Merge pull request #15 from Gametoast/hud-and-load-options

Hud and load options

Author: BAD-AL

0/bin/LVLTool.exe

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+This is the hud delivered in the initial '0' patch by AnthonyBF2
+for the Aspyr Classic Collection BF2
+
+============================ String hashing special-ness  ============================ 
+The BF2 build often runs a special hash operation on filenames (and other strings) to compress strings into 4 bytes.
+
+We don't know the real filename for the Aspyr 1 player Hud.
+The name was translated to the hash '0xdc27b03d'
+Which has a matching un-hash of 'zri6jc'
+
+Surely Not the name aspyr chose, but it'll work.
+So if you want to create a deployable hud for Aspyr BF2, you'll want to name
+your HUD file 'zri6jc.hud'
+Then run:
+  md MUNGED
+  C:\BF2_ModTools\ToolsFL\bin\ConfigMunge.exe -inputfile $*.hud -continue -platform PC -sourcedir . -outputdir MUNGED 
+
+The output file in the MUNGED folder will be named 'zri6jc.config'; re-name it to '0xdc27b03d.hud_' 
+to get it to replace the existing one using LVLTool.

0/hud-options/anthony_bf2_hud1/0xDC27B03D.hud_

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+@echo off
+
+if exist ..\..\..\..\data2\_lvl_common\ingame.lvl (
+	REM use LVLTool to replace the player 1 hud file 
+	..\..\bin\LVLTool.exe -file ..\..\..\..\data2\_lvl_common\ingame.lvl -r 0xDC27B03D.hud_
+
+	REM overwrite any hud_texture_pack.lvl file
+	echo copy hud_texture_pack.lvl  now...
+	copy /y hud_texture_pack.lvl .. 
+) else (
+	echo Error! Could not find ingame.lvl; hud not applied
+)
+
+
+REM Let user see the messages above 
+pause 

0/hud-options/anthony_bf2_hud1/Notes.txt

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+Notes:
+1. This hud is was only tested with Aspyr CC BF2
+
+2. The 'hud_texture_pack.lvl' contains only a small unused image.
+   It is intended to overwrite any 'hud-options\hud_texture_pack.lvl' from other mods to restore the default hud.

0/hud-options/anthony_bf2_hud1/apply_hud.bat

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+@echo off
+
+if exist ..\..\..\..\data2\_lvl_common\ingame.lvl (
+	REM use LVLTool to replace the player 1 hud file 
+	..\..\bin\LVLTool.exe -file ..\..\..\..\data2\_lvl_common\ingame.lvl -r 0xDC27B03D.hud_
+
+	REM overwrite any hud_texture_pack.lvl file
+	echo copy hud_texture_pack.lvl  now...
+	copy /y hud_texture_pack.lvl .. 
+) else (
+	echo Error! Could not find ingame.lvl; hud not applied
+)
+
+
+REM Let user see the messages above 
+pause