Creating new text in Deus Ex

[GamerX51]

I'm trying to create new text files to import into the DeusExText.u file, but I'm stuck! I know that the files all have to be structured a certain way in the file (in folders), but I don't know exactly how to structure them. Can anyone tell me how to arrange the files so that UCCMake will compile them correctly?

[nerdenstein]

I must admit, it isn't something I've ever done within Deus Ex modding.
This might help though; http://www.planetdeusex.com/tack/HowToA ... apers.html

[Neveos]

Yeah, as it says, you don't have to do it using the DeusExText.u anymore. You just do something like put a 'text' folder in your package's folder, put the text in there and name them like the tutorial states, and then create a class in your class folder called textimport.uc which you'll put import commands like:

class TextImport expands Object
abstract;

// Import Text Files
#exec DEUSEXTEXT IMPORT FILE=text\51_Datacube01.txt
#exec DEUSEXTEXT IMPORT FILE=text\51_Datacube02.txt
#exec DEUSEXTEXT IMPORT FILE=text\51_Datacube03.txt
#exec DEUSEXTEXT IMPORT FILE=text\51_Book01.txt
#exec DEUSEXTEXT IMPORT FILE=text\51_Newspaper01.txt
#exec DEUSEXTEXT IMPORT FILE=text\51_Newspaper02.txt

then run ucc make.

[GamerX51]

Thanks for the tips, I'll try that and see what happens.

[Darma]

If you're interested, I created the thing I ever dreamed of while I was mapping: Datacubes, Books and Newspapers in which you write the text in the Editor!
Link!

Edit: It's called DLBooks

[nerdenstein]

Why haven't you shown me this before?!
That's a fantastic idea!

Oh, I forgot. Your website doesn't like IE9.

[Darma]

I created it today, this post remembered me the old days at trying to add text =D
[And yes, That website is not compatible with IE but I'll be working on that the next week]
Edit: Discovered the mod is compatible with DXMP! We're able to use information devices in dxmp now !

[Neveos]

If you're interested, I created the thing I ever dreamed of while I was mapping: Datacubes, Books and Newspapers in which you write the text in the Editor!
Link!

Edit: It's called DLBooks

Wow I'm wiggin out about this. I think the link is wrong though, because it causes me to dl dldxclothes. What is that btw?

[Darma]

Ah x( I forgot to change the link. (When I create a page, I don't care about creating it from scratch each time, I copy the template from another one I already created. I copyed DLDXclothes's one and forgot to change that link. I'll fix that in a second.)
Here's the right link: http://adf.ly/2CslX

[Neveos]

Cool. I really hope this works in Ued2.

[Darma]

It's done, if the page isn't updating, I posted a direct-adflyed-link in the previous post.

@Nerd: Are you connected somewhere where I can talk with you about something you know I'm talking about ?

[nerdenstein]

It's done, if the page isn't updating, I posted a direct-adflyed-link in the previous post.

@Nerd: Are you connected somewhere where I can talk with you about something you know I'm talking about ?

Catch me through Steam or Facebook. I actually don't know what you are talking about.
I left you a fb message the other day. Wasn't anything specific.
If you don't get online tonight, I'll probably be around all day tomorrow too.

[Neveos]

I just wanted to say that the DLBooks.u has been a big help, and that I was wondering if it were possible to "press enter", like, get it to jump down a space? I tried shift enter, but that didn't work. It's not a big problem, just a curiosity.

-edit- also, is their any significance behind the "textTag" field? I noticed that it won't work without it having some value. Is it just some random value that we have to place in order for the program to associate the txt with the object or something?

[nerdenstein]

I'm going to assume for it too go down to the next line it's going to require some kind of syntax.
I haven't seen how the thing works myself but I'd imagine some sort of html type thing: try adding this " <br /> " to the end of the line.
Without quotes of course.

[Neveos]

I just tried your suggestion, and it didnt work unf. I also tried /r and /n and $ symbol. But I assume the syntax is in there because the & symbol does something interesting in the editor... although not in the game.

-edit- Darma's thing is an enormous convenience for things like datacubes which act like datapads or cell phones, but books and newspapers, its like you almost gotta have the line break.