ii.Aethra 0.8.0.1

.NET 8.0 This package targets .NET 8.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. 
dotnet add package ii.Aethra --version 0.8.0.1
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package ii.Aethra -Version 0.8.0.1
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="ii.Aethra" Version="0.8.0.1" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="ii.Aethra" Version="0.8.0.1" />
                    


                            Directory.Packages.props
                        

                    

                
<PackageReference Include="ii.Aethra" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add ii.Aethra --version 0.8.0.1
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: ii.Aethra, 0.8.0.1"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#:package ii.Aethra@0.8.0.1
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=ii.Aethra&version=0.8.0.1
                    


                            Install as a Cake Addin
                        

                    

                
#tool nuget:?package=ii.Aethra&version=0.8.0.1
                    


                            Install as a Cake Tool

iiAethra

iiAethra is a C# library supporting the modification of files relating to The Aethra Chronicles, the 1994 CRPG game.

Name Read Write Comment
AETHRA.CFG ✔ ✔
C1.RSC ✗ ✗
C2.RSC ✗ ✗
CHARPIC.DAT ✔ ✔
D1.RSC ✗ ✗
DRAGONS.PIC ✔ ✔
ENCNTER.DAT ✔ ✔
FLOOR.PIC ✔ ✔
FRONTS.PIC ✔ ✔
GAME.EXE ✗ ✗
GAME.OVR ✗ ✗
ICONS.PIC ✔ ✔ Multiple image sizes
INFO1.DAT ✔ ✔ Malformed file - writing back the original data fails
INFO2.DAT ✔ ✔
ITEM.DAT ✔ ✔
MAP.RSC ✗ ✗
MAPS.PIC ✔ ✔
MONPIC.PIC ✔ ✔ Multiple image sizes
NMONSTER.DAT ✔ ✔
OPEN.PPC ✔ ✔
PARCH.PIC ✔ ✔
PARTY.DAT ✔ ✔
PIC1.RSC ✔ ✔
PILLAR.PPR ✗ ✗
PORTS.RSC ✔ ✔
ROS.RSC ✔ ✔
SAVEGAME.DAT ✔ ✔
SPECIALS.PIC ✔ ✔
SPEFFS.DAT ✔ ✔
STD.RSC ✔ ✗ Some extracted files are malformed
STORES.DAT ✔ ✔
T1.RSC ✔ ✔
TASKDESC.DAT ✗ ✗ Malformed file
TREE.DAT ✗ ✗ Malformed file

Note: Real48 round-tripping is currently inaccurate.

Usage

Install the nuget package e.g.

dotnet add package ii.Aethra

Aethra Chronicles doesn't have consistent file type extensions e.g. a DAT file can contain Guild and Shop info, scroll text, item information, quest description, encounters or more, each in differernt formats. Despite this there's a clear link between the file you want to edit and the class you'll need to edit it.

To edit a file you should instantiate the relevant class and call the Read method passing the filename. This will return an object model, which you can amend, before calling the Write method.

var itemManager = new ItemDat();
var items = itemManager.Read(@"D:\Games\aethra\install\item.dat");
items.First().WoodsLore = 1;
itemReader.Write(items, @"D:\Games\aethra\install\item.dat");

Compiling

To clone and run this repository you'll need Git and .NET installed on your computer. From your command line:

# Clone this repository
$ git clone https://github.com/btigi/iiAethra

# Go into the repository
$ cd src

# Build  the app
$ dotnet build

Licencing

iiAethra is licenced under the MIT License. Full licence details are available in licence.md

iiAethra uses this Stackoverflow answer by Phil Jollans for conversion of a Turbao Pascal Real48 type to a C# type under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license as per the Stackoverflow License agreement.

The code is available in the github repository

Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net8.0 is compatible.  net8.0-android was computed.  net8.0-browser was computed.  net8.0-ios was computed.  net8.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net8.0-macos was computed.  net8.0-tvos was computed.  net8.0-windows was computed.  net9.0 was computed.  net9.0-android was computed.  net9.0-browser was computed.  net9.0-ios was computed.  net9.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net9.0-macos was computed.  net9.0-tvos was computed.  net9.0-windows was computed.  net10.0 was computed.  net10.0-android was computed.  net10.0-browser was computed.  net10.0-ios was computed.  net10.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net10.0-macos was computed.  net10.0-tvos was computed.  net10.0-windows was computed. 
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