Tech/Component/Facility Viewer
 

Under the real subject heading of "I got to get a life" I spent half the weekend writing a program that would scan the tech/facility/component data files and let your browse throught them. ie click a tech area it will show you the data about it and what it leads to which you can then click to see the facility info. I like it for checking out what's new in mods. If you try it be sure to click the help menu for the non-obvious areas to click. Beats me if anyone will find it usefull but here it is.

http://www3.sympatico.ca/dgunsten/SE4Viewer.zip

[ June 05, 2002, 04:25: Message edited by: DavidG ]

Re: Tech/Component/Facility Viewer
 

Nice. Two suggestions: add a back button and close the old list when moving to a different area. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

What's with some of the listings being in red and some in white?

Phoenix-D

Re: Tech/Component/Facility Viewer
 

This tool is just great ! Thanks !
Perhaps a good addition would be a setting/ini file allowing to name and store all mod data directories for quick switching, instead of having to change them by hand every time...

Re: Tech/Component/Facility Viewer
 

downloading, looks promising! Just in time - i am considering starting modding myself

Re: Tech/Component/Facility Viewer
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Red-white and blue. Just colors I chose to differentiate between a component, facility and tech area. &lt;Edit: Although I see now some things are being listed in wrong color&gt; Yup had the back button suggestion from a friend. Good idea to save directorys too.

[ June 05, 2002, 12:18: Message edited by: DavidG ]

Re: Tech/Component/Facility Viewer
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">A file list is at the bottom. Actually I think the program may run using the old systems files so here is a link to get just the executable.

http://www3.sympatico.ca/dgunsten/se4.zip

VB6STKIT.DLL
COMCAT.DLL
STDOLE2.TLB
ASYCFILT.DLL
OLEPRO32.DLL
OLEAUT32.DLL
MSVBVM60.DLL
MSCOMCTL.OCX

[ June 05, 2002, 22:38: Message edited by: DavidG ]

Re: Tech/Component/Facility Viewer
 

nice program..
a suggestion, instead of having a list like this:
Anti-Proton Beam I
Anti-Proton Beam II
Anti-Proton Beam III
Capital Ship Missile I
Capital Ship Missile II
Capital Ship Missile III

why not have it like this:
+ Anti-Proton Beam
+ Capital Ship Missile

with a submenu that lists all the different levels, make the list a while lot shorter

/edit: you could also add IntelProjects, and VehicleSizes, since they also got tech requirements, you could also link to them

[ June 05, 2002, 22:53: Message edited by: Lemmy ]

Re: Tech/Component/Facility Viewer
 

Phenomenal, thanks
It even installed at home with all kinds of stuff open, (but it warned me first).
Thanks

Re: Tech/Component/Facility Viewer
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks for the suggestions. The short answer is it was easier to program. :-) But yea you're right it would definately look better that way. (and alphatbetical would be nice too) I've been thinking about adding in some of the other data files too like the intel one.

Re: Tech/Component/Facility Viewer
 

DavidG
On a Win95 machine (at the office), It wants to update system files. What files would these be?
Thanks.