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Posted: **Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:18 pm**

erm to make it short: I cannot create champions that aren't bogus and illegal;
I really want to know why.

It seems csbuild always hangs "CID" on each portrait text to a
portrait I create.??

This exceeds the maxium allowed portrait text, I think by 3.
however deleting this CID does not help much.

All I wanted to do, is to change the mana to ADOH (999).

I suspected it had to do with facing, but this is not the case.(N,E,S,W)
(if I copy and paste an existing text of a portrait into the
new portrait text this text works - but as soon as I change anything it breaks)
What should I do (apart from to not publicly claim to being able to edit portaits)?

Posted: **Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:21 pm**

The text for portraits goes on the floor, so facing is not an issue. Is this a problem?

The text editor uses normal numbers, not hexidecial - this might also be an issue

Posted: **Thu Dec 11, 2008 11:14 pm**

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void EditText::EncodePortraitDataIntoText(void)
{
  int i, j;
  m_text = m_name;
  m_text += '/';
  if (m_title.GetLength() > 19)
  {
    pDoc->Warning("Title has more than 19 characters");
  };
  m_text += m_title;
  m_text += "//";
  m_text += (m_male==0) ? 'M' : 'F';
  m_text += '/';
  Encode4(m_maxHP);
  Encode4(m_maxStamina);
  Encode4(m_maxMana);
  m_text += '/';
  for (j=0; j<=6; j++)
  {
    Encode2(m_attribute[j][0]);
  };
  m_text += '/';
  for (j=1; j<=4; j++)
  {
    for (i=1; i<=4; i++)
    {
      Encode1(m_attribute[j][i]);
    };
  };
  Encode1(m_attributePenalty);
  Encode1(m_basicStatPenalty);
  Encode1(m_randomPoints);
  Encode8(m_talents);
}

Here is the code that encodes the character
data into a text string. It is
encoded in hexadecimal. There are three
extra characters at the end for penalties
and randomPoints. There are eight extra
characters for the talents.

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2008 12:49 am**

thanks for all the help. I have succeeded . EDIT
just noticed : it is try and error for me;
sometimes it works sometimes not. could I send the
dungeon.dat? I really don't know what I am doing wrong!?
I leave my initial message as is
When I use a text in the very wall of the mirror and then
copy paste that text into the spot before the mirror
(where it should go) it works..
somehow I have to change some stats when having
pasted that wall text on floor).. ( about 4 million luck and 4294893624 Health(you don't see the 4)
the second and third strength experience settings have no number(blank))
screenshot:

Probably it has/had to do with the wine program(windows emulation under a very unstable ubuntu)

here is the text of the wall text (same place like picture frame)

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GOTHMOG


M
ADIECHAPADOH
FKFKFKFKFKFKFK
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACID

here of the bogus:(on floor in front of portrait frame)

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GOTHMOG/PIMPED UP//M/ADIECHAPADOH/FKFKFKFKFKFKFK/AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACID

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GOTHMOG /  //M/ADIECHAPADOH/FKFKFKFKFKFKFK/K  AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

the second and third strength experience settings had no number(blank)

finally the finished text:

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GOTHMOG /  //M/ADIECHAPADOH/FKFKFKFKFKFKFK/KAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2008 2:10 am**

Before we go too far----
get CSBuild306.zip fro:
http://www.dianneandpaul.net/CSBwin/

I see you have an old CSBuild that
does not know about talents.

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2008 6:15 pm**

thanks. I really should make sure to use the latest csbuild...
I think the error was because the mana value
exceeded 900.

CSBuild306 restricts mana to 900 instead of
the previous version's cap at 999(suspect it was also just 900).
I entered 999 and got an error, the portrait which worked
had 99 mana.

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