right after this, the Installer prompts you to choose some mods to install. |
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When you hit the Install button, the Installer starts off by deleting the |
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existing .dat/.raw(/.sep) files in Edition/GDF to start from a blank slate. It |
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then iterates through each mod package you selected, and sends a command to |
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OniSplit to combine the singleton .oni for that level (in VanillaDats) with the |
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.oni files in whichever packages have files meant for that level. The final |
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.dat/.raw(/.sep) files are then created in Edition/GDF. |
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-1) AEI-folder has to be able to be moved to another machine including |
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downloaded mods, OniSplit etc so that it can be distributed as an offline |
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install |
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*) Open package folder from mod list (also menu options for other folders like |
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gdf) |
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0) OniSplit |
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Download/Update from depot. Perhaps even without a shipped one |
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(-> globalization after downloading onisplit) |
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1) Dependencies |
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Would be nice if in the future we could at least give a warning when a mod |
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requires another that isn't available (and of course allow write dependencies |
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for the new mods).This would help very much in some mods that require others. |
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For example the china mod requires about other 3 packages, and it will crash if |
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they aren't present. This would at least warn the user of that. |
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2) Mod-Depot access |
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Another thing that would be awesome but can be a little tough to program would |
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be that the installer would show the latest mods from the depot with a short |
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description, plus maybe the most downloaded mods. In addition install and |
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download them directly from it would be even more interesting. |
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3) Supply new tools |
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I think the new version should contain the latest oni split version plus maybe |
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the latest vago/ae tools too. |
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* Onisplit latest version and scripts vago gui or/and demos's gui and lukas |
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creator's oni levels unlock should be included. |
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4) Switch supplied mods |
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We should see which mods are more used right now that aren't included with the |
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edition. For example I see that perceptible blood is kinda popular between the |
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players, even if the edition already comes with another soft blood version. |
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Dunno if we should replace that one with the perceptible blood (which is more |
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anime style in my opinion). |
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5) Update supplied mods |
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There are a lot of outdated mods in the last Edition things like brutal AI, |
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New Characters and Andrashi Melee System I think, which should be updated to |
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the last version. |
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6) Order in mod-list |
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AE installer should list mods ordered by numbers rather than by alphabetical |
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order. Arranging by package numbers makes related packages ordered after each |
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other and makes it easier to identify which will overwrite which. |
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