7gen 0.5 - new release

[Foone]

(I've been meaning to get back to this for a long time, since it broke for silly reasons.)

7gen is the 2004-2005 tool for generating v3dmm expansions. I finally got the source up on github and fixed the major issues I'm aware of:

• ID generation was broken.
• It required python 2.3/2.4. (Old!)

7gen 0.7 (1.06mb)

This version requires Python 2.5-2.7. Get a matching pygame version.

EDIT: New release to fix issues with too-small textboxes on 64bit windows.
EDIT: Update to fix crashes with DEP enabled
EDIT: Fix quantizer2 import issues

[Trooper]

Shit, I should have mentioned ages ago that there's a pretty big bug in it for 64 bit Windows users. The actor extractor's field for the 3dmm directory does not have enough room for the extra couple of characters that you need now that the default directory for 32 bit programs is "Program Files (x86)". It would be kind of handy if that field was able to take another six or so characters.

[French Fry]

Thanks for the ID fix. That was my problem.
Now time for me to learn Python to add Source engine conversion.

[OmniromX]

Awesome, much appreciated.

[Foone]

Originally Posted by Trooper

Shit, I should have mentioned ages ago that there's a pretty big bug in it for 64 bit Windows users. The actor extractor's field for the 3dmm directory does not have enough room for the extra couple of characters that you need now that the default directory for 32 bit programs is "Program Files (x86)". It would be kind of handy if that field was able to take another six or so characters.

I did a quick hack to fix this, I don't have a 64bit windows handy to test it on though. Lemme know if it works, I bumped up the text box size by 20 character.

[Toonsville]

Thanks, I will use it when I go onto the bootcamp.

[Toonsville]

I just to let you know that Actor Extractor is working in 64-bit.

[Trooper]

Thanks for checking that, Toons. I felt bad about asking Travis to fix it and not being able to test to myself. Python was acting strangely at my end.

[Red Scorpion]

I had to uninstall the old 7gen and python etc as I was having issues with them, now I'm still getting the same problem (no .vxp being created) but I get this error with it.

[French Fry]

New error. Seems like something wrong on my end, but I'd like help with it.

Python 2.7 (r27:82525, Jul  4 2010, 09:01:59) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)]
Windows NT/2K/XP (6.1 Service Pack 1, build 7601)Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "C:\Users\Dianne\Desktop\Newest 7gen\7gen.pyw", line 33, in <module>
    sevengeninterface.run(sys.argv[1:])
  File "code\sevengeninterface.py", line 149, in run
    gui.run()
  File "code\sevengeninterface.py", line 132, in run
    ui.event(ev)
  File "code\sockgui.py", line 257, in event
    self.topwindow.mouseUp(event.pos,event.button)
  File "code\sockgui.py", line 117, in mouseUp
    if child.mouseUp(pos,button):
  File "code\sockgui.py", line 878, in mouseUp
    self.clicked()
  File "code\sockgui.py", line 883, in clicked
    self.callback(self.data)
  File "code\sevengeninterface.py", line 122, in runConverter
    diereason=module.RunConverter('7gen: ')
  File "bin\actorextractorGUI.py", line 181, in RunConverter
    return gui.run()
  File "code\converterbase.py", line 17, in run
    ui.event(ev)
  File "code\sockgui.py", line 257, in event
    self.topwindow.mouseUp(event.pos,event.button)
  File "code\sockgui.py", line 117, in mouseUp
    if child.mouseUp(pos,button):
  File "code\sockgui.py", line 421, in mouseUp
    self.clicked()
  File "code\sockgui.py", line 409, in clicked
    self.callback(self.data)
  File "bin\actorextractorGUI.py", line 126, in createVXP
    ret=actorextractor.ExtractActorFromDatafiles(data_dir,author,preset['thid'],shortname,shortname,name,preset['actor'],uniqueid,tilesheet,recompress,decomp,self.progressCallback,self.statusCallback)
  File "bin\actorextractor.py", line 268, in ExtractActorFromDatafiles
    Copy3CN(cnquad,cnid)
  File "bin\actorextractor.py", line 151, in Copy3CN
    CopyTree(cnfile,cnpath,quad,id,cnPreProcess)
  File "bin\actorextractor.py", line 87, in CopyTree
    AddReferenced(startquad,source,outmovie,addedlist,preprocess)
  File "bin\actorextractor.py", line 78, in AddReferenced
    AddReferenced(fquad,quadsource,bucket,addedlist,preprocess)
  File "bin\actorextractor.py", line 78, in AddReferenced
    AddReferenced(fquad,quadsource,bucket,addedlist,preprocess)
  File "bin\actorextractor.py", line 60, in AddReferenced
    quad=preprocess('quad',quad)
  File "bin\actorextractor.py", line 136, in cnPreProcess
    mything['source']=MemorySource(decomp.decompress(mything['source'].get()))
  File "code\decompress3dmm.py", line 36, in decompress
    if not self.DLLDecompress(compressed_string,len(compressed_string),outbuffer):
WindowsError: exception: access violation writing 0x06DB4FA0

What do?

[Foone]

Originally Posted by T Racks

I had to uninstall the old 7gen and python etc as I was having issues with them, now I'm still getting the same problem (no .vxp being created) but I get this error with it.

I have no idea why this is happening. Did you extract the new 7gen into a completely new directory, not over an old 7gen?

Originally Posted by Austin French Fry

What do?

That's interesting. What actor were you trying to extract?

[Red Scorpion]

Originally Posted by Foone

I have no idea why this is happening. Did you extract the new 7gen into a completely new directory, not over an old 7gen?

I completed uninstalled the original and deleted the old folders, then installed 0.5

I also tried deleting 0.5, re-downloaded the original then re-installed 0.5 over it. Same message no matter what I do.

[Broken Pencil]

Originally Posted by Foone

I have no idea why this is happening. Did you extract the new 7gen into a completely new directory, not over an old 7gen?



That's interesting. What actor were you trying to extract?

It doesn't matter what actor it is. The only way it won't break is by disabling tilesheets, which makes making actors much harder.

[French Fry]

Originally Posted by Foone

I have no idea why this is happening. Did you extract the new 7gen into a completely new directory, not over an old 7gen?



That's interesting. What actor were you trying to extract?

Ramu. I also tried with other actors with no luck. It might be an issue on my side, cause its Windows pulling this shit and not 7Gen

[Foone]

Updated to fix the "WindowsError: exception: access violation writing #####" error. Please let me know if this doesn't fix your issues.

[French Fry]

I'm getting the "Quantizer module not found" error. Help

[Foone]

Running which tool? and post your error.txt in full.

[French Fry]

Actor extractor with any actors. I get it when I run makevxp.py.

[Foone]

does it generate an errors.txt file?

[French Fry]

No, makevxp.py doesn't generate any error logs. It just pops up and tells me that the Quantizer module wasn't found. Red had the same problem iirc.

[Foone]

Try this: Get a fresh copy of 7gen, extract it somewhere else. Copy the actorextractor-created expansion folder from the old 7gen install to the new one. See if it works then .

[French Fry]

Nope. It only happens when the texture is modified.

[Foone]

I mean do that after you've modified the texture. See if you get the error in a clean install of 7gen, with a modified actorextractored expansion

[French Fry]

Did that, doesn't work. It does store a temp file with the name "quant_temp_in.bmp" in the root of the folder. Its the modified texture.

[Foone]

Grab the latest version:
https://github.com/foone/7gen/releas...7/7gen_0.7.zip

You can just copy your actorextractored folder into it, it should work