Intro Movies
Nepheris:
Most of your information does not line up with my personal experiences.
a) The intro *is* a sort of movie, as when you copy the .reia file from e.g. Pleasantview to a random generated 'hood, the exact same Pleasantview intro movie will play. I think I've read somewhere that someone claimed their intro movie changed to reflect changes in their hood (new houses and such), but that's never been the case for me.
b) Copying the .reia file (while giving you the copied intro movie) will not give you the flyover cam motion in a hood. Naming your hood as one of the standard hoods (Pleasantview, Riverblossom Hills, etc) while that hood is not currently installed however, does. (Thank you Emma)
What I've surmised is that the .reia files are made in some way known only to EAxis, who for some reason don't feel like sharing. I don't know anything about programming languages, but I'm guessing the reia you're talking about has nothing to do whatsoever with TS2 intro movies.
shc:
I don' see how my information does not line up with your so-called personal experiences, apart from you claiming that the 'movie' does not reflect changes in your game. Since I have noticed this in my game long before I decided to go on this little search and others have posted of noticing the same thing in thier hoods, this just proves that you are not as observant as other people.
Now what is interesting of what you said is the fact that the 'flyover cam motion' can be replicated in custom hoods using a copied .reia file if the said custom hood is occupying the same N## as where the .reia file originated. This information shows that the .reia file has been programmed to only work for that N## slot. I am sorry Emma for missing this little tidbit in my search.
Quote from: Nepheris on 2009 January 06, 23:32:08
What I've surmised is that the .reia files are made in some way known only to EAxis, who for some reason don't feel like sharing. I don't know anything about programming languages, but I'm guessing the reia you're talking about has nothing to do whatsoever with TS2 intro movies.
I believe I said in my post that I had no idea if it had anything to do with TS2 'intro movies' and I also admitted I knew 'sweet f all' about programming languages as well. But I thought someone with knowledge of such things may want to know of it so they can make that judgement call. As you said you do not have this knowledge so you are not of any authority to say if it is or if it isn't.
Nepheris:
You don't see how the info doesn't line up with my experiences?
a) You claim it isn't a movie, I claim it is. If the .reia file was just a collection of camera movements, there is no reason why the exact same intro movie plays for custom hoods as the one you copied it from.
b) Learn to read. I specifically said the camera movement is in no way related to the .reia file. It is related to the name of the neighbourhood. You do not need to copy the .reia file in any way to get the camera movement, just simply the name of an original EAxis neighborhood. Copying the .reia only will only give you the intro movie of the related neighbourhood, and not in any way the flyover camera motion you seem to associate with it.
c) I'm using common sense here. While I admit that I know nothing about programming languages whatsoever, I still *guess* the reia programming language you speak of has nothing to do with TS2 in any way, shape or form. *Guessing* does not equal *having the authority to say it ain't or is*, and seeing as I made this very clear in my post, I see no reason for you to harp over it. Just sharing here.
I recognise your attempts to get into the spirit of the forum, but please, practise basic reading comprehension first without galopping off into the direction of moar fight. Otherwise, you will get P&L at.
Alex:
Well the .reia file is just a recorded video of the scripted flythrough. As Nepheris said, if you move that file, you are merely associating the video file with another neighborhood. Where the flythrough data is kept, I have no idea. It seems it's tied to certain neighborhood names. Calling any neighborhood (even existing ones) Pleasantview, Strangetown, Veronaville, Riverblossom Hills, Desiderata Valley, Belladonna Cove, Sedona, Europa or Lakeview will create their own individual flythroughs (the last one is very glitchy though). Apparently some other names create one as well, but they appear to be inconsistent.
shc:
Quote from: Nepheris on 2009 January 07, 12:07:13
b) Learn to read. I specifically said the camera movement is in no way related to the .reia file. It is related to the name of the neighbourhood. You do not need to copy the .reia file in any way to get the camera movement, just simply the name of an original EAxis neighborhood. Copying the .reia only will only give you the intro movie of the related neighbourhood, and not in any way the flyover camera motion you seem to associate with it.
I concede I misread that bit of your post.
Quote from: Nepheris on 2009 January 07, 12:07:13
I recognise your attempts to get into the spirit of the forum, but please, practise basic reading comprehension first without galopping off into the direction of moar fight. Otherwise, you will get P&L at.
I have no idea what you mean by this. I don't care about this forums games of moar fight and other what not childish antics. Obviously from my profile you can see I am not a frequent poster here, and honestly I am not even that much a lurker here either. Once in a blue moon I come to check if the mods I have from here have had any updates then I leave. People being nasty to each other in the belief that it makes them clever is not something that interests me, I have no need to belittle someone to make me feel good about myself. Now that I make myself clear on that I shall move on from it.
Back to 'intro movies'.
Okay I think there is some confusion when each of us talk about this intro movie. When I am talking about the intro movie I am talking about the flyover cam that occurs when you first enter the hood. When you talk about the intro movie you seem to be talking about something else other than that and honestly I don't know what it is you are refering to if it is not the flyover cam.
To recap, you say that the .reia file doesn't effect the flyover cam, that the cam is tied to the actual worded name of the Eaxis hood (not the number), but the .reia file does effect the thing which you call the intro movie. If you don't mind me asking what is the intro movie you refer to (I am not trying to be a bitch, I honestly would like to know in order to better my comprehension of the matter)
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page