Binary files?

I'm pretty sure the Forge Tools in the downloads section is what you are looking for.

Ok, I downloaded the Forge tools and try to open the "convertdata.exe," but only a black window pops up and then quickly closes before I can even read what it says (:(

Any idea on why it's doing that?

I haven't used that particular tool, but usage info should be in the readme.
However, the game will run just fine if using text files in place of the binaries. (Which is why I haven't used it. :p)

Run it from the dos box/command window. (You can drag the .exe to that window and it will give you the text to its location so you can easily run it (enter key)).

It tells you how to use it there.

The documentation that comes with the modding tools also covers everything you need to know about ConvertData. It does NOT currently convert binary->text, but that will change with the 1.1 version release, as I understand it.

Thanks for everyone's help, I finally got it.

Actually Azzizi, so far as I know the binary->text conversion was added in for the 1.05 release of the tools.

How does the binary->text conversion work? Is it using ConvertData.exe?

Nevermind I figured it out. Apparently the default conversion type is bin so when you convert a file that is already bin you just type the following:

"convertdata entity filename.entity filname.entity txt"

If you don't put the "txt" at the end it assumes you want to convert to bin even if the original file was bin.

Thought I would post just in case anyone else was wondering as it was not mentioned in the readme.pdf that came with the tools.

If this helps even one person then it wasn't a wasted post.

Cheers,

Hawkmoon