[DK22]

So, I want to increase that limit.

Defaul "limit"

48 shadows (as I remember).

"New" "limit"

255 shadows.

Problems

Game crashes when I enable HD cars' shadows ("Very High" graphics).

Update

Mistakes fixed. Now the limit is 255, all working fine.

Code

SANNY

Wanted this code? GTFO

This post has been edited by DK22: Dec 23 2011, 12:51 AM

[Silent]

Wouldn't it be better to use malloc and mass writemem 0?

[Wesser]

Using calloc (0x72F460, RenderWare function) would be still better.

[uokka]

I think my game crashed pretty badly because of using this script..
My monitor complained about missing signal and I wasnt able to kill the gta_sa.exe process blindly via task manager (as I normaly have to do on a crash) but gta_sa.exe seemed to die after hitting some keys randomly.

I tested your script with a low end gfx card on GTA's "Very High" graphics setting in combination with ENB, driving a high poly car model.
Didnt noticed any changes/more shadows.. What kind of changes could I possibly see?

[DK22]

@uokka:
You wouldnt seeany changes for this time.
If you'll create, f.e., 200 shadows in your game (you can add them with opcode 016F), youll see only 48 shadows. With this code, that limit is 255 shadows.
@Silent:
yeah, I updated the code, all right now?
@Wesser:
Where the 0AC8 and/or calloc creates that memory-space? And how many bytes can be there?
And about calloc there are two parameters, one is size, right? What is the second?

And another question - how can I create the array of bytes in C++?

This post has been edited by DK22: Oct 1 2011, 09:43 PM

[Deji]

You don't have to use calloc unless you want CLEO 3 compatibility, you can use malloc (0AC8) and just calculate the size yourself. I'd think using 0AC9 to free game-allocated memory would go wrong somewhere

And another question - how can I create the array of bytes in C++?

Depends what you want to do with the array afterwards. These are a few ways to make an array:

CODE

char byteArray[5];  // array without pre-defined values
char byteArray[] = {value1, value2, value3, value4, value5};  // array with pre-defined values

The size of both arrays will be 5 bytes. You could also use malloc, or classes (which are like structs in IDA) if you wanna name the fields.

[Wesser]

Calloc allocates N items, each one with N size. Passing parameters are in this order. This is the code:

CODE

0AA7: call_function 0x72F460 num_params 2 pop 2 nSize 32 nNum 4 pResult 0@ // CRenderWare__calloc

[Deji]

Or just do 4*32 (128) and allocate it using 0AC8. It's the same thing. Only difference is that the method using 0AC8 doesn't support CLEO 3, wheras the method calling the function will not be as easily compatible with as many .exe's. So it'd be best to find the adresses for v1.01 for the function version.

[Wesser]

Tools have been created mostly for 1.0 version. People using newer versions have to switch inevitably. Personally, I pay attention only for US and EU compatibility.

[Deji]

Yeah, but if I was more of a player of the game and had the knowledge of modding I have now, I'd prefer to have 1.1, which has less bugs and install mods which not only work for it, but work flawlessly. I'm getting quite picky about scripts being well coded now