Higher patch client related changes

[Paradox]

Not entirely sure if this is posted in the correct area(if not feel free to move or close if needed sorry) but i have been working on conquer related stuff for quite some time now and have gotten by on my own or with help from friends when necessary but i seem to be doing something that has put me in a spot that very few know about if i do end up stuck so here we are.

Working on a 7762 setup that will eventually be classic and the reason for that is to just have all of the features and possible future upgrade paths if the players end up wanting more or certain features but what i am stuck on right now is removing specific classes in the gui.ini file. I have done this already with a 6609 client and had no issues but this was some time ago and i have forgotten exactly which IDs the classes are in gui.ini, even though this is technically the full 3.0 conquer client almost all of the files if not all of them are handled the same way. I have tried using the client gui program that was released some time ago but there are thousands upon thousands of IDs to look through and would just be insanely tedious trying to go about it that way. so far i have been able to remove everything related to the newer classes and newer features they added but i am just stuck on editing the classes you are able to choose from on the CC screen, most of the CC screen is controlled through ID 0-746 / 746- but even after going through every single 746 ID the closest i got was removing classes by area in the current layout. for example 746-1453 is the middle banner and 746-1435 is the middle image for that class, it doesnt control a specific class but just the class in that spot on whatever page your on. If anyone has some input or some possible assistance to this situation it would be greatly appreciated.


Edit** since i seemed to have rambled on a bit here is what the post is for - Im trying to figure out where in gui.ini the class options are controlled or what ID controls them so i can remove specific classes from being chosen when characters are being made, i know i can control it through the source but the goal is for a clean look so if anyone has some input or knowledge they could pass on it would be greatly appreciated. 

Below are some images i had laying around that are fairly recent of how the setup looks right now minus some "polishing". First time posting here so hopefully this post doesnt look like a disaster and if it does i am sorry for that lol. any type of positive input would be helpful even basic stuff thank you!

Edited Wednesday at 09:43 PM by Paradox

[Paradox]

Update** you can close this post, I figured out that it was controlled inside info.ini by editing one block to only give certain classes.

as I always enjoy those who help with issues and post the solution here it is,
If anyone else is interested in doing the same as me feel free, here is the info.ini changes I made

// 选人界面相关配置
[RoleSelect]
//备注：0道士-1弓手-2海盗-3勇士-8铁扇-4小龙-5武僧-6忍者-7战士-9斗神
// 显示顺序
ViewSort=1-7-8-9-4-0-2-5-3-6
// 一级界面各个职业X轴方向的偏移调整（相对于背景框）
ViewOffset=-55,-70,-80,-70,-55,-50,-50,-70,-70,-70
// 职业对应索引值
ViewParam=4-5-6-7-16-17-20-21-14-15-0-1-12-13-10-11-2-3-8-9
// 二级界面各个职业图标序列帧总数
CreateRoleMaxFrame=10



changed to 

// 选人界面相关配置
[RoleSelect]
//备注：0道士-1弓手-2海盗-3勇士-8铁扇-4小龙-5武僧-6忍者-7战士-9斗神
// 显示顺序
ViewSort=7-3-1-0 
ViewOffset=-70,-70,-70,-70
ViewParam=6-7-8-9-4-5-0-1
CreateRoleMaxFrame=4


Again feel free to close this post sorry for making this post since I happened to solve it before getting any input. 

Edited Thursday at 05:48 PM by Paradox
typo fixes

[Konichu]

For the latest versions most functions can be disabled by feature flags and lua scripts on ini folder. (Forge itself you can remove almost everything via LUA), a lots of icons and stuff also can be removed there as well the classes from everywhere (reincarnation, role selection etc).

Issue is that you need the new encryption/decryption for those files, since they're all encrypted now.

[Paradox]

11 hours ago, Konichu said:

For the latest versions most functions can be disabled by feature flags and lua scripts on ini folder. (Forge itself you can remove almost everything via LUA), a lots of icons and stuff also can be removed there as well the classes from everywhere (reincarnation, role selection etc).

Issue is that you need the new encryption/decryption for those files, since they're all encrypted now.

yes that has been a bit of a stumble for sure but I have been able to get by with tools that are either public or were given to me so most of that has been dealt with. so far with what i have setup client wise there is no way to access features that were added after lets say 5165/5517 besides things i have edited and kept or added like ranking and the wardrobe system which have both been edited so no mounts, wings or anything like that can be accessed. I know many aren't to focused on higher patch setups because most servers are alive through nostalgia and how it was when things were "good" but from my personal pov i think the 3.0/6609+ client has much more for us to learn even though it is essentially the same as the 2.0 client there is more that can be done or made. the one major change im not a huge fan of is the character model changes and i would like to revert it but that would be a fairly huge job from my understanding. I appreciate your input even though I figured it out shortly after making the post, i noticed the huge jump to barely any lua files to them being just about everywhere so i figured it was worth looking into. Personally i think the 3.0 clients run a lot smoother than the lower patch clients especially when you remove all the eye cancer but might be just be a placebo effect, maybe as time goes we will all discover more and more interesting things or worthwhile things from these higher end clients. 

[Konichu]

I would use the latest client if it wasnt for the armor and weapons models where everything looks the same now.

But there is a lot of garments and cosmetics as well that may compensate.

I love the new guild war (that started at 7150) but I hate the new Arena interface...

I just cant have a solid opinion. There is a lot of nice interfaces you can implement to monetize the server (first credit, roulettes, battle pass etc etc), but there is not an apple client to help reversing packets, but ProtoBuf are easy to get structures as well.

Edited Thursday at 09:14 PM by Konichu

[Paradox]

I totally agree with you on the whole armor/weapon model situation. they clearly got extremely lazy halfway through the expansion or just decided to make all of that extremely low cost when it came to having to make gear for all of the classes again since the character model swaps. I stopped playing retail around when monk dropped so almost all of this is fairly new to me besides servers I have played on, watched and the occasional account check on retail. Not a big fan of most of the stuff they did but I do think they sorta started going down the right route with pvp and skills so fights can be a bit more intense but with the original layout/design of the game there is not much more you can do without drastically changing it all. would love to swap the models to the 6609 models or older and then just re add all of the armor and what nots but I don't foresee that being feasible as of right now and there aren't very many who want to play on a retail patch server so anything classic up until wind walker is what 99% of the servers out there are gonna be. hopefully conquer doesn't die completely to soon from now and we can experience some more unique servers that aren't way over kill