[TOOL] New FXTool for Homeworld Remastered (FXToolRM)

radar3301 · 2016-11-23T19:20:18.396Z

Still working out some bugs with the Spray FX type (but it works 95%!), and I haven’t yet attempted to implement the Trail FX (and I’m probably not going to implement the Light FX), but I’m close to releasing this as an “early development build.”

EatThePath · 2016-11-23T19:33:08.553Z

I look forward to feeding fulcrum effects into it until it breaks

PayDay · 2016-11-23T19:38:28.553Z

I have always had problems with FX effects in my little part-time DAEnerys-testing mod.
This will be very useful.

Pouk · 2016-11-23T22:44:37.055Z

I really need to find time to test this tool, maybe on weekend when I’ll have more time for that.
I was planning to edit FX the good old way, but the last video finally convinced me.

Out of all these tools, this will be my top watched. (All the rest are something I do in Max etc.)
Except for the NIS, if there was a powerful NIS editor/exporter, that one would be my favourite one.

radar3301 · 2016-11-24T03:33:49.610Z

Pouk:

Except for the NIS, if there was a powerful NIS editor/exporter, that one would be my favourite one.

If I do more work on that, can I just be your favorite person?

sastrei · 2016-11-24T03:39:26.049Z

I think you’re already our favorite person. Well, you and Payday.

Pouk · 2016-11-24T06:22:23.693Z

You would most definitely be my favorite person.

PayDay · 2016-11-24T09:58:04.540Z

That’s how you get the girls, just give them modding tools.

Pouk · 2016-11-24T17:07:13.368Z

Damn, I knew I was doing it wrong, I am focused on mod themselves and it really didn’t get me any.

PayDay · 2016-11-24T17:10:12.438Z

Pouk:

Damn, I knew I was doing it wrong, I am focused on mod themselves and it really didn’t get me any.

Depends on the mod, there are ones that you play with for a few hours, and also long-term interests…

radar3301 · 2016-11-26T00:44:09.432Z

@sastrei: I tried replying to your comment on the video, but YouTube is telling me it’s failing…

I’m not sure which part you’re talking about. Can you post a screenshot in the thread showing me what you’re talking about?

radar3301 · 2016-11-26T00:51:06.321Z

Animated textures (and UV repeating):

@EvilleJedi: I know you were asking about this.

sastrei · 2016-11-26T01:51:26.408Z

Disregard my comment - it was regarding the apparent taper in the beam, but your ion beam video in the post immediately above looks fine.

Can’t wait to play with this! I’ve got some new FX planned already.

radar3301 · 2016-11-26T02:00:37.928Z

Currently, the editor doesn’t support saving (or even loading an “empty” effect, even though the options are there), so for the moment, you’ll still need to edit them manually. It will support this in a future version.

radar3301 · 2016-11-26T02:16:26.988Z

Early development build: http://www.mediafire.com/file/46idd4t3ngg9243/FXToolRM-earlydev.rar

Test the heck out of it. Send me error reports. Go forth and conquer.

EatThePath · 2016-11-26T02:47:02.651Z

Well that didn’t take long

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at FXToolRM.Meshes.RingMesh.Draw() in C:\fxtoolrm\FXToolRM2\FXToolRM2\Meshes\RingMesh.cs:line 224
at FXToolRM.RingRenderer.Render() in C:\fxtoolrm\FXToolRM2\FXToolRM2\FX\Renderer\RingRenderer.cs:line 61
at FXToolRM.SprayRenderer.Render() in C:\fxtoolrm\FXToolRM2\FXToolRM2\FX\Renderer\SprayRenderer.cs:line 25
at FXToolRM.ComboRenderer.Render() in C:\fxtoolrm\FXToolRM2\FXToolRM2\FX\Renderer\ComboRenderer.cs:line 48
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at FXToolRM.Rendering.Scene.Draw() in C:\fxtoolrm\FXToolRM2\FXToolRM2\Rendering\Scene.cs:line 48
at FXToolRM.CustomGLControl.Render() in C:\fxtoolrm\FXToolRM2\FXToolRM2\CustomGLControl.cs:line 40
at FXToolRM.MainForm.GLControl_Paint(Object sender, PaintEventArgs e) in C:\fxtoolrm\FXToolRM2\FXToolRM2\MainForm.cs:line 36
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I tried to open \art\fx\destroyer_beam_combo.lua from fulcrum(should be unchanged since the last release) and it did as soon as I hit play.

I’m not actually our effects guy, so I’m not even sure what it was supposed to look like for certain

radar3301 · 2016-11-26T02:49:29.756Z

Ugh, that’s a huge download. Perchance you can send me the effect file? Nevermind. Forgot I’m on a fast connection today.

EatThePath · 2016-11-26T02:52:28.543Z

well, I’m not certain what exact files it relies on. However, after some random poking around I’m getting errors on most everything, even stock files. For instance, torpedo_flash_ring.lua from stock gets me

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at HWShaderManifest.Surface.Draw(BeginMode mode, Int32 count, DrawElementsType type, Int32 indices) in C:\fxtoolrm\FXToolRM2\FXToolRM2\ShaderManifest\Surface.cs:line 111
at FXToolRM.Meshes.RingMesh.Draw() in C:\fxtoolrm\FXToolRM2\FXToolRM2\Meshes\RingMesh.cs:line 224
at FXToolRM.RingRenderer.Render() in C:\fxtoolrm\FXToolRM2\FXToolRM2\FX\Renderer\RingRenderer.cs:line 61
at FXToolRM.RenderManager.Render() in C:\fxtoolrm\FXToolRM2\FXToolRM2\FX\Renderer\RenderManager.cs:line 80
at FXToolRM.Rendering.Scene.Draw() in C:\fxtoolrm\FXToolRM2\FXToolRM2\Rendering\Scene.cs:line 48
at FXToolRM.CustomGLControl.Render() in C:\fxtoolrm\FXToolRM2\FXToolRM2\CustomGLControl.cs:line 40
at FXToolRM.MainForm.GLControl_Paint(Object sender, PaintEventArgs e) in C:\fxtoolrm\FXToolRM2\FXToolRM2\MainForm.cs:line 36
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radar3301 · 2016-11-26T03:03:28.262Z

torpedo_flash_ring:

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destroyer_beam_combo:

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EatThePath · 2016-11-26T03:17:19.153Z

I don’t really know what to tell you, they’re broken on my machine. For process of elimination, I took my data path just back to stock and tried only stock effects, and so far the only thing I’ve found that doesn’t error either on load or on play is bullet_trails.lua, which doesn’t appear to do anything.

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Everything else either on load or play gets me an object reference error and a white screen with rapidly flickering red lines on it.