Any Way to expand InventoryTXT?

[devurandom]

I was able to compile and direct replace InventoryTXT all working fine.
Attempted to add new (4)columns and BOOM!! game loaded but everything displayed by inventory was scrambled.


Is it possible to expand InventoryTXT without rewriting a gazillion other functions?

[Necrolis]

I was able to compile and direct replace InventoryTXT all working fine.
Attempted to add new (4)columns and BOOM!! game loaded but everything displayed by inventory was scrambled.

Inventory.txt is unique in that it is never used directly, the game looks up the appropriate record(s) and them memcpy's sections of them into a set of globals for later use.

Is it possible to expand InventoryTXT without rewriting a gazillion other functions?

A gazillion? no, but you need to replace every reference that uses it, else you cannot alter the structure (cause the record size will change). The better way is to create a separate memory table from the same txt file (read the same txt but pass only the new columns, and save this as a different tanble to inventory.txt)

[devurandom]

The better way is to create a separate memory table from the same txt file (read the same txt but pass only the new columns, and save this as a different tanble to inventory.txt)

Very Interesting, thanks for sharing your wisdom!

[kidpaddle94]

You can lookup how D2 handles levels.bin & leveldefs.bin for an example of this. Just be aware that you will run into problems with files that already have 256 (or 255?) columns in vanilla. Monstats and Skills for example.

[devurandom]

Thanks for the tip, I'll see what I can do.