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Title: fs-1 interface
Post by: boewolf on May 17, 2003, 09:35:38 pm: Does anyone out there have any idea how i could get the old freespace 1 interface skreens working in freespace 2. especialy the skreens for the ship and weapons loadout??, and if it can be done how do i make the ship and weapon skreens for the freespace 2 ships and weapons??
Title: fs-1 interface
Post by: Stealth on May 17, 2003, 11:04:00 pm: if it's the interface art you want i can send it to you from the FS1 CD, otherwise sorry i know not what you're talking about :( :(
Title: fs-1 interface
Post by: boewolf on May 18, 2003, 02:46:10 am: I have the interface art. but i don't know how to interface it with freespace 2. and i don't know how to make the same ani files for the fs2 fighters and weapons. if u know how to do that could u please help me
Title: fs-1 interface
Post by: Towani on May 18, 2003, 11:38:12 am: You would need to override the files in the Freespace 2 .vp's with your own.

Do you have a .vp viewer program? The best one I know of is at:
http://www.descent-network.com/

Use the .vp viewer to find the interface files, of which there are many. By placing a file of your own in the same subdirectory in your '/data' folder, with a matching name to the file you want to override, the game will load your file in instead.
Title: fs-1 interface
Post by: Stealth on May 18, 2003, 08:16:45 pm: if you have trouble finding the right one on Descent Network, then get this one:

http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/downloads.html

go to "Tools", "VPVIEW32"
Title: fs-1 interface
Post by: boewolf on May 19, 2003, 12:38:52 am: I will have a go. i will tell everyone here if u can get the old interfaces working right. thanks for your help.
Title: fs-1 interface
Post by: boewolf on May 19, 2003, 07:48:35 pm: I am having troble isolating the ship and weapon loadout files in the freespace 1 VP files. does anyone know which ones they are?? I can find all the ones that relate to the ships and weapons themselvs but not the ones that are the backdrops or the buttons.
Title: fs-1 interface
Post by: Towani on May 20, 2003, 12:49:31 pm: Quite a few of the interface images in the loadout and briefing area are probably shared with other parts of the user interface. So it looks like it's a situation of either replace the whole lot or have an odd combination of the two interfaces.

TSB_00.ani - TSB_34.ani in the 'interface' folder look like a few briefing only pieces.

'.ani' files should hopefully be a rename to match the FS2 equivalent for simple overriding.

You may find a .vp builder program useful, such as the VP Constructor Suite programmed by Derek 'Kazan' Meek. But I can't remember where I got it from and there are no URL's in its documentation. Anyone got an URL to download it?
Title: fs-1 interface
Post by: boewolf on May 20, 2003, 08:09:10 pm: Ok. i have found all but two of the files i am looking for, and most of them are named the same. but i can't find the equivilant for the files named shiploadout.pcx or weaponloadout.pcx. does anyone out there have these files on hand from freespace 1??
Title: fs-1 interface
Post by: Towani on May 21, 2003, 06:59:08 pm: I can't find any file named 'shiploadout.pcx.

I found weaponloadout in FS2, but there is only the image mask equivalent in FS1. Looking at the files it appears that the weapon loadout interface for FS1 is made from several other files. For example, 'WLB_27.ani' may well mean 'WeaponLoadoutBottom', being the down arrow selection for scrolling through available weapon types.

Looks like there will be a fair bit of work involved to construct an equivalent for overriding the FS2 weaponloadout.pcx file.
Title: fs-1 interface
Post by: Galemp on May 22, 2003, 02:22:50 pm: Try asking at the TVWP, I believe they did some work on getting the FS1 interface into FS2.
Title: fs-1 interface
Post by: StarGunner on June 13, 2003, 11:29:32 am: Quote
Originally posted by GalacticEmperor
Try asking at the TVWP, I believe they did some work on getting the FS1 interface into FS2.

Yeah but they don't have all of the FS weapons art stuff yet I only got the first two betas. I too would like the weapons/ship interface art for them That way I can use the Tech data stuff and read!:nod: ;7
Title: fs-1 interface
Post by: Solatar on June 18, 2003, 12:39:44 pm: Quote
Originally posted by GalacticEmperor
Try asking at the TVWP, I believe they did some work on getting the FS1 interface into FS2.

We have the mainhall, but we're having some problems getting other things in. Seeing as the buttons and stuff don't match up.
Title: fs-1 interface
Post by: boewolf on June 18, 2003, 06:34:54 pm: Just a question to anyone that reads this. Do you think that the game would have sold better if they kept the origional interface art look from fs1 in fs2.

I was quite dissapointed when it didn't have the same visual effect or something just as good.
Title: fs-1 interface
Post by: Knight Templar on June 18, 2003, 08:32:25 pm: The game would have sold better if it was actually marketed.
Title: fs-1 interface
Post by: Woolie Wool on June 20, 2003, 02:11:35 pm: Yeah, Interplay seems to have killed Descent and FreeSpace and is now making sure no one brings them back to life. I've always wondered why.
Title: fs-1 interface
Post by: boewolf on June 20, 2003, 07:29:39 pm: I think that they were just lazy and didn't want to continue a good thing. If that is so why didn't they just sell the rights to some other company??