French translation of Crime City

Hi,

I would like to know, if people translate "Crime City" in Russian or in another language, thanks?

 

Program to decompress CRN files.
Run with java (more info here: French translation of Captive )

 

Hi,

Thank you for the tool.
I tried the tool by typing: java -jar CrimeCityTools.jar /d BACKROOM.CRN
I have an "lbm" file. I do not know how to open this file for editing.

Then tried by typing: java -jar CrimeCityTools.jar /d CHR.CRN.
I have a "bin" file. I do not know how to open this file for editing.
Where is my mistake, please?

I send you the versions of the game. My folder : trad Crime VF
font crime city

 

LBM Format - ModdingWiki

https://static.old-games.ru/utils/GBS.rar

use "bits per pixel" = 1, "palette" = "CGA #1", "height" = ???

 

Your tool is fantastic. I converted the lbm file to bmp. See screenshot.

The bin file contains 5 characters. See screenshot.

I have US version and Spanish version. I do not know if the Spanish version is an original version or an amateur translation. There is the problem of font...
How can I modify the "LETTERS.FNT" file, please?

 

set height value to other value and keep changing until you will see all characters.

GBS, 1 bit, CGA #1 Palette.

GBS was developed to allow users to change view modes and immidiately see how it affects displayed image. Change every control and look at the results.

 

CHR.CRN.bin file is a font. But, I did not see these letters in the game.

LIB.CRN.bin file, I see nothing with GBS.

I opened "LETTERS.FNT" file with GBS. I tried to enlarge the file like the spanish "LETTERS.FNT" file. I did "export". I added two letters (é and è) in BMP file for a test.
But, nothing happens when I go "import". The file does not show up and I can not click "Save changes".


I send you the BMP files (original, Spanish and modified FR):
crime_font_1

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I added a letter (é) with GBS. I did not know that we could modify the font with GBS.
The problem the letter overlaps with the following letter. See screenshot.

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There is this window that opens when the game is launched, as for the Captive game. Could you do the same as for Captive, please?

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I replaced the letters "g, e, o" of the word aggression
A --> A
g --> ê
g --> g
r --> r
e --> é
s --> s
s --> s
i --> i
o --> è
n --> n

Here is the result... See screenshots

 

Data mode Graphic-Planar EGA (4 bits per pixel will be set automatically), width 16, EGA Palette.

Usually you should start exploring new file in GBS by setting some really big height and then changing width by 1 and looking at result to find some repeatable patterns. Then find width and Starting Bit to make something looking like normal image and not white noise. Change palettes, because different palettes will create contrast on different patterns. If the game supports EGA, test 4 bits per pixel (EGA mode) and other EGA options.

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width for letters is stored inside EXE for 60h chars.

Код:

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 │ 00 1B DB 02 02 04 06 06
09 06 03 03 03 04 06 03 │ 05 02 03 05 04 05 05 05
05 05 05 05 05 02 03 04 │ 05 04 05 08 06 05 06 06
05 05 06 06 02 05 06 05 │ 08 06 06 06 06 06 06 06
06 06 08 06 06 05 03 04 │ 03 04 05 03 04 05 04 05
05 04 05 05 02 03 05 02 │ 06 05 05 05 05 03 04 04
05 05 06 05 05 04 04 03 │ 04 06 02 34 12 00 00 00

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Create two copies of CITY.BAT - call them VGA.BAT and EGA.BAT. Remove from VGA.BAT everything except :VGALOAD block and :END blocks, and for EGA.BAT keep EGALOAD with END blocks.

 

Ok, I will try.

I will watch. I thought the letters were 8x8 pixels.
Thank you for your explanation

I forgot to send the LETTERS.FNT file, sorry.
I send you the modified "LETTERS.FNT" file.
LETTERS

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Everything is so simple with your explanations, thank you.

 

If you'll run GBS from command prompt then it will display you error for your import operations:

Код:

21:19:11: Error: Size of image must be equal to defined. There is width: 8, and height: 1000

It means that you should first enlarge original BIN file (with hex-editor or some other util), then load it to GBS, export to BMP, modify BMP in your prefered graphic editor and then import modified BMP of the SAME SIZE as original.

 

I do not understand. Because there are 100 values. And there are 1B DB at the beginning and 34 12 at the end. These values are too high to be the width of a letter/sign. I will look tomorrow... With a rested mind.
I thank you for all your help.

 

Hi,

I have problem for the font. I wanted to do the font with the OEM letter codes:

é= =130=82 FAIT 7F
â= =131=83 FAIT
à= =133=85 FAIT
ç= =135=87 FAIT
ê= =136=88 FAIT
ë= =137=89
è=e8=138=8a
ï= =139=8b
î= =140=8c
ô= =147=93
ö= =148=94
ù= =151=97
û= =150=96

1) I added 5 bytes at the end of the "KIT.EXE" file to have the number of bytes for the width of the letters.
2) I moved the code 3412 to the end of the file. I do not know what it is.
3) I enlarged the "LETTERS.FNT" file with a hex editor.
4) I exported the font to BMP with GBS.
5) I drew the letter "é" at code 82 and changed the width value in the "KIT.EXE" file... It works...

â= 83 ok
à= 85 ok
ç= 87 ok
ê= 88 ok

ë= 89... The value for letter width does not work (see screenshot).
I guess the byte is not taken into account. Is it possible that the bytes that are after 0x1efe3 are taken into account in the game, please?


Font;
font_2

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I will do as you explained to me with IDA.

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It does not work.
I added 40 bytes.

f8 --> 248 - 1 = 247 x 512 = 126464 + 0218 --> 536 - 512 =
F9 for place 04 and 18 for place 02

126976 + 24 = 127000
It is good.

IDA + 7E 1E ---> 1E7E + 28 (40) = 1EA6

It is because of the text that in the red square of the screenshot?
I send you "KIT.EXE". If you could check, please.
KIT

 

Hi,

I extracted all CRN files with CrimeCityTools.jar. I converted all LBM files to BMP...
I may have managed to convert the CREDITS.CRN_000.jpg 1.bmp file to LBM...
I do not know how to insert/convert CREDITS.CRN.lbm image with CrimeCityTools.jar.

You can explain to me, please?

 

The font is finished.
I do not understand to insert the LBM file with the CRN...

 

Program to compress and decompress CRN files.

 

Hi,
I thank you. I will try it.

 

Hi,

I can not convert a BMP to LBM file.
I searched on the internet. Online converters do not do this conversion (BMP --> LBM).

I downloaded "Deluxe Paint", but it is too difficult to use.
Is it possible to extract in another format than LBM, please?

 

Try this program: SEA, Bart Wakkee, Ralph Gortzen, Harold de Laat - Старый DOS. Abandonware, старые игры и программы - скачать!

I used version 1.2c

Код:

────────────────────[ 5.3. CONVERSION MENU (F2). ]───────────────────────────

The following options can be specified:

[ DESTINATION TYPE.      ]  BMP                  BMP RLE Compressed
                            LBM                  LBM compressed
                            TIFF                 TIFF huffman (RLE)
                            TIFF Packbits
                            TARGA                TARGA Compresed
                            JPG                  PCX
                            PNG
                            PNM                  PNM Ascii
                            WPG			 ICO

I converted CREDITS.LBM to BMP, edited it in GIMP, exported from GIMP as "PNG 16 colors" (SEA was not able to read exported BMP), converted with SEA to "LBM Compressed 16 colors". Then packed and tested in game.

 

Thank you for your explanations.
I downloaded version 1.2c.
I will try, thank you.

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It is excellent.
I thank you for your help.

 

Hi,

I have a sentence alignment problem.
I tried changing the values (+/- 1) that are around the pointers. But it crashes the game or something funny happens, like the sound of the phone ringing.
I send you the game:
trad_Crime_1

I thank you for your help.