Editing system messages colors

[Isoroku 43]

Hello!

Everyone knows that changed, personalized chat message colors can improve game experience, but tools which was working before server update now have some problems with compatibility. But here I am! After finding working tools I decided to add some simple GUI for easier file editing.

Now it's only basic alpha version so remember about making backups. In near days I will do improvements to it to be more casual friendly. I have spent my today energy for make it working, so I will add some advice how to use it later, but I think that it's enough intitive to understand how it works.

It's late so I hope that didn't break something and will be working on other computer than my

Download: 

MSG Editor

Changelog:

 

0.7:

- sound selector updated and adjusted to new update 

- when switching tabs, if there were changes done on Advance tab there is pop-up if you want to apply changes. If no, simple view is not reloaded.

- when applpying changes in simple view, only selected line is updated and not whole view is reloaded

- added sorting by different columns in simple view

- added column for color as RGB in simple view

- color selecter openign with full view now

- color selector now should store user custom colors

- option "Load Systemmsg" is now moved to "Load" list and now is called "Load from game folder"

- refreshed Help view

- changelog now allows you sellect if you want to compare to last loaded fil or to backup - details in pop-up

0.6

- different fixes like validation for some fields, little optimization of some GUI elements

0.5

- added sound selector for messages with sounds preview

0.4

- added changelog generator

- added help button, which leads to this topic

- changes in one view automatically shows in second

0.3:

- added simple editor view inspired by L2 Utils.

- previous appearance of editor is now under "Advanced editor" tab.

0.2.1:

- fixed bug, when unable to overwrite .dat file

0.2:

- added backup option

- added possibility to save project as .dat or .txt file in chosen folder

- minor fixes

0.1:

Download first version: no more available 

Info for advanced editor:

 

Info 1: About columns with messages: in proper column must be

a,YourMessage\0

instead of only

YourMessage

Info 2: Colors are from HEX format, but red and blue have converted place in game files so when you find HEX in internet it's in red-green-blue (rrggbb) order, but columns in editor are Blue Green Red 

Info 3: Approximate positions for on-screen messages:

 

 

 

Edited January 30, 2023 by Isoroku

[Samson 2]

Looks clean: https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/e863176ff8b792a87944ec2bf6ac563ad8fec9ecbded5b08e399bdf3d1d946a3/detection

 

Nice tool, keep it updated.

[Isoroku 43]

Added new version with option to save systemmsg as plain text and possibility to choose save location. If new version will make problem, first is available in changelog

[Isoroku 43]

New version with easier editing.

[Isoroku 43]

New version with changelog generator.

[Isoroku 43]

Maybe someone have knowledge to help me:

I wanted to add easy menu to choose sounds for messages, but systemmsg contains now only id of sound instead of name like in old chronicles and I have problems with matching id to proper soundfile and soundname. If someone know if list of sounds names for Id is hardcoded in exe or maybe stored in some file, this information would really help me. In other case finding all sounds (still 6 missing) used in default systemmsg will probably requiring too much effort and time for me and I will give up with this option.

Edited January 20, 2018 by Isoroku

[Isoroku 43]

New version with preview of sounds to select. 

I matched only 39 IDs to specific sounds. Package grow up with sounds files to 7mb so now is uploaded on my domain. It's too big for post attachment.

[Isoroku 43]

New version with small fixes. Last version, if will not be reported any important bug.

[Anytime 556]

is it save to use?

Admins maybe checked it alrdy?

@Koll @San0

[Lafi 100]

It's system msg editor... What u wanna check by admins?  yes, u can use pink color...

Your welcome...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-xWhG4UU_Y

 

[Isoroku 43]

1 hour ago, Lafi said:

It's system msg editor... What u wanna check by admins?  

You know, generally every .exe in internet can contain virus no matter what main program do  Especially .exe for non-official client for some MMO  

 

@Anytime

VirusTotal scan: https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/a4a1ae3a7b148f1a90aacbb8334f7f79e257d98a95ede6b8c398c9fd63e796ce/detection

[Anytime 556]

2 hours ago, Lafi said:

It's system msg editor... What u wanna check by admins?  yes, u can use pink color...

Your welcome...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-xWhG4UU_Y

 

At least @Isoroku understood what i mean ...

 

[Lafi 100]

ok, ok... sry.. i just like pink unicorns ...  

[Isoroku 43]

2 hours ago, Lafi said:

ok, ok... sry.. i just like pink unicorns ...  

"Welcome to the World of Pinkage II".

[Newbi 5]

3 hours ago, Isoroku said:

"Welcome to the World of Pinkage II".

Thanks bro for this tool, u re my hero. At first i ignored it, though its just another simple chat color changer, but gave it a shoot and its what i was looking. On screen messages. Its perfect. Done myself one.

[Sabandija 2]

anyone can share any systemmsg with colors?

[Isoroku 43]

Hi. I'm not playing any more, but I've updated the link. My previous domain expired, thx for info.

As for ready systemmsg, check this post:

I've done this for myself and shared in linked topic.

[Werew 74]

can't download....

 

[Reddish 258]

Link broken again, tho I managed to download it few hours before, tomorrow i can reupload somewhere

[Isoroku 43]

Yeah, some problems with hosting of the site. For sure was working short time after domain update. I've added mirror with 3rd party uploading site.

Edited March 2, 2019 by Isoroku

[Cyane 230]

@Sabandija this is an alternative made by san0, you can check it too

 

[Reddish 258]

Sorry, totally forgot about this, but here we are, one more downloadable link for the program @Isoroku made, thx for it;)

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Xkc2nnktv5mLygXuimCU6o8XMplma1uF

[Xipicau 3]

First of all, thanks for you effort delivering this tool.

Second, I need help because I can't see the changes in-game.

I updated some text colors:

     

Saved the changes:

     

     

I go in-game, try to hit something and text colors didn't change:

     

 

What is missing?

Edited May 6, 2019 by Xipicau

[Temudjin 12]

Look closely.. you changed the text you got hit for.

But ingame it says has inflicted.

 

Change the inflicted color. That will do.

[Isoroku 43]

13 hours ago, Xipicau said:

What is missing?

Some event messages arę duplicated from older chronicles. You have to find one with proper text. As Temudjin said, you have to find "inflicted" messages.