Is TR2Main still developped?

legluondunet · 04-04-23, 12:33

Hello,
could someone tell me if TR2Main is still developped? There is no change on Github since september 2022.

Arsunt · 04-04-23, 13:24

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Originally Posted by legluondunet

Hello,
could someone tell me if TR2Main is still developped? There is no change on Github since september 2022.

Hey! Development was put on hold for personal reasons. There are plans to resume it. Also there are still some changes not pushed yet to the repo.

legluondunet · 04-04-23, 22:31

Good news, thank you for your answer.

UroshUchiha · 23-04-23, 10:47

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Originally Posted by legluondunet

Hello,
could someone tell me if TR2Main is still developped? There is no change on Github since september 2022.

Do you, or anyone else, has that build from September compiled?
I've been reading this issue/feature request and Arsunt said that loading external textures is now implemented https://github.com/Arsunt/TR2Main/issues/11

I want to test it with the iOS texture pack but I am not sure how to build the tool myself. And the old google drive link I used for development builds hasn't been updated since 2021.

Arsunt · 23-04-23, 11:06

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Originally Posted by UroshUchiha

Do you, or anyone else, has that build from September compiled?
I've been reading this issue/feature request and Arsunt said that loading external textures is now implemented https://github.com/Arsunt/TR2Main/issues/11

I want to test it with the iOS texture pack but I am not sure how to build the tool myself. And the old google drive link I used for development builds hasn't been updated since 2021.

The one from 2021 supports external textures. I uploaded iOS texture pack here as-is (I mean they are awful, always were). Just unpack and put "textures" folder into the game folder.

UroshUchiha · 24-04-23, 13:55

Thank you for the texture pack! I just tried it and it worked perfectly fine.

I also attempted to learn how to compile a GitHub project on my own using Git For Windows and GCC from MinGW and Code::Blocks but sadly both things failed.

Using GCC to compile .cpp kept complaining about undefined references. I assume it's because I have to link all of those .h and .cpp from various directories, but I have no idea how to do that.

As for Code::Blocks, it always kept crashing when I tried to build the .cbp and I have no idea why.

Regardless, I am hijacking a thread now so I apologize. Looking forward to your return to this project to see what more goodness you can give us in TR2!

Arsunt · 24-04-23, 15:01

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Originally Posted by UroshUchiha

Thank you for the texture pack! I just tried it and it worked perfectly fine.

You're welcome!

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Originally Posted by UroshUchiha

I also attempted to learn how to compile a GitHub project on my own using Git For Windows and GCC from MinGW and Code::Blocks but sadly both things failed.

Here is a short guide how to compile TR2Main. Though there are "DX9-Release" and "DX5-Release" configurations instead of just "Release" one. If you don't want to compile DX5 one, you may skip downloading DX7 SDK step.

UroshUchiha · 24-04-23, 16:34

Still not working for me. Code::Blocks just keeps crashing whenever I try to build it regardless of whether I chose DX9-Release or DX5-Release.

A couple of questions though:
1. Do I have to get Tortoise for just building the project? Since I already have Git for Windows can't I just use git clone https://github.com/Arsunt/TR2Main.git TR2Main instead?
2. Not really sure what the point of DX7_SDK is. Can't install it on Windows 10 no matter what compatibility I use, and it doesn't seem to appear in the dropdown menu in Code::Blocks either.
3. The URL to download MinGW in Step 11 is no longer valid. I instead have downloaded MinGW-w64 10.0.0 (UCRT) Win32 from here: https://winlibs.com/#download-release
I assume that's the same thing because I have those exact same exe files from step #20
4. As I already said I don't have "Release" but DX9-Release, DX9-Debug, DX5-Release and DX5-Debug instead. Tried them all and the IDE just crashes each time when I click Build. No error message that I can find or any log of the sort.
5. Code::Blocks that I downloaded is "codeblocks-20.03-setup.exe", maybe I should have downloaded another one instead cause I see there are multiple download links?

speedwagen · 25-05-23, 10:51

In regards to the DX9 compiler, I remember you saying that you will be releasing a version of TR2main with everything integrated into the exe.
Is it possible to also release a version using a fixed function pipeline or with no shaders?
This is provide RTX remix maximum compatibility.

**ANoDE** · 30-05-23, 17:50

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Originally Posted by UroshUchiha

Still not working for me. Code::Blocks just keeps crashing whenever I try to build it regardless of whether I chose DX9-Release or DX5-Release.

A couple of questions though:
1. Do I have to get Tortoise for just building the project? Since I already have Git for Windows can't I just use git clone https://github.com/Arsunt/TR2Main.git TR2Main instead?
2. Not really sure what the point of DX7_SDK is. Can't install it on Windows 10 no matter what compatibility I use, and it doesn't seem to appear in the dropdown menu in Code::Blocks either.
3. The URL to download MinGW in Step 11 is no longer valid. I instead have downloaded MinGW-w64 10.0.0 (UCRT) Win32 from here: https://winlibs.com/#download-release
I assume that's the same thing because I have those exact same exe files from step #20
4. As I already said I don't have "Release" but DX9-Release, DX9-Debug, DX5-Release and DX5-Debug instead. Tried them all and the IDE just crashes each time when I click Build. No error message that I can find or any log of the sort.
5. Code::Blocks that I downloaded is "codeblocks-20.03-setup.exe", maybe I should have downloaded another one instead cause I see there are multiple download links?

Hi,
I just built it from scratch. It seems to have worked, because I got a TR2Main.dll in the end and the game did not crash with it

These are the links I used:
* Code Blocks: https://www.fosshub.com/Code-Blocks....0.03-setup.exe
* Compiler: https://github.com/brechtsanders/win...-11.0.0-r3.zip
* Configuration DX5-Release (for the DX9-* ones you'll need to have the DirectX 9 SDK installed)

Everything else is the same from the manual.
If you know how to use Git/GitHub you won't need tortoiseGit - you can use whatever tool you want.

The DX7_SDK is not meant to be installed, but simply unpacked. The project will find the dependency automatically, as long as the DX7_SDK folder resides next to the TR2Main folder.

I hope this helps.

04-04-23, 12:33	#1
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04-04-23, 22:31	#3
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24-04-23, 16:34	#8
UroshUchiha Explorer Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Serbia Posts: 826	Still not working for me. Code::Blocks just keeps crashing whenever I try to build it regardless of whether I chose DX9-Release or DX5-Release. A couple of questions though: 1. Do I have to get Tortoise for just building the project? Since I already have Git for Windows can't I just use git clone https://github.com/Arsunt/TR2Main.git TR2Main instead? 2. Not really sure what the point of DX7_SDK is. Can't install it on Windows 10 no matter what compatibility I use, and it doesn't seem to appear in the dropdown menu in Code::Blocks either. 3. The URL to download MinGW in Step 11 is no longer valid. I instead have downloaded MinGW-w64 10.0.0 (UCRT) Win32 from here: https://winlibs.com/#download-release I assume that's the same thing because I have those exact same exe files from step #20 4. As I already said I don't have "Release" but DX9-Release, DX9-Debug, DX5-Release and DX5-Debug instead. Tried them all and the IDE just crashes each time when I click Build. No error message that I can find or any log of the sort. 5. Code::Blocks that I downloaded is "codeblocks-20.03-setup.exe", maybe I should have downloaded another one instead cause I see there are multiple download links? Last edited by UroshUchiha; 24-04-23 at 16:36.

24-04-23, 13:55	#6
UroshUchiha Explorer Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Serbia Posts: 826	Thank you for the texture pack! I just tried it and it worked perfectly fine. I also attempted to learn how to compile a GitHub project on my own using Git For Windows and GCC from MinGW and Code::Blocks but sadly both things failed. Using GCC to compile .cpp kept complaining about undefined references. I assume it's because I have to link all of those .h and .cpp from various directories, but I have no idea how to do that. As for Code::Blocks, it always kept crashing when I tried to build the .cbp and I have no idea why. Regardless, I am hijacking a thread now so I apologize. Looking forward to your return to this project to see what more goodness you can give us in TR2!

25-05-23, 10:51	#9
speedwagen Hobbyist Join Date: May 2023 Posts: 2	In regards to the DX9 compiler, I remember you saying that you will be releasing a version of TR2main with everything integrated into the exe. Is it possible to also release a version using a fixed function pipeline or with no shaders? This is provide RTX remix maximum compatibility.