[Tool] Save game Editor & CAT\DAT explorer\extracter v0.1.21 (2015-02-02)

[alexalsp]

@alexalsp: You can ignore the errors for now. Thnx.

Yes. The file opens without problems. These errors only in the log.

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Category: Verbose - Timestamp: 31.12.2014 1:39:14 
Message: Starting Application.
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Category: Verbose - Timestamp: 31.12.2014 1:39:14 
Message: Application Started.
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Category: Verbose - Timestamp: 31.12.2014 1:39:17 
Message: Browse initiated.
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Category: Verbose - Timestamp: 31.12.2014 1:39:22 
Message: Browse done.
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Category: Error - Timestamp: 31.12.2014 1:39:27 
Message: Unable to add cluster child node type.
Exception: System.NullReferenceException: Ссылка на объект не указывает на экземпляр объекта.
   в X_Rebirth_Save_Game_Editor.DataStructure.ClusterData..ctor(XmlNode clusterNode) в c:\Dev\XRebirth\X_Rebirth_Save_Game_Editor\Source\X_Rebirth_Save_Game_Editor\X_Rebirth_Save_Game_Editor\DataStructure\ClusterData.cs:строка 39
StackTrace:    в X_Rebirth_Save_Game_Editor.DataStructure.ClusterData..ctor(XmlNode clusterNode) в c:\Dev\XRebirth\X_Rebirth_Save_Game_Editor\Source\X_Rebirth_Save_Game_Editor\X_Rebirth_Save_Game_Editor\DataStructure\ClusterData.cs:строка 39
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Category: Error - Timestamp: 31.12.2014 1:39:27 
Message: Attribute game original  does not exist. Is there something wrong with the save file?
Exception: System.NullReferenceException: Ссылка на объект не указывает на экземпляр объекта.
   в X_Rebirth_Save_Game_Editor.DataStructure.SaveGameInfoData.get_GameCreationVersion() в c:\Dev\XRebirth\X_Rebirth_Save_Game_Editor\Source\X_Rebirth_Save_Game_Editor\X_Rebirth_Save_Game_Editor\DataStructure\SaveGameInfoData.cs:строка 153
StackTrace:    в X_Rebirth_Save_Game_Editor.DataStructure.SaveGameInfoData.get_GameCreationVersion() в c:\Dev\XRebirth\X_Rebirth_Save_Game_Editor\Source\X_Rebirth_Save_Game_Editor\X_Rebirth_Save_Game_Editor\DataStructure\SaveGameInfoData.cs:строка 153
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Category: Verbose - Timestamp: 31.12.2014 1:40:37 
Message: Unload initiated.

And if possible, add showing the message when the save is complete. (The file has been successfully saved.)

[w.evans]

@all: If you have a game save with a loading problem try opening and saving it using my Visual XML Editor, it may sort out the problems.

I'll give it a shot.

[nemesis1982]

@w.evans: Not yet. Just waiting now. The misses is sleeping a bit. I do need to pas the time while waiting I have terrible couch to lie on so can't really sleep anyway I'll get some shut eye now as well.

@Roger: Yeah I know. I am using the c# XML DOM. In the debug builds however I have some options enabled to add these. There multiple reasons:
1. I can read it with a simple text editor (just for my convenience)
2. The original save game I have has line termination characters as well and I've tried to get the output as close to it as I could in a short time span. I know these characters are useless for XML but it is nice when the result is human readable.

The newer builds will have an option to get the default output. Or the output with line ends.

@alexalsp: same errors nothing serious just ignore them.

[w.evans]

Hi nemesis1982,

I posted this in Roger's thread, but I thought that this information might be useful to you as well. It concerns the save of mine that wouldn't load after processing using your editor.

It turned this line:

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<connection connection="conn_engine_main01" macro="conn_engine_main01">

into this:

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<connection
connection="c="conn_engine_main01"
macro="conn_engine_main01">

Roger's XML Editor gave this error message:

Message: 'co' is an unexpected token. Expecting white space. Line 14636, position 16.

[Sam L.R. Griffiths]

@Roger: Yeah I know. I am using the c# XML DOM. In the debug builds however I have some options enabled to add these. There multiple reasons:
1. I can read it with a simple text editor (just for my convenience)
2. The original save game I have has line termination characters as well and I've tried to get the output as close to it as I could in a short time span. I know these characters are useless for XML but it is nice when the result is human readable.

The newer builds will have an option to get the default output. Or the output with line ends.

Fair enough, I would highlight that XML formatting errors should not be possible if you are using the XML DOM (System.Xml.XmlDocument) though as it should escape and validate things properly. Just using the System.Xml.XmlWriter is probably not sufficient to ensure the output XML is legal.

@ all: A small update to the Visual XML Editor has been released that hopefully provides a clear indication of XML Errors in files that are attempted to be loaded into it. In addition, the example plug-in has been updated to format the XML text and provide simple real-time validation on editing.

[nemesis1982]

@W.evans: I'll look into the root cause of that. Not sure when yet though.

@Roger: I think the conformance level isn't set correctly I'll look into that.

[Sam L.R. Griffiths]

@W.evans: I'll look into the root cause of that. Not sure when yet though.

@Roger: I think the conformance level isn't set correctly I'll look into that.

I would not expect to see the kind of broken XML w.evans reported regardless of the level of conformancy, that has never been legal XML to my knowledge. If you have Asynch set in the XmlWriterSettings instance then I would probably try turning it off, Asynchronous writing of XML could potentially be the root cause of that kind of malformed XML.

[nemesis1982]

@Roger: It's set to default now which I assumed was synchronous. I'll check it out when I have the time. I wouldn't have expected it as well, but hey live and learn. It's been a few years since I've done anything with XML or DOM so maybe I've just gotten rusty.

[Sam L.R. Griffiths]

@nemesis1982: I have been working with C# .NET XML DOM as part of my day job for at least the past year - not had a need to use the XmlWriter much though, prefer to avoid directly formatting the XML since most decent XML editors will fold/format it for you (assuming they can load it that is - many don't like large XML files IME).

[nemesis1982]

@Roger: How do you output the XMl then? Do you just output the outer XML to a file?

I've never really written XML to a file (with c#) so I just grabbed an example from MSDN. All the projects I've done (with c#) using XML where for integration purposes and they used MSMQ, webservices or a database to pass along and in the last case store the XML.

[Sam L.R. Griffiths]

@nemesis: Essentially yes, usage of the XmlWriter is not required as the XML DOM Object can read/write directly to/from a standard stream or string buffer or even directly to/from a file (c/f Load/Save XmlDocument methods).

It may or may not use an XmlWriter/XmlReader instances internally but it is not something I have to deal with. Just look at the source for the Visual XML Editor for the basic patterns I use.

BTW for the XmlDocument instance it is the InnerXml not the OuterXml property.

[nemesis1982]

@Roger: I see now I missed the overload which didn't need the XMLWriter. Thnx for pointing that out. I'm going to try and reproduce w.evanse issue later on.

@All: Might release a new version end of the weekend with some under the hood changes and pick up development mid next week. Just enjoying my time with my little boy now

[w.evans]

Just enjoying my time with my little boy now

CONGRATULATIONS!

I think I posted both pre- and post-editor saves somewhere on this thread.

Yup! Posted them one page up. Hope it helps!

[Sam L.R. Griffiths]

Congrats nemesis, enjoy these times while you can - kids grow up faster than we would like somethimes.

[hatchets]

With the death of the save editor that lets you add the materials to your construction ship ques, i am now watching with great interest hoping you add that functionality in time, cos i must say, it is a mind melting pain to organize each stages resource gathering when a ship could be lost, a ship can bug out, someone loses there construction drones, someone just vanishes, ect ect ect ect.

Merry Christmas, happy new year and all the best!!!

[nemesis1982]

@hatchets: I'll add it to the feature list.

@Evans & Roger: Thank you.

@Roger: I can't wait for him to start to talk

[Sam L.R. Griffiths]

@Roger: I can't wait for him to start to talk

You will probably regret it later

[hatchets]

[quote="nemesis1982"]@hatchets: I'll add it to the feature list.

@Evans & Roger: Thank you.

@Roger: I can't wait for him to start to talk :D[/quote]

Any clue as to when the next update will be? no rush intended, just curious :)

[w.evans]

@Roger: I can't wait for him to start to talk

You will probably regret it later

The problem before long is getting them to stop! It's all fun. But they do grow up way too fast.

[nemesis1982]

@Hatchets: Yes. Right now, only under the hood changes and cat/dat extractor for now. I'm hoping to get another version out in the weekend. But I do get distracted (and peed over) a lot at the moment

@w.evans: It's wierd but he already looks different then the pictures of his first day

@Roger: I tried using your suggested method for saving the XML however the file got twice as large a lot of formatting characters are added for some reason. I might have misunderstood you though. I commented the code I was using for now. If you want you can take a look. What I want is the output to be exactly the same as the input formatting wise.

@All: New version out see main page for changes.