DAmnable but Necessary Arx Editor: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 03:53, 28 January 2013

A few people have expressed the wish to try the original editor. This page explains how to build & run it using vanilla Arx Fatalis source.

Grab & extract original source from http://www.arkane-studios.com/uk/arx_downloads.php
- D:\ArxFatalis_1.21_Sources\
Open D:\ArxFatalis_1.21_Sources\Sources\Gaia.sln
Change Danae.cpp line 427 to initialize FINAL_COMMERCIAL_GAME to 0
Comment line 106 of HERMES_PAK.cpp
- mode = LOAD_TRUEFILE_THEN_PACK;
Grab unicows.dll from the original game installation and copy it under
- D:\ArxFatalis_1.21_Sources\game\

First, you need to unpack all the assets. Use arxunpack from Arx Libertatis
- arxunpak <pakfile> [<pakfile>...]
Launch the game with the "editor" flag
- D:\ArxFatalis_1.21_Sources\game\arx.exe editor
Specify your data directory by clicking "Choose Dir"
- This folder must contains your pak files, a misc/ folder with the .ttf fonts, and all the subdirectories with the extracted assets (EDITOR, GAME, LOCALISATION, etc.)
Select a Level on the right
Make sure "NO CHECKSUM" is enabled, otherwise you'll get a crash at startup
Click "OK" at the bottom (NOT "Launch Game"!)

Does nothing

Launch Fullscreen

Show Options

Pause scripts

Does nothing

Toggle Edit Mode

Edit Nodes

Edit Lights

Edit Fogs

Edit Zones

Edit Pathways (navmesh)

Edit Particles

Snapshot Tool

Script Search

Script Debugger

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 * Make sure "NO CHECKSUM" is enabled, otherwise you'll get a crash at startup
 * Click "OK" at the bottom (NOT "Launch Game"!)
+== UI ==
+[[File:ToolbarButton1.jpg]] Does nothing
+[[File:ToolbarButton2.jpg]] Does nothing
+[[File:ToolbarButton3.jpg]] Launch Fullscreen
+[[File:ToolbarButton4.jpg]] Show Options
+[[File:ToolbarButton5.jpg]] Pause scripts
+[[File:ToolbarButton6.jpg]] Does nothing
+[[File:ToolbarButton7.jpg]] Toggle Edit Mode
+[[File:ToolbarButton8.jpg]] Edit Nodes
+[[File:ToolbarButton9.jpg]] Edit Lights
+[[File:ToolbarButton10.jpg]] Edit Fogs
+[[File:ToolbarButton11.jpg]] Edit Zones
+[[File:ToolbarButton12.jpg]] Edit Pathways (navmesh)
+[[File:ToolbarButton13.jpg]] Edit Particles
+[[File:ToolbarButton14.jpg]] Snapshot Tool
+[[File:ToolbarButton15.jpg]] Script Search
+[[File:ToolbarButton16.jpg]] Script Debugger