[N/A] Text and Hex Editors - Hext Tools 3.0

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If nobody else is free to work on it, send the modified exe to me and I'll make the hext patch.
 
Hey, I appreciate the offer ficedula but I made it work with wallmartket and put together a compatibility patch for other gameplay mods. A hext patch may end up being cleaner, but I'm burnt out from changes and testing with this project. We're finalizing another aspect of the mod at this point so it can just be done. If you could quickly put together a description of how to do this though that would be great for future reference. I think Kaldarasha mentioned an interest in this as well, and having some kind of tutorial for this would open up a lot of possibilities for modders. Converting the text to a hex patch with DLPB's tools seems pretty straight forward, but comparing the ff7.exe's doesn't seem to be documented anywhere.
 
You can't compare with my tools, but you can with the program i linked to,.  It will give you every byte change in a list, along with their addresses. There are a number of programs out there that will do this.  That list can easily be manipulated into a text file that my tools will use.
 
Yeah I know, I just don't know how to do that with dup2. The best I could do is the code I posted before, but I cant even tell if that's what I need. I'm not sure what I'm looking at, it's full of question marks. A quick guide how to do this would be helpful for future reference so mods with Libre can be shared easier.
 
I don't have the time right now but perhaps someone else could? It's very simple to do with dup2.
 
The download is saying quota exceeded just fyi. Not sure if there is something to bypass it or what. But before the quota exceed thing  i was attempting to download this maybe 2-3 times and the page, after i hit download, would just stay white and nothing came up. Not sure if i am going about this wrong or what.
 
Try later, but it's something my side I'll change.  You may need to disable popup blocker while you download it.
 
this is what i did to get it to work. Cause the message wouldn't go away even after 24hs.  (different from when i normally download things, i just hit download normally)

Used cloud convert selected output format zip, hit the "wrench" icon typed in the password TOOLS hit save and pressed start converting. Got it to dl and everything this way! Not sure if this is what you are supposed to do normally but it worked for me.

Got the files!!! works perfectly fine

Much thanks.
 
Google Drive's been acting up lately. I've seen a lot of people running into quota issues like this the past several days.
 
I didn't know it was down...  I'll fix up a few small modifications and release latest soon.
 
multidll is no longer part of this package, as it has been superseded by HextLaunch.  Download latest from first page.  I have no idea where you got that link from.
 
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HextEditNone.HextLaunch1. NoInput option removed.2. KeepScanning option added.3. ReOpen option added.4. Failed text can be modified.5. Minor code corrections.6. Byte addresses changed are written to the log.HextractNone.HextSort1. Line 1 of Hext files will now be processed.ListLoadNone.TextMod1. Specific Line switch (L+/L-) added.  See the Readme.2. Minor code corrections.3. Whole Word switch corrected.Please read the main Readme for each of the tools.
 
Status update:

1. Some tools (any that benefit) are being updated to use an ini file for settings.
2. Roses and Wine (using my ddraw.dll) is being updated to allow hext changes and dll loads at game start. This means HextLaunch will no longer be necessary for FF8 at all.
3. FF7 will now use my ddraw.dll as well. In time, I may be handling the sound effects, so we can add in the high quality versions from PSX.  But ddraw for ff7 also makes modding ff7 far easier - and makes multiple mod switching far easier - for reasons you will soon see. Like the ff8 version soon to come, it also supports Hext instruction files at game load.

4. A new tool is being added to this package "HextCompare" - This tool will compare two files and then list all changes in a text file. This can be fed into HextSort to tidy it up. This means comparing any binary files for changes will be very simple in the future. 

I will keep you posted.
 
4. A new tool is being added to this package "HextCompare" - This tool will compare two files and then list all changes in a text file. This can be fed into HextSort to tidy it up. This means comparing any binary files for changes will be very simple in the future. 
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Best news ever!
 
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