new level editor tech

2024-11-23 05:29:49 +00:00 · 2024-07-08 20:41:42 -04:00 · 2024-07-08 20:41:42 -04:00 · 9d1fae33a6
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--- a/mods/Levels/2024_NewSetup/StepsToFollow.txt
+++ b/mods/Levels/2024_NewSetup/StepsToFollow.txt
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+[to-do] generate source code pseudo-auto
+
+First build with ./build.bat,
+this generates .lev file
+
+Then run textures/start.bat,
+this patches .lev and generates .vrm
+
+Boot retail game in duckstation
+Go to Time Trial Crash Cove
+Pause
+Use "sendToDuck.bat"
+Restart Race (from pause)
+
+[to-do] need to load VRAM file
--- a/mods/Levels/2024_NewSetup/build.bat
+++ b/mods/Levels/2024_NewSetup/build.bat
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+python ../../../../../tools/mod-builder/main.py
--- a/mods/Levels/2024_NewSetup/buildList.txt
+++ b/mods/Levels/2024_NewSetup/buildList.txt
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+
+// sets lev to bigfile 221
+926, 221, 0x8009f6fc, 0x0, src/Lev221.c
+926, 222, 0x8009f6fc, 0x0, src/dataVRAM.bin
--- a/mods/Levels/2024_NewSetup/sendToDuck.bat
+++ b/mods/Levels/2024_NewSetup/sendToDuck.bat
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+..\Automate\LevelUploader\x64\Debug\LevelUploader.exe %cd%\textures\data.lev
--- a/mods/Levels/2024_NewSetup/src/Lev221.c
+++ b/mods/Levels/2024_NewSetup/src/Lev221.c
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+// Only for generating LEV files
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wint-conversion"
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Woverride-init"
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Woverflow"
+
+#include <common.h>
+#include "../../levelBuilder.h"
+
+#define NUM_BLOCKS 20
+
+struct LevelFile
+{
+	void* ptrMap;
+	struct Level level;
+	struct mesh_info mInfo;
+	struct IconGroup4 test_texture;
+	struct SpawnType1 spawnType1;
+	struct CheckpointNode noderespawnsthing[16];
+	struct QuadBlock quadBlock[NUM_BLOCKS];
+	struct LevVertex levVertex[NUM_BLOCKS*9];
+	struct BSP bsp[3];
+	struct PVS pvs;
+	int visBitIndex[4];
+	struct VisMem visMem;
+	
+	// leave empty
+	// DstMemcpy must be big for PVS to copy into,
+	// RenderList must be big enough for 2 pointers to all BSP nodes
+	int VisMem_bitIndex_DstMemcpyP1[8];
+	int VisMem_bspList_RenderListP1[3*2];
+	int VisMem_bitIndex_DstMemcpyP2[8];
+	int VisMem_bspList_RenderListP2[3*2];
+	int VisMem_bitIndex_DstMemcpyP3[8];
+	int VisMem_bspList_RenderListP3[3*2];
+	int VisMem_bitIndex_DstMemcpyP4[8];
+	int VisMem_bspList_RenderListP4[3*2];
+	
+	int map[(3)+1];
+};
+
+struct LevelFile file =
+{
+	.ptrMap = LEV_OFFSETOF(map[0]),
+	
+	.level =
+	{
+		.ptr_mesh_info = LEV_OFFSETOF(mInfo),
+		.visMem = LEV_OFFSETOF(visMem),
+		
+		// the game will add +0x400 to the yaw of spawn positions automatically
+		// we should probably look into why this even happens...
+		.DriverSpawn[0].pos = {0,0,0},
+		.DriverSpawn[0].rot = {0,0-0x400,0},
+		
+		.DriverSpawn[1].pos = {0,0,0},
+		.DriverSpawn[1].rot = {0,0-0x400,0},
+		
+		.DriverSpawn[2].pos = {0,0,0},
+		.DriverSpawn[2].rot = {0,0-0x400,0},
+		
+		.DriverSpawn[3].pos = {0,0,0},
+		.DriverSpawn[3].rot = {0,0-0x400,0},
+		
+		.ptrSpawnType1 = LEV_OFFSETOF(spawnType1),
+		
+		.configFlags = 1,
+
+		.glowGradient[0] =
+		{
+			.pointFrom = -0xF0,
+			.pointTo = -0x10,
+			.colorFrom = 0x8000,
+			.colorTo = 0,
+		},
+		
+		// amount of respawn points in the track
+		// and pointer to respawn data itself
+		.cnt_restart_points = 16,
+		.ptr_restart_points = LEV_OFFSETOF(noderespawnsthing[0]),
+	},
+	
+	// pointers and amounts of variables
+	.mInfo =
+	{
+		.numQuadBlock = NUM_BLOCKS,
+		.numVertex = NUM_BLOCKS*9, // not really used
+		.unk1 = 0, // idk, fine to leave null
+		.ptrQuadBlockArray = LEV_OFFSETOF(quadBlock[0]),
+		.ptrVertexArray = LEV_OFFSETOF(levVertex[0]),
+		.unk2 = 0, // idk, fine to leave null
+		.bspRoot = LEV_OFFSETOF(bsp[0]),
+		.numBspNodes = 3,
+	},
+	
+	// quadblock texture type
+	// see IconGroup4 in namespace_Decal.h
+	.test_texture =
+	{
+		.far =    ImageName_Blend(512, 0, 32, 128, 32, 32, BPP_4, ADD), // very far
+		.middle = ImageName_Blend(512, 0, 32, 128, 32, 32, BPP_4, ADD), // far
+		.near =   ImageName_Blend(512, 0, 32, 128, 32, 32, BPP_4, ADD), // close
+		.mosaic = ImageName_Blend(512, 0, 32, 128, 32, 32, BPP_4, ADD), // close
+	},
+	
+	// this must exist, or else camera fly-in checks for "count" without nullptr check, and crashes dereferencing nullptr on real PSX
+	.spawnType1 =
+	{
+		.count = 0,
+	},
+
+	// automatically-generated quadblock insertions courtesy of pngtotrack.py
+	                                                                              NEW_BLOCK(0, test_texture, 0x0000, 0x0000, NULL, 0x1800,          (0xFFFFFF)),NEW_BLOCK(1,  test_texture, 0x0300, 0x0000, NULL, 0x1800,         (0x000000)),                                                                           
+	NEW_BLOCK(2,  test_texture, -0x300, 0x0300, NULL, 0x1800, RGBtoBGR(0x804000)),NEW_BLOCK(3, test_texture, 0x0000, 0x0300, NULL, 0x1800,          (0xFFFFFF)),NEW_BLOCK(4,  test_texture, 0x0300, 0x0300, NULL, 0x1800, RGBtoBGR(0x804000)),NEW_BLOCK(5,  test_texture, 0x0600, 0x0300, NULL, 0x1800, RGBtoBGR(0x804000)),
+	NEW_BLOCK(6,  test_texture, -0x300, 0x0600, NULL, 0x1800, RGBtoBGR(0x804000)),                                                                                                                                                            NEW_BLOCK(7,  test_texture, 0x0600, 0x0600, NULL, 0x1800, RGBtoBGR(0x804000)),
+	NEW_BLOCK(8,  test_texture, -0x300, 0x0900, NULL, 0x1800, RGBtoBGR(0x804000)),                                                                                                                                                            NEW_BLOCK(9,  test_texture, 0x0600, 0x0900, NULL, 0x1800, RGBtoBGR(0x804000)),
+	NEW_BLOCK(10, test_texture, -0x300, 0x0c00, NULL, 0x1800, RGBtoBGR(0x804000)),                                                                                                                                                            NEW_BLOCK(11, test_texture, 0x0600, 0x0c00, NULL, 0x1800, RGBtoBGR(0x804000)),
+	NEW_BLOCK(12, test_texture, -0x300, 0x0f00, NULL, 0x1800, RGBtoBGR(0x804000)),                                                                                                                                                            NEW_BLOCK(13, test_texture, 0x0600, 0x0f00, NULL, 0x1800, RGBtoBGR(0x804000)),
+	NEW_BLOCK(14, test_texture, -0x300, 0x1200, NULL, 0x1800, RGBtoBGR(0x804000)),NEW_BLOCK(15, test_texture, 0x0000, 0x1200, NULL, 0x1800, RGBtoBGR(0x804000)),NEW_BLOCK(16, test_texture, 0x0300, 0x1200, NULL, 0x1800, RGBtoBGR(0x804000)),NEW_BLOCK(17, test_texture, 0x0600, 0x1200, NULL, 0x1800, RGBtoBGR(0x804000)),
+	                                                                              NEW_BLOCK(18, test_texture, 0x0000, 0x1500, NULL, 0x1800, RGBtoBGR(0x804000)),NEW_BLOCK(19, test_texture, 0x0300, 0x1500, NULL, 0x1800, RGBtoBGR(0x804000)),                                                                           
+
+	/*
+	
+	   00 01    
+	02 03 04 05 
+	06       07 
+	08       09 
+	10       11 
+	12       13 
+	14 15 16 17 
+	   18 19    
+	
+	*/
+	
+	// checkpoint and respawn indices
+	// starts at 2 and ends at 3, which are the first and last quadblocks in terms of progression respectively
+	// 0, 1, 18, and 19 aren't used for progression
+	.quadBlock[2].checkpointIndex = 0,
+	.quadBlock[6].checkpointIndex = 1,
+	.quadBlock[8].checkpointIndex = 2,
+	.quadBlock[10].checkpointIndex = 3,
+	.quadBlock[12].checkpointIndex = 4,
+	.quadBlock[14].checkpointIndex = 5,
+	.quadBlock[15].checkpointIndex = 6,
+	.quadBlock[16].checkpointIndex = 7,
+	.quadBlock[17].checkpointIndex = 8,
+	.quadBlock[13].checkpointIndex = 9,
+	.quadBlock[11].checkpointIndex = 10,
+	.quadBlock[9].checkpointIndex = 11,
+	.quadBlock[7].checkpointIndex = 12,
+	.quadBlock[5].checkpointIndex = 13,
+	.quadBlock[4].checkpointIndex = 14,
+	.quadBlock[3].checkpointIndex = 15,
+
+	// checkpoint and respawn data, split into 16 nodes
+	// the positions of each node are the same as certain quadblocks
+	.noderespawnsthing =
+	{
+		[0] =
+		{
+			.pos = {-0x300, 0, 0x300}, // same as quadblock 2
+			.distToFinish = 0x200*15,
+			.nextIndex_forward = 1,
+			.nextIndex_left = -1,
+			.nextIndex_backward = 15,
+			.nextIndex_right = -1,
+		},
+		[1] =
+		{
+			.pos = {-0x300, 0, 0x600}, // same as quadblock 6
+			.distToFinish = 0x200*14,
+			.nextIndex_forward = 2,
+			.nextIndex_left = -1,
+			.nextIndex_backward = 0,
+			.nextIndex_right = -1,
+		},
+		[2] =
+		{
+			.pos = {-0x300, 0, 0x300*3}, // same as quadblock 8
+			.distToFinish = 0x200*13,
+			.nextIndex_forward = 3,
+			.nextIndex_left = -1,
+			.nextIndex_backward = 1,
+			.nextIndex_right = -1,
+		},
+		[3] =
+		{
+			.pos = {-0x300, 0, 0x300*4}, // same as quadblock 10
+			.distToFinish = 0x200*12,
+			.nextIndex_forward = 4,
+			.nextIndex_left = -1,
+			.nextIndex_backward = 2,
+			.nextIndex_right = -1,
+		},
+		[4] =
+		{
+			.pos = {-0x300, 0, 0x300*5}, // same as quadblock 12
+			.distToFinish = 0x200*11,
+			.nextIndex_forward = 5,
+			.nextIndex_left = -1,
+			.nextIndex_backward = 3,
+			.nextIndex_right = -1,
+		},
+		[5] =
+		{
+			.pos = {-0x300, 0, 0x300*6}, // same as quadblock 14
+			.distToFinish = 0x200*10,
+			.nextIndex_forward = 6,
+			.nextIndex_left = -1,
+			.nextIndex_backward = 4,
+			.nextIndex_right = -1,
+		},
+		[6] =
+		{
+			.pos = {0, 0, 0x300*6}, // same as quadblock 15
+			.distToFinish = 0x200*9,
+			.nextIndex_forward = 7,
+			.nextIndex_left = -1,
+			.nextIndex_backward = 5,
+			.nextIndex_right = -1,
+		},
+		[7] =
+		{
+			.pos = {0x300, 0, 0x300*6}, // same as quadblock 16
+			.distToFinish = 0x200*8,
+			.nextIndex_forward = 8,
+			.nextIndex_left = -1,
+			.nextIndex_backward = 6,
+			.nextIndex_right = -1,
+		},
+		[8] =
+		{
+			.pos = {0x600, 0, 0x300*6}, // same as quadblock 17
+			.distToFinish = 0x200*7,
+			.nextIndex_forward = 9,
+			.nextIndex_left = -1,
+			.nextIndex_backward = 7,
+			.nextIndex_right = -1,
+		},
+		[9] =
+		{
+			.pos = {0x600, 0, 0x300*5}, // same as quadblock 13
+			.distToFinish = 0x200*6,
+			.nextIndex_forward = 10,
+			.nextIndex_left = -1,
+			.nextIndex_backward = 8,
+			.nextIndex_right = -1,
+		},
+		[10] =
+		{
+			.pos = {0x600, 0, 0x300*4}, // same as quadblock 11
+			.distToFinish = 0x200*5,
+			.nextIndex_forward = 11,
+			.nextIndex_left = -1,
+			.nextIndex_backward = 9,
+			.nextIndex_right = -1,
+		},
+		[11] =
+		{
+			.pos = {0x600, 0, 0x300*3}, // same as quadblock 9
+			.distToFinish = 0x200*4,
+			.nextIndex_forward = 12,
+			.nextIndex_left = -1,
+			.nextIndex_backward = 10,
+			.nextIndex_right = -1,
+		},
+		[12] =
+		{
+			.pos = {0x600, 0, 0x300*2}, // same as quadblock 7
+			.distToFinish = 0x200*3,
+			.nextIndex_forward = 13,
+			.nextIndex_left = -1,
+			.nextIndex_backward = 11,
+			.nextIndex_right = -1,
+		},
+		[13] =
+		{
+			.pos = {0x600, 0, 0x300*1}, // same as quadblock 5
+			.distToFinish = 0x200*2,
+			.nextIndex_forward = 14,
+			.nextIndex_left = -1,
+			.nextIndex_backward = 12,
+			.nextIndex_right = -1,
+		},
+		[14] =
+		{
+			.pos = {0x300, 0, 0x300*1}, // same as quadblock 4
+			.distToFinish = 0x200*1,
+			.nextIndex_forward = 15,
+			.nextIndex_left = -1,
+			.nextIndex_backward = 13,
+			.nextIndex_right = -1,
+		},
+		[15] =
+		{
+			.pos = {0, 0, 0x300*1}, // same as quadblock 3
+			.distToFinish = 0x200*0,
+			.nextIndex_forward = 0,
+			.nextIndex_left = -1,
+			.nextIndex_backward = 14,
+			.nextIndex_right = -1,
+		},
+	},
+
+	// ========== bsp ======================
+	
+	.bsp =
+	{
+		// root node
+		BSP_BRANCH(0, SPLIT_Z, 0x1, 0x2),
+		
+		// bsp[1], start with quadblock[0], 2 quadblocks
+		BSP_LEAF(1, 0, 2),
+		
+		// bsp[2], start with quadblock[2], 18 quadblocks
+		BSP_LEAF(2, 2, 18),
+	},
+	
+	.pvs =
+	{
+		.visLeafSrc = LEV_OFFSETOF(visBitIndex[0]),
+		.visFaceSrc = LEV_OFFSETOF(visBitIndex[0]),
+		.visInstSrc = 0,
+		.visExtraSrc = 0,
+	},
+	
+	.visBitIndex =
+	{
+		// all 0xFFFFFFFFFFFF
+		-1, -1, -1, -1
+	},
+	
+	.visMem =
+	{
+		// P1
+		.visLeafList[0] = LEV_OFFSETOF(VisMem_bitIndex_DstMemcpyP1[0]),
+		.visFaceList[0] = LEV_OFFSETOF(VisMem_bitIndex_DstMemcpyP1[4]),
+		.bspList[0] = LEV_OFFSETOF(VisMem_bspList_RenderListP1[0]),
+		
+		// P2
+		.visLeafList[1] = LEV_OFFSETOF(VisMem_bitIndex_DstMemcpyP2[0]),
+		.visFaceList[1] = LEV_OFFSETOF(VisMem_bitIndex_DstMemcpyP2[4]),
+		.bspList[1] = LEV_OFFSETOF(VisMem_bspList_RenderListP2[0]),
+		
+		// P3
+		.visLeafList[2] = LEV_OFFSETOF(VisMem_bitIndex_DstMemcpyP3[0]),
+		.visFaceList[2] = LEV_OFFSETOF(VisMem_bitIndex_DstMemcpyP3[4]),
+		.bspList[2] = LEV_OFFSETOF(VisMem_bspList_RenderListP3[0]),
+		
+		// P4
+		.visLeafList[3] = LEV_OFFSETOF(VisMem_bitIndex_DstMemcpyP4[0]),
+		.visFaceList[3] = LEV_OFFSETOF(VisMem_bitIndex_DstMemcpyP4[4]),
+		.bspList[3] = LEV_OFFSETOF(VisMem_bspList_RenderListP4[0]),
+	},
+		
+	.map =
+	{
+		(2)<<2,
+		
+		LEV_OFFSETOF(pvs.visLeafSrc),
+		LEV_OFFSETOF(pvs.visFaceSrc),
+	},
+};
--- a/mods/Levels/2024_NewSetup/textures/.gitignore
+++ b/mods/Levels/2024_NewSetup/textures/.gitignore
@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+data
+data.lev
+data.vrm
+data.vrm.bkp
+debug_vram_first.bmp
+debug_vram_latest.bmp
--- a/mods/Levels/2024_NewSetup/textures/newtex/512_0_32_128_32_32_1.png
+++ b/mods/Levels/2024_NewSetup/textures/newtex/512_0_32_128_32_32_1.png
--- a/mods/Levels/2024_NewSetup/textures/start.bat
+++ b/mods/Levels/2024_NewSetup/textures/start.bat
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+@echo off
+cd %~dp0
+
+:: Get Newest Level File
+copy ..\output\Lev221c.bin .\data.lev
+
+:: Get Blank VRAM File
+copy ..\..\Automate\blankVRAM_dontErase.vrm .\data.vrm
+
+:: Patch Level with Automation
+..\..\Automate\LevelPatcher\Debug\LevelPatcher.exe %cd%\data.lev
+
+:: Generate Layout
+..\..\Automate\model_reader.exe .\data.lev
+
+:: Generate VRAM
+..\..\Automate\vrmtool.exe .\data.vrm
+
+:: Submit Level File
+copy .\data.lev ..\output\Lev221c.bin
+
+:: Submit VRAM File
+copy .\data.vrm ..\src\dataVRAM.bin
+
+pause
--- a/mods/Levels/Automate/LevelUploader/LevelUploader.sln
+++ b/mods/Levels/Automate/LevelUploader/LevelUploader.sln
@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+
+Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
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+MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "LevelUploader", "LevelUploader\LevelUploader.vcxproj", "{790AB99C-0121-4286-99FA-1EE5B3611DD1}"
+EndProject
+Global
+	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
+		Debug|x64 = Debug|x64
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+		Release|x64 = Release|x64
+		Release|x86 = Release|x86
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
+		{790AB99C-0121-4286-99FA-1EE5B3611DD1}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
+		{790AB99C-0121-4286-99FA-1EE5B3611DD1}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
+		{790AB99C-0121-4286-99FA-1EE5B3611DD1}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
+		{790AB99C-0121-4286-99FA-1EE5B3611DD1}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
+		{790AB99C-0121-4286-99FA-1EE5B3611DD1}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
+		{790AB99C-0121-4286-99FA-1EE5B3611DD1}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
+		{790AB99C-0121-4286-99FA-1EE5B3611DD1}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{790AB99C-0121-4286-99FA-1EE5B3611DD1}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+	EndGlobalSection
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+		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
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+	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
+		SolutionGuid = {9205B891-8640-41E3-9614-D14BC9009A39}
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--- a/mods/Levels/Automate/LevelUploader/LevelUploader/LevelUploader.vcxproj
+++ b/mods/Levels/Automate/LevelUploader/LevelUploader/LevelUploader.vcxproj
@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
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+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ClCompile Include="main.c" />
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--- a/mods/Levels/Automate/LevelUploader/LevelUploader/LevelUploader.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/mods/Levels/Automate/LevelUploader/LevelUploader/LevelUploader.vcxproj.filters
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Filter Include="Source Files">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{4FC737F1-C7A5-4376-A066-2A32D752A2FF}</UniqueIdentifier>
+      <Extensions>cpp;c;cc;cxx;c++;cppm;ixx;def;odl;idl;hpj;bat;asm;asmx</Extensions>
+    </Filter>
+    <Filter Include="Header Files">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{93995380-89BD-4b04-88EB-625FBE52EBFB}</UniqueIdentifier>
+      <Extensions>h;hh;hpp;hxx;h++;hm;inl;inc;ipp;xsd</Extensions>
+    </Filter>
+    <Filter Include="Resource Files">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{67DA6AB6-F800-4c08-8B7A-83BB121AAD01}</UniqueIdentifier>
+      <Extensions>rc;ico;cur;bmp;dlg;rc2;rct;bin;rgs;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe;resx;tiff;tif;png;wav;mfcribbon-ms</Extensions>
+    </Filter>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ClCompile Include="main.c">
+      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
--- a/mods/Levels/Automate/LevelUploader/LevelUploader/LevelUploader.vcxproj.user
+++ b/mods/Levels/Automate/LevelUploader/LevelUploader/LevelUploader.vcxproj.user
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="Current" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
+    <LocalDebuggerCommandArguments>
+    </LocalDebuggerCommandArguments>
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+    </LocalDebuggerEnvironment>
+    <DebuggerFlavor>WindowsLocalDebugger</DebuggerFlavor>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
+    <LocalDebuggerCommandArguments>C:\Users\Niko\Desktop\CTR\psx-modding-toolchain\games\CTR-ModSDK\mods\Levels\2024_NewSetup\textures\data.lev</LocalDebuggerCommandArguments>
+    <DebuggerFlavor>WindowsLocalDebugger</DebuggerFlavor>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+</Project>
--- a/mods/Levels/Automate/LevelUploader/LevelUploader/main.c
+++ b/mods/Levels/Automate/LevelUploader/LevelUploader/main.c
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+#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#include <windows.h>
+
+#include <winsock2.h>
+#include <ws2tcpip.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+char* pBuf;
+
+#pragma comment (lib, "Ws2_32.lib")
+#pragma comment (lib, "Mswsock.lib")
+#pragma comment (lib, "AdvApi32.lib")
+
+// for EnumProcessModules
+#pragma comment(lib, "psapi.lib")
+
+void DECOMP_LOAD_RunPtrMap(char* origin, int* patchArr, int numPtrs, int dstAddr)
+{
+	for (int i = 0; i < numPtrs; i++)
+	{
+		*(int*)&origin[patchArr[i]] += dstAddr;
+	}
+}
+
+struct DramPointerMap
+{
+	int numBytes;
+
+	//int offsets[0];
+};
+
+#define DRAM_GETOFFSETS(x) \
+	((char*)x + sizeof(struct DramPointerMap))
+
+void UploadToDuck(char** argv)
+{
+	printf("%s\n", argv[1]);
+	FILE* f = fopen(argv[1], "rb");
+
+	fseek(f, 0, SEEK_END);
+	int size = ftell(f);
+	rewind(f);
+
+	// read to 2mb on PS1
+	fread(&pBuf[0x200000], size, 1, f);
+
+	fclose(f);
+
+	char* fileBuf = &pBuf[0x200000];
+	int ptrMapOffset = *(int*)&fileBuf[0];
+	char* realFileBuf = &fileBuf[4];
+
+	struct DramPointerMap* dpm = &realFileBuf[ptrMapOffset];
+	DECOMP_LOAD_RunPtrMap(
+		realFileBuf,
+		(int*)DRAM_GETOFFSETS(dpm),
+		dpm->numBytes >> 2,
+		0x80200004);
+
+	// set level file pointer
+	*(int*)&pBuf[(0x80096b20 + 0x160) & 0xffffff] = 0x80200004;
+
+	printf("Here\n");
+	system("pause");
+	exit(0);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv)
+{
+	int numDuckInstances = 0;
+	char* duckTemplate = "duckstation";
+	int duckPID = -1;
+
+	// copy from
+	// https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/psapi/enumerating-all-processes
+	DWORD aProcesses[1024], cbNeeded, cProcesses;
+	EnumProcesses(aProcesses, sizeof(aProcesses), &cbNeeded);
+	cProcesses = cbNeeded / sizeof(DWORD);
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < cProcesses; i++)
+	{
+		DWORD processID = aProcesses[i];
+
+		if (processID != 0)
+		{
+			HANDLE hProcess = OpenProcess(PROCESS_QUERY_INFORMATION | PROCESS_VM_READ, FALSE, processID);
+
+			if (NULL != hProcess)
+			{
+				HMODULE hMod;
+				DWORD cbNeeded;
+
+				if (EnumProcessModules(hProcess, &hMod, sizeof(hMod), &cbNeeded))
+				{
+					TCHAR szProcessName[MAX_PATH];
+					GetModuleBaseNameA(hProcess, hMod, szProcessName, sizeof(szProcessName) / sizeof(TCHAR));
+
+					char* procName = (char*)&szProcessName[0];
+
+					if (
+						(*(int*)&procName[0] == *(int*)&duckTemplate[0]) &&
+						(*(int*)&procName[4] == *(int*)&duckTemplate[4])
+						)
+					{
+						numDuckInstances++;
+						duckPID = processID;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (numDuckInstances == 0)
+	{
+		printf("Error: DuckStation is not running!\n\n");
+		system("pause");
+		exit(0);
+	}
+	else printf("Client: DuckStation detected\n");
+
+	char pidStr[16];
+
+	if (numDuckInstances > 1)
+	{
+		printf("Warning: Multiple DuckStations detected\n");
+		printf("Please enter the PID manually\n\n");
+
+		printf("Input.: DuckStation PID: ");
+		scanf_s("%s", pidStr, (int)sizeof(pidStr));
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		sprintf_s(pidStr, 100, "%d", duckPID);
+	}
+
+	char duckName[100];
+	sprintf_s(duckName, 100, "duckstation_%s", pidStr);
+
+	TCHAR duckNameT[100];
+	swprintf(duckNameT, 100, L"%hs", duckName);
+
+	// 8 MB RAM
+	const unsigned int size = 0x800000;
+	HANDLE hFile = OpenFileMapping(FILE_MAP_READ | FILE_MAP_WRITE, FALSE, duckNameT);
+	pBuf = (char*)MapViewOfFile(hFile, FILE_MAP_READ | FILE_MAP_WRITE, 0, 0, size);
+
+	if (pBuf == 0)
+	{
+		printf("Error: Failed to open DuckStation!\n\n");
+		system("pause");
+		system("cls");
+		main(argc, argv);
+	}
+
+	UploadToDuck(argv);
+}
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				`python ../../../../../tools/mod-builder/main.py`
				`@ -0,0 +1 @@`
				`..\Automate\LevelUploader\x64\Debug\LevelUploader.exe %cd%\textures\data.lev`