Hi,
as 1.15 is certainly the heaviest TDU Modding Tools of its timelife, I'm afraid changes I've been done could harm game data or make bad publicity about installers
(considering every modder does his job correctly and seriously tests his install scripts before releasing anything ;) ).
So it will need more testing before the GO. And it will happen.
In the meantime, here is the release log :)
- Main:
* Automatically asks for admin privileges under Vista/7
* Misc bug fixes:
+ Color management in Vehicle Manager
+ Windows registry update
+ Role renaming in patch editor.
* Parameters window:
+ Appearance of advanced buttons.
* Error messages: supplementary information added to help with debugging.
- Automatic Launcher:
* Coordinates display support (POS mode).
- File Browser:
* Replacing: by default, only files with same extension are displayed.
- (NEW!) Database Editor:
* Displays database contents from local TDU or from a given folder
* Display resource values and allows to modify them
* Enables topic navigation
* Analyzes database and fixes most famous error cases.
- (NEW!) Track Pack:
* Requires TDU v1.66 and later
* Handles dfe files (solo / multi / club races)
* Allows to import challenges created by ingame editor!
* Allows to change parameters for those challenges
* Allows to merge tracks to bypass tdu editor's 50 checkpoint limit (import checkpoints)
* Allows to activate those challenge and use them by replacing multiplayer challenge spot on OAHU map.
- Patch Editor :
* Revamped commands
+ Installer/Uninstaller generator menu, displaying output folder in windows explorer
+ Ability to test generated installer
+ Display debug report
+ Obsolete instruction testing feature removed
* Latest generated location is kept into memory
* Value entering: ability to insert TAB character
* Groups handling: ability to delete a group
* Background picture management
* Allows to customize name of installer executable file
* Ability to define a web page to display from installer (left click on picture)
* Instruction import feature from another PCH file.
- Vehicle Manager :
* Main
+ Every vehicle slot is now visible
+ TDU hidden slots are in faded color
* Cam-IK
+ View selection: views are now alphabetically sorted
+ Cockpit view: ability to change source and target locations (L / center / R)
* Datasheet
+ Weight display (kg). No change allowed.
* Physics
+ Semi-automatic gearbox parameter has been removed
* Colors
+ Color list updated for better accuracy (thanks to Reilsss)
+ New color name layout, making use easier
+ Exterior color sets: position changing / renaming / copy-pasting.
- ModAndPlay (installer):
* New detailed error message when error during patching
* Click on picture > displays a web page defined in the script.
- Modding Library (for developers):
* TDUModdingLibrary.fileformats.database.helper.DatabaseHelper
> added LoadDatabase(...) method, loading the whole database for read/write operations
> method SelectCellsFromTopicWherePrimaryKey(string, DB, params string[]) : now returns an empty array if search fails
* TDUModdingLibrary.support.Tools
> added method GetPlayerProfiles(), returning profile name list, situated in Documents\Test Drive Unlimited folder.
That's all folks ! ;)