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Compiling BoE source code for Windows in Blades of Exile
Iori Branford
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Member # 548
 written Wednesday, May 30 2007 15:11 Profile #10
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Originally written by Frozen Feet:

I have a problem of the most basic kind: I have no idea how to actually compile this game! My logic tells me there is a step-by-step guide somewhere... but so far my attempts to find one have been fruitless.

So could someone give me a hint about what I need to compile the source, how do I do it and where should I look for further info?
I've given it a shot myself, and here's what I can tell you so far.

The first thing is to set up a Windows development environment. You can use these free tools:

Visual C++ 2005 Express
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/

Microsoft Platform SDK
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=0BAF2B35- C656-4969-ACE8-E4C0C0716ADB&displaylang=en

How to Use the Platform SDK in Express
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/usingpsdk/

Then you can make a Blades project with the code (.h, .cpp) and resource files (.rc) in it. If adding files to the project crashes Visual Studio, you need to patch it with the latest Service Pack.

Now, the data does not need to be added to your project, but it does need to be in the right places. If you created the solution and project with the default directory structure, then the BladScen folder goes in your project directory because this is also the default working directory.

The sounds folder should be named "blades" and placed in your solution directory (that is, one directory up from your project directory) -- the blades.rc resource file assumes the sounds path to be "..\blades", but you can change that to anything you like.

That's all the steps I know to get working with Blades in Windows. Getting a successful build is another matter, which I leave to more talented Windows coders than I.

[ Wednesday, May 30, 2007 15:13: Message edited by: Iori Branford ]

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The essence of balance is detachment. To embrace a cause, to grow fond or spiteful, is to lose one's balance, after which no action can be trusted. Our burden is not for the dependant of spirit.
Posts: 16 | Registered: Wednesday, January 23 2002 08:00
Graphic Novels-- Comic Books in General
Iori Branford
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Member # 548
 written Thursday, February 3 2005 13:30 Profile #16
Louie the Rune Soldier and Road to Perdition fanboy reporting in. One is a spoof of the fantasy genre, the other a Max Payne-esque revenge thriller.

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The essence of balance is detachment. To embrace a cause, to grow fond or spiteful, is to lose one's balance, after which no action can be trusted. Our burden is not for the dependant of spirit.
Posts: 16 | Registered: Wednesday, January 23 2002 08:00
BOE: Redemption ate my Hunter's Blade from Forsaken in Tech Support
Iori Branford
Apprentice
Member # 548
 written Monday, August 30 2004 15:37 Profile #0
My party has just slain Fred, the first angry bookshelf, in Redemption. As of today, when I load any save after a certain point in that scenario, the Hunter's Blade is gone from my inventory, though I never separated it from its wielder in any way, ever.

For this scenario I have
- a main save file just before going to bed in A&M's tower
- a save in the Boemen Camp
- three saves in the Murky Mine
- two saves in the dream tower, one before fighting Fred and one after.

Before today, I had the Hunter's Blade in all of them. Now only the Boemen Camp save still has it. Is there ANY way I can get it back?

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The essence of balance is detachment. To embrace a cause, to grow fond or spiteful, is to lose one's balance, after which no action can be trusted. Our burden is not for the dependant of spirit.
Posts: 16 | Registered: Wednesday, January 23 2002 08:00
What are the names of the people in your parties? in General
Iori Branford
Apprentice
Member # 548
 written Thursday, August 12 2004 21:41 Profile #15
My three active BOE parties, ranked in order of average level:

Chiyo, Tomo, Yomi, Sakaki, Osaka, Kagura.
Kaoru, Aoi, Miyabi, Tina, Taeko, Mayu.
Keitaro, Naru, Kitsune, Motoko, Shinobu, Su.

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The essence of balance is detachment. To embrace a cause, to grow fond or spiteful, is to lose one's balance, after which no action can be trusted. Our burden is not for the dependant of spirit.
Posts: 16 | Registered: Wednesday, January 23 2002 08:00
What music (if any) are you listening to... in General
Iori Branford
Apprentice
Member # 548
 written Wednesday, November 5 2003 23:42 Profile #61
Zilla Construction (Shadow Warrior).

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The essence of balance is detachment. To embrace a cause, to grow fond or spiteful, is to lose one's balance, after which no action can be trusted. Our burden is not for the dependant of spirit.
Posts: 16 | Registered: Wednesday, January 23 2002 08:00