Author Topic: Maps&Prefabs Archiver v3.1.2 (with source) (Read 20574 times)

VirtualTT · « **on:** December 15, 2006, 01:04:51 pm »

Description:

MPA is a universal maps and prefabs packing tool with lots of advanced functions. Suites for mappers as well as for servers admins.

Main features:

Capable of packing multiple PMS and PFB files.
Fully supports both rar and zip archive types.
Capable of loading and generating of mapslists.
Quick search for maps and relaed files.
Analyses maps and prefabs for errors/missing files and generates log.
Provides full content management - you can include/exclude any specific file or folder before packing.
Capable of adding normal archive comment instead of readme.
Has multilanguage support.*
Supports command line interface.

Requirements:

WinRAR (http://www.rarlabs.com/)

Download:

v3.1.2 for Windows XP (x86), Windows Vista/Seven (x86/x64)
attached | mirror 1 82 kb
v3.1.2 source (c++)
attached | mirror 1 63 kb

older stuff

Installation:

Extract archive into your Soldat folder.

Changelog**:

v3.0.8 - v3.1.2
added progress bar
added x64 build
added support for "portable" installation for Vista+ version
added Advanced packing options window to group all related controls
added proper messages for various disk read/write error
reduced minimum window height so it can fit 800x600 resolution
for Vista/Seven version "Some map problems detected..." MessageBox changed to TaskDialog
for XP version additional visual enchantments were enabled
support for Win2K is canceled
map parsing performance improved ~16%
mapslists now are always being saved as ANSI
removed "Temp folder" item from the Settings tab
most icons replaced with original windows icons
fixed startup issues
fixed bug when list items were randomly disappearing
fixed bug when mpa might report wrong missing sceneries
fixed standard WinRAR settings were not overridden
fixed MPA getting "not responding" status while parsing/packing a large number of files
fixed MPA appearance with non-default windows themes
fixed confirmation dialogs appearing at screen center instead of MPA window center
fixed preview image align
fixed snapping to screen edges
fixed mapslist loading and saving
fixed mapslist never packed with archive
fixed last active folder wasn't saved

Development

PM me if you make any program improvements or localization, or discuss it in this tread.

Known issues

Program is not DPI-aware
After windows theme switching MPA needs to be restarted in order to fit new window border width and caption size

Credits:

thanks to Gustavo Daud (http://pngdelphi.sourceforge.net/) for his Portable Network Graphics Object Pascal components
to BombSki for betatesting

* Currently it supports english and russian, but since this program is Unicode-based and uses default system fonts only you could translate it easily by editing .lng file (just like Soldat).

** Complete changelog can be found in the help file.

BombSki · « **Reply #1 on:** December 15, 2006, 01:18:33 pm »

Yea this program rocks

it has many features and its even open source

very nice work, i hope many people will use it

im sure i will!

cooz · « **Reply #2 on:** December 15, 2006, 01:51:56 pm »

wow, really nice app man,
probably best out there to pack map

Clawbug · « **Reply #3 on:** December 15, 2006, 02:41:52 pm »

Good job with this one. Might translate it into Finnish later today.

Big + for Open Sourcing.

Which language is this written with?

cooz · « **Reply #4 on:** December 15, 2006, 03:58:51 pm »

Quote from: Clawbug on December 15, 2006, 02:41:52 pm

Which language is this written with?

just look at source files - it's delphi

jrgp · « **Reply #5 on:** December 15, 2006, 04:06:59 pm »

Very useful program.

Good job

ultraman · « **Reply #6 on:** December 20, 2006, 01:55:40 am »

Yaaaaay a new map packer. No more mapsplorer for me.
Good work VTT

VirtualTT · « **Reply #7 on:** December 20, 2006, 11:04:10 am »

New version is out! You'll be surprised by it's speed (especially when working with huge mappacks)

BattouKen · « **Reply #8 on:** December 21, 2006, 02:00:48 am »

ns, thanks man =)

dasilverguy · « **Reply #9 on:** December 23, 2006, 02:50:13 am »

I don't have WinRAR.. And I don't have admin on this computer.. T_T

Looks great though.

Edit: Please, someone, re-save it into .ZIP!!! Please!!

VirtualTT · « **Reply #10 on:** December 23, 2006, 01:47:07 pm »

This programm requires WinRAR to work (actually it's WinRAR that is packing).
WinRAR provides best possible compression. So here some vivid results for MNP mappack:
1. 4692 kb - WinRAR 3.62 solid .rar archive with maximum compression
2. 5083 kb - WinRAR 3.62 simple .rar archive with maximum compression
3. 5402 kb - WinRAR 3.62 simple .zip archive with maximum compression
4. 5593 kb - WinZIP 11.0 (7313) simple .zip with maximum compression

So I just can suggest to install WinRAR (or ask admin to do this).

dasilverguy · « **Reply #11 on:** December 24, 2006, 12:37:54 am »

And if you re-compress it into .ZIP, it won't work?

No, admin is in another country and won't tell me the password the admin user.

BombSki · « **Reply #12 on:** December 25, 2006, 08:01:50 am »

the program uses winrar to pack the files man, its not only needed to unpack the program itself.

without winrar you cant use this program

dasilverguy · « **Reply #13 on:** December 26, 2006, 08:36:34 am »

Oh.. Even when compressing it into .zip?

BombSki · « **Reply #14 on:** December 26, 2006, 08:54:37 am »

yes, the program uses winrar to make .zip and .rar archives, as i said: without winrar this wont work

Avarax · « **Reply #15 on:** December 26, 2006, 12:55:47 pm »

cannibals_anti-lag_m.PFB

what's that? :-O

VirtualTT · « **Reply #16 on:** May 06, 2007, 11:02:34 am »

New version is out!
Added command line interface and search function. MPA now detects even more map imperfections. Big help file contains a lot of usefull information about installing/using of MPA, command line syntax and map warnings handling...
Now i'm thinking about making MPA article on soldat wiki.

to Avarax: it's anti-lag bridge for tw_Cannibals, remember?

Date Posted: 12-02-2007, 22:18:18

New version includes small but critical bugfix...
I really don't want to act like microsoft with updats every week, but...

Date Posted: 19-02-2007, 03:00:34

MPA now can work with Soldat 1.4!

jrgp · « **Reply #17 on:** May 06, 2007, 05:06:25 pm »

I love this program. It's the only map packager I ever use.

Here is a mirror for the v2.0.6 version:

http://soldat.jrgp.org/file_download.php?id=15

VirtualTT · « **Reply #18 on:** May 06, 2007, 05:23:24 pm »

ok thanks

If anyone else want to provide mirror i'll be glad to use it.

[SPARK] Shtorm · « **Reply #19 on:** May 06, 2008, 03:12:30 am »

VirtualTT, it's goood! Goooooood program!

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