Posted on November 14th, 2012 @ 7:02 pm by Zerker
About and Dependencies
This is a series of Python scripts to generate Isometric views of Shadow Caster maps, as well as extract most of the Shadow Caster Resources. These scripts require the Python Imaging Library (PIL) and Python 2.x (tested with Python 2.7.3). PIL unfortunately does not yet support Python 3, which prevents these scripts from being forward-compatible at this time.
Windows users should be able to download Python and PIL from the above links. Most Linux/Unix varients should be able to install Python and PIL via your package manager of choice; Ubuntu users can install the python and python-imaging libraries. OSX users should already have Python, but you may need to compile PIL yourself via the source download at the PIL website.
The scripts also obviously require Shadow Caster (CD version), which can be a bit hard to find nowadays. Purchasing a used copy on eBay or other used game source appears to be the only option.
As before, special thanks to the SLADE Editor and everyone on the ShadowCaster modding thread at Doomworld. Both sources were instrumental in the development of these tools.
Please note the sample.png image file is used to obtain the Shadow Caster colour
palette and is required for this tool to work.
Usage
There are three scripts included in the package that are intended to be executed directly.
isomap.py is the main isometric mapper script,
shadowdat.py is a script to extract the contents of a Shadow Caster .dat file, and shadowlib.py is a script to extract the contents of a Shadow Caster .lib file. In addition to the three scripts above, several supplimentary scripts can be run to gather debug outputs of one form or another, and are listed under the Other Scripts heading.
isomap.py
Usage: python isomap.py [LIB FILE] [cd_castr.dat] [hd_castr.dat]
Generates a isometric map for each level in the specified Shadow Caster
LIB file (typically shadow.lib). The DAT files are used for image data.
shadowdat.py
Usage: python shadowdat.py [DAT FILE]
Extracts the complete contents of a give Shadowcaster dat file.
Does not support the cutscene dat files from the CD version, only
cd_castr.dat and hd_castr.dat. The .dat file from the floppy version may
also work, although it is unknown how frequently the floppy version uses
the RLE flag.
shadowlib.py
Usage: python shadowlib.py [LIB FILE]
Extracts the complete contents of a given Shadowcaster lib file. Resources are not interpreted and are written as-is.
Other Scripts
shadowdebugmapper.py
Usage: python shadowdebugmapper.py [LIB FILE]…
Generates a debug HTML file for each level in the specified LIB file.
Each index in the map is output into a cell in an HTML table
containing the following information:
The map index
the value for each of the map layers, in order
shadowsimplemapper.py
Usage: python shadowsimplemapper.py [LIB FILE]…
Generates a debug HTML file for each level in the specified LIB file.
Each index in the map is output into a cell in an HTML table
with lines representing walls.
shadowmap.py
I didn’t even write any usage instructions for this, but this
can generate image files for each layer of each map in a given lib file,
as well as CSV files for the data from each supplementary data file.
Download
ShadowCaster Mapper.tar.gz (162.8 kB)
ShadowCaster Mapper.zip (161.4 kB)
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Posted on October 13th, 2012 @ 10:33 am by Zerker
About and Dependencies
This is a series of Python scripts to generate Isometric views of Rise of the Triad maps, as well as extract the complete contents of DARKWAR.WAD. These scripts require the Python Imaging Library (PIL) and Python 2.x (tested with Python 2.7.3). PIL unfortunately does not yet support Python 3, which prevents these scripts from being forward-compatible at this time.
Windows users should be able to download Python and PIL from the above links. Most Linux/Unix varients should be able to install Python and PIL via your package manager of choice; Ubuntu users can install the python and python-imaging libraries. OSX users should already have Python, but you may need to compile PIL yourself via the source download at the PIL website.
The scripts also obviously require Rise of the Triad: Dark War, which can be purchased from either 3D Realms or GOG.com. For the mapping scripts, DARKWAR.WAD must be in the current directory.
Usage
There are three scripts included in the package that are intended to be executed directly. rottmapper.py is the main isometric mapper script, rottdebugmapper.py is a script to generate debug maps containing all the original wall/sprite/info values, and wad.py is a script to extract the complete contents of a ROTT wad file. In addition to the three scripts above, rtl.py can also be run directly to generate a simple black and white pixel image of a level, but this is not its primary purpose.
rottmapper.py
python rottmapper.py [RTL/RTC FILE] ([Level Num])
Generates PNG isometric map images based on the specified ROTT RTL or
RTC file. If [Level Num] is specified, this will only generate a map
for the indicated level. Otherwise, maps for every level in the RTL/RTC
will be generated.
This tool requires DARKWAR.WAD from the registered version of ROTT
to be present in the current directory. Note that on case-sensitive file
systems the file name must also be uppercase.
rottdebugmapper.py
python rottdebugmapper.py [RTL/RTC FILE]…
Generates a debug HTML file for each level in the specified ROTT RTL or
RTC file. Each index in the map is output into a cell in an HTML table
containing the following information:
- The map index
- The data in the walls layer, if present, as W###
- The data in the info layer, if present, as I###
- The data in the sprite layer, if present, as S###
wad.py
python wad.py [WAD FILE]
Extracts the complete contents of a give ROTT wad file. Currently only
supports DARKWAR.WAD. All images will be written as PNG files,
other data will remain in its original format (e.g. .mid for music,
.voc for SFX). Unidentified data will be written with no extension.
Download
rottmapper.tar.gz (47.6 kB)
rottmapper.zip (49.7 kB)
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Posted on May 7th, 2012 @ 4:53 pm by Zerker
As requested, I have released the source code for Dungeon Mapper under the GPLv3. See the original Dungeon Mapper post for source download link.
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Posted on August 14th, 2010 @ 11:16 am by Zerker
So, I started using Banshee as my primary music player, but I noticed that it can shuffle by album, it cannot save a static playlist of the shuffle (so I can pick up where I left off). Since it has very nice M3U import/export capabilities, I decided to create a Python script to shuffle an M3U file by album (well, by directory anyhow). Hopefully this is useful to others.
It’s just a basic command-prompt script, so to use it, simply specify the m3u file as a command-line option:
python ShufflePlaylistByAlbum.py bestmusic.m3u
If your OS/file manager lets you drag+drop on top of Python files, you can run it that way too. It goes without saying that you need Python. It should function fine in both Python 2 and Python 3.
ShufflePlaylistByAlbum.py (4 kb)
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Posted on January 10th, 2010 @ 8:59 pm by Zerker
So I’ve been playing a bit of Arcana lately on the SNES, and due to the inadequacies of the built-in automap, I’ve been trying to keep my own map. Unfortunately, the “best” solution I’ve found so far is still grid paper; Dungeon Crawl Map Maker without the Bullshit is pretty close, but it’s far too slow and fidgety with the current mouse interface.
So I’ve decided to start writing something myself. The goal of this program is to be fast, precise and keyboard-driven. The idea is to simply move a cursor around the map and quickly draw walls & floors without constantly switching and clicking all over the place. This is a preview version to get people’s opinions on the idea and control scheme, etc.
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Posted on November 28th, 2009 @ 12:49 pm by Zerker
A Mod Plugin for GS Player or Mort Player. This has been developed with the help of the BASSMod sound library by un4seen developments. If you’ve never heard of Mod Files, just head over to The Mod Archive, where you can download plenty of awesome mod files.
This is version 1.01, which has been updated to support Nitrogen’s quirky way of interacting with plugins. Please comment below if you have any issues.
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Posted on December 29th, 2007 @ 12:39 pm by Zerker
And the first of my small tools is now online!
Delete Empty Folders started with the difficulty of finding leftover folders after uploading work to configuration management. The original version of this was actually just a simple Windows Script using everyone’s favourite File System Object to parse around. That version was eventually given a simple GUI but doesn’t really do anything else.
Moving forward, I was messing around with the .NET SDK at home and decided re-creating this simple tool would be a good exercise. Only this time, I started with the GUI upfront and added in the capability to delete files as well (since standard Windows delete stops as soon as it can’t delete one thing). I also added drag+drop support, which is very handy for this sort of program. Later on, I also added the capability to clean up hidden files and such.
Modes:
- Deletes folders with no remaining files
- Deletes all files in a path; reports errors without stopping
- Deletes UNIX-style hidden files (any file starting with a period, like .DS_Store)
- Deletes Windows/DOS-style hidden files (hidden attribute set)
This program is written using the .NET Framework 2.0, so you will require the redistributable before you can run the program. There is no installer, simply copy the EXE file to the directory of your choice.
Download (244 KB)
Download Source Code (75 KB)
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Posted on December 3rd, 2005 @ 5:03 pm by Zerker
Version 1.01 of the Mod Plugin has been released with support for Nitrogen.
A Mod Plugin for GS Player or Mort Player. This has been developed with the help of the BASSMod sound library by un4seen developments. If you’ve never heard of Mod Files, just head over to The Mod Archive, where you can download plenty of awesome mod files.
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