compiling a python file for uru:CC

[jfmherokiller]

I will admit that this is for testing possible fixes for mystV levels.

but how does one compile python files for this game.

my current thought process was first checking that cypython22.dll file.

it showed this



eg python 2.2.2

so then I grabbed python 2.2.2 from here https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-222/

After extracting the setup file I finally attempted to compile one of the files using this code

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.\Python222\python.exe -c "import py_compile; py_compile.compile('src/xYeeshaBinderFragment.py')"

I then created a pak file and inserted the file.

However, the game seems to think the file doesn't exist. Is there something I'm missing? If the file has an error I thought I would see it in Python.0.elf.

[Sirius]

Python is very picky about correct version numbers when using compiled scripts. I'm using version 2.2.3, and it works fine:

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Python 2.2.3 (#42, May 30 2003, 18:12:08) [MSC 32 bit (Intel)] on win32

Also, (just in case) keep in mind Uru will prioritize PAK files that were recently modified when encountering duplicate scripts.

I also recommend the older PlasmaShop 2.x version (listed here) to edit PAK files. It allows you to specify the path to the Python 2.2 executable, and it will compile scripts on its own without you needing to manually compile them. Somehow this isn't available in the new PlasmaShop.

I'm also planning to go back to fixing a few things in the Myst V conversion someday soon. If you're looking to fix something in particular I can probably look at it too

[jfmherokiller]

Python is very picky about correct version numbers when using compiled scripts. I'm using version 2.2.3, and it works fine:

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Python 2.2.3 (#42, May 30 2003, 18:12:08) [MSC 32 bit (Intel)] on win32

Also, (just in case) keep in mind Uru will prioritize PAK files that were recently modified when encountering duplicate scripts.

I also recommend the older PlasmaShop 2.x version (listed here) to edit PAK files. It allows you to specify the path to the Python 2.2 executable, and it will compile scripts on its own without you needing to manually compile them. Somehow this isn't available in the new PlasmaShop.

I'm also planning to go back to fixing a few things in the Myst V conversion someday soon. If you're looking to fix something in particular I can probably look at it too

thanks for the resources I am using the latest version of plasmashop (this release https://github.com/H-uru/PlasmaShop/releases/tag/r298 ) and when studying this page of the wiki https://www.guildofwriters.org/wiki/Cre ... ython_File a lot of the options don't seem to line up.

as for the actual mystv fixes I'm mostly at the moment concerned with these missing file errors.



Also the FTP link in that post doesn't work it needs account info I don't have.


As far as I can tell none of the paks in my uruCC install contain those scripts.

[Sirius]

Also the FTP link in that post doesn't work it needs account info I don't have.

Ah yes, strange. Here you go.


Missing file errors are harmless, they just clutter the log file. However, from what I can see here, you converted Myst V Ages using Drizzle32, but the game fails to find the Python scripts that come with it (such as xLinkInFlyover and dsntElevator). Make sure that you copy the files included with Drizzle32 into your Uru folder, otherwise Ages from Myst V will be completely buggy !

[jfmherokiller]

Also the FTP link in that post doesn't work it needs account info I don't have.

Ah yes, strange. Here you go.


Missing file errors are harmless, they just clutter the log file. However, from what I can see here, you converted Myst V Ages using Drizzle32, but the game fails to find the Python scripts that come with it (such as xLinkInFlyover and dsntElevator). Make sure that you copy the files included with Drizzle32 into your Uru folder, otherwise Ages from Myst V will be completely buggy !

Thanks for both pieces of info For some reason I think I installed the scripts into mystv not uru. That would explain the fact that I didn't see the scripts in uru.