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[strtpls3]

Hey, thats a good suggestion. It looks like I am running an older version of Python. Luckily I can update and I'll get back to you on if that fixes it.

Thanks for the help!

Strtpls3

[Celtic Minstrel]

Keep in mind that you can currently only convert on a Mac. Just in case you didn't read the Readme.


So it's the Mac that needs a Python upgrade, I presume.

Edited by Celtic Minstrel, 09 July 2009 - 11:02 PM.

[vflux]

I registered just to ask (because for once, Google has failed me) why I can't get your script to work:

Which operation would you like to perform?
E - Extract a save from a Macintosh property list and save it to a file.
S - Store a save in a Macintosh property list, overwriting the existing one.
X - Edit a save file.
Q - Quit the program.
e
Enter the filename to extract the profile to:
Or type Q to cancel.
default.d
[('extract-mac-profile', '/Users/vflux/Library/Preferences/com.nakiwo.Doukutsu.plist', '.pycs_temp'), ('convert-profile', '.pycs_temp', 'default.d'), ('clean-temp-file', '.pycs_temp'), ('interactive',)]
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "cavesaveconv.py", line 188, in <module>
main()
File "cavesaveconv.py", line 23, in main
functions[curTask[0]](*curTask[1:])
File "/Users/vflux/Desktop/cavesaveconv2/csc_convert.py", line 10, in extract
prefs = plist.readPlistFromString(prefs)
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/python2.6/plistlib.py", line 103, in readPlistFromString
return readPlist(StringIO(data))
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/python2.6/plistlib.py", line 78, in readPlist
rootObject = p.parse(pathOrFile)
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/python2.6/plistlib.py", line 406, in parse
parser.ParseFile(fileobj)
xml.parsers.expat.ExpatError: no element found: line 1, column 0

I updated Python to the latest version, but that didn't work.

Any ideas?

[Merlinoboy]

hey celtic minstrel, i m big fan. i can say i am pretty advanced in cavestory, but i have a save file i want to convert in mac save file, so, can yoou type out what you have to insert exactly in terminal? i already know how to activate it, cuz i work much more with terminal, just place all files in the home folder... but that isn't the subject, just i want 2 know how 2 convert a profile.dat into com.nakiwo.doukutsu.plist file. what do i have to type???
u already wuz a big help 4 me so already thnx...

[Merlinoboy]

i forgotten 2 say: i also want to add the lvl 3 machinegun, the blade lvl3, lvl 1 nemesis and spur lvl max. if i need to add sum other details i want bout the weapons, just tell me... but as you maybe will know... can you also write down how to insert this weapons? Thnx already...

[Celtic Minstrel]

I registered just to ask (because for once, Google has failed me) why I can't get your script to work:

Eep, I forgot to comment the debug code.

Anyway... I'm not quite sure what your problem could be. Unless... had you run Cave Story before trying to do this? That could cause a problem... or if you haven't saved a game yet. Apart from that, I dunno... if this isn't the problem, I'll look into it at some point.

hey celtic minstrel, i m big fan. i can say i am pretty advanced in cavestory, but i have a save file i want to convert in mac save file, so, can yoou type out what you have to insert exactly in terminal? i already know how to activate it, cuz i work much more with terminal, just place all files in the home folder... but that isn't the subject, just i want 2 know how 2 convert a profile.dat into com.nakiwo.doukutsu.plist file. what do i have to type???

I'm pretty sure your question is answered in the readme. Just cd into the folder containing the program (that means typing "cd" in the terminal followed by a space, then dragging the folder into the terminal window, then pressing return), and then type "./cavesaveconv.py" and press return. (If that doesn't work, you could try "python cavesaveconv.py" instead.)

Once there, you choose what you want to do; "E" saves your current save into a file (converting it to a Windows save in the process), while "S" converts a Windows save to Mac and stores it where Cave Story will find it.

i forgotten 2 say: i also want to add the lvl 3 machinegun, the blade lvl3, lvl 1 nemesis and spur lvl max. if i need to add sum other details i want bout the weapons, just tell me... but as you maybe will know... can you also write down how to insert this weapons? Thnx already...

For this, you would need to choose "X" in the menu, but I can't remember if I implemented it yet.

EDIT: I just checked, and it is implemented; however, you need to know the number of the weapon you're adding. Each weapon has its own number. There's a list somewhere of which weapon is which number, but I'm not quite sure where it is.



...I really need to get back to this and make it more user-friendly.

[Merlinoboy]

thnx, i now know how 2 change save files from .dat 2 .nakiwo.doukutsu.plist, and i am very happy:D. u r the best. and already thnx 4 the weaponadd part. hope u later have the change 2 find out what you precisely have 2 type 4 the weapons, cuz that should really help, but already thnx and u rule. bye

[Celtic Minstrel]

I have several format questions, if anyone knowledgeable is listening watching.

• What is the format of the Equipped Items section (offset 0x2C-0x2F)? Is it a bit field? (I did find a cavestory-profile.txt that tries to explain this, but it's not clear enough.) The best way to explain this to me would probably be to tell me the full 4-byte value (in hex) for every possibility in which exactly one item is equipped.
• Also, is it possible to have an item equipped that you do not possess, and if so does it have any odd effects? Should it be allowed with this editor? Are the equip slots even each associated with a specific item, or are they independent of the items?
• Are the flags stored as a bit field? The cavestory-flags.txt file I have suggests that they are, but I'm not quite sure how to interpret it. (It's by "kapow".)
• Are skip flags stored in the save file? If so, where?
• Weapon level depends directly on weapon energy, right? What is the weapon energy needed for each level on each weapon?
• What happens if you set the Spur to have weapon energy greater than 0? Does it reset immediately, or last for one shot?

I think that's all my questions for now...

I do also have one request though. Could someone on Windows try using the command-line argument "-x star=1 -" on a save-game where the whimsical star is not active, and tell me what happens? Because I have a sneaking suspicion that the advanced edits, as currently coded, will only work on Mac. (This should give you one star only, not two or three.)

For the record, this means you would type the following at the command-line after cd-ing into the proper directory:

python cavesaveconv.py -edit profile.dat -x star=1 -

But replace "profile.dat" with the name of the save you're working on.

[DragonBoots]

• Also, is it possible to have an item equipped that you do not possess, and if so does it have any odd effects? Should it be allowed with this editor? Are the equip slots even each associated with a specific item, or are they independent of the items?
• Are skip flags stored in the save file? If so, where?
• Weapon level depends directly on weapon energy, right? What is the weapon energy needed for each level on each weapon?
• What happens if you set the Spur to have weapon energy greater than 0? Does it reset immediately, or last for one shot?

1.) Yes. Equip flags are independant of items.
2.) No, skip flags aren't stored anywhere. They reset when the game is exited (RAM-based, I think is the term). To manipulate skipflags you'd have to do some TSC edits or some major EXE haxx.
3.) Open Cave Story up in CS (if possible) and check under the edit weapons thing.
4.) Why not just experiment? :S

[Celtic Minstrel]

3.) Open Cave Story up in CS (if possible) and check under the edit weapons thing.

...CS? Do you mean CaveEditor? I could do that, but I'd have to go down two flights of stairs and turn on the computer; while I might do it sometime, it's easier to let people who use Windows anyway answer the question.

Also, I might have seen the answer somewhere on this forum.

4.) Why not just experiment? :S

See above.