VC Released Grand Theft Auto: Stories

[Naruko]

Nice progress (as all people saying here), I like the VCS TO VC mostly, and waiting for LCS TO VC!!

[DJThanos]

I wanna make a video for the 2 mods, but i'll wait for their release to make them, got ideas already

[Naruko]

I wanna make a video for the 2 mods, but i'll wait for their release to make them, got ideas already

Seems like interesting, I hope they finish the mods early!!

[DJThanos]

Yep, same. And my idea will make these mods the best, trust me

[MAJEST1C_R3]

Interesting thing... Seems to be all dynamic models and pickups on the map used from LVZ/IMG files of each island. For example I've found and replaced pickup texture in LVZ and all pickups on the current island appears with this texture. Same thing with lampposts/dumpsters and other dynamic stuff...

 

lamppost:

 

and pickups:

[DJThanos]

Aren't pickups supposed to be blue with no black spots? Sorry but i don't get that dynamic object texture thing, so...

[ClaudX]

Those sexy lampposts.

[sharpie_eastern]

Thats super odd? The pickups all use the same names in the SCM for placement.

[MAJEST1C_R3]

Aren't pickups supposed to be blue with no black spots? Sorry but i don't get that dynamic object texture thing, so...

That's texture of the grass

[DJThanos]

 

Aren't pickups supposed to be blue with no black spots? Sorry but i don't get that dynamic object texture thing, so...

That's texture of the grass

 

They remind me pickups with a leopard coat, but green.

[denis1379]

The texture of items are the same as in VC but with blue background

Edited October 17, 2014 by denis1379

[MAJEST1C_R3]

The target of my post was to prove that there is some link between LVZ objects and DTZ collision IPL.

[sharpie_eastern]

Is it possible the LVZ object pickup could be different from the GTA3PS2.IMG one?

Edited October 17, 2014 by sharpie_eastern

[MAJEST1C_R3]

They're same of course but why R* Leeds decided to use them from LVZ (leaving copies of them in MDL format) instead using them directly from GTA3PS2.IMG.... Sadly only dynamic objects have links with DTZ collision map.

[KoolKid98189]

What about the 'Welcome to xxx Island' splash screens? And the outro screen eg in Vice City there is a 'Greetings from Vice City' splash screen when you quit the game.

[sharpie_eastern]

Cant you just use IPL of collison ID. Literally is what I have been doing.
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Outro screen is beatiful and amazing, thank to no other than NGtheClanHimself

Now for the island loading screens, they're there and do happen but VC loads the next island so fast, you cant even get a chance to enjoy it. I can't tell if the consoles wait for loading the other island and admiration of the screen or if the console is just having that bad of a time

Edited October 18, 2014 by sharpie_eastern

[KoolKid98189]

Cant you just use IPL of collison ID. Literally is what I have been doing.

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Outro screen is beatiful and amazing, thank to no other than NGtheClanHimself

 

Now for the island loading screens, they're there and do happen but VC loads the next island so fast, you cant even get a chance to enjoy it. I can't tell if the consoles wait for loading the other island and admiration of the screen or if the console is just having that bad of a time

My friend managed to get the loadscreens of LCS here:

https://plus.google.com/117644211279375846526/posts/TKRX8edtjyT

[HackMan128]

Good news: I know why dont_walk won't appear on Vice City engine

Because Vice City have cut out some function which register CShinyTexts function

 

So

0x978618 (trafficlight model counter in visible space for CShinyText) is always 0, analogue in GTA III 0x8F1AAC increments to 1.

while

0x97F2BC (trafficlight model counter in visible space for CBrightLights) is registered and counting well.

 

VC Trafficlight rendering:

0x464B36 front rendering call
0x464BD4 back rendering call

 

I was able to off rendering monitor in GTA III by NOP call bellow

 

Edited October 18, 2014 by HM128

[sharpie_eastern]

Can it be restored?

[HackMan128]

Too many code was removed.

Better would be write it from scratch. How it works? It searchs how many traffic lights are around, getting name from array of traffic light, position and creating 4 vertices, one for walk, one for don't walk. It doesn't matter which model you use, it always drawing these two rectangles on certain model.

Funny thing, they improved that code, but later they removed part of it.

Edited October 19, 2014 by HM128

[Silent]

Too many code was removed.

But it's just one function.

[HackMan128]

(GTA III)                            (GTA VC)void __cdecl CBrightLights::Render((void));    0x005197B0    void __cdecl CBrightLights::Render(void);    0x005719B0void __cdecl CBrightLights::RegisterOne;    0x0051A410    void __cdecl sub_571820;            0x00571820void __cdecl CShinyTexts::Render((void));    0x0051A5B0    void __cdecl CShinyTexts::Render(void);     0x00571240void __cdecl sub_51AAB0;            0x0051AAB0int __cdecl __ml(int a1, int a2, int a3);     0x004BA4D0    RwV3d *__cdecl operator_(RwV3d *out, CMatrix *placable, RwV3d *offset);    0x004DFF20dword_95CB4C    walk_dont

Here, you can see yourself what is going on there.

If someone is interested in it, you have all needed addresses.

 

Sadly, my modding time is limited because of searching job and some problems with clerks.

Edited October 19, 2014 by HM128

[HackMan128]

New radio stations thing

[Silent]

Nice!

[SaL_Leone]

New radio stations thing

Nice!But..where are black borders?How've You removed them ?

Edited October 19, 2014 by SaL_Leone

[HackMan128]

A bit of patches

 

Update:

 

 

 

 

Edited October 19, 2014 by HM128

[Inadequate]

Nice audio settings menu.

Edited October 19, 2014 by inadequate

[HackMan128]

Damn, finally Active menu color is back on Vice City engine

Edited October 20, 2014 by HM128

[SaL_Leone]

Damn, finally Active menu color is back on Vice City engine

Looks awsome!Now is it possible to remove that blue square?

[HackMan128]

Why not? Simply use alpha 0x0

Edited October 21, 2014 by HM128