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OpT_fr

OpT_fr

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Hello !

I'm looking for a program which let you compress and decompress UT2K4 stuff on Mac OS X whithout opening a bash window. Does that exist ?

On Windows we have a nice tool called UT2004Mi. Why not on Mac ?
If this doesnt exists and there are interested Mac users I could build an app with a simple user interface to make it easier (like a multi-select in an Open Dialog to compress or decompress maps) !

hope I'm not the only Mac user here :(
 
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afaik the command is
ucc-bin compress [path to file]/[filename]

I've never used or heard of a frontend. If you're looking to compress maps it might be easier to find a redirect that already has them compressed.
 
OpT_fr

OpT_fr

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Thanks for your reply.

Yes, but I don't like that command because its too long for me to cd to the ucc directory, etc :|
As you say it's not very useful to compress, you can find all these files on UZ2 web.

For the decompress part, it think it will be better if a such GUI allows you to select multiple uz2 files, and then it decompress and install files automatically in the right folders for you. :)

I'm working on that now.
 
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OpT_fr

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A preview

Mac users, if you want,

here is a preview of my GUI for ucc-bin. It (de)compresses a file, and shows the new (de)compressed file.

If you have an intel Mac, please tell me if it works :)

Edit : old version, scroll down for better one
 

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OpT_fr

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Working on cache now : I'm building an interface close to UT2004Mi*.
- Select the files located in your cache in a list and hit the button 'Install' to install them !

Mac users should be happy :)

*An ut map installer for Windows
 
OpT_fr

OpT_fr

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Thanks !

Maybe not a full clone of UT2004 but a tool with some of its usefull and common features :)
 
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Anyone know if there's the same type of GUI interface program for Linux? I remember seeing something called "UT Tools" but I can't recall exactly what it is and where it's at.

There was a UMOD extracter for UT1 but it's so old it relies on old libraries that no longer exist with the current distros.
 
OpT_fr

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I'm afraid such tools were only developed for Windows :(
The best one should be a cross-platform extractor
 
OpT_fr

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First developer release coming !

I've almost finished the first real 'developer' release of the cache extractor :eek:

It works fine but now I must see there is no bug cause the app makes some IO and I have to ensure they are doing their job correctly.
 

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OpT_fr

OpT_fr

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UT2004 Cache Extractor for Mac developper version released !

All is in the title. If you are interested... :lol:

Enjoy !

Note : Some minor bugs may occur.
 

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OpT_fr

OpT_fr

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Now I have to learn C++ and Linux api to provide a Ut2k4 for Tux...
No, I'll write in Java, more efficient I think.

What do you think Linux users ? Or maybe it's useless if there already is a such tool I dunno...

New bugs found in the cache extractor for Mac :

- impossible to extract cache files if UT is located into another partition. (but items are tough removed of the list and thus the cache.ini )

- doesn't work on mac intel Tiger (it runs, but the buttons don't work) ... Or maybe is it outdated ?
 
OpT_fr

OpT_fr

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I'll release a final update which corrects some bugs and remove the old config files in order to use the Apple's standard pref file .plist to make it cleaner.
 
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MrMaddog

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OpT_fr said:
Now I have to learn C++ and Linux api to provide a Ut2k4 for Tux...
No, I'll write in Java, more efficient I think.

What do you think Linux users ? Or maybe it's useless if there already is a such tool I dunno...
Click to expand...

Java would work fine, even though it's not as fast as C++ it's good for cross platforms. I'm sure more Linux users are running Java since it's now "open" by Sun. :lol:
 
OpT_fr

OpT_fr

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A small update

Hi, here is a small update of the Cache Extractor (code optimization).

It's probably the last one if nobody hasn't got any problem with it...
.. if anyone ever run any server under Mac Os for UT2k4 :lol:

When I click on server info in the UT2k4's server browser sometimes there are linux servers. It can be worth making a gui extractor for linux if there is no one existing yet. Thinking...
 
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