.md3 Editor [v1.3 - Important Fix!]

Download: [1drv.ms]

What it does:
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- Provides a graphical interface for editing the Magic Data (.md3) files, produced by Marc Aarts's
CMagic program.
- Currently has capability to edit all values displayed by ZaZ's TSM.

What I plan on it being able to do:
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- Capability to edit all the fields that ZaZ's TSM does not deal with.

Requirements:
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- Version 4 or greater of the Microsoft .NET Framework
(You probably already have this, but will be prompted if otherwise)

Archive contents:
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- 'md3 editor.exe'
- 'Data' folder, containing .md3 files for all the default tracks.

Instructions:
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1) Extract the archive to a location of your choice, making sure that the 'Data' folder is in the same location as the .exe
2) Run the .exe file and, via the 'File' menu, open the .md3 of your choice OR 'Load Default Track'.
3) Make your edits and save.
4) Use CMagic (or GP4 Builder if Comments have been removed*) to pack the .md3 into the appropriate .dat file

*See Notes

ChangeLog:
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18th November, 2015 - 1.3 Release:
- Fixed issue when writing from 'No Strip' mode
- Fixed potential for incorrect reading and writing of 3 Stop strategy group.
- Added basic logging features, and 'Debug' Key to Settings.ini file. (0 for low, 1 for high)

1st November, 2015 - 1.2 Release:
- Fixed bug with Comment Striping that my poor QA standards - i.e, being lazy - missed from 1.1

20th October, 2015 - 1.1 Release
- Added 'Deafult Track Capability'
- Added all TSM fields
- Added 'Strip' feature (see Notes)

6th October, 2015:
- Initial release.

Notes:
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At first run, the program will generate an .ini file that controls comment stripping.
Change the value of 'Strip' to 1, and all comments will be stripped from the .md3 files on load.
(Note that the comments WILL NOT be added again at save.)

I advise against renaming or deleting the default files from the 'Data' folder.
If they are missing or renamed, you will not be able to load them via the 'Load Default Track' menu.

If comments are removed from the file - either by using the setting in the .ini file, or by manually removing them - you
MUST use GP4 Builder to inject the Magic Data file; CMagic will NOT inject a file without comments.

As usual, this shouldn't break anything but, as we're dealing with computers, the unexpected can happen.
You therefore use this at your own risk, should make backups of files etc.

Credits:
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- Marc Aarts for CMagic
- ZaZ for TSM
- Everyone in the community

Versions:
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v1.3 - [1drv.ms]

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Edited 6 time(s). Last edit at 10/26/2022 03:35AM by AUS_Doug.

Thank you!

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My Grand Prix 4 Files
I'm a total dick. How many people can say that?

Great, thanks

René Smit, Independent Software Developer.
Download my GPx tools here.

When I try to unzip the file it says the zip is corrupt

René Smit, Independent Software Developer.
Download my GPx tools here.

SDI Wrote:
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> When I try to unzip the file it says the zip is
> corrupt

Sorry about that, I used some wrong settings when I compressed it, and I didn't see the problem because I only checked it with 7-Zip!
Should work fine now for any archive program.

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I like where your taking this, do you plan on adding gfx to the UI ?, with animated wings etc, and can the pitstop strategy be simplified to a slider, or a more visual way of setting ?

...all limited depending on your time and programming skills of course

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F1Dev

ramf1v Wrote:
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> I like where your taking this, do you plan on
> adding gfx to the UI ?, with animated wings etc,
> and can the pitstop strategy be simplified to a
> slider, or a more visual way of setting ?
>
> ...all limited depending on your time and
> programming skills of course
>
> eg:
>
> [i.imgur.com]

I might end up doing something GFX wise but there isn't really a lot in the magic data files that can be represented visually; Different wing angles are about the only thing I can think of really.

I'm also not sure about a better way of doing the Pitstops; If I were to use sliders, I'd need:
* 3 Sliders; one for '1 Stop %', one for '2 Stop %', one for '3 Stop %'
* 3 Sliders for the 1st Stop Window.
* 3 Sliders for the 1st Stop Window.
* 2 Sliders for the 2nd Stop Window.
* 2 Sliders for the 2nd Stop Window.
* 1 Slider for the 3rd Stop Window.
* 1 Slider for the 3rd Stop Window.

But if I come up with something better, I'll do it.

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Great stuff Thanks mate

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Version 1.1 available in first post.

Changelog:

- Added 'Default Track Capability'
- Added all TSM fields
- Added 'Comment Strip' option

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Version 1.2 available in first post.

Discovered that CMagic will not properly inject an .md3 that is lacking comments; This is despite me thinking otherwise.
No big deal really, but I then discovered that GP4 Builder doesn't read .md3 files properly unless each value has at least two spaces after it; When editing the values,
it is all too easy to accidentally remove the spaces.
So now the program will automatically add a double space to each line.

Naturally, I have now left a note warning that .md3 files with removed comments must be inserted with GP4 Builder.

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Version 1.3 available in first post.

Fixed issue with writing out fields that haven't been stripped, and added basic logging features for if people run into a problem with their files.

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Link off

Anyone have this editor?
The link is dead.
Thanks for the help

Link updated in first post

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Thank you very much!