| 1 | http://wiki.oni2.net/Anniversary_Edition/Framework |
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| 3 | The globalization process |
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| 4 | When first running the Installer, this is a one-time process that takes the |
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| 5 | vanilla .dats in Oni's GDF and breaks them into thousands of .oni files in |
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| 6 | folders like Edition/GDF/level1_Final. Next, the Installer combines those |
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| 7 | folders of .oni files into singleton, large .oni files, one for each level, in |
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| 8 | Edition/install/VanillaDats/. Note that no data has been modded yet, just |
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| 9 | reformatted. This process of pre-compiling the data results in a large speed |
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| 10 | increase over previous recombination methods. |
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| 12 | The mod installation process |
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| 13 | Right after this, the Installer prompts you to choose some mods to install. |
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| 14 | When you hit the Install button, the Installer starts off by deleting the |
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| 15 | existing .dat/.raw(/.sep) files in Edition/GDF to start from a blank slate. It |
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| 16 | then iterates through each mod package you selected, and sends a command to |
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| 17 | OniSplit to combine the singleton .oni for that level (in VanillaDats) with the |
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| 18 | .oni files in whichever packages have files meant for that level. The final |
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| 19 | .dat/.raw(/.sep) files are then created in Edition/GDF. |
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| 21 | -1) AEI-folder has to be able to be moved to another machine including |
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| 22 | downloaded mods, OniSplit etc so that it can be distributed as an offline |
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| 23 | install |
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| 24 | |
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| 25 | *) Open package folder from mod list (also menu options for other folders like |
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| 26 | gdf) |
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| 28 | 0) OniSplit |
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| 29 | Download/Update from depot. Perhaps even without a shipped one |
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| 30 | (-> globalization after downloading onisplit) |
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| 32 | 1) Dependencies |
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| 33 | Would be nice if in the future we could at least give a warning when a mod |
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| 34 | requires another that isn't available (and of course allow write dependencies |
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| 35 | for the new mods).This would help very much in some mods that require others. |
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| 36 | For example the china mod requires about other 3 packages, and it will crash if |
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| 37 | they aren't present. This would at least warn the user of that. |
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| 39 | 2) Mod-Depot access |
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| 40 | Another thing that would be awesome but can be a little tough to program would |
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| 41 | be that the installer would show the latest mods from the depot with a short |
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| 42 | description, plus maybe the most downloaded mods. In addition install and |
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| 43 | download them directly from it would be even more interesting. |
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| 45 | 3) Supply new tools |
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| 46 | I think the new version should contain the latest oni split version plus maybe |
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| 47 | the latest vago/ae tools too. |
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| 48 | * Onisplit latest version and scripts vago gui or/and demos's gui and lukas |
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| 49 | creator's oni levels unlock should be included. |
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| 51 | 4) Switch supplied mods |
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| 52 | We should see which mods are more used right now that aren't included with the |
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| 53 | edition. For example I see that perceptible blood is kinda popular between the |
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| 54 | players, even if the edition already comes with another soft blood version. |
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| 55 | Dunno if we should replace that one with the perceptible blood (which is more |
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| 56 | anime style in my opinion). |
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| 58 | 5) Update supplied mods |
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| 59 | There are a lot of outdated mods in the last Edition things like brutal AI, |
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| 60 | New Characters and Andrashi Melee System I think, which should be updated to |
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| 61 | the last version. |
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| 63 | 6) Order in mod-list |
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| 64 | AE installer should list mods ordered by numbers rather than by alphabetical |
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| 65 | order. Arranging by package numbers makes related packages ordered after each |
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| 66 | other and makes it easier to identify which will overwrite which. |
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