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Title: garden
Post by: Guest on 2003-09-15 16:24:08

hi, i have been trying to use ur garden program, which had been created using ur source code. i can decompile the data ffiles and edit the text files. but when i compile them again. the game doesnt work. all the de-compiled data stays the same and the actual files in the install directory all go to 0kb.(fied.fl)etc...
so since u have done this already i was wondering if u could help me out

Title: garden
Post by: Nom_Anor on 2003-09-15 17:43:10

First...

What OS are you running...

2nd, How much did you edit, and did you change any of the actual characters (i.e. Pix, or whatever).

Title: rep: garden
Post by: guest on 2003-09-15 23:39:42

The operating system i am using is windows xp.
The only thing i did was to change the scripts in the game....only the  text files. but when i compile the data files again, i never get anywhere.

Title: garden
Post by: Srethron Askvelhtnod on 2003-09-16 01:58:01

The Garden version that was released wasn't even official. I've never used it, but I wouldn't be surprised if most of the modifications it makes to FF8 don't work (unless Qhimm tells you differently--and if he doesn't say anything, it's because he's not going to.)
Sorry, but you may be out of luck.

Title: garden
Post by: Caddberry on 2003-09-17 04:32:02

I think garden is kinda pre-alpha.. meaning there are lots of bugs.. there always seems to be a thread popping up about it as well.. But eh.. as cool as it would be if it worked i dont think Qhimm is going to touch it again.. i think he has stated that before.. Perhaps if he gets bored..  8)

Title: garden
Post by: Nom_Anor on 2003-09-17 14:51:12

Hell...about a year back I used it...the source had like 2 dead links, but once u removed or changed them, it worked good for me ^_^.  I changed the plot...it was funny.  Ate up 2 much space though...like 2 gb decompressed :-X

Title: Is there an .exe version available?
Post by: xeriouxi on 2003-12-09 09:00:35

Hi!

I know that the source code is obtainable for the Garden program, but does anybody know if I can obtain a .exe version of the program. The source code is kind of useless to me, and even though it is a pre-release program, I could still probably find some use for it...  :D

xeriouxi.

Title: garden
Post by: Jedimark on 2003-12-09 13:39:29

Here:

http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/~rylander/stuff/Garden.exe

I compiled the code... have a mess round with it if you like.

Title: Thanks...
Post by: xeriouxi on 2003-12-09 13:54:12

Hi!

Thanks for the link, Jedimark!  :wink:

I'll have a lot of fun making my own script if that function is working...  :D

xeriouxi.

Title: garden
Post by: SephirothPL on 2004-08-28 09:04:52

Hi!
Please put Garden.exe file. I can't compile it on my own.

Title: garden
Post by: Colly on 2004-08-28 22:54:07

Hi!
Garden program compile only dialog files (FIELD) :( . The rest don't work. If you want compile Menu, Main, Battle or World, you must use another program (for example FF8:AC by M4v3R - http://forums.qhimm.com/viewtopic.php?t=3373).
Sometimes Garden can not compile FIELD too (then you have 0 KB in field.fi, etc). Check - if your project file (.GPR) have 1209 KB, this is bad - compile not working :( . Then you have to use correct GPR file, who has 1409 KB.[/b]

EDIT:
SephirothPL - you are from Poland?
So enter on Subarashii Fantasy and download Garden (Download section\Final Fantasy VIII PL\Pakiet FF8PL). This archive include Garden.

Title: garden
Post by: Caddberry on 2004-08-31 23:28:38

Quote from: Caddberry

I think garden is kinda pre-alpha.. meaning there are lots of bugs.. there always seems to be a thread popping up about it as well.. But eh.. as cool as it would be if it worked i dont think Qhimm is going to touch it again.. i think he has stated that before.. Perhaps if he gets bored..  8)

When I wrote that post I was trying to explain that Garden is not really supported here. It is possible to compile because I did it awhile ago, (a long while ago) but there are MANY bugs in it.

Garden is offered basically as a program that is semi-functional, but if you lack knowledge of programming you might want to give up on it.

If someone can help you you will be lucky, and I dont mean for that to sound rude, so please don't take it that way.

Title: garden
Post by: bspbsp on 2004-11-22 01:27:02

Garden is in its alpha version, so there are still several bugs. Also, the lzs compression algorithm is not the one FF8.exe used, which means you may got a much bigger one if you compile the field.fs sucessfully. Actually I got a field.fs more than 700M when I only modify two of the .msd files.
Now I write a program for compile/decompile all the .fs stuffs., using the same compress method FF8.exe used. It is running on the console however.