Data Changing Guide V1.2

INDEX:

·   Introduction (read this first plz)

·   Type Explanation

·   State Explanation

·   Character Data File Index Explanation

·   Data File Frame Explanation

·   Activating all of the characters

·   Adding new moves to the game

·   Adding new characters

·   Adding New Weapons with just a .bmp file

·   Adding in a New Weapon with .dat and .bmp

·   Adding a new Template Background


Introduction:

I'm Jiquera Mondilano I made the Data Changer for Little Fighter 2 and a few other programs. If u want to see all other programs i made for LF2 check this site: jiquera.web1000.com . if u wanna know what LF2 is check this site: lf2.net .

After almost the entire world asked me how to use the data changer i decided to make this guide. Not everything what's in this guide is made by me I thank all LF2 fans who helped me making this guide, and of course Marti Wong who explained the most to me. If u think the guide is unclear, incorrect, incomplete or parts are useless plz mail me .

data changing will require Jiquera's LF2 Data Changer v1.4. You can download it from this link . We use LF2 version 1.9 here. The data file is called "data.txt". Remember, if you add more characters, weapons, and backgrounds, it will longer to load Little Fighter 2. So MAKE A BACKUP of “data.txt” . Data.txt is stored at "yourlf2folder\data\data.txt"

A small tip: it's easy to create an undetectable character but it's way more fun to have character which victory depends on your fighting skills.

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Type Explanation:

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State Explanation:

1. in *.dat files are States used to determine with what kind of frame the computer is dealing.

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Character Data File Index Explanation:

1. In every characterdata file is an index which contains the basic information of the character. I suggest that u open a "Bandit.dat", for example, so u can see what I mean

2. U should see this list:

name: Bandit
head: sprite\sys\bandit_f.bmp
small: sprite\sys\bandit_s.bmp
file(0-69): sprite\sys\bandit_0.bmp w: 79 h: 79 row: 10 col: 7
file(70-139): sprite\sys\bandit_1.bmp w: 79 h: 79 row: 10 col: 7
file(140-209): sprite\sys\bandit_0b.bmp w: 79 h: 79 row: 10 col: 7
file(210-279): sprite\sys\bandit_1b.bmp w: 79 h: 79 row: 10 col: 7
walking_frame_rate 3
walking_speed 4.000000
walking_speedz 2.000000
running_frame_rate 3
running_speed 8.000000
running_speedz 1.300000
heavy_walking_speed 3.000000
heavy_walking_speedz 1.500000
heavy_running_speed 5.000000
heavy_running_speedz 0.800000
jump_height -16.299999
jump_distance 8.000000
jump_distancez 3.000000
dash_height -11.000000
dash_distance 15.000000
dash_distancez 3.750000
rowing_height -2.000000
rowing_distance 5.000000

3. Everything between and contains the basic information of the character

4. Behind Name: is the text what will be displayed when u chose this character in the selection menu

5. Behind Head: is the path of the image stored which will be displayed when u chose this character in the selection menu

6. Behind Small: is the path of the image stored which will be displayed un top of the screen while playing with this char.

7. file(*-*): this command indicates which images this character uses. it also cuts the image in smaller images and assigns every small image with a number. Between the “ (“ and “ )” are the numbers stored which will be assigned to the small images, then comes the file path of the original image, w = width of each small image, h = height of each small image, row = number of small images in the width of the original image, col = number of small images in the height of the original image. For each "original" image u use u should make a new file command.

8. Walking_Frame_Rate: indicates the number of frames what will be used per second while this character is walking.

9. Walking_Speed: indicates the movement speed(left-right) while this character is walking.

10. Walking_Speedz: indicates the movement speed(up-down) while this character is walking.

11. Running_Frame_Rate: indicates the number of frames what will be used per second while this character is running.

12. Running_Speed: indicates the movement speed(left-right) while this character is running.

13. Running_Speedz: indicates the movement speed(up-down) while this character is running.

14. Heavy_Walking_Speed: indicates the movement speed(left-right) while this character is walking carrying a heavy weapon.

15. Heavy_Walking_Speedz: indicates the movement speed(up-down) while this character is walking a heavy weapon.

16. Heavy_Running_Speed: indicates the movement speed(left-right) while this character is running a heavy weapon.

17. Heavy_Running_Speedz: indicates the movement speed(up-down) while this character is running a heavy weapon.

18. Jump_Height: indicates the jump height (the lower the number, the higher the jump).

19. Jump_Distance: indicates the jump distance(left-right).

20. Jump_Distancez: indicates the jump distance(up-down).

21. Dash_Height: indicates the run + jump height (the lower the number, the higher the jump).

22. Dash_Distance: indicates the run + jump distance(left-right).

23. Dash_Distancez: indicates the run + jump distance(up-down).

24. if u r being attacked and tossed into the air u can press jump to get back on your feet again: Rowing_height: the height of the flight you made.

25. if u r being attacked and tossed into the air u can press jump to get back on your feet again: Rowing_Distance: the distance(left-right) of the flight you made.

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Data File Frame Explanation :

1. Almost every data-file contains frames ( , ). Every frame contains the properties of a picture wich is viewed on the screen.

Hint: when "defend" is pressed the "defend-frame" is loaded. So a special move always starts in the "defend-frame"!

Open up "Bandit.dat" with the datachanger and scroll down to the first frame u see it should look like this:

0 standing

   pic : 0   state : 0   wait : 5   next : 1   dvx : 0   dvy : 0   dvz : 0   centerx : 39   centery : 79   hit_a : 0   hit_d : 0   hit_j : 0

   bpoint:

      x: 43   y: 38

   bpoint_end:

   wpoint :

      kind : 1   x : 23   y : 46   weaponact : 35   attacking : 0   cover : 0   dvx : 0   dvy : 0   dvz : 0

   wpoint_end :

   bdy:

      kind: 0   x: 21   y: 18   w: 43   h: 62

   bdy_end:

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Activating all of the characters:

1. First thing to do is to open the "data.txt".

2. The first part of the data is a list of the characters. Find it.

3. Now you should see Bandit, Hunter, Mark, LouisEX, Firzen, etc...

4. Copy their line and put them on top of the list again.

5. Now change the numbers of the original ones. Because the original numbers are used for stage mode. One way is to add a "8" before each of their id numbers. For instance: Bandit is number 30, if you add a 8 before his id number. It would be 830. Just make sure the number isn't already in used. To check if it is in use, scroll down and look at the id numbers ABOVE THE BACKGROUNDS . SAVE, if you did everything right the list should look like this now:

id: 852 type: 0 file: data\julian.dat
id: 851 type: 0 file: data\firzen.dat
id: 850 type: 0 file: data\louisEX.dat
id: 838 type: 0 file: data\bat.dat
id: 839 type: 0 file: data\justin.dat
id: 837 type: 0 file: data\knight.dat
id: 836 type: 0 file: data\jan.dat
id: 835 type: 0 file: data\monk.dat
id: 834 type: 0 file: data\sorcerer.dat
id: 833 type: 0 file: data\jack.dat
id: 832 type: 0 file: data\mark.dat
id: 831 type: 0 file: data\hunter.dat
id: 830 type: 0 file: data\bandit.dat

id: 52 type: 0 file: data\julian.dat
id: 51 type: 0 file: data\firzen.dat
id: 50 type: 0 file: data\louisEX.dat
id: 38 type: 0 file: data\bat.dat
id: 39 type: 0 file: data\justin.dat
id: 37 type: 0 file: data\knight.dat
id: 36 type: 0 file: data\jan.dat
id: 35 type: 0 file: data\monk.dat
id: 34 type: 0 file: data\sorcerer.dat
id: 33 type: 0 file: data\jack.dat
id: 32 type: 0 file: data\mark.dat
id: 31 type: 0 file: data\hunter.dat
id: 30 type: 0 file: data\bandit.dat
id: 0 type: 0 file: data\template.dat
id: 1 type: 0 file: data\deep.dat
id: 2 type: 0 file: data\john.dat
id: 4 type: 0 file: data\henry.dat
id: 5 type: 0 file: data\rudolf.dat
id: 6 type: 0 file: data\louis.dat
id: 7 type: 0 file: data\firen.dat
id: 8 type: 0 file: data\freeze.dat
id: 9 type: 0 file: data\dennis.dat
id: 10 type: 0 file: data\woody.dat
id: 11 type: 0 file: data\davis.dat

6. If you run Little Fighters, you should be able to select all of the characters now. NOTE: Julian and Knight won't have armour

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Adding new moves to the game:

1. Put the "nameofmove.dat" file of your new move into "your LF2 folder\data\"

2. Open up “data.txt”.

3. The third part of the data is a list of the moves. Find it.

4. Add to the bottom of this list a line like this:

       id:  "NUMBER"  type: 3  file: data\"your move".dat

5. Make sure the ID is higher then 199 and is unique

6. To add a move to a Character see Character Frame Explanation

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Adding new characters:

1. Find the "nameofchar.dat" file of the character. Put that file into the "your LF2 folder"\data\

2. Open up “data.txt”.

3. Go to the character parts. Now all you have to do is make your own character with their own ID number.

4. Make a empty row where you want them to be when you select them and put down a ID number. I recommend making them a 400 and then make the next character you install one extra. For example: if you wanted to install NeoWoody, give him the ID number of 400. Then if you install NeoDavis, make him number 401. Never make any character have the numbers of 100-199.

5. Next is their type, characters always have a type of "0" so give them a type of zero. After that is where the file is, the file must always be in the "data" folder. SAVE

6.       So if all goes well, it should be like this:

id:  400  type: 0  file: data\"your new character's name".dat

7. Run Little Fighters 2 and while it's loading, it should take a little longer and it shouldn't break. Look for your character and you should see him.

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Adding New Weapons with just a .bmp file:

1. If you are wanting to install a new weapon that only comes with just a .bmp file it means it was meant to just replace a original weapon.

2. Take that file and place it on your desktop.

3. Look in the "data" folder for the name of the data. EXAMPLE: If the .bmp is called weapon0.bmp, look for the weapon0.dat, copy the data and call it whatever you want your weapon to be or just call it weapon12 and if you install another weapon, it could be called weapon13.

4. Now rename the .bmp on your desktop to the same as the data file of the new weapon, EXAMPLE: If you named the new weapon Weapon12.dat, rename the .bmp to Weapon12.bmp.

5. Move that .bmp into the sprite\sys\ folder.

6. Now in the “data.txt”, adding a new weapon is just like adding in a new character.

7. If you want the weapon to drop from the sky, it has to be have a ID number between 100-199.

8. For the type see Type Explanation

9. Put the Type Number after the ID number.

10. Then put where the weapon is located, it has to be in the "data" folder. Then put a space and then a "#", to finish, put the name of what ever you want that weapon to be called after the "#". 

11. The line should look like this:

       id: "NUMBER" type: "NUMBER" file: data\"something".dat #"weapon name".

12. SAVE

13. Load up Little Fighters 2 and play a "VS" game. Keep pressing F8 till you see the new weapon fall from the sky.

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Adding in a New Weapon with .dat and .bmp:

1. When installing a weapon with a .dat file and a .bmp file, copy both to your desktop. Rename both of them to the weapon you want. EXAMPLE: "weapon21.dat" and "weapon21.bmp" Move them both to the "data" folder.

2. Load up the weapon data on your desktop with the data changer. The top should say: file(0-99): sprite\sys\"something".bmp. Change that "something" to the name of the weapon file. SAVE

3. Load up data.txt and go down to the weapons sections.

4. If you want the weapon to drop from the sky, it has to be have a ID number between 100-199.

5. For the type see Type Explanation

6. Put the type number after the ID number 

7. Then put where the weapon is located, it has to be in the "data" folder. Then put a space and then a "#", to finish, put the name of what ever you want that weapon to be called after the "#".

8. The lines should turn out likes this:

       id: "NUMBER" type: "NUMBER" file: data\"something".dat #"weapon name".

9. SAVE

10. Load up Little Fighters 2 and play a "VS" game. Keep pressing F8 till you see the new weapon fall from the sky.

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Adding a new Template Background:

1. To add a new background, go into bg\template\ folder. Make a new folder called anything you want.

2. Go into the 3 folder and copy everything in that folder.

3. Go into your new folder and paste the things there.

4. Load up the "bg.dat" in your new folder with the data changer

5. If you like, you may rename the map but it can only hold one word. You could use underlines.

6. The layers should look like
   
   layer:
   bg\template\3\pic1.bmp
   transparency: 0 width: 967 x: 0 y: 128
   layer_end

7.       Rename the "3" to whatever the folder is called. Rename the "3" for all of the other layers. SAVE

8.       Load up the data.txt and go to the very bottom. You should see somewhere the list of backgrounds. Make a new with a ID number not in used by any other backgrounds. Then add the file name. It should look like:

       id: "NUMBER" file: bg\template\"folder name"\bg.dat.

9. SAVE

10. Load up Little Fighters and play a "VS". You should see a new map to pick.

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