Konrad   kondz.io public   https://thiefguild.com

April 8, 2024, 1:41 p.m.  

Hi folks!

Some of you already know about FMEditor project.

In case you don't, we are posting this thread here, as a copy to its original thread from TTLG forums ;)

We will update this post in case of any news.

This topic is about two work-in-progress projects:

FMEditor

&

NewDarkLib

by PyTaffers:

Konrad (aka. Marzec)
JuliuszK (aka. PinkDot)

FMEditor Devlog: [Playlist]
#1 - Thief Fan Mission Editor: https://youtu.be/epmTvLwDay0
#2 - Polygons, Cells and WorldRep: https://youtu.be/G18nIav7q1g
#3 - The project is alive!: https://youtu.be/lc-3S32TPXQ
#4 - Object Editing: https://youtu.be/nGGJxtphf_g

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FMEditor (meaning Fan Mission Editor) aims to replace old and clunky DromEd editor. We think DromEd is cool, but the times of 3D editing have changed. Modern 3D graphics applications gave us much more convenient and effective tools, that allow us to build 3D scenes faster and better. Our motivation is that every fan mission is worth its weight in gold, but authors often leave their projects unfinished. To fix that, better tools are needed and we are here to build them :) How FMEditor will look and feel, the best is to describe it by pictures, not words, so here is a teaser for ya!



https://youtu.be/5U6aDVErJUU

NewDarkLib is a library for reading and modifying Dark Engine's files, with a support for unofficiall New Dark Engine patches. NewDarkLib is used as a "backend" in FMEditor, but it's also a more mature and versatile project. Made possible by 8 years of JuliuszK research in Dark Engine files format, this Python library should allow other programmers to create their own tools (or editors) operating on Thief 1, Gold and 2 mission files format.

We plan to release both of them at the same time or NewDarkLib first, then FMEditor, if the latter will need more time.

Both editor and the library are written in Python, with the FMEditor's UI part written in Qt framework (written in C++) and with plans for NewDarkLib crucial parts written in Cython or pure C.

We started both projects in early 2019. Our plan is to release both of them as free / libre and open source software.