Status: Release/Final
Language: Visual Basic .NET
Downloads: 371

Microsoft says:

Note: This function is provided only for compatibility with 16-bit applications written for Windows. Applications should store initialization information in the registry.

-GetPrivateProfileString, MSDN Library (Jan 2006)

WRONG! Applications shouldn't store their settings in the registry. It centralizes ...

Microsoft says:

Note: This function is provided only for compatibility with 16-bit applications written for Windows. Applications should store initialization information in the registry.

-GetPrivateProfileString, MSDN Library (Jan 2006)

WRONG! Applications shouldn't store their settings in the registry. It centralizes application-specific data, making the reinstallation, copying, and settings tweaking of applications more cumbersome. For all of my programs, I use these "Windows 3.1 compatibility" functions to read/write settings to a .ini configuration file that can be placed in the directory with a program. They're actually far easier to use than the registry, too, and with minimal drawbacks. Over the years, I've been refining these functions with a wrapper module that makes accessing application settings even easier, which you can download here. It includes the following members:

• ConfigFile
• Class KeyPair
• Function Backup()
• Function Clear()
• Function ClearKey()
• Function ClearSection()
• Function DeleteSection()
• Function ReadFloatKey()
• Function ReadIntKey()
• Function ReadSection()
• Function ReadSectionNames()
• Function ReadStringKey()
• Function RestoreBackup()
• Function WriteKey()
• Function WriteSection()

1.2.2:
fixed a bug with backups without a path passed failing to backup

VB.Net Config File Module 371 Downloads	Download

Status: Release/Abandoned
Game: Doom
Downloads: 379

This is a pack of 37 redone, high-resolution flats (floor and ceiling textures) I did for the jDoom port. It's mostly just for the first (shareware) episode of Doom, though. The pack also contains a mod that provides custom, per-level fog settings and another that emites fumes from nukage barrels and pools. Kickstart addon files are included.

jDoom Texture/Mod Pack 379 Downloads	Download

Status: Release/Final
Downloads: 401

A mod for PsychoStats v2 (now defunct?) that changes the color scheme to a dark blue one. It's basically just a css file mod with a different logo image, but goddamn it looks cool.

PsychoStats v2 Dark Blue Theme 401 Downloads	Download

Status: Beta/Work-in-Progress
Language: Visual Basic .NET
Platform: Win9x, Win2000/XP
Downloads: 447

This program was the answer to all the problems my previous "found on the internet" alarm program had (see images). My alarm focuses on reliability, ease-of-use, and useful features so that the user is always alerted in the appropriate manner of their choosing and with minimal hassles. The features from the Documentation follow. ...

This program was the answer to all the problems my previous "found on the internet" alarm program had (see images). My alarm focuses on reliability, ease-of-use, and useful features so that the user is always alerted in the appropriate manner of their choosing and with minimal hassles. The features from the Documentation follow.

• Multiple alarms that are easy to add, change, or delete
• 9 alarm date types ensure that you'll quickly be able to set alarms to match your schedule
• Big button text on the alarm dialog helps the sleepy-eyed and visually-impaired in the mornings
• Customizable action list lets you predefined what happens when alarms go off
• Choose from 4 different action types, such as playing a sound or showing a message box
• Sound actions can play any number of sound formats (WAV, MP3, WMA, OGG, etc) courtesy of the included FMOD library
• Program interacts with system standby to either prevent it or wake the computer up when there's an active alarm
• Intelligent, threaded time monitor manages its own polling rate and process priority to keep system usage down (especially when minimized to tray)
• Many options to suit the user's needs and personal preferences

0.9.3b:
-fixed monitor standby on snooze option
-fixed max snooze
-fixed a bug where one could use the number key shortcuts to snooze when snoozing wasn't allowed due to max snooze
-fixed another bug where daily alarms weren't displaying their time in the alarm settings

0.9.2b:
-fixed a bug with configuration backups backing up to the wrong directory (i.e. root)

0.9.1b:
-fixed a bug with incorrect snooze lengths
-fixed a bug where the time an alarm was at (%b) was not displayed in the systray tooltip for daily alarms

0.9b:
-First Public Release

Snake's Alarm 0.9 beta 447 Downloads	Download

Status: Release/Final
Language: Visual Basic 6
Platform: Win9x, WinNT, Win2000/XP
Downloads: 454

This was a neat tool that generated pages for Kazaa file links. It's rather obsolete now, but it could perhaps be useful in other ways. The source is available for newbie VB programmers to look at. It's not my best work, but there's still some useful parsing, command-line, and html output code. In this release, I've packaged the required app ...

This was a neat tool that generated pages for Kazaa file links. It's rather obsolete now, but it could perhaps be useful in other ways. The source is available for newbie VB programmers to look at. It's not my best work, but there's still some useful parsing, command-line, and html output code. In this release, I've packaged the required app sig2dat in case it's hard to find.

Ironically, the test page that I generated to show what this app can do is the most popular page here. Hurray for internet piracy, right?

sig2html 270 Downloads	Download

sig2html Source 184 Downloads	Download

Status: Release/Final
Downloads: 473

This is a font I made from the Deus Ex 2 in-game font, which was basically just a texture file (first image at left) that the game cuts up into individual characters. I wrote my own program to do the same thing, but get it into a more usable font format. Feel free to use it in whatever you like; however, it only looks good from about 10pt to 18pt due to the small size of the original characters and inaccuracy of converting to a font.

DX2 Font 473 Downloads	Download

Status: Beta/Work-in-Progress
Language: TI-Basic
Platform: TI-83/84
Downloads: 503

Dungeon Crawler II is the technical successor to Dave Marsh's "Diablo 83: Dungeon Crawl", being that it was built off of the same code and rules. However, it is to be a complete overhaul of the game that will add even more RPG elements to a mere TI calculator game.

What's complete so far in this beta version:
-Grid maps (with 10 ...

Dungeon Crawler II is the technical successor to Dave Marsh's "Diablo 83: Dungeon Crawl", being that it was built off of the same code and rules. However, it is to be a complete overhaul of the game that will add even more RPG elements to a mere TI calculator game.

What's complete so far in this beta version:
-Grid maps (with 10 different floors)
-Enemy/chest graphics
-Randomized enemy/chest placement
-New XP system
-Rearranged keys
-Partially reworked menus/screens

What's not complete:
-Mage class
-Spells
-Skills
-Enemy Mages
-New Weapons/Treasure
-New Combat System
-Strings
-Help

Dungeon Crawler II beta 1 195 Downloads	Download

Dungeon Crawler II beta 2 308 Downloads	Download

Status: Release/Final
Game: Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
Downloads: 626

This is a fictional skirmish set during the Battle of Hurtgen Forest that occurred during November and December 1944.

Although this is a small map, it is so highly detailed and carefully crafted that I believe it comparable to Relic's own professionally-made maps. I started building the map more than three years ago, inspired by the Operation Market Garden map "Best".

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This is a fictional skirmish set during the Battle of Hurtgen Forest that occurred during November and December 1944.

Although this is a small map, it is so highly detailed and carefully crafted that I believe it comparable to Relic's own professionally-made maps. I started building the map more than three years ago, inspired by the Operation Market Garden map "Best".

Hurtgen Forest has 11 capturable territory sectors with 5 being munitions and 2 fuel. The limited fuel makes the map mostly geared toward infantry combat. A stream divides the map in half forming a natural defensive line for each player. However, a single road that runs the length of the map does cross the stream, and the stream is passable at every point. Each territory sector (except the roads) has some existing defensive structures: a church, bunkers, trenches, or mere sandbags. There are a lot of trees on this map--it is a forest after-all.

This map also features a realistic passage of time, starting with a foggy morning and progressing through midday, sunset, and night. The map was primarily designed to be played with the Annihilate victory condition but does support Capture Points. Because the AI is slow to start and the map is rather small, using an AI difficulty one level higher than your usual level is also recommended.

Hurtgen Forest (SGA) 358 Downloads	Download

Hurtgen Forest (SGB) 268 Downloads	Download

Status: Release/Final
Game: Starcraft: Brood War
Downloads: 630

Snipers is a scenario for Starcraft: Brood War that I started way back in 2002. Because of the general complexity of getting the scenario scripts to function correctly, it took four years of occasional work in bursts to finish. The concept of this scenario is sort of like some of the others I've done where you start with some hero units (this time named for my old friend Quelog and I); however, ...

Snipers is a scenario for Starcraft: Brood War that I started way back in 2002. Because of the general complexity of getting the scenario scripts to function correctly, it took four years of occasional work in bursts to finish. The concept of this scenario is sort of like some of the others I've done where you start with some hero units (this time named for my old friend Quelog and I); however, the hero units are supposed to be something like special operations mercenaries (the reason for the generic title) on a particular surgical mission and thus never build a base persay. All of the mission objectives, briefing, badass hero dialogue, and mission imperatives are done with tons of triggers in the script. The mission objectives are actually rather creative, too. Some have you blowing up stuff; while in others, you get to steal vehicles. Here's an overview of the scenario taken from the Readme:

Snake and Quelog have been dropped into heavily occupied CDD territory. They are elite snipers, with high-powered medium-range rifles, portable lockdown rockets, and the ability to blend into their environment. Snake and Quelog must work together to bring down the CDD forces. Command needs this area thoroughly trashed so ground forces can move on it tomorrow and they will give you a commission on every enemy soldier you kill. But your primary tasks will be demolition, infiltration and seizure of prototype vehicles, and commandeering and using nuclear silos.

Snake:
200hp, Medium armor, .50cal rifle (one shot kill against infantry)

Quelog:
300hp, Light armor, 30.06 rifle (good against light armored infantry)


Note: This version includes a cooperative scenario that you can play with a friend in addition to the original singleplayer scenario.

Snipers 315 Downloads	Download

Snipers Trailer 315 Downloads	Download

Status: Release/Final
Game: Counter-Strike: Condition Zero
Language: Visual Basic 6
Platform: Win9x, WinNT, Win2000/XP
Downloads: 916

I made this app to compare the skeletons in two decompiled Half-Life models and then upgrade the skeleton of the older model to that of the newer. I'm sure there's probably tons of bugs in this app as I rapidly developed it over a couple days to fix a problem with Counter-Strike: Condition Zero ...

I made this app to compare the skeletons in two decompiled Half-Life models and then upgrade the skeleton of the older model to that of the newer. I'm sure there's probably tons of bugs in this app as I rapidly developed it over a couple days to fix a problem with Counter-Strike: Condition Zero models. I don't guarantee results with any other models except when upgrading a CS 1.0-1.5 model to Condition Zero usable model; but, if it does work for other purposes, then all the better.

For detailed, step-by-step info on how to use this app, see the following Column: www.snakebytestudios.com/columns/guides/csmodel

CS to CZ Model Convertor 916 Downloads	Download