Unofficial (for now) mission scripts fix

[Sneaksie]

First of all, i would like to apologize for lack of news and updates. The development studio went out of business after the game release so no kind of support is available from them.
We were forced to search for any solutions to game issues ourselves and we don't have a source code. This means that some errors (like ships sinking through ground at the end of football mission) are impossible to fix. However, i've managed to understand and correct most errors in mission scripts.

This patch fixes most scripting errors found in missions (crash in Mission 30, 31 should be okay as well). In addition, it adds text messages at the top of the screen during flight (a substitute for spoken flight chatter), which are also stored in pager log if you've missed something. A pilot head image appears briefly at the top left of the screen when someone says something. All text in the game should be translated now.

Patch installation is simple - unpack the archive into main game directory, overwriting existing files.

Please report any errors, i'll try to fix them if possible.

<File updated April 12, 2010>

[starlord]

thanks for the answer sneaksie: and we quite understand the complex situation you are in!

I've heard from peter king that support from factor K will be inexistant: as such, I would like to point out right away that a lot of us would be interested in acquiring factor K add ons from russia, and we would appreciate the different 1C offices to help us in those purchases...

Afterwards, no doubt that the translation of factor K will have to be handled by fans: a simple "subtitling" of the game no doubt... but the proper question now is acquiring the add-on...

EDIT: also, if this game is about to turn into anything decent, as is our wish, I recommend to do as sneaksie says and start bug chasing! I personnally would say: thank you for the flight chater workaround...
I suppose that creating a similar "subtitling" patch for factor K russian releases would be impossible in the future?

[homework]

Thank you. I started thinking no one will fix that. Finally! I hope we can now play it till the end.

[Hertston]

Wow... only popped back in a moment of boredom, having given up on this one months ago.

However, thanks for making the effort to do what you could, and I certainly be re-installing to look at the changes.

Just wondering though, I know you don't have the source code but wouldn't it be possible to insert the Russian voice chatter sound files? As I recall from poking around the files the problem seemed to be that they just weren't there. I always thought 'Russian with subtitles' would actually 'work' very well.

[Sneaksie]

Actually, pilots speak generic phrases in Russian (like 'i've got him!'), only now subtitles for this phrases appear too. Critical messages (like 'Form up on my wing' or 'Andrew, engage these torpedo bombers!') are subtitles only, but in some cases pilot's portrait appears too to get your attention.
Theoretically it's possible to add back Russian spoken dialogue during flight in addition to subtitles, but the patch will be big and i doubt it would improve experience significantly (and the difference between English voices between missions and Russian voices during missions would be glaring).
Everybody, please share what do you think about Hertston's idea.

[Hertston]

(and the difference between English voices between missions and Russian voices during missions would be glaring).

Maybe, but I always thought the game had a very 'Russian' feel anyway (which is hardly surprising I suppose), even in the cut-scenes. I can't quite recall, but wasn't a lot of the background chat in the first 'Stalker' game deliberately left in Russian to keep the atmosphere, even though all the 'plot' dialogue was voiced in English?

Anyway, as you say it will be interesting to hear what others think. There's certainly no point in doing it unless the demand is substantially more than just me!

[starlord]

as far as this is concerned, it's as you wish! The only thing I want is to understand the plot and story!

But again: Many thanks for the help!

[Sneaksie]

Maybe, but I always thought the game had a very 'Russian' feel anyway (which is hardly surprising I suppose), even in the cut-scenes.

Interesting, can you explain what gives you this feel? :)

[Hertston]

Interesting, can you explain what gives you this feel? :)

Don't know really, just a 'style' thing that's very hard to pin down. It think it's to do with both gameplay and (perhaps principally) artistic conventions you associate almost unconciously with most games developed in the US and UK (even 'indie' ones) being changed, subtly different or even thrown away altogether. I like many games from Eastern Europe for that reason, particularly the Stalker series and the Ice Pick Lodge games (The Void and Pathologic).. you would never see anything like those from a US or UK developer.

BTW, having just got Call of Pripyat (UK release was only last week) I note they've kept the Russian (or Ukranian?) chat in that as well, when English translation is not really needed.

[lazaros]

i applied the patch passed mission 30 and in mission 31 when i join gagarin'w formation is gets an java runtime error on file mission31.g3c line 479

[Sneaksie]

Hello, i've just updated the fix in the first post. Please try it (you may need to load the autosave from the previous mission, Mission 30 End, to apply the changes). If problem persits, i'll look into it at Monday (i've played through the game fine a couple of weeks ago though).

[16cmfan]

I am from Slovakia, so the scripts via google translator ...

I do not believe that there is no, user who has no Savefile mission 30 or less. We will do better than ist again play game 1 of the mission.

thanx

[Divebomb]

oh wow. this is very good. had given up hope on any more support for this game. would it be a problem to simply release a complete russian language patch? to switch all audio to russian instead? I realise the patch would be pretty big, at least a couple of hundred megs, but I would honestly prefer it to how the game is now.

also, is there no chance of faktor k being released at all now?

[Sneaksie]

Russian in-flight speech patch can be made, but first i want to make sure that script bugs are resolved. Some parts of the missions were changed, for example, you no longer need to switch to arcade mode to be able to escape the gravitational pull of Shao blackhole, script does this automatically. Missions 33 and 34 were heavily edited (placement of enemy ground units became more random, etc.). Any changes could bring some overlooked problems, so i wait for your feedback (i've played through the game successfully though).
There are no plans to release Factor K in English.

[Divebomb]

excellent. I'll play some later and see what I come up with.

[16cmfan]

Does anyone savegame from Mission 25, 26 or other?

[Sneaksie]

Here is the save before start of Mission 25.

[16cmfan]

Thank you for quick response ;)

[billshot1941]

First of all, i would like to apologize for lack of news and updates. The development studio went out of business after the game release so no kind of support is available from them.
We were forced to search for any solutions to game issues ourselves and we don't have a source code. This means that some errors (like ships sinking through ground at the end of football mission) are impossible to fix. However, i've managed to understand and correct most errors in mission scripts.

This patch fixes most scripting errors found in missions (crash in Mission 30, 31 should be okay as well). In addition, it adds text messages at the top of the screen during flight (a substitute for spoken flight chatter), which are also stored in pager log if you've missed something. A pilot head image appears briefly at the top left of the screen when someone says something. All text in the game should be translated now.

Patch installation is simple - unpack the archive into main game directory, overwriting existing files.

Please report any errors, i'll try to fix them if possible.

Thanks have solve some problems but not all.
At end mission 32 then there is a new mission 33 there is an compile error in line 922. I hope that you can solve that one to begouse for me is now game end.

Best regard
billshot1941

[Sneaksie]

Oops, one extra ; symbol and boom:) Thanks for pointing this out, i've uploaded the updated version of the patch (it's in the first post).
Please post here if you finish the game (mission 34 is the last one).

[billshot1941]

Hi Sneaksie, Yes the compile error in line 922 is solved.
But sorry in the briefing room from mission 34 the man is speaking then back to Windows desktop. I hope that you can solve this one to; if I can finnist the whole mission 34 is the last one I want to play the whole game to look if there is more wrong. I can do this begouse I have a lot off time my age is 69 but like this game's

All the best
billshot1941

[Sneaksie]

Okay, i'll check what's up... these two last missions are scripting nightmare (and seem to be less tested than others).
Wow, I hope i'll still have interest in games and in life in general like you do when i turn 69 myself :)
What's your opinion on adding back Russian in-flight speech in addition to English subtitles like two other players suggested in this thread?

[billshot1941]

Hi Sneaksie, Well I think in the year 3000 there is a not understanding language; if it is possible then we gamers already in that year.

Best regard and thanks for the attension for the problems in this game.

billshot1941

[Sneaksie]

Fixed, the link to the updated patch is in the first post, as before.
I'm going to upload the full version of the patch (with the Russian in-flight speech as requested) tomorrow.

[jeady]

compile error in line 328 mission21.g3c .

[Sneaksie]

Error fixed, zip file in first post updated.

[JackSun]

Thanks :)

[empertu]

hello sneaksie i have an runtime error when i speak to jeremy blood from pirates in mission 12 microsoft visual c ++runtime library program files\1c company\the tomorrow war\zv.exe
this application has requested the runtime to terminate it in an unusual way.

[Sneaksie]

Do you have a save before this dialog?

[uapp]

Hey sorry to bug like this but after i placed the patched stuff into the game dir the game crashes on startup any ideas?(after there logo it crash to desktop) :confused: is there a patch or something i am missing? edit - that's after a new install

[Sneaksie]

Strange, does it crash without this patch? What are your system specs?

[uapp]

Strange, does it crash without this patch? What are your system specs?

Man i knew i forgot i had registered somewhere:mad:...anyways it crashes with the patch (i think i'v forgotten since i'v stopped playing) and my new laptop is a G74sx specs :

cpu:i7 - 2630QM CPU @ 2.00GHz(8 cpus in total)
ram 8Gb
graphics : Nvidia GTX 560m
os : windows 7 home premium 64bit

gonna install it again and will let you know in a few minutes

edit - assuming from my old post i had the patch on but that's what i said.