R&D to Increase Squad Size

[johnnylump]

I'd guess that's the case. The hex underneath the object is pretty extensive, but it doesn't seem to be in unrealscript.

[TheOldOne822]

I added XMarksTheSpot's moded debriefing screen to the Increased Squad Size toolboks mod posted by Bertilsson a few pages ago to have all the Squad Size increases in 1 file.

 

 

Grr couldn't attach the 7z file.

[Deleted2501355User]

First off I love the fact that you guys are this dedicated to modding Xcom. Second I want to help you guys try to solve this but I have no real how to start. I have basic programming skills but not to much experience outside of the class, is there anything I could do to help even if it means sifting through individual lines of code to find anything in particular?

[Amineri]

First off I love the fact that you guys are this dedicated to modding Xcom. Second I want to help you guys try to solve this but I have no real how to start. I have basic programming skills but not to much experience outside of the class, is there anything I could do to help even if it means sifting through individual lines of code to find anything in particular?

 

I'm not 100% sure how XMarksTheSpot did the sprite re-sizing, but I'm guessing that he altered the transform matrix to include scaling information as well as translate info.

 

If you dig back a page or two there is a link to the wiki with some basic tutorial info about sprite editing. Unfortunately right now it's all about decoding it by hand, and the sprite matrix transform info is packed at the bit level, not the byte level (e.g. numbers can be 13 or 14 bits long, with no padding between), which makes decoding and re-encoding the info an interesting exercise :)

[XMarksTheSpot]

News time, I've had another go at the squadselect flash file and this time I've expanded the squadlist sprite to hold 12 soldier slots. To actually get to see them I've hacked in some rudimentary mouse scrolling behavior into the main SquadSelect screen class - moving the mouse to either end of the screen will make the list of slots scroll to the left/right.

Flash hex changes in the following:

+ 'Squadlist MC' sprite
original data, 146 (0x92) bytes
FF 09 8C 00 00 00 3C 00 01 00 ...
new data, 280 (0x118) bytes
FF 09 12 01 00 00 3C 00 01 00 BF 06 11 00 00 00 26 01 00 3B 00 21 56 33 E3 66 75 6E 69 74 31 31 00 BF 06 11 00 00 00 26 1E 00 3B 00 21 72 7B E3 66 75 6E 69 74 31 30 00 BF 06 10 00 00 00 26 3B 00 3B 00 1F 1D 87 8D 98 75 6E 69 74 39 00 BF 06 10 00 00 00 26 58 00 3B 00 1F 56 17 8D 98 75 6E 69 74 38 00 BF 06 10 00 00 00 26 75 00 3B 00 1D 1D 4E 36 60 75 6E 69 74 37 00 BF 06 10 00 00 00 26 92 00 3B 00 1B 1C D8 D9 80 75 6E 69 74 36 00 BF 06 10 00 00 00 26 AF 00 3B 00 1B FF 18 D9 80 75 6E 69 74 35 00 BF 06 10 00 00 00 26 CC 00 3B 00 1A E1 58 D9 80 75 6E 69 74 34 00 BF 06 10 00 00 00 26 E9 00 3B 00 1C E1 CE 36 60 75 6E 69 74 33 00 BF 06 10 00 00 00 26 06 01 3B 00 1E A9 77 8D 98 75 6E 69 74 32 00 BF 06 10 00 00 00 26 23 01 3B 00 1E E2 07 8D 98 75 6E 69 74 31 00 BF 06 10 00 00 00 26 40 01 3B 00 20 8D 4B E3 66 75 6E 69 74 30 00 40 00 00 00

+ Block containing 'SquadList' and 'SquadSelect' classes (as well as an unrelated class in-between)
original data, 5324 (0x14CC) bytes
5F 5F 50 61 63 6B 61 67 65 73 2E 53 71 75 61 64 4C 69 73 74 00 FF 0E 78 0C 00 00 ...
new data, 5190 (0x1446) bytes
5F 5F 50 61 63 6B 61 67 65 73 2E 53 71 75 61 64 4C 69 73 74 00 FF 0E B1 0A 00 00 60 00 88 E3 02 3A 00 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 30 31 32 33 00 5F 67 6C 6F 62 61 6C 00 53 71 75 61 64 4C 69 73 74 00 61 6E 63 68 6F 72 00 45 6E 76 69 72 6F 6E 6D 65 6E 74 00 41 4E 43 48 4F 52 5F 42 4F 54 54 4F 4D 5F 43 45 4E 54 45 52 00 50 61 6E 65 6C 00 70 72 6F 74 6F 74 79 70 65 00 6F 6E 4C 6F 61 64 00 75 6E 69 74 42 6F 78 65 73 00 41 72 72 61 79 00 4D 41 58 5F 55 4E 49 54 53 00 75 6E 69 74 00 70 75 73 68 00 55 70 64 61 74 65 41 6E 63 68 6F 72 69 6E 67 00 6D 78 00 75 74 69 6C 73 00 44 65 6C 65 67 61 74 65 00 63 72 65 61 74 65 00 69 6E 73 74 61 6E 63 65 00 53 75 62 73 63 72 69 62 65 54 6F 52 65 73 6F 6C 75 74 69 6F 6E 55 70 64 61 74 65 00 64 69 73 70 6F 73 65 00 73 65 74 41 6E 63 68 6F 72 00 5F 79 00 6F 6E 50 6F 70 75 6C 61 74 65 44 65 62 75 67 44 61 74 61 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02 08 10 8E 08 00 00 00 00 03 19 00 D3 00 96 0D 00 06 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 04 02 08 10 52 17 96 08 00 04 01 08 11 04 01 08 12 4E 4F 96 04 00 04 01 08 11 4E 96 04 00 08 13 05 01 4F 96 0D 00 08 14 08 14 07 02 00 00 00 04 01 08 15 52 17 96 04 00 04 01 08 16 4E 96 09 00 04 01 07 02 00 00 00 08 17 1C 96 02 00 08 18 4E 96 02 00 08 19 4E 96 02 00 08 1A 52 96 10 00 07 01 00 00 00 06 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 09 1C 96 02 00 08 0A 52 96 02 00 08 1B 52 17 96 0D 00 06 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 04 01 08 16 52 17 96 06 00 04 01 08 00 05 00 4F 96 06 00 04 01 08 01 05 00 4F 96 0E 00 04 01 07 01 00 00 00 00 4D 6F 75 73 65 00 1C 96 0D 00 00 61 64 64 4C 69 73 74 65 6E 65 72 00 52 17 4F 96 0F 00 04 02 00 6F 6E 4D 6F 75 73 65 4D 6F 76 65 00 8E 08 00 00 00 00 02 29 00 A3 01 96 0B 00 04 01 00 5F 78 6D 6F 75 73 65 00 4E 96 05 00 07 50 00 00 00 48 12 9D 02 00 8F 00 96 04 00 04 01 08 00 4E 12 12 9D 02 00 7B 00 96 23 00 00 74 72 61 6E 73 69 74 69 6F 6E 00 00 6C 69 6E 65 61 72 00 00 74 69 6D 65 00 07 9F 04 00 00 04 01 08 32 4E 96 02 00 08 2B 4E 0B 96 09 00 06 00 00 69 40 00 00 00 00 0D 96 0C 00 08 2B 07 9F 04 00 00 07 03 00 00 00 43 96 04 00 04 01 08 32 4E 96 07 00 07 02 00 00 00 08 02 1C 96 02 00 08 03 4E 96 02 00 08 04 4E 96 02 00 08 05 52 17 96 06 00 04 01 08 00 05 01 4F 99 02 00 F6 00 96 0B 00 04 01 00 5F 78 6D 6F 75 73 65 00 4E 96 05 00 07 B0 04 00 00 67 12 9D 02 00 92 00 96 04 00 04 01 08 01 4E 12 12 9D 02 00 7E 00 96 1E 00 00 74 72 61 6E 73 69 74 69 6F 6E 00 00 6C 69 6E 65 61 72 00 00 74 69 6D 65 00 04 01 08 32 4E 96 02 00 08 2B 4E 96 05 00 07 61 00 00 00 0B 96 09 00 06 00 00 69 40 00 00 00 00 0D 96 0C 00 08 2B 07 61 00 00 00 07 03 00 00 00 43 96 04 00 04 01 08 32 4E 96 07 00 07 02 00 00 00 08 02 1C 96 02 00 08 03 4E 96 02 00 08 04 4E 96 02 00 08 05 52 17 96 06 00 04 01 08 01 05 01 4F 99 02 00 46 00 96 04 00 04 01 08 32 4E 96 07 00 07 01 00 00 00 08 02 1C 96 02 00 08 03 4E 96 02 00 08 04 4E 96 0E 00 00 72 65 6D 6F 76 65 54 77 65 65 6E 73 00 52 17 96 06 00 04 01 08 00 05 00 4F 96 06 00 04 01 08 01 05 00 4F 4F 96 04 00 04 02 08 1C 8E 08 00 00 00 00 03 19 00 63 00 96 05 00 04 01 08 1D 03 4F 96 04 00 04 01 08 16 4E 96 09 00 04 01 07 02 00 00 00 08 17 1C 96 02 00 08 18 4E 96 02 00 08 19 4E 96 02 00 08 1A 52 96 10 00 07 01 00 00 00 06 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 09 1C 96 02 00 08 0A 52 96 02 00 08 1B 52 17 96 0D 00 06 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 04 02 08 1C 52 17 4F 96 04 00 04 02 08 16 8E 08 00 00 00 00 03 29 00 57 00 96 02 00 08 09 1C 96 02 00 08 28 4E 96 10 00 07 01 00 00 00 06 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 09 1C 96 02 00 08 0A 52 96 02 00 08 29 52 87 01 00 02 17 96 04 00 04 01 08 2A 4E 96 06 00 08 2B 04 02 08 2C 4E 4F 96 04 00 04 01 08 2A 4E 96 06 00 08 2D 04 02 08 2E 4E 4F 4F 96 04 00 04 02 08 2F 8E 0F 00 00 01 00 03 29 00 02 69 6E 64 65 78 00 1C 00 96 06 00 04 02 04 01 08 30 4E 49 12 12 9D 02 00 0A 00 96 06 00 04 01 08 30 04 02 4F 4F 96 04 00 04 02 08 31 8E 16 00 00 02 00 05 29 01 03 63 6F 64 65 00 04 61 63 74 69 6F 6E 00 33 00 96 04 00 04 02 08 08 4E 12 12 9D 02 00 06 00 96 02 00 05 00 3E 96 0D 00 04 04 04 03 07 02 00 00 00 04 01 08 32 4E 96 02 00 08 31 52 17 96 02 00 05 01 3E 4F 96 04 00 04 02 08 15 8E 15 00 00 02 00 06 29 00 05 74 69 74 6C 65 00 04 62 6F 64 79 00 4E 00 96 04 00 04 01 08 2A 4E 96 02 00 08 33 4E 87 01 00 03 17 96 04 00 04 01 08 2A 4E 96 02 00 08 34 4E 87 01 00 02 17 96 06 00 04 03 08 35 04 05 4F 96 06 00 04 02 08 35 04 04 4F 96 04 00 04 01 08 2A 4E 96 06 00 08 36 04 04 08 14 49 12 4F 4F 96 09 00 04 02 08 30 07 FF FF FF FF 4F 96 08 00 07 01 00 00 00 02 08 06 1C 96 02 00 08 07 4E 96 02 00 08 0E 4E 96 07 00 07 03 00 00 00 08 37

I've also modified the variant of the UISquadSelect_SquadList.Init() method posted by Bertilsson adjusting the fill order array for the first 8 slots, any more would require a re-write using some loop construct, I suppose - not sure if I'm up for that considering my humble re-scripting abilities :sweat:

Here's the hex data anyway, at least it's a start:

0x2440EB:	D4 16 00 00 AB 1F 00 00 00 00 00 00 CE 16 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 D4 16 00 00 00 00 00 00 39 00 00 00 24 07 00 00 15 01 00 00 C5 00 00 00 1B 57 21 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 D4 16 00 00 00 D3 16 00 00 00 D2 16 00 00 4A 16 14 2D 01 C6 16 00 00 2D 00 D0 16 00 00 0F 00 CF 16 00 00 19 00 D1 16 00 00 0A 00 53 37 00 00 00 1B 8B 0E 00 00 00 00 00 00 16 0F 01 C4 16 00 00 19 00 CF 16 00 00 0A 00 E7 3D 00 00 00 1B AF 0E 00 00 00 00 00 00 16 55 01 C7 16 00 00 03 00 2C 06 16 55 01 C7 16 00 00 03 00 2C 05 16 55 01 C7 16 00 00 03 00 2C 07 16 55 01 C7 16 00 00 02 00 2C 04 16 55 01 C7 16 00 00 03 00 2C 08 16 55 01 C7 16 00 00 02 00 2C 03 16 55 01 C7 16 00 00 03 00 2C 09 16 55 01 C7 16 00 00 03 00 2C 02 16 54 01 C8 16 00 00 2C 0C 16 04 0B 53 00 00 00 02 01 02 00 FC 12 00 00 00 00 00 00

On a related note, I was able to change the squad selection camera to the default free-movement base view one:

 

(note: I used the CameraZoom console command to zoom out a bit)

With this I could confirm that the 'off-duty' soldier pawns get removed once they are added to the mission's unit roster and re-appear on a random position in the barracks on removal. However, I couldn't make out any additional 'geared-up' pawns placed somewhere in the base beyond the usual six.

 

To change the camera I basically copy-pasted the line XComHeadquartersController(Owner).SetInputState('HQ_FreeMovement'); into the DisplayChooseSquadLight method of the XComPresentationLayer.State_ChooseSquad state (in XComStrategyGame.upk) overwriting the SpotActor.LightComponent.SetEnabled(bEnable); function call in the process. This is the reason the soldier pawns look a bit plain in the screenshot, they are missing their dramatic spotlights :smile:

For those interested to play around with this, here's the hex change:

replace
34 20 00 00 AB 1F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 34 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 F7 06 00 00 7C E9 00 00 8B 00 00 00 5F 00 00 00 2F 61 30 20 CF FE FF FF 00 33 20 00 00 4A 16 87 00 07 86 00 FE 19 00 33 20 00 00 09 00 50 FB FF FF 00 01 50 FB FF FF 21 92 05 00 00 00 00 00 00 16 19 19 00 33 20 00 00 09 00 65 FE FF FF 00 01 65 FE FF FF 14 00 00 00 00 00 00 1C 89 FD FF FF 2D 00 34 20 00 00 16 06 87 00 31 30 04 0B 53 00 00 00 02 00 02 00 00 08 00 00 00 00 00 00
with
34 20 00 00 AB 1F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 34 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 F7 06 00 00 7C E9 00 00 7F 00 00 00 5F 00 00 00 2F 61 30 20 CF FE FF FF 00 33 20 00 00 4A 16 7B 00 07 7A 00 FE 19 00 33 20 00 00 09 00 50 FB FF FF 00 01 50 FB FF FF 21 92 05 00 00 00 00 00 00 16 0B 19 2E 39 1D 00 00 01 44 FB FF FF 13 00 00 00 00 00 00 1B D5 23 00 00 00 00 00 00 21 5E 11 00 00 00 00 00 00 16 06 7B 00 31 30 04 0B 53 00 00 00 02 00 02 00 00 08 00 00 00 00 00 00

Also props to Bertilsson for his JumpAssistant tool, without it I couldn't have made that seemingly simple change as I couldn't wrap my head around that whole virtual size lark yet :sweat:

 

To go full circle, I'd like to investigate whether it is possible to modify the squad selection camera to allow limited horizontal movement and ideally to feed camera position updates back into the flash UI to synchronize the squad list sprite position with the camera location. If the game can also be tricked into displaying additional soldier pawns that would be perfect :cool:

 

First off I love the fact that you guys are this dedicated to modding Xcom. Second I want to help you guys try to solve this but I have no real how to start. I have basic programming skills but not to much experience outside of the class, is there anything I could do to help even if it means sifting through individual lines of code to find anything in particular?

I suppose the best way to figure out how to help is to familiarize yourself with the code or the engine in general, maybe make some simple changes, note down their effects and report any promising findings - every little bit helps :smile:

[TheOldOne822]

That is great and with the updated code comes an updated toolboks mod note I have not had a chance to test this one.

 

Let me make sure I understand. The sprite has been updated to support 12 but the UISquadSelect_SquadList.Init() still only supports 8 so the last 4 on the sprite won't work.

[Bertilsson]

index = m_iMaxSlots / 2;
for(i = 0; i < m_iMaxSlots; i++)
{
	m_arrFillOrderIndex.AddItem(index);
	index += ((i%2)*2-1)*(i+1);
}

If the above code is still relevant then I'm fairly confident I could implement it later today or tomorrow...

 

Edit: I guess we also need to figure out how to hide/disable the extra selectionboxes when skyranger limit is less than 10 (+2 OTS upgrades=12)...

Edited August 8, 2013 by Bertilsson

[Amineri]

From a usability perspective, if the camera zoom level could be modded to adust based on number of squad members, that would allow for easier displaying of a larger squad.

 

Hmmm... at one point when I was working on adding the new classes I had introduced a bug that affected the soldier display in the hangar. When you selected a soldier to edit in the armory the soldier would no longer properly re-appear in the Hanger after leaving the view with the soldier on the armory plinth.

 

However, after a period of time the soldier would "zoom by" the position in the hangar. This was the result of a bug with not properly updating the soldier location properly. When the edit loadout button is selected from Squad Select, the camera view is switched to the Armory as well as the soldier pawn (presumably it is removed from the hangar view). After leaving the loadout both the camera and soldier pawn are switched back to the hangar.

 

So definitely somehow it seems possible to more smoothly vary the position of soldier pawns within the base, if the hook can be found...

 

P.S. Great work on all of this! It fills me with indescribable joy to have other excellent coders working at prying apart the game code :)

[Bertilsson]

And while you're in there, a nice small enhancement in the loadout text would be to replace the word "backpack" with space for a soldier's third small item. (Might take an adjustment on the upk side, as well, to get the string across.)

I think you may want to poke a little on the following line in UISquadSelect_SquadList.UpdateDisplay():

AS_SetUnitInfo(iSlot, m_arrUIOptions[iSlot].iStatus, m_arrUIOptions[iSlot].strName, m_arrUIOptions[iSlot].strNickName, m_arrUIOptions[iSlot].classDesc, m_arrUIOptions[iSlot].classLabel, m_strBackpackLabel, m_arrUIOptions[iSlot].item1, m_arrUIOptions[iSlot].item2, ((m_arrUIOptions[iSlot].bPromote) ? m_strPromote : ""));

I wouldn't be too surprised if replacing m_strBackpackLabel with m_arrUIOptions[iSlot].item3 would have desired effect (but making it item1 followed by 2 and 3 would have course make more sense) :smile:

 

Edit: for some reason "of course" turns in to "have course" in above sentence... I didn't type it that way and it won't edit...

Edited August 8, 2013 by Bertilsson

[Bertilsson]

I just started looking into fillorder via loop now...

But I'm starting to think it would make more sense to unscramble it while I'm at it...

 

Puting soldier 0 in slot 0, soldier 1 in slot 1...

 

By doing that I think we can make the number of slots available dynamic as simple as this:

m_arrUIOptions.Add(m_iMaxSlots);

 

Which should also permanently save us the trouble of adapting the you must buy OTS upgrade nagger...

 

Pawns would also have to be remaped to the new slot maping but I think that is very simple.

 

Edit: New fillorder from right to left with dynamic number of slots

simulated function Init(XComPlayerController _controller, UIFxsMovie _manager, UI_FxsScreen _screen, XGMission kMission, bool bNav)
{
  local XGShip_Dropship kSkyranger;

  PanelInit(_controller, _manager, _screen);
  bCanNavigate = bNav;
  kSkyranger = kMission.GetAssignedSkyranger();
  m_iMaxSlots = 0;
  J0x6F:
  // End:0xC0 [Loop If]
  if(m_iMaxSlots < kSkyranger.GetCapacity())
  {
    m_arrFillOrderIndex.AddItem(m_iMaxSlots);
    ++ m_iMaxSlots;
    // [Loop Continue]
    goto J0x6F;
  }
  m_arrUIOptions.Add(m_iMaxSlots);
  //return;  
}

Hex change: XComStrategyGame.upk, Decimal offset 2375915

D4 16 00 00 AB 1F 00 00 00 00 00 00 CE 16 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 D4 16 00 00 00 00 00 00 39 00 00 00 24 07 00 00 D7 00 00 00 C5 00 00 00 1B 57 21 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 D4 16 00 00 00 D3 16 00 00 00 D2 16 00 00 4A 16 14 2D 01 C6 16 00 00 2D 00 D0 16 00 00 0F 00 CF 16 00 00 19 00 D1 16 00 00 0A 00 53 37 00 00 00 1B 8B 0E 00 00 00 00 00 00 16 0F 01 C4 16 00 00 25 07 C0 00 96 01 C4 16 00 00 19 00 CF 16 00 00 0A 00 E7 3D 00 00 00 1B AF 0E 00 00 00 00 00 00 16 16 55 01 C7 16 00 00 03 00 01 C4 16 00 00 16 A5 01 C4 16 00 00 16 06 6F 00 54 01 C8 16 00 00 01 C4 16 00 00 16 04 0B 53 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 0B 00 00 00 02 01 02 00 FC 12 00 00 00 00 00 00

There are still 50 unused bytes which could be used in case I am alone in thinking that linear fillorder is good.

 

Please note that I have not yet remaped the new fillorder to match the pawns.

Edited August 8, 2013 by Bertilsson