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Topic Subject: Announcing: BCTool, the new mod tool! - Alpha Released
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posted 01 October 2008 04:56 AM EDT (US)   


The alpha version 0.1 is released.


I announce BCTool, wich means BRG Converting Tool.

I don't want to say with this that AoMEd is bad. But it is a bit outdated. BCTool will mainly be focused on the converting of .brg files, but also it will be a complete mod program, i mean you can edit the proto with a very nice user interface.

Also anim editing is has never been so easy, since you can view how the unit will look like in different moves and with different connections.

The Alpha is released:
Download version 0.1.11

Change log
Script version 1.1:
- Blender import script now rotates the attachpoints.

Coming...
in BCTool version 0.2:
- DDT conversion.

in Script version 1.2:
- Blender export script.

Features
- Converting .brg files to .cbrg and vice-versa.
- Converting .ddt files to .bmp, .png, .tga and vice-versa.
- Editing protox with an easy UI
- Installing COMPLETE mods from .zip files.
- Viewing models and textures and complete anims of units
- Creating and Saving mod projects to .mod files.

New converting features in relation with AoMEd:
- adding/editing attachpoints
- custom numer of textures
- custom numer of frames
- applying moving texture coordinates (NEW)
- useage of solid color materials (NEW)
- fading materials (NEW)
- changing the duration time of a animation

Look and support features:
- OS style layout
- Include Blender and Gmax import/export scripts for .cbrg files
- Windows, Mac and GNU support
- Clicking on a .brg file will open this program

so the main usage for the program is:
. converting models/textures
. installing and mantaining modpacks
. viewing models and textures

The user interface as planned


The splash screen and also the logo




Overall progress:

finished:
- importing .brg
- exporting .cbrg
- importing .cbrg
- importing in blender(half way)


 

[This message has been edited by EmjeR (edited 11-18-2009 @ 02:05 AM).]

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posted 24 May 2010 08:01 AM EDT (US)     301 / 341  
I am sorry. My critics were too harsh. After all you have discovered great things and such a project has to be a lot of work.

But what can be done to speed it up? How can we help?
posted 24 May 2010 11:57 PM EDT (US)     302 / 341  
well im glad to hear the side tool is almost done , it will help alot , Ill try and be patient .

Thank very much for all your efforts , in truth if you do manage to finish your BC tool it will be one of the best moding tools out there.

I think even if some folks are disappointed in the time its taking to finish this tool , most support your efforts 100%
posted 25 May 2010 00:19 AM EDT (US)     303 / 341  
Even that side tool will be a phenomenal improvement to AoM modding. Keep up the great work.

Check out all of the mods I made here
posted 25 May 2010 12:35 PM EDT (US)     304 / 341  
thanks for your patience
i really wished there was something you can help me with, but as long as you can't program python or c#, there isn't.

>> www.EmjeR.com <<

Mods - EmjeR's eyecandy pack :: Improved Greeks look :: Ghengis Khan - Mods
Programs - BCTool Attachpoint Editor :: BCTool :: Words - Programs
Games - 0 AD :: Stronhold 2 :: BfME 2 - Games
!! Proud member of WildFire Games !!

[This message has been edited by EmjeR (edited 10-22-2010 @ 11:24 AM).]

posted 26 May 2010 06:52 PM EDT (US)     305 / 341  
This looks so cool!
When will it be done?!
posted 01 June 2010 02:59 PM EDT (US)     306 / 341  
Unfortunately I know neither of these programming languages. All the best to you though. I'd love to see this finished soon, as I'll have plenty of time for modding this autumn.
posted 07 June 2010 05:41 AM EDT (US)     307 / 341  
What about Ykkrosh by the way? It's been a long time since he created AoMED, still he could perhaps be warmed to help the cause of AoM modding once again... Like when he once came back to create the BAR loading mod.
posted 07 June 2010 10:12 AM EDT (US)     308 / 341  
nah
he's busy with 0 AD so he isn't coming back.
altough he helped me a little bit with telling me what he had discovered.

>> www.EmjeR.com <<

Mods - EmjeR's eyecandy pack :: Improved Greeks look :: Ghengis Khan - Mods
Programs - BCTool Attachpoint Editor :: BCTool :: Words - Programs
Games - 0 AD :: Stronhold 2 :: BfME 2 - Games
!! Proud member of WildFire Games !!
posted 08 June 2010 07:14 AM EDT (US)     309 / 341  
Hey Emjer,

I'm getting a Malware Warning when I visit this thread. It seems to be coming from your splash screen image just above the progress bar in the main post.

I posted details here as at first I thought it might have been from an ad.

Just thought you'd want to know so you can check it it out.
posted 08 June 2010 07:18 AM EDT (US)     310 / 341  
Yes, his splash image redirects to another page. Not cool.

☭ Long live the Turk ☭
"Xzy is the worst parts of kman and legion combined, only with proper spelling so you know he's smart enough to act otherwise if he wasn't such an idiot." - theferret
"Xzy is like all of the terrible Guardian contributors rolled into one person. Proof that you can genetically engineer a humanoid abomination." - Fiindil
posted 08 June 2010 12:43 PM EDT (US)     311 / 341  
yeah there is some virus that infected my website domain.
i'm working on it
i will move the images to photobucket.

>> www.EmjeR.com <<

Mods - EmjeR's eyecandy pack :: Improved Greeks look :: Ghengis Khan - Mods
Programs - BCTool Attachpoint Editor :: BCTool :: Words - Programs
Games - 0 AD :: Stronhold 2 :: BfME 2 - Games
!! Proud member of WildFire Games !!
posted 12 June 2010 04:10 AM EDT (US)     312 / 341  
Same for me. I was wondering why my Norton AV alerted me every time I visited this thread. Every forummer without a good anti virus may be dangered. Please remove BCToolSplash.png from the thread EmjeR.

[This message has been edited by Android GRRR (edited 06-12-2010 @ 05:04 AM).]

posted 12 June 2010 06:05 AM EDT (US)     313 / 341  
No, it's safe.

To actually get the virus you need to view the image (not the broken embedded one), get redirected and download the fake anti virus it tries to give you. Then knowingly run it.

It would be great if you could remove it just so the alerts stop.

☭ Long live the Turk ☭
"Xzy is the worst parts of kman and legion combined, only with proper spelling so you know he's smart enough to act otherwise if he wasn't such an idiot." - theferret
"Xzy is like all of the terrible Guardian contributors rolled into one person. Proof that you can genetically engineer a humanoid abomination." - Fiindil
posted 12 June 2010 07:47 AM EDT (US)     314 / 341  
ah ok
posted 13 June 2010 02:48 PM EDT (US)     315 / 341  
Ya my avast talking woman says"Threat has been detected" each time I view this thread and it makes me laugh lol

Check out all of the mods I made here
posted 14 June 2010 02:42 AM EDT (US)     316 / 341  
should be fixed now
i found the cause of the infection.

>> www.EmjeR.com <<

Mods - EmjeR's eyecandy pack :: Improved Greeks look :: Ghengis Khan - Mods
Programs - BCTool Attachpoint Editor :: BCTool :: Words - Programs
Games - 0 AD :: Stronhold 2 :: BfME 2 - Games
!! Proud member of WildFire Games !!
posted 19 June 2010 07:56 PM EDT (US)     317 / 341  
EmjeR

any closer with that side tool for the lifebar , my new Titans are burning a hole in my pocket and id like to include my dwarven Titan with my dwarven unit pack. and im getting close to finishing it.
posted 12 July 2010 03:13 PM EDT (US)     318 / 341  
hey dudes... how's life everyone? EmjeR maybe you have recovered from BCTool-itis in the meantime so you can write some lines of code again?
posted 14 July 2010 03:04 PM EDT (US)     319 / 341  
well i'm feeling a lot better since i'm done with high-school
so i think i'm able to make some code.

>> www.EmjeR.com <<

Mods - EmjeR's eyecandy pack :: Improved Greeks look :: Ghengis Khan - Mods
Programs - BCTool Attachpoint Editor :: BCTool :: Words - Programs
Games - 0 AD :: Stronhold 2 :: BfME 2 - Games
!! Proud member of WildFire Games !!
posted 15 July 2010 05:43 AM EDT (US)     320 / 341  
congrats! where's your life leading you to next?
posted 31 July 2010 06:40 AM EDT (US)     321 / 341  
Hi dudes! Does anyone have the address of inconnuxxx2009? That guy who started to make an exporter for 3ds max. It would be nice to get him back on track too to keep this going.
posted 06 August 2010 04:29 AM EDT (US)     322 / 341  
i have it, but i can only give it to you next week when i'm home.

>> www.EmjeR.com <<

Mods - EmjeR's eyecandy pack :: Improved Greeks look :: Ghengis Khan - Mods
Programs - BCTool Attachpoint Editor :: BCTool :: Words - Programs
Games - 0 AD :: Stronhold 2 :: BfME 2 - Games
!! Proud member of WildFire Games !!
posted 08 August 2010 10:11 AM EDT (US)     323 / 341  
Thanks that would be cool. Maybe you could contact him directly too; you two really should work together.
posted 17 August 2010 03:07 PM EDT (US)     324 / 341  
Age of Empires Online has been announced... Although the game looks interesting, it seems to me like it marks the end of user-created content for the Age-series.

(EDIT) Confirmed:
Q: Will there be a scenario/quest editor for Age of Empires Online?
A: Right now, Robot Entertainment is focused on the initial launch of the game. Currently, Microsoft does not plan to include an editor for the release of Age of Empires Online.
(Source) And we can safely guess that modding will have an even lower priority.

Which is why BCTool is even more important now . Have you found inconnu's address by the way EmjeR?

[This message has been edited by Android GRRR (edited 08-24-2010 @ 09:37 AM).]

posted 23 August 2010 12:48 PM EDT (US)     325 / 341  
Hello guys,

I am sorry, I was not active for a long time, but I had some big troubles.
Bad news is, that I have lost my HD and all of my projects including 3ds Max exporter :-( I can and would like to start again. I will search my email for at least some fragments, but if EmjeR can send something to begin with, I could start in a moment.

Thx yowzatest4 for contacting me.

Edit: I have at least found brg model structure header file, so I could only create plugin, that imports/exports model to/from 3DS Max. I am still missing my attachpoint creation plugin, but that should not be so big problem.

since 08-14-09 02:47 AM EDT (US) I am the evil guy

[This message has been edited by inconnuxxx2009 (edited 08-23-2010 @ 03:40 PM).]

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