Converting RV theater into FF5
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Converting RV theater into FF5
While opening this topic I'm still downloading the 1.2gb FF5 installer, however I wanted to open a topic already for discussing how to convert RedViper (RV) theater into FreeFalcon 5 (FF5).
This first post will be updated with quick summary of the conversion procedure when such data becomes available.
If you know any facts whats changed in database, skins, terrain, tiles or art/ dir stuff, please post here.
First question though, I read on FF forums that F4Browse wont read FF5 database anymore, is this true?
This first post will be updated with quick summary of the conversion procedure when such data becomes available.
If you know any facts whats changed in database, skins, terrain, tiles or art/ dir stuff, please post here.
First question though, I read on FF forums that F4Browse wont read FF5 database anymore, is this true?
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Re: Converting RV theater into FF5
Why would you want to convert RV to FF5?Snake Man wrote:While opening this topic I'm still downloading the 1.2gb FF5 installer, however I wanted to open a topic already for discussing how to convert RedViper (RV) theater into FreeFalcon 5 (FF5).
This first post will be updated with quick summary of the conversion procedure when such data becomes available.
If you know any facts whats changed in database, skins, terrain, tiles or art/ dir stuff, please post here.
First question though, I read on FF forums that F4Browse wont read FF5 database anymore, is this true?
And, yes, I am reading that the database is encrypted in FF5 now. Why is a mystery. So much for "Free" Falcon....
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Re: Converting RV theater into FF5
Because its the new version?Sherlock wrote:Why would you want to convert RV to FF5?
Seems so, just tried F4Browse, cant read it. Also TacEdit cant read unit information, it just shows few units.And, yes, I am reading that the database is encrypted in FF5 now.
The database is no more encrypted than F4AF database or .cam files. Its just bit different format so current utils cant read it. There is difference between file format change and encryption.
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Re: Converting RV theater into FF5
Honesty I have to say this encrypiton issuse is one of the biggest false step in FF history. Almost all of my hungarian firends say "why we did this"?
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Re: Converting RV theater into FF5
Sorry. Stupid question on my part. I was having a dylexic moment. I read your original question as "How do I convert RV to FF5?" not "How do I convert a RV Theater to a FF5" ?Snake Man wrote:Because its the new version?Sherlock wrote:Why would you want to convert RV to FF5?
Well, the important question has already been asked here at the FF forums by me:Snake Man wrote:Seems so, just tried F4Browse, cant read it. Also TacEdit cant read unit information, it just shows few units.And, yes, I am reading that the database is encrypted in FF5 now.
The database is no more encrypted than F4AF database or .cam files. Its just bit different format so current utils cant read it. There is difference between file format change and encryption.
http://www.freefalcon.com/forum/showpos ... stcount=23
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Re: Converting RV theater into FF5
Seems like its quite controversy to change the file format a bit so it wont be read with old tools anymore (its NOT encrypted). In any case, if FF team wishes nobody edits anything in this version... fine I guess, I'll keep out and wait for new version and see what happens.
I'm off to reinstall RV back.
I'm off to reinstall RV back.
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Re: Converting RV theater into FF5
Hustler also posted in F board that this is onlny temporary state, the encrypiton will be disabled sooner or later.
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Re: Converting RV theater into FF5
Its not an encryption, how many different ways you want to hear the same thing?
We have one (1) set of tools to open the database and campaign files, its possible to change the file formats enough to make the existing tools not to able to open them properly. That's whats been done here, files are NOT ENCRYPTED for crying out loud.
It was the same thing in Operation Flashpoint community when BIS released the binarize tool, it took the 3d model and optimized it for the game engine to use, now people started to call the binarized 3d model "encrypted 3d model", which was absolutely wrong.
We have one (1) set of tools to open the database and campaign files, its possible to change the file formats enough to make the existing tools not to able to open them properly. That's whats been done here, files are NOT ENCRYPTED for crying out loud.
It was the same thing in Operation Flashpoint community when BIS released the binarize tool, it took the 3d model and optimized it for the game engine to use, now people started to call the binarized 3d model "encrypted 3d model", which was absolutely wrong.
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Re: Converting RV theater into FF5
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i suggest.. wait and see. no hurry.
btw.. a bit OT > i noted your sig, PMC since 1984... geez..i've been here for more than..20 years? could it be 1994 instead?
i suggest.. wait and see. no hurry.
btw.. a bit OT > i noted your sig, PMC since 1984... geez..i've been here for more than..20 years? could it be 1994 instead?
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Re: Converting RV theater into FF5
No, PMC as a group/organization has been since 1984 and PMC Tactical has been online since 2000. When PMC was created, dunno if it was two years later when I bought my first Commodore 64, so PMC is older as a group than my computer hobby or rather lifestyle nowadays.ccc wrote:i noted your sig, PMC since 1984... geez..i've been here for more than..20 years? could it be 1994 instead?
Yep bit offtopic
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