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Commandos Developing Toolkit 2007.03.07.0

F.R.C.

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1 General Introduction

The toolkit is mainly used in modification in Comm2 or Comm3.
As there is a lack of time, I do not do much exception handling. Sorry.
If there is someone who want to write help or translate the toolkit, then do it. If you contact me, I'll be very happy.
If someone want to join the project, or have found a bug, or have some suggestions, please contact me at the following URL.
http://www.cnblogs.com/Rex/Contact.aspx?id=1

 

2 Supported File List

Y64Manager         Y64
PCKManager         Comm1_DIR PCK CSF_PAK
SECConverter       SEC
ImageConverter     Comm1_RLE GRL
BsmbDecoderShell   AN2 ANI BAS BIN BRI DAT GSC MIS MSB

Supporter Existed  CFG FAC GMT LIS MAC MAN JPG OGC STR TXT TUT WAV
Not Supported      ABI DES FNC FNM MA2 MBI

File formats without a version belong to Comm2 or Comm3.

 

3 System Requirement

The software is used in exporting and importing images around the Y64 files of Commandos 2: Men of Courage and Commandos 3: Destination Berlin, and it can also create new Y64 files for Comm2 or convert Y64 files from Comm3 to Comm2.

The detailed theory of the software is on the comming invox4C2_3keyfiles.doc by invox.

The software needs Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0.
http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/6/7/567758a3-759e-473e-bf8f-52154438565a/dotnetfx.exe

This framework will not be able to be installed on older operation systems such as Win98 or Win2k, for lack of WindowsInstaller 3.1.

 

4 License

The software is freeware without charge, the main license is in FFPL.txt, but in Chinese.
The main meaning is that you can do all(copy, modify(except for the license), translate,  etc) but you can not publish it in the original name when it's not the original software, and that we promise nothing.
There is an aditional restriction as follows:
The software and softwares which use codes from the software are not put it into commercial use directly or indirectly.

 

5 Reference

Source Code of the Toolkit               Src\

Documents of the Toolkit                 Src\Doc\

URF's Website(Chinese)                   http://www.faqy.cn

neoragex2002's BLOG(Chinese)             http://neoragex2002.cnblogs.com

My BLOG(Chinese)                         http://rex.cnblogs.com

Sina Commandos Forum(Chinese)            http://bbs.games.sina.com.cn/?h=http%3A//bbs.games.sina.com.cn/g_forum/00/92/08/&g=15

Commandos Editing Center(Russian)        http://cec.h1.ru/files

 

6 Introduction of Tools

Y64Manager.exe

The software is used in exporting, importing and creating images around the Y64 files of Comm2 and Comm3, and it can also convert Y64 files between the versions.
Notice there is an accumulating error in exporting and importing which is almost the same as that with the JPG editing.
The "Color Index", "RGB", "YCbCr" at the bottom of the Exporter are used to do color space conversions. It helps when you want to know about the internal Y64 file structure.
The detailed theory of the software is on the comming invox4C2_3keyfiles.doc by invox.

PCKManager.exe

The software is used in extracting and creating the PCK files of Comm2 and Comm3.
The software can be used in extracting the DIR files of Comm1 and a few PAK files of CSF.
After opening a PCK file, you can drag the files to the explorer to extract them. But you are highly recommended not to drag too much a time as there are some technic problems that the extracting are running before you can release your mouse.
The textbox in the right top corner with a "*.*" is a textbox for mask, which obeys the rule of Windows wildcards. Only files which match the mask will be extracted during the extraction. For example, if you want to extract all MIS files, you can input "*.MIS" and extract all the directories, and you'll get all the MIS files.

Related softwares:
DIRExtractor v0.3 (by JJ Soft, Netherlands)
CoRE v2.1 (Commandos Resource Extractor, by .slim, Russia)
Dragon UnPACKer v5.0.0 (by Alexandere Devilliers)

SECConverter.exe

The software is used to translate SEC files of Comm3 to that of Comm2. Developing...

ImageConverter.exe

The software is used to translate Commandos image files.
Now supporting:
RLE <-> Gif
GRL <-> Gif

Drag the files or directories onto the application file
- Or -
Use console mode like: ImageConverter file1 file2 file3 ...
will run it.
But you can't drag too much at a time, as there is a limit in Windows that may cause some troubles.
Don't change the last two extended filename of exported file or directory (ex. ".rle.gif", ".grl.files").
For GRL files, when you change the name of the files under the directory, reserve the last extended filename(".gif"), and change the corresponding filename in "Description.ini" and scripts which are related to the file.
Developing...

BsmbConverterShell.exe

A shell for write_bmsb.
The software is used to decode all the script files(*.MIS, *.GSC, *.BAS, *.ANI, *.BRI, etc).
Drag the files onto the application

- Or -

Use console mode like: BsmbDecoderShell file1 file2 file3 ...

will run it.

Back up your original files first.

Related softwares:
write_bmsb (by jinshengmao, China)

SingleInt.exe

Used to translate between single float and 32-bit integer.

Scaler.exe

Used to view binary files.

 

7 Others

Omitted. See Chinese version if interested in.


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The Commandos File Structures

Commandos2&3 Y64 File Structure Table
http://www.cnblogs.com/Rex/articles/639920.html

Commandos2&3 SEC File Structure Table
http://www.cnblogs.com/Rex/articles/639924.html

Commandos2&3 PCK File Structure Table
http://www.cnblogs.com/Rex/articles/639934.html

Commandos1 DIR File Structure Table
http://www.cnblogs.com/Rex/articles/639937.html

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