message boxes are now functional

1 files changed, 36 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/msgbox_data.py b/tools/msgbox_data.py
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+messages = [
+		# Message 0
+		(0x100, 'A Test Message',
+			'This is a test message.\nWith some lines.\nAnd more lines.\nAnd a really long line to see if nw4r::lyt can handle wrapping or not...\nFinal line.'
+			),
+		]
+
+import struct, sys, os.path, codecs
+
+if len(sys.argv) > 1:
+	target = sys.argv[1]
+elif os.path.exists('/home/me/Games/Newer'):
+	target = '/home/me/Games/Newer/ISO/files/NewerRes/Messages.bin'
+else:
+	target = 'Messages.bin'
+
+messageCount = len(messages)
+
+stringOffset = (messageCount * 0xC) + 4
+infoStruct = struct.Struct('>III')
+
+headerData = bytearray(struct.pack('>I', messageCount))
+stringData = bytearray()
+
+for msgID, title, msg in messages:
+	titleOffset = stringOffset + len(stringData)
+	stringData += codecs.utf_16_be_encode(title)[0] + '\0\0'
+	msgOffset = stringOffset + len(stringData)
+	stringData += codecs.utf_16_be_encode(msg)[0] + '\0\0'
+
+	headerData += infoStruct.pack(msgID, titleOffset, msgOffset)
+
+with open(target, 'wb') as out:
+	out.write(headerData)
+	out.write(stringData)
+