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Old June 5th, 2009, 12:13 AM

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Default Hex Editor on SE IV?

Has anybody used a hex editor on se4.exe for the following reasons:

1) Increase system limit beyond 255
2) When planets are in the same square as a star, the star will always appear on the top.

There are several Hex saavy folks at the BotF forums...I was wondering if the same was true here...

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Post Re: Hex Editor on SE IV?

Nobody I know of has attempting hex editing of SE:IV.
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Default Re: Hex Editor on SE IV?

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Nobody I know of has attempting hex editing of SE:IV.

Surprising, considering the amount of technical expertise in the SE IV world...It may spark new interest in the game, like it has with BotF.

Thank you very much, SJ.

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Wink Re: Hex Editor on SE IV?

Most of SE:IV's settings are easily accessible in text data files, so the the need to hex edit the .exe hasn't really come up too often.
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Default Re: Hex Editor on SE IV?

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There are several Hex saavy folks at the BotF forums...
Just curious, and I case I find my BotF CD again - which forum ?
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There are several Hex saavy folks at the BotF forums...
Just curious, and I case I find my BotF CD again - which forum ?
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Hi Arralen:

http://www.armadafleetcommand.com/bo...ums&file=index

A lot of activity lately. They have increased the map size greatly, introduced an editor...The primary riddle now is increasing the number of minors...

GB

P.S. I still would like to edit the SE IV map so that the stars always appear on top when stacking planets and a star on the same square...
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Default Re: Hex Editor on SE IV?

Try reversing the order you place the objects in the data file.
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Try reversing the order you place the objects in the data file.
Thanks Fyron, but no luck.

Has ANYBODY succeeded in doing this (doubtful)?

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Default Re: Hex Editor on SE IV?

I would love to see someone crack open the SEIV.exe. Maybe we can get an unofficial patch to fix some bugs and add more abilities for modders. Maybe we could have a game with *gasp* more than 20 empires.
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I would love to see someone crack open the SEIV.exe. Maybe we can get an unofficial patch to fix some bugs and add more abilities for modders. Maybe we could have a game with *gasp* more than 20 empires.
+1. I think Atrocities would love that as well.

So, are there any hex saavy programmers out there who would have an interest? If so, maybe we could formulate a wishlist and find a way for us 'non-hexers' to help out as well...

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