Posts: 1017
From:Mission, BC, Canada
Registered: Dec 2000

posted 09-18-2001 11:54 PM               

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to create a program like TRwest. I have the tools Ijust need some know how.

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From:WA, USA
Registered: Apr 2001

posted 09-19-2001 12:15 AM               

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The first thing you need to know is the compression algorithm used on the TR4 files.
Next you need to know the format of the TR4 files when uncompressed.

If you can get that:::
You need to understand meshes, textures, animations (which seem to use a kind of binary scripting language).
You need to understand low-level programming, bit-fiddling kind of stuff.
A basic knowledge of 3D graphics would help.
Structures, linked-lists, working with variable-length data (where you can't really have a structure defined).
It is some pretty advanced programming, hope you have some experience.

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From:syria
Registered: Sep 2001

posted 09-19-2001 12:16 AM               

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depends on your skills.....

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Posts: 1017
From:Mission, BC, Canada
Registered: Dec 2000

posted 09-19-2001 12:26 AM               

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Well Turbo Pascal says he's 15 or was that Michiel, so it can't be beyond my reach. Anyone know where I can learn these things. I really want to know.

[This message has been edited by pwhirl (edited 09-19-2001).]

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