[Release] WeatherGen - A BMS random weather generator
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@Tyrant
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@Tyrant
How do we expand .twx file for 128 seg theaters?That will require code changes. And again, as WeatherGen has been replaced by VMT, those changes would happen there and not in WeatherGen. Sorry - I realize a web page is more convenient for some people, but I don’t want to maintain two codebases when one is a superset of the other.
Which theater are you working with? I’m not sure which ones are larger. I will add support for larger theaters to my list and register your interest in seeing the feature get done. It shouldn’t be too bad, but I’m not sure how many assumptions I’ve baked in and .
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Thank you for your explanation.
I use your generator for 64 seg theaters (Ikaros, Korea, Balkan), it works perfect for them.
I am working on special (not published) 128SEG theater in alpha phase, so far.
I wonder is there any way to open and edit .TWX file manually like notpad etc. -
Thank you for your explanation.
I use your generator for 64 seg theaters (Ikaros, Korea, Balkan), it works perfect for them.
I am working on special (not published) 128SEG theater in alpha phase, so far.
I wonder is there any way to open and edit .TWX file manually like notpad etc.As far as I know, the TWX format is not documented. It’s a binary file, so a text editor isn’t going to help you, but both VMT and WeatherGen are open source, so you can look at the source to figure out the layout of a TWX file here: https://github.com/candera/vmt/blob/vmti-spike/src/weathergen/twx.cljc. I think it’s reasonably easy to read even if you’re not familiar with the language, although if you have no programming experience it may be difficult.
The thing is, I don’t think there’s anything in the TWX that varies with the theater size. The FMAP file, on the other hand, would definitely be different. Is that what you need to edit? If you’re not familiar with the difference, I recommend reading section 5 of the BMS manual before doing anything else.
The FMAP file format is also binary, but is very simple. My code for working with it is here: https://github.com/candera/vmt/blob/vmti-spike/src/weathergen/fmap.clj. It’s basically just a length, a width, and then an array of numbers for each of weather type, wind direction, wind speed, pressure, and temperature. For a standard theater, the arrays are 59x59. For a 128 theater, they should be 118x118, although I haven’t verified that.
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Is there a way to integrate Tom Katz new Baltic campaign into the Weather gen?
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Is there a way to integrate Tom Katz new Baltic campaign into the Weather gen?
It should work already. Does it not?
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It should work already. Does it not?
Oh, sorry, I read this post on my phone and I thought this was the VMT thread. WeatherGen has been superseded by VMT. You can find more information about it here: https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?31611-Release-Tyrant-s-Virtual-Mission-Tools-(VMT)
VMT does everything WeatherGen does and a lot more. Let me know if you have any questions.
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THANKS!
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The link on the first page of the thread doesn’t point to a vaild webpage for the app.
Has the web app been moved to another website?Thanks
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The link on the first page of the thread doesn’t point to a vaild webpage for the app.
Has the web app been moved to another website?Thanks
Update OK, I think I misspoke. The link below is for an older version, I think. Frankly I haven’t used WeatherGen in years - VMT does everything it does and way more.
Looks like the guys at the 1st don’t support that link any more. Which I completely understand: they’re not flying BMS these days. No worries - just use this one: https://candera.github.io/weathergen/
But you should be aware that WeatherGen has been superseded by VMT. See http://www.440thvfw.com/vmt for more info.
I’ll update the first page with the working link.
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