Geneforge 5 Modding Suite Demo

[TheKian]

Hello, all. Due to the present difficulty of modifying zones in Geneforge, I have been working on the wonderous Geneforge 5 Modding Suite program. At present, being a demo, it lacks full functionality, but it can be used to create a fully functional zone and can export data to a text file for use with the Blades of Geneforge spreadsheet document.

 

Feel free to give feedback, but remember that it's only a demo version (all versions will be free, of course).

 

This is the final demo version of the Geneforge 5 Modding Suite. Sometime in the future I will be releasing the full (still free) Shaper Edition 1.0.

Latest version. - Trakovite Edition v1.1c

 

Older Versions:

Download.

Other download.

 

Development photo album.

 

The GUI is fairly intuitive, but feel free to reply with any questions you have.

(On an aside, in their respective modes, you can right click on a tile to remove terrain, items, objects, and creatures)

 

Updates:

Trakovite Edition v1.1c: Updated save file format. Previous save files will not be compatible with this version, but all future save files will be backwards-compatible. Also added all other pieces of zone information, including world position, linked zones, world symbol, etc.

 

Trakovite Edition v1.1b: Added proper wall functionality. The two kinds of walls can be set to one of 11 options in the 'Edit Zone Data' panel. Tileset information now exports with custom data instead of preset biome-specific data.

Edited October 15, 2018 by TheKian

[alhoon]

Awesome! I cannot express how happy I am with this development. May it open the doors for tons of new fan-made content.

[alhoon]

TheKian, I can't download the modding suite because dropbox tells me you've hit your traffic limit or something. Could you upload it somewhere else?

 

And may I suggest you add the link to this thread in your sig buddy. It's not everyday that we see this kind of tool.

Edited November 5, 2017 by alhoon

[TheKian]

I added a mediafire download.

 

Oh, and by the way, the program includes Zonelab, so you can still easily import an image for a zone.

Edited November 5, 2017 by TheKian

[alhoon]

Suggestion: (minor) Make the batch file thing to say clearly that you need to put in the path without the exe file!

 

This works: "C:\Program Files (x86)\GOG.com\Geneforge\Geneforge 5 Expans"

This doesn't work: "C:\Program Files (x86)\GOG.com\Geneforge\Geneforge 5 Expans\Geneforge 5.exe"

 

Took me 4 tries.

 

Also, could it -save- the path somewhere? So I don't have to put it all the time?

 

Suggestion: (Major) minimap. I really think this awesome tool would be better with a minimap.

 

Suggestion: (Major) allow it to open zonelab txt files.

 

Bug: The tool doesn't parch anything beyond tile x=9 when I use it on an image and it returns weird results. Zonelab itself (the independent one) parches it correct). It parches all y tiles.

 

Love everything I see so far. You should email this to Jeff so he can make more games easier.

 

Question: Is the save functionality supposed to be working? Cause it doesn't work for me.

Edited November 5, 2017 by alhoon

[TheKian]

Well, I mean, I did say "(The same directory as the Geneforge 5 executable)".

 

1. That is an intended future feature, but is less important than certain other features.

2. I may add a minimap later. Perhaps.

3. Zonelab text files won't be necessary when zonelab works properly in the program itself.

4. Now that I think about it, I may have changed the code calling it so that any creature/object tiles would not function correctly.

5. Saves aren't yet implemented. You will also eventually be able to import Geneforge 5 zone hex files.

Edited November 6, 2017 by TheKian

[alhoon]

1 hour ago, TheKian said:

Well, I mean, I did say "(The same directory as the Geneforge 5 executable)".

 

 

5. Saves aren't yet implemented. You will also eventually be able to import Geneforge 5 zone hex files.

 

AWESOME.

That way manual changes I've made after the zone creation (which I make in part with zonelab in part with matlab) could be auto implemented. That is a very cool idea and would freaking simplify things for all those people (I hope there are many) that want to make mods and lack the necessary time to learn the blades of geneforge xls.

 

[alhoon]

Hello! Not to be ungrateful or pushy, just a question out of interest: How is this going? 

[TheKian]

3 hours ago, alhoon said:

Hello! Not to be ungrateful or pushy, just a question out of interest: How is this going? 

Still working on it, but I have college finals coming up. Patience is a must.

[TheKian]

Trakovite Version v1.1a: Fixed saving and loading. Added .ini file which is generated after the tool is first used so you don't have to reenter the path every time it's started up.

[alhoon]

I tested it and it works. 

[TheKian]

The final demo version (Trakovite edition) of the Geneforge Modding Suite has been released. Whenever the full version is completed, it will be on a new thread.

You can download Trakovite Edition v1.1c in this post or in the OP.

[alhoon]

Tested it.

It works.

[gosho]

Is possible to modify a geneforge 1 existing map?

[TheKian]

On 3/24/2019 at 11:39 AM, gosho said:

Is possible to modify a geneforge 1 existing map?

Not at present. Geneforge 1 has a different map file format.

[gosho]

Thank you kian, sad it's not possible..hope Jeff will made a remake soon..still an awesome game.

I'm playing it in this period with a nice graphic patch, but some texture aren't coherent like the original, so i wanted to modify the map and insert some stuff..