Dune 2 Scenario editor

TCH · 19 January 2015, 20:18

I did not found any topics about game modding, so i write it here.

Recently i released the version 2.00 of my Dune 2 scenario editor.

I made it originally in 2007, because i did not found any D2 editor which supported the Amiga scenario format. (This did not changed since.)
Development ceased as i lost interest, and altough the editor worked, there were a couple of unsolved things remained, but i never had the motivation to solve them. However, since a new Dune 2 mod for Amiga is announced and the author contacted me about a few things, including some of the unsolved problems, i took the old code and made the changes after nearly eight years.

Details, manual and the rest are in the package.

http://oscomp.hu/?details/Dune_2_Sce...2.00_Win32_147

Have fun.

seuden · 20 January 2015, 08:14

Awesome!

gimbal · 20 January 2015, 09:35

And not off-topic!

Michael Sykes · 21 January 2015, 00:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by gimbal

And not off-topic!

That deserves be in Retrogaming General Discussion, indeed.

Anubis · 21 January 2015, 13:29

But then all important people on site might miss it?!

Good job placing it here!

Dune 2 was breakthrough of its time, game and its funky control...

I played it recently on my Win 7 machine with all cinematics and fixed GUI thanks to this little project called Dune Legacy. ( http://sourceforge.net/projects/dunelegacy/ )

Here is an article where I found info about it, and after I tried I end up playing half of campaign now that controls have been fixed... nice little gem this game is...

http://www.dosgamers.com/dos/dos-games/dune-2

TCD · 21 January 2015, 17:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by gimbal

And not off-topic!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael Sykes

That deserves be in Retrogaming General Discussion, indeed.

Indeed!

aka moved

mihcael · 21 January 2015, 19:16

Cool.

I used an editor previously which had no GUI, it lacked alot of options or at least explanation how to use them.

This looks like it has everything i would need. Will try it very soon.

seuden · 21 January 2015, 21:11

Don't forget there is a Dune 2 for Android too but it's been removed from the play store. I'm sure google and .apk search will uncover it. I currently have it installed on my Nexus 7 and it is awesome!

mihcael · 27 January 2015, 12:05

Gave it a quick try. Loaded up a modified scenario worked ok. Crashed when i saved the mission though, may be unrelated, will test further.

A few features i would like.

-Scalable window so you can make it bigger to edit maps more easly.
-Random seed button.
-show what the seed number in use is.

TCH · 08 February 2015, 23:29

@michael:

I did not experienced crashes, did you tried your mission on a real machine or emulator?

A random seed button and to display the current seed is solvable, but i will not do a scalable window, because this is a decade old abandoned Delphi project and i no longer use windows or Delphi and this would be a bigger issue in that ancient code.

amigoun · 09 February 2015, 01:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by jsr;998493[SIZE=1

However, since a new Dune 2 mod for Amiga is announced and the author contacted me about a few things, including some of the unsolved problems, i took the old code and made the changes after nearly eight years.[/SIZE]

Can you give some more info about the new Dune 2 mod? I can not find any info about it on the net.

TCH · 09 February 2015, 03:04

Sorry, but i posess no information about it, because i have nothing to do with that mod, aside from providing the scenario editor for Foxman. However you can find him on this forum and in this topic on dune2k.com forum. There was a homepage of it on amiga68k.de, but currently it is unavailable.

mihcael · 01 March 2015, 02:05

I was testing in WinUAE. I havent tried again since.

Two other things i noticed for your informatio.

Scenario:
Setting Game ends and Win if player have no buildings - does not work. Mission is failed.
Game Time out does not appear to work.

TCH · 03 March 2015, 23:23

Timer is broken in the game itself, it does not work in the ms-dos version either.

You mean you set player have no buildings in both column to win the game by losing all your buildings? Were other options checked? If not, then this is a bug in the game itself.
Do the crashes still occuring?

19 January 2015, 20:18	#1
TCH Newbie Amiga programmer Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Front of my A500+ Age: 38 Posts: 372	Dune 2 Scenario editor I did not found any topics about game modding, so i write it here. Recently i released the version 2.00 of my Dune 2 scenario editor. I made it originally in 2007, because i did not found any D2 editor which supported the Amiga scenario format. (This did not changed since.) Development ceased as i lost interest, and altough the editor worked, there were a couple of unsolved things remained, but i never had the motivation to solve them. However, since a new Dune 2 mod for Amiga is announced and the author contacted me about a few things, including some of the unsolved problems, i took the old code and made the changes after nearly eight years. Details, manual and the rest are in the package. http://oscomp.hu/?details/Dune_2_Sce...2.00_Win32_147 Have fun.

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20 January 2015, 08:14	#2
seuden uber cool demi god Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent/England Posts: 2,073	Awesome!

20 January 2015, 09:35	#3
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 42 Posts: 6,908	And not off-topic!

21 January 2015, 13:29	#5
Anubis Retro Gamer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Underworld Age: 51 Posts: 4,058	But then all important people on site might miss it?! Good job placing it here! Dune 2 was breakthrough of its time, game and its funky control... I played it recently on my Win 7 machine with all cinematics and fixed GUI thanks to this little project called Dune Legacy. ( http://sourceforge.net/projects/dunelegacy/ ) Here is an article where I found info about it, and after I tried I end up playing half of campaign now that controls have been fixed... nice little gem this game is... http://www.dosgamers.com/dos/dos-games/dune-2

21 January 2015, 19:16	#7
mihcael Zone Friend Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Aussie Posts: 1,144	Cool. I used an editor previously which had no GUI, it lacked alot of options or at least explanation how to use them. This looks like it has everything i would need. Will try it very soon.

21 January 2015, 21:11	#8
seuden uber cool demi god Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent/England Posts: 2,073	Don't forget there is a Dune 2 for Android too but it's been removed from the play store. I'm sure google and .apk search will uncover it. I currently have it installed on my Nexus 7 and it is awesome!

27 January 2015, 12:05	#9
mihcael Zone Friend Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Aussie Posts: 1,144	Gave it a quick try. Loaded up a modified scenario worked ok. Crashed when i saved the mission though, may be unrelated, will test further. A few features i would like. -Scalable window so you can make it bigger to edit maps more easly. -Random seed button. -show what the seed number in use is.

08 February 2015, 23:29	#10
TCH Newbie Amiga programmer Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Front of my A500+ Age: 38 Posts: 372	@michael: I did not experienced crashes, did you tried your mission on a real machine or emulator? A random seed button and to display the current seed is solvable, but i will not do a scalable window, because this is a decade old abandoned Delphi project and i no longer use windows or Delphi and this would be a bigger issue in that ancient code.

09 February 2015, 03:04	#12
TCH Newbie Amiga programmer Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Front of my A500+ Age: 38 Posts: 372	Sorry, but i posess no information about it, because i have nothing to do with that mod, aside from providing the scenario editor for Foxman. However you can find him on this forum and in this topic on dune2k.com forum. There was a homepage of it on amiga68k.de, but currently it is unavailable.

01 March 2015, 02:05	#13
mihcael Zone Friend Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Aussie Posts: 1,144	I was testing in WinUAE. I havent tried again since. Two other things i noticed for your informatio. Scenario: Setting Game ends and Win if player have no buildings - does not work. Mission is failed. Game Time out does not appear to work.

03 March 2015, 23:23	#14
TCH Newbie Amiga programmer Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Front of my A500+ Age: 38 Posts: 372	Timer is broken in the game itself, it does not work in the ms-dos version either. You mean you set player have no buildings in both column to win the game by losing all your buildings? Were other options checked? If not, then this is a bug in the game itself. Do the crashes still occuring?

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