[SCR][BETA][0.9.3][01.11.08] X3-X3TC-Converter Betatest

[SymTec ltd.]

X3-X3TC-Converter 0.9.3beta

The X3-X3TC-Converter is a script that can convert a X3 Reunion game into another savegame in X3: Terran Conflict. It first reads all available data of player property and writes it to a textfile. That textfile can be read by the game X3TC, which creates ships and stations for the player based on that data.

Attention: This is a beta version of this script. Neither documentation nor code are completely finished. Except for the problems mentioned in this topic, the program is working though.

>>> Readme <<<

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[devir]

That's awesome. While I may have played X3R many years ago, it would be nice to port my saved game over.

I spent so many hours exploring the universe, and mapping sectors, building factories that it sort of sucks to start over. Though it does add some fresh life into the old and expanded universe.

[russbo]

Impressive. It would be nice to get the old universe back again.

Any way of keeping the complexes kept together? We couldn't do that before, had to separate them, convert, and reconnect.

I would be very willing to test this, once I get the hang of the new mouse system in TC

[SymTec ltd.]

[...]Any way of keeping the complexes kept together? We couldn't do that before, had to separate them, convert, and reconnect. [...]

Not within the MSCI limitations. And there's basically no other use for a command like this anywhere else than in this script.

Side note: I released version beta 0.9.2, which fixes a problem with wares not being created aboard the ships.

[Khaak_Slayer]

Hey SymTec, did you fix that bug with the X3-X3 version that required you to have a station? That won't cause problems with this version will it?

[Archangel_Luzifer]

Thanks, Ex-Import of Wares now functional and looks complete. Problem: Stations don´t produce anything, even if full with resources and empty products. Any idea how to restore function?
X3TC 1.2
X3-X3TC-Converter 0.9.2beta
no mods

[russbo]

Symtec, I'm having a tough time getting this to work. I've used it before with X3.

Created the log file, extensions shown, changed it to 8770-L044.xml, put it in /t in the terran conflict folder of STEAM (is that the issue?), and continue to get the "ReadText 8770-70 cannot be found. You might not have installed the textfile correctly..." error.

I've followed the directions implicitly. Never had problems with this before. All language has been in English, xml files all look ok to me when comparing them to the others in the t folder. I even put a German 49 xml file in there too. No luck.

Is there an issue with STEAM? (I hate Steam, want the DVD..) Any other reasons why the convertor will not find the xml file? File is renamed correctly, and correctly identified by Vista as an xml file. No typos. Using 1.2 version of TC with no mods.

Thanks!

[SymTec ltd.]

@Archangel_Luzifer: Yes, this is a known problem. Interestingly, the same bug appeared in X3R, and I was able to fix it after some time. However, I need to look up the solution first, and packing the files takes time too, so I might not be able to upload a fixed version of the script this week.

@russbo: A german user had the same problem. This might be connected to special letters being used in the object names (like kyrillic letters, color coding etc.). Depending on the number of objects, you could try changing the object names in the logfile. I could write a version that does not write any object names to the logfile in the first place, if that helps.

[russbo]

I wondered if there was something in the list that was disrupting things; I had looked through it and fixed one spacing problem. I'll look at the actual names of things this time, and see if there are any funny characters that ended up in there.

With over 2000 objects, this might take time, LOL...

Thanks for the great work. Appreciate it.

[russbo]

Well, there's two things that might be causing this.

One, I was using EST, the trading software. So some of the objects have pilot names with ranks.

Second, I was using Terracorps, which named and ranked pilots and assigned them to Task Forces, all of which are in the object line.

This was not an issue in the X3 to X3 conversions before.

Here's an example of a Task Force pilot:

<t id="541">object=ship;main=7;sub=54;sec.x=0;sec.y=5;x=-442;y=880; z=1904;docked=1;id=0186;homebase.id=0279;wares=16.63.1:16.58.1: 16.57.1:16.56.1:16.53.1:16.52.1:16.51.1:16.39.1: 16.25.1:16.23.1:16.22.1:16.19.1:16.18.15:16.17.15:16.16.140:16.14.1: 9.2.2:10.4.5:10.0.14:8.25.4:;hull=100;shield=100;pilotname=CEnsig nX CGaryX CKeeneX;locvars=;cmd=none;target.type=null;target.value=null; name=YM3-MbX SZ-47 CCEnsX CG. CKeeneXX C{TF - 16}X;</t>

This forum software is altering some of the text from the xml file; there are no funny squiggly things, just semi colons and hypens and periods. The strange thing you see above, is replacing "arrows" from the original xml. The Task Force pilots do have some long text associated with them.

Not sure if I can "take them out" without disrupting the sequence of ID numbers. Any way of making the script so that it ignores this stuff? Many of us used the Terracorps scripts by Myros, Jennsemann, Eladin, Siath, etc.

[russbo]

I got it to work. The culprit was the Terracorps script.

Terracorps script made Fighter bases and combat pilots. The xml file had characters that it didn't like, and the objects created by Terracorps had those characters.

you need to remove, with Notepad, all ), (, {, }, and the little "arrows".

Also, you cannot remove any lines; if there is discontinuity with object ID numbers, the script will stop.

Still trying to get the factories to work... Ships seem to be OK.

[russbo]

This is not working as well as from X3 to X3. Transferring your empire to TC is fraught with difficulties. Symtec, I think they changed too many codes.

Stations don't seem to want to work despite having enough credits and resources.

Some capital ships (Reaver) turn into Advanced Navigation Satellites. (not sure if Pirate Reaver is in TC...)

M3 fighters generally turn up as they were (Mamba's and Nova's, etc), but without weapons, or new TC weapons (the Nova's get that new chain thingie).

Some capital ships come over (Zeus, Titan, Colossus, Mammoth) ok, but need to have weapons either changed or added.

Traders (Demeters, Caimans, etc) seem to come over ok, usually missing weapons, but keep their home base and do function.

Fighters that were docked inside carriers end up in a station, but will return "home".

Problem is, if you have several hundred fighters that you've moved over, you have to take each one and rebuild their armament. Easier to cheat a few wings. In fact, it's easier to cheat the carrier's too.

Not sure what to do with the stations.

Sectors and other information transfer do just fine.

So, overall, the script works well, albeit with some wares problems here and there.

[russbo]

anybody figure out how to get the factories to work?

[SymTec ltd.]

X3-X3TC-Converter 0.9.3 beta released
* Stations do now produce wares.


Hotfix for old versions: Hotfix
Move to "scripts", start game, save game, done. Remove after use.

[SymTec ltd.]

1. Stations don't seem to want to work despite having enough credits and resources.

2. Some capital ships (Reaver) turn into Advanced Navigation Satellites. (not sure if Pirate Reaver is in TC...)

3. M3 fighters generally turn up as they were (Mamba's and Nova's, etc), but without weapons, or new TC weapons (the Nova's get that new chain thingie).

4. Some capital ships come over (Zeus, Titan, Colossus, Mammoth) ok, but need to have weapons either changed or added.

5. Traders (Demeters, Caimans, etc) seem to come over ok, usually missing weapons, but keep their home base and do function.

6. Fighters that were docked inside carriers end up in a station, but will return "home".

Problem is, if you have several hundred fighters that you've moved over, you have to take each one and rebuild their armament. Easier to cheat a few wings. In fact, it's easier to cheat the carrier's too.

1.: fixed in v0.9.3
2.: see readme - I can only fix this if I have a list of all ships (with main/subtypes) from XTM and their counterparts (again with main/subtypes) in X3TC. This is an awful lot of work, which is why I didn't get around to it in the first place. I did, however, implement a system to fix this quite fast once I have the data.
3.: This is not easy to fix without spending hours on individual solutions for every ship. Sorry, too big a change between X3R and X3TC
4.: see 3.
5.: good to hear
6.: yes, it is sometimes easier to build stuff from scratch instead of looking what the converter gave you and trying to make that stuff work. But that's as good as it gets.


Thanks for feedback