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Topic: Bin to Txt files
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JaxB Serf
Posts: 11 From: Cashmere, WA USA Registered: Jan 2002 |
posted 01 February 2002 00:37
Hi, Although I have just regictered here and this is my first message, I have been reading through you site for some time and have tried several of the mods available here.One thing that I have not been able to find any information on is how do you get txt files from bin files? I would appreciate any help on this. Was also wondering how the mod makers felt if I used a mod that someone else had built and posted on this site to change as I would like. For my own use of course. I know that I conldn't post it and clame it as mine Any help or commits would be appreciated.

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Axalon Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 2243 From: New England, USA Registered: Dec 2001 |
posted 01 February 2002 07:19
You don't get .txt files from .bin files (or need to, at least I've haven't) ... you generate new .bin files from .txt files  Ask the author of the mod in question, and request what you would like to do ... and act on the answer he gives you  ------------------ "To dream a life, or to live a dream ... only through desire shall the sleeper awaken."

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JaxB Serf
Posts: 11 From: Cashmere, WA USA Registered: Jan 2002 |
posted 01 February 2002 15:21
Yes, I understand that but what if there is no txt file for the bin file?

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jbouley Forum Admin.
    
Posts: 4907 From: Portland, Maine, USA Registered: Jan 2001 |
posted 01 February 2002 15:25
Some people release their mods with only the modded .bin files in the patch so as to keep the file size down slightly (or to "hide" the changes they don't want players to find out by extracting a .txt).You could always e-mail the modder and ask if he/she will share the .txt files with you. I personally have no problem letting people have my .txt's (though I don't put them in my mod MPQ)...as long as I know they aren't going to shamelessly rip me off.  The only thing I don't part with is my cubemain.txt file...I'm not giving away all the Cube recipes, now.  So, just ask...most modders include an e-mail address in the readme file. ------------------ - JEFF "A hero is no braver than anyone else. He is only brave five minutes longer." For my latest mod (for LoD/expansion), download Version 1.1 of Sanctuary in Chaos - Or for old stuff (for classic D2), visit my orignal mod site at www.planetdiablo.com/sanctuary

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JaxB Serf
Posts: 11 From: Cashmere, WA USA Registered: Jan 2002 |
posted 01 February 2002 16:15
OK, Jeff, I can understand how you feel. You are also the one I should talk to as it is your Mod that I have been using and it is cubemain.txt that I am interested in. I would like to add a couple of my own recipes to the cube. What would hapen if I just add my recipe to the end of the cubemain.txt file that is there? Would that remove all of yours?

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jbouley Forum Admin.
    
Posts: 4907 From: Portland, Maine, USA Registered: Jan 2001 |
posted 01 February 2002 20:22
The only thing that will change my recipes is if you generate another .bin file from a cubemain.txt that is modded differently from the one I generated my .bin from...and then you pack that .bin file into my mod patch.I reason I don't want to give up my cubemain.txt file is because it sort of wrecks the game if folks know how to make things before they have found the clues in the game telling them how to do the recipes. Is it just that you want to add additional recipes to the ones that are already in my mod and continue playing my mod? If so, send me an Excel file with your new recipes, I'll stick them at the end of a copy of my cubemain.txt file...and then I'll generate a .bin file from that and send it to you. -Jeff ------------------ - JEFF "A hero is no braver than anyone else. He is only brave five minutes longer." For my latest mod (for LoD/expansion), download Version 1.1 of Sanctuary in Chaos - Or for old stuff (for classic D2), visit my orignal mod site at www.planetdiablo.com/sanctuary

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JaxB Serf
Posts: 11 From: Cashmere, WA USA Registered: Jan 2002 |
posted 01 February 2002 20:49
OK! Thanks Jeff, I don't want to be too much trouble for you. I don't see how you find time for yourself with running this bb and working on your mod. Do you ever have time to just play D2? When you say an Excel file, I assume you mean a txt file generated by Excel? And do you mean email it to you or upload it to this bb? It could be several days. Thank again, I know that you are busy.

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jbouley Forum Admin.
    
Posts: 4907 From: Portland, Maine, USA Registered: Jan 2001 |
posted 01 February 2002 20:58
I can only play D2 to test my mod sadly...What I mean was, if you write the recipes in a copy of cubemain.txt, you can e-mail your modded file and I can pull the new lines from it...or you can just copy-paste those lines in a new file and e-mail that to me. ------------------ - JEFF "A hero is no braver than anyone else. He is only brave five minutes longer." For my latest mod (for LoD/expansion), download Version 1.1 of Sanctuary in Chaos - Or for old stuff (for classic D2), visit my orignal mod site at www.planetdiablo.com/sanctuary

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JaxB Serf
Posts: 11 From: Cashmere, WA USA Registered: Jan 2002 |
posted 01 February 2002 21:43
Ok, Great, I'll do that Thank again

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