Pumpkinhead Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 My computer has recently decided that it can't run any DOS-based programs I was wondering if anyone knows of any Windows-based game editors? I have about 5 different editors on a backup CD, but they're all DOS programs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Photon Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 Have you considered using DOSBox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpkinhead Posted July 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 I guess I could, but I'm not sure if my computer just can't run DOS programs anymore, or if it's just starting to crap itself and needs a format Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NKF Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 What sort of editors are we looking at? - NKF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 I take it, "can't run DOS" means you use a MAC or run Linux? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpkinhead Posted July 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 Nope, I'm running Windows XP, it's just decided over the last few days that it doesn't want to run DOS programs. I now get an error message when I try to open them. NKF, I'm after anything, like a soldier or base editors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyfishGreen Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 Sounds like you're better off fixing your DOS support. Maybe a little reading here, a re-install of COMMAND.COM there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpkinhead Posted July 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 So there's no Windows editors out there at all? I'd like to re-install everything, or even format, but I don't own a copy of Windows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomb Bloke Posted July 29, 2004 Report Share Posted July 29, 2004 I believe I still have the install files for DOS 6 online, should you need them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceman Posted August 8, 2004 Report Share Posted August 8, 2004 That appears to be a NO and a failure to answer the dude's question... :devil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatfarm Posted August 8, 2004 Report Share Posted August 8, 2004 I've actually written one. It's still in the works. The next version is done, I'm just gonna clean up the code to give it a smaller .EXE. The website is https://www.stonepool.com/xcom/ The new one should be up tonight. I'm so glad people are asking about this. I'm SO sick of the dos based editors. I've been able to find some info on the web but I'm basically just reverse engineering the dos ones. If someone with a live sectopod in their containment in the Collector's Edition could send me their astore.dat I would love them forever because I can't seem to make that part of it work. I know what it SHOULD be but even with the old DOS editors it doesn't work. Hope this helps. -Chris Voss ps - haven't gotten to soldier editting yet. I'm really enjoying writing this and findiing things out so I might wait. The soldier editor won't be in the next release (2.0) but should be in the release after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NKF Posted August 8, 2004 Report Share Posted August 8, 2004 Heh, I wouldn't mind patching one together myself. Was thinking of starting off with a basic soldier editor to get the feel of windows programming. All my notes I've gathered on some of the data files will be put to great use. Only problem is I'm going to need a crash course in the Win32 API as I'll be working from scratch. I've about given up trying to set up this academic copy of Visual Studio .Net I got a while back. How can you work with it when it won't install a debugger? Ah well, I can work with Dev-C++ and MingW, but it would've been very nice to be able to quickly slap together a GUI. - NKF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatfarm Posted August 8, 2004 Report Share Posted August 8, 2004 I used Visual Basic 6 because I know it WAY better than anything else as I've been using it since 1996 (I was 14). If you'd like the source I'd be glad to share. It's really simple and I don't really see any drawbacks from using it. Feel free to email me. -Chris Vosschrisvoss@stonepool.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 So there's no Windows editors out there at all? I'd like to re-install everything, or even format, but I don't own a copy of Windows IIRC over at XcomUFO J'ordos made a windows version of my chanjmap DOS map ... ahem ... "editor". Isn't Daishivas editor windows based? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpkinhead Posted August 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Daishiva has a MapView and PCKView, but I'm after a Soldier and/or Base Editor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gilesy1 Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 I've actually written one. It's still in the works. The next version is done, I'm just gonna clean up the code to give it a smaller .EXE. The website is https://www.stonepool.com/xcom/ The new one should be up tonight. I'm so glad people are asking about this. I'm SO sick of the dos based editors. I've been able to find some info on the web but I'm basically just reverse engineering the dos ones. If someone with a live sectopod in their containment in the Collector's Edition could send me their astore.dat I would love them forever because I can't seem to make that part of it work. I know what it SHOULD be but even with the old DOS editors it doesn't work. Hope this helps. -Chris Voss ps - haven't gotten to soldier editting yet. I'm really enjoying writing this and findiing things out so I might wait. The soldier editor won't be in the next release (2.0) but should be in the release after that.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> YOU ARE GREAT!!! I was trying everting under the sun to get the dos editors to work on XPbut i just couldn't , Good Work!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aralez Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 There once was a Windows-Xcom/TFTD-Editor for Windows 3.1, it could edit the soldiers only, but could import your troops into TFTD ! Anyone knows the name of it? Btw, look here for some other Windows-Editors... https://freelancer.ag.ru/gamearchive/download/index_eng.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aralez Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 I discovered that the editor i wrote about is no longer available on the net! So i uploaded the editor (UFOCHT.EXE) to my site. Joshua Malik, the original author seems to be unreachable with the address provided, if he wants the editor removed post here. Link Pete, Slaughter, maybe you can host the file, too ? The editor is very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilesy Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 has any1 had a problem using hatfarms UFO save game editor?When i try to load my saved game a message comes up saying " empty file unitref.dat "can any1 help me with this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danial Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 I get that error if I try and open a Battlescape savegame... It must be a Geoscape save or it can't find the specific file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmegaTwo Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 I take it, "can't run DOS" means you use a MAC or run Linux?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Hey, he might be using windows, but I'm in a Mac and needing a way to play TFTD (I have the original DOS version CD). Is there any DOS version or DOS emulator that runs in MacOSX? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman4117 Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 I'm pretty sure there is a Mac DOSBox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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