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Experimental Project: Advanced Cartography (Map Modding & Construction)
Alright.
VRS (Virtual Reality Studio) has been translated into English now thanks to
Kilandor and Co.
I couldn't be happier.
For the past several months though, I've been wanting to create my own
FFXI Movie or potential series.
Instead of doing it the somewhat "bootlegged" way... Just FRAPSing everything that runs on
by, I would rather have tried to "Script" my own cutscenes. Idealy, this would make creating
an FFXI movie / series relatively simple. You could even voice act and dub your voice into
it if you liked.
I first explored this idea and came to the conclusion that in order to do this, one would either
need to create some kind of "Private Server", or find a way to run an OFFLINE instance of
FFXI to tinker around with. Creating a Private Server is somewhat of a long way off though,
and it would take alot of power to run one as well. That would also detail getting ahold of
the host files, which as a friend of mine said, are most likely self-terminating and would be
hard to obtain.
I know eventually a way would most likely be found, because that's how people are after all.
But for now, I'd like to explore the idea of Advanced Cartography. I've seen some of the
basic Cartography done in FFXI... Marking routes or areas where NMs spawn and the like. But
when I say Advanced Cartography, I mean building zones from the ground UP.
Entire cities... Forests... Villages...
Essentially, Level & Area Construction / Modding.
Is this possible?
I have a town in mind I'd like to build... basically... for the sole purpose of building a town.
Perhaps it could serve as a "Stage" for an FFXI video. I have a good idea in mind as to what
I'd like to create. The only thing is how to go about creating it.
Of course there'd be alot of things to take into consideration.
Setting the Vana'diel Time properly.
Different .BMP images for the sky as it changes according to time of day.
Aligning and Scripting "Door" NPCs properly.
The "Shortname" of the Map (Like how Bastok Markets is "BastokMark")
Setting the BGM (Background Music).
And something Nicolette mentioned-- The proper setting of X, Y, & Z Coordinates when
you Login and Logout.
All of this would play a factor most likely, but I'd still like to know how this is done.
I know the Map / Zones are nothing more than .DATs themselves... Can they be opened in
VRS or are they a different format?
Essentially, you see what I'm getting at with this, right? I want to explore if this is possible
or not... Kilandor? Selenity? Hyrist? Tazirai? ...Anybody got any ideas about this?
(Note: I'm interested in doing this in the name of art really. I'm not trying to make SE angry
or anything.)
VRS (Virtual Reality Studio) has been translated into English now thanks to
Kilandor and Co.
I couldn't be happier.
For the past several months though, I've been wanting to create my own
FFXI Movie or potential series.
Instead of doing it the somewhat "bootlegged" way... Just FRAPSing everything that runs on
by, I would rather have tried to "Script" my own cutscenes. Idealy, this would make creating
an FFXI movie / series relatively simple. You could even voice act and dub your voice into
it if you liked.
I first explored this idea and came to the conclusion that in order to do this, one would either
need to create some kind of "Private Server", or find a way to run an OFFLINE instance of
FFXI to tinker around with. Creating a Private Server is somewhat of a long way off though,
and it would take alot of power to run one as well. That would also detail getting ahold of
the host files, which as a friend of mine said, are most likely self-terminating and would be
hard to obtain.
I know eventually a way would most likely be found, because that's how people are after all.
But for now, I'd like to explore the idea of Advanced Cartography. I've seen some of the
basic Cartography done in FFXI... Marking routes or areas where NMs spawn and the like. But
when I say Advanced Cartography, I mean building zones from the ground UP.
Entire cities... Forests... Villages...
Essentially, Level & Area Construction / Modding.
Is this possible?
I have a town in mind I'd like to build... basically... for the sole purpose of building a town.
Perhaps it could serve as a "Stage" for an FFXI video. I have a good idea in mind as to what
I'd like to create. The only thing is how to go about creating it.
Of course there'd be alot of things to take into consideration.
Setting the Vana'diel Time properly.
Different .BMP images for the sky as it changes according to time of day.
Aligning and Scripting "Door" NPCs properly.
The "Shortname" of the Map (Like how Bastok Markets is "BastokMark")
Setting the BGM (Background Music).
And something Nicolette mentioned-- The proper setting of X, Y, & Z Coordinates when
you Login and Logout.
All of this would play a factor most likely, but I'd still like to know how this is done.
I know the Map / Zones are nothing more than .DATs themselves... Can they be opened in
VRS or are they a different format?
Essentially, you see what I'm getting at with this, right? I want to explore if this is possible
or not... Kilandor? Selenity? Hyrist? Tazirai? ...Anybody got any ideas about this?
(Note: I'm interested in doing this in the name of art really. I'm not trying to make SE angry
or anything.)
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