how to edit the file d3d8.dll?

[htsb8]

i have a speedometer and a SA HUD for VC,i wanna 2 in 1,but the file is d3d8.dll,compose,make,mix them in 1!

how to do?

its uesful to edit the file d3d8.dll,how to edit it?

 

thank u

 

[DexX]

/* well the dll files have to be re-compiled with the appropriate source code. bascially youd have to contact the author of one mod or the other, and ask them to incorporate the other mod. It can be done, if they're willing to work together.

 

i know spooky did the speedometer, was it squiddy who did the SA hud? you would want to send one or both of them a pm. Thats the downside to having a mod based on the d3d8.dll, since any mod that uses that file, will overwrite the other mod. */

[htsb8]

thank u

 

sounds troublesome,im a beginner.

 

speedo by spookie

screenshot

 

San Andreas HUD by Squiddy

screenshot

 

i think im not in my power...

Edited April 25, 2005 by htsb8

[Squiddy]

/* i know spooky did the speedometer, was it squiddy who did the SA hud? you would want to send one or both of them a pm. Thats the downside to having a mod based on the d3d8.dll, since any mod that uses that file, will overwrite the other mod. */

I made a solution long time ago for this, see this thread for further information.

http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=173198

 

The links on my page should be down, use this one for the files:

http://mitglied.lycos.de/vaugn/mods/

[htsb8]

first,thank you for your reply!

 

i must dl it and run at once

....

there is something wrong,i run the game with it ,but just sa_hud is ok,others isnt running,i changed other dll files,the same result.

 

i did it as you said that:

i dl it from http://mitglied.lycos.de/vaugn/mods/ ,and then i changed the file of the speedo to speedo.dll,and then i put sa_hud.dll in GTA folder,and put your d3d8.dll of the dll-linker in the game folder, then i edited the common.cfg like this:

 

# GTA:Vice City DLL Config#   All dlls listed here will be loaded by the game.begin;speedo;sa_hud;end;

 

 

run game,OH!the speedo just was displayed!and No sa_hud;then i edited .cfg again

 

# GTA:Vice City DLL Config#   All dlls listed here will be loaded by the game.begin;sa_hud;speedo;end;

 

 

the result is the opposite:displayed the sa_hud,and no speedo.

 

i have a d3d8.dll of the loaded mission,i did it,too,and the result is the same.

 

oh,which process is wrong?

 

thanx

[Squiddy]

...and then i changed the file of the speedo to speedo.dll...

That sounds to me like you're using the original speedo by spookie which filename was d3d8.dll. Those 'old' dlls should work when put at the end of the list, but you better use the newer version of the speedo.

[htsb8]

thank u,i see.

if i wanna add a new dll,it just works for the first one.

it is 2 in 1,sa hud and speedo in 1?

however thank u .

[Squiddy]

Well, you're the first one where it doesn't works as far as I know.

 

begin;

sa_hud;

speedo;

end;

This one should work, whether the speedo dll is my or the original one.

 

 

it is 2 in 1,sa hud and speedo in 1?

No, this are two seperate mods, but vice city calls one after one so you can use more than one dll.

[htsb8]

 

This one should work, whether the speedo dll is my or the original one.

Really?i used the older one,but one oh them worked.

 

i got it which is a file d3d8.dll loading mission?

 

download:here

 

i added it,changed its name mission.dll,edit common.cfg like this

 

# GTA:Vice City DLL Config

#  All dlls listed here will be loaded by the game.

 

begin;

mission;

speedo;

sa_hud;

end;

 

but mission.dll works,others didnot.

 

you said that 'old' dlls should work when put at the end of the list,where to put the old ones?after 'end;'?they all can work?

[Squiddy]

The order of mods that support this feature (currently the speedo, handling editor and sa hud) is irrelevant. Older mods have to be put at the end of the list, before the end; . But so you can only use one 'old' dll.

 

 

begin;

sa_hud;

speedo;

mission;

 

You have to know, the 'older' mods directly load the original d3d8 dll in your system directory, so mods after them in the list don't become loaded, in fact they don't even know that there are other files left to load.

[htsb8]

i didnt reflect it,im careless.

it can only use one old dll,oh,that is enough!

 

thank u for your help,thank u very much!

 

good luck