[Obsolete] SS2 SHTUP (Shock Texture Upgrade Project)

[673fbfeebeb79Seb]

However, the source code is available so maybe someone will pick up the torch some day.

Is there interest in such a modification to DDFix? I have downloaded the source code, however I've been unable to compile (using the latest Code::Blocks with mingw/gcc). I have, however, converted all the addresses for Thief2's exe to Shock2's exe. I'll add my modified TexOverride.cpp below.
As I said, I'm getting a lot of errors, probably because I have the wrong headers. I'm using the DirectX SDK Nov. '08, does anyone know what Timeslip used?

So, instead of recompiling, I've modified the DLL to work with Shock 2.3 (unpacked), however, it crashes when loading a 32bit bitmap. This modded DLL is attached as well. The crash is in TexOverride.cpp's SpawnTexture function, somewhere at rDDraw->CreateSurface(desc, surf, 0); or after that call. Apparently, CreateSurface doesn't return a valid surface (NULL reference). I'm afraid my reversing skills as well as my understanding of DirectX have decreased somewhat over the years.

So, long story short: anyone else willing to assist? Before I put some more time down: Would this even be usefull, to replace Shock's world textures?

[673fbfeebee1eNameless Voice]

It's written in MSVC, right?
I can recompile those if needed - up to Visual Studio 2005, anyway - though I'm busy until next Tuesday.

As far as I know, Timeslip tried just putting the memory addresses of SS2 into DDFix and that didn't work, and without his own copy of SS2, he hadn't the inclination to fix it.

[673fbfeebefbcZylonBane]

I'd say this would be extremely useful, if it could be made to work.

[673fbfeebf1beSalk]

I guess there hasn't been any development done here?

It's a shame since it all started in such promising way.

[673fbfeebf396Kolya]

Well ZylonBane and Nameless have been working on the monitor package a lot lately (not yet released). And SHTUP will certainly continue as well.

[673fbfeebf4d1Salk]

Sorry, Kolya, I didn't express myself clearly.

I didn't mean SHTUP being discontinued but rather Seb's attempt to provide a modified DDFix, compatible with SHTUP. ZylonBane said it would have been very useful.

[673fbfeebf648KOYK]

hi. i hope to see an update for all this things of ss2. and it will be very nice if some 1 make some new maps-missions for this amazing game (dont stop)


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[673fbfeebf744ZylonBane]

Wow.

[673fbfeebf842Kolya]

KOYK: If you don't know it, the answer to the verification question can be found in the HELP section of this site (top menu). And check your spelling.

[673fbfeebf928Nameless Voice]

And don't shout.  And don't play the game for the first time in multiplayer.

[673fbfeebfa18The Black Devil]

So, will there ever be a future version of SHTUP or is this is the very final one?

[673fbfeebfb39Twerty]

There will very likely be a future version of SHTUP, even though their forums seem dangerously un-alive. I wouldn't expect it sometime within the next week, but the latest version of SHTUP came out within the couple years, I believe. Sometime during the summer. So chances are it's still chugging along, just under wraps. ;]

[673fbfeec0013arthurus]

I guess there hasn't been any development done here?

It's a shame since it all started in such promising way.

I think I managed to get the DDfix world texture replacement feature working in SS2. Here are two screens from the first level with some textures replaced:
http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/6320/screenshot1r.jpg
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/7001/screenshot2jye.jpg

I used the address modifications provided by Assidragon (which can be found here: http://ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=117616&page=21#post_message_1719785) and Seb. It seems a bit wierd because I made no other changes to the original code except commenting out 4 lines that were checking Thief2 exe version But anyway, I'd be happy if you'd like to try it. Just replace ddfix.dll with the one atached here and set Thief2Extensions=2 in ddfix.ini. Instructions for replacing textures using ddfixGUI can be found here: http://ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=117616&page=20#post_message_1719567. I only tried this with tga textures but it should work with bmp and dds as well.

The files:
http://www.4shared.com/file/104844556/33bfb021/ddfix.html

[673fbfeec03f8Marvin]

Oh my freaking god, that is beyond awesome! 

[673fbfeec04e0ZylonBane]

Woah.

[673fbfeec05ddNameless Voice]

Woah.

[673fbfeec06baAssidragon]

Woah.

[673fbfeec09dcThiefsieFool]

Woah.

[673fbfeec0ad7Marvin]

Well ... ZB, NV, Kolya - get to work.

[673fbfeec0bc9Twerty]

At first I saw the floor and lol'd, then I saw the walls and cried.

[673fbfeec0ca2ZylonBane]

Ironically, those screenshots were taken without SHTUP installed.

[673fbfeec0d77Mercurius]

Sup guys what's goin o

Whoa

(wtf is a woah?)

[673fbfeec0fceZylonBane]

(wtf is a woah?)

An onomatopoeia.

[673fbfeec125dKolya]

An onomatopoeia.

Woah. Dude.