Fan Made Fallout

[rockfx01]

Currently between Agrajag and I, we are getting the SVN Repository up and running. All scripters will need to sign up for an Assembla account and then message their usernames to me so I can add you to the team on Assembla and give you access to the SVN.

What is an SVN Repository?
An SVN Repository is a Subversion control system. Files are stored in a central location, called a repository. Users can access files, download them, edit them, and then upload the changed version to the repository. Unlike a typical file system such as FTP, however, an SVN repository keeps track of all changes that have been made, who made them and when. It allows you to look previous versions of files, create version branches, and more. Subversion can be used to manage any types of files, including scripts.

How Do I Get Started?
1. Sign up for an account on Assembla as mentioned above, and message me your Assembla username so that I can add you to the Fan Made Fallout project on the site.

2. Download and install the TortoiseSVN client on your computer as a shell extension.

3. Go to Start Menu->All Programs->TortoiseSVN->Help and read all of "Chapter 2: Basic Concepts". This will give you an understanding of how the SVN system works and why we are using it.


Setting up Local Working Directories
a. Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the mapper directory, default: C:\Program Files\Black Isle\Fallout 2 Mapper
b. Rename the "scripts" folder "scripts.old". This will act as a backup for the original Fallout scripts if you want to use them as a reference.
c. Create a new folder called "scripts" to replace the old one.
d. Right click the new, empty "scripts" folder and select "SVN Checkout..."
e. in 'URL of repository,' enter the URL:

[rockfx01]

Agrajag hasn't been around much lately, so I just went ahead with making the repository available to everyone. I put his most recent headers, from "HEADERS 02-19-08.rar" in the scripts\headers directory. That's about it.

Anyone working on a script at this point probably has the most current version of it, so please put the files in the proper directories and then Commit them to the SVN so that everyone has access to the scripts.

Some common file paths:

.MSG (dialogue) - \data2\text\english\dialog\
.GAM, .MAP - \data2\maps\
.PRO (protos) - \data2\proto\*Appropriate Directory*\
.INT (compiled scripts) - \data2\scripts\
.SSL - \Fallout 2 Mapper\scripts\*Appropriate Directory*\
.H - \Fallout 2 Mapper\scripts\HEADERS\

There is not currently a location in the repository for .fmf files. These should be kept on the FTP server for now.

[pjnt]

Signed up user:pjnt

Let's go scripters!!

[rockfx01]

Hey all,

I have added a third base directory to the repository. You can do an SVN Checkout of the folder to any folder on your hard drive you want. It is meant to be used as a temporary storage location for files you are working on, such as dialogue tool files and other files you might want easy access to from a second computer or if you want to easily put a file up for another scripter to look at.

Given the limited space we have on the SVN, please do not use this as a catch-all folder for everything FMF related. That means:

-NO big files
-Delete files from the Temp folder you no longer need there (Right Click the file->Tortoise SVN->Delete).
-Limit the number of revisions of a file you commit to the Temp directory in order to limit the number of SVN revisions that are created by uploading multiple versions of the file. Since this is primarily a 'temporary' location for files, you shouldn't be using it a ton. Most SVN usage should be in the /scripts and /data directories.

Create the local folder you want to use for the directory and do an SVN Checkout of:

[HVAttack8]

Idk if anyone has said this, but I believe it's also necessary to make those changes from the fallout2.cfg file in the mapper2.cfg file as well.

[rockfx01]

Can someone sticky this thread?

K THX BYE.

[Agrajag]

Stickied!