[help] how to edit GG spawntime

topicname.... so, what program i need? i tryed a few, but all i see is eng-chi-arab-fren-WTFisch... i want to lower the respawntime cause 1 day is a "bit" too much ;-)

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Originally Posted by Kasistar

topicname.... so, what program i need? i tryed a few, but all i see is eng-chi-arab-fren-WTFisch... i want to lower the respawntime cause 1 day is a "bit" too much ;-)

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Use hex edit ur .dat file.

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Originally Posted by Kasistar

topicname.... so, what program i need? i tryed a few, but all i see is eng-chi-arab-fren-WTFisch... i want to lower the respawntime cause 1 day is a "bit" too much ;-)

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you have a Table for this on your DB server or use AdminTool

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Originally Posted by jison

you have a Table for this on your DB server or use AdminTool

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You're the best. I've never think what I can change hardcoded npc's in the database.
Thank u br0!

btt :
You should use an Hex Editor. It's easy to figure it out how to change it.

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Originally Posted by mKeey

You're the best. I've never think what I can change hardcoded npc's in the database.
Thank u br0!

btt :
You should use an Hex Editor. It's easy to figure it out how to change it.

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yep, looking better now, thx ;-) last question (2 questions maybe)
what do i have to edit there to make GG spawn every 5 min? or otherwise, can some1 send me the 3407.dat with edited spawn? thx ;-)

oh btw jison, i searched DB, i searched the .sma but no GG there, so thats why i asked here

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Originally Posted by Kasistar

yep, looking better now, thx ;-) last question (2 questions maybe)
what do i have to edit there to make GG spawn every 5 min? or otherwise, can some1 send me the 3407.dat with edited spawn? thx ;-)

oh btw jison, i searched DB, i searched the .sma but no GG there, so thats why i asked here

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0004FF20
000BBC60

There you go.

Field Server logs:

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################## Load Map(3407) : Map Size(256, 256) ##################
ObjMon ==> ObjNum[ 3018500] EvType[6] EvIndex[500] summon monster[ 2039000] summon time[ 28800second], Pos(2475, 1336, 1765)
ObjMon ==> ObjNum[ 3018500] EvType[6] EvIndex[502] summon monster[ 2039700] summon time[    60second], Pos(2750,  931, 1947)
ObjMon ==> ObjNum[ 3018500] EvType[6] EvIndex[503] summon monster[ 2040100] summon time[    60second], Pos(2658,  930, 2040)
                    Tatal Monster Count : [ 274] <== Including object monster

################## Load Map(6006) : Map Size(256, 256) ##################
ObjMon ==> ObjNum[ 3018500] EvType[6] EvIndex[617] summon monster[ 2053500] summon time[    60second], Pos(2323, 1070, 1907)
ObjMon ==> ObjNum[ 3018500] EvType[6] EvIndex[618] summon monster[ 2053400] summon time[    60second], Pos(2171, 1070, 1854)
ObjMon ==> ObjNum[ 3018500] EvType[6] EvIndex[800] summon monster[ 2041300] summon time[ 32767second], Pos( 958,  933, 3341)
                    Tatal Monster Count : [ 121] <== Including object monster

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Gigantic god respawn time: 28800 seconds = 8 hours.
Sekhmete respawn time: 32767 seconds = 9 hours.

Very long time! >_<

How to edit respawn time for Gigantic god and Sekhmete?
I know, need to hex edit 3407.dat and 6006.dat, but I don't know edit where in bytes?
Someone can help me?
Thanks!

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Originally Posted by mKeey

0004FF20
000BBC60

There you go.

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Not exist in 3407.dat!

for my part if I have to do a thing like this I will start to convert monsters id and summon time in hex (little and big endian) after that I will open my dat file with an hex editor and search for my converted value if id and time match and be next to the other there will be a great chance to find the row you want edit.

an other way is to create a file parser and pass some time to find .dat format an make a software to edit these one.
with this one you will create a tool to edit this kind of thing.

some tips given by pankj:

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Originally Posted by PanKJ

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Originally Posted by decarvk

sorry for spam missing click on quick reply, So for my actual knowledge, I know perfecly c and c++ (prefere c++ for object oriented style), I can write file parser if I know the format of what I need to parse, I'm interrested by search of file format but missing some knowledge on this point (exemple I search again how are formated .dat file ... and the first part of sma file).

again hope I can help ;)

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I obviously do know the format of said files, but if you find the format yourself I think it would be nice practice. I can give you some ideas and advice to make the tools help you do it.

First of all, it is easier to understand something when we see it, visualized. So, it is worth using your time to make an effective GUI. Since you are going to find the format of a table (rows & columns), you should find a way to print the data on your screen as a datatable.

Since you want to print the data on screen to see it, you should convert it to strings somehow. Make a generic field class to use it as interface, it should have a method to get its name and a method to get the data it is associated with as strings. Then you can inherit other classes from it, for each data type you want, from bytes, ints and floats to strings etc.

Make a row class, which stores the raw data for each row. It should contain fields, which will be associated with a smaller part of the raw data. For example, let's say we have a row of 10 bytes. And it has 3 fields, first an int, then a float and finally a short int. So, the float field should know it has to read from the 5th byte of the row when you try to get its value as string.

Finally, make a class that contains the format of the rows and creates the rows when reading from the file. You give it an offset, tell it how many rows to read, and then it creates an array with Y rows, each row has X fields, and you can access everything like an array. Like table->rows[5]->fields[6]->getValueAsString().

When making the rows class remember: you might want to read the same bytes as different types to compare and see what fits better. For example, let's say we have the row of the previous example. But we are unsure if the first int is really an int, maybe it is a float. So you should be able to have more fields, which all point to the same data, and read it in different ways.

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add to this this thread:
http://forum.ragezone.com/f611/map-dat-format-908693/

read pankJ reply and you will find all information.

Thanks! :)

Problem solved :w00t:

http://nx1.upanh.com/b4.s29.d3/349dc...6249901.gg.jpg

To Kasistar: open 3407.dat in hex editor, search hex-values:

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04 0F 2E 00 18 00 00 00 48 B5 1A 45 A6 03 A7 44 85 AB DC 44 5D 8B 2D 3F 1E C8 CD 3B D4 30 3C 3F 9E 63 11 BC 6A FD 7F 3F E5 53 BC B9 D8 1C 1F 00 00 00 00 00 04 0F 2E 00 02 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 06 00 F4 01 00 00 80 70

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Edit 2 bytes 08 70(28800 seconds = 8 hours) to 00 01 (256 seconds = ~5 minutes)

or 3407.dat file with Gigantic god respawn every 5 minutes: http://www.box.com/s/zgtykouzu5hwhg13z0e2

Thanks all :)

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Originally Posted by ttlove9

Problem solved

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uhm, not really, player stuck in that map, also cant log in again

That's because you're an idiot and didn't sync the files.
The files must be identical both on the server and the client (Checksums and such).

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Originally Posted by Kasistar

topicname.... so, what program i need?

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To add to the original question, you don't need any programs as long as you have a working brain... Seriously, you are asking us why hackshield doesn't like the checksums?

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Originally Posted by DragonLord

That's because you're an idiot and didn't sync the files.
The files must be identical both on the server and the client (Checksums and such).

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Exactly! :)
Note: It's 3407.dat in AceOnline 3.5 client SubaGame.

nice insultings, but i wanna see your asses 14 hour a day at work, then server etc.... so for sure, u dont miss anything.... -.- nice to insult other, but w/e.... solved, close, leave