Binman

Technical note about my editor. My editor was made with use Delphi5 without any nonstandard components (only source unit with md5 calculations) and I use it under win 98 and win me. Havent access into other windows system and not know nothing about problems, I never get win32 error or any other error message. At me all work correctly, but you need edit saves carefull, when you too more change size of any edited part saves will not loaded by game and game will crash regards Binman

Comment for my save editor !!! I forgot write, this editor work ONLY on strategic save game !!!! When you savegame from earth map screen you can edit it, when you save game from tactical combat system saves two file: with your name contain tactical combat, and name generataed by system with strategic situation. You cant edit saves with tactical combat, I not tested it on strategic saves from combat mission.

comment to previous my post: I use this site logo on main form of my tool without permission from owners of this site. If its any problem, write me email on binman@interia.pl and I remove it, but monday (before i not have access to the net). Sorry for my bad English regards Binman

Hi all, I made simple semi editor for UFO AM savegames. It extract part of text data from savegame, you have text edit window for edit this data, and you can store edited data in save file with recalculation CRC checksum. But if you want use it, you need be very carefull, always backup save before editing, remember, you will edit raw text data without any description and this data will stored in save file, you need know what you editing. When editing you maybe change length of text data, my tool when edited data is short compare with orginal adding extra spaces at end, if edited is longest as orginal cut into orginal length (possible problems, but i see in orginal saves some extra bytes probably not used). Its only beta version - you can use it only on your own risk, without any warranty. You can download it from http://binman.w.interia.pl/ufo_am_edit.exe best regards Binman

No, I'm tested it only with polish version, haven't other. I'm not sure, but probably it work wit all version (if Cochise description about CRC placement is correct). My prog only calculate MD5 CRC for part of save file starting at offset 44 to end of file, and store calculated 16 bytes MD5 checksum at offset 28 of this file. I use Cochise description for made this tool, and thinking Cochise not use polish version - if it work on his vesion and work on my, probabbly work on other regards Binman

Hi, first thanx Cochise for his CRC description for save games. I made small windows utility for recalculate CRC after made changes in save game. I think is easy for use, I tested it and work. I see on this forum info about other tool for it but this link not work today. This my tool is not for edit save game; you need this under any hexeditor, but it's easy (interesting data are saved as text), and after made changes you need run my prog, press start button, point to edited save game and its all. You need backup your orginal savegame before editing (one time i made bad changes, and lose my save) this tool is at http://binman.w.interia.pl/ufo_crc_recalc.exe If you have any questions write it to binman@interia.pl regards Binman