Anniversary Edition: Difference between revisions

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|align="center" colspan="4" style="height:40px" valign="bottom"|<font size=4>'''Edition Directory'''</font>
|align="center" colspan="4" style="height:40px" valign="bottom"|<font size=4>'''Edition Directory'''</font>
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|colspan="4" align="center" style="height:30px" valign="bottom"|<div style="font-size:1.15em">'''[[Anniversary Edition/Installer|About the Installer]]'''</div>
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|colspan="2" align="center" style="height:30px" valign="center"|<div style="font-size:1.15em">'''[[Anniversary Edition/Framework|About the Framework]]'''</div>
|colspan="2" align="center" style="height:30px" valign="center"|<div style="font-size:1.15em">'''[[Anniversary Edition/Framework|About the Framework]]'''</div>
|colspan="2" align="center" style="height:30px" valign="center"|<div style="font-size:1.15em">'''[[Anniversary Edition/Packages|About the AE Mods]]'''</div>
|colspan="2" align="center" style="height:30px" valign="center"|<div style="font-size:1.15em">'''[[Anniversary Edition/Packages|About the Core Mods]]'''</div>
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|colspan="2" align="center" style="height:40px" valign="top"|<div style="font-size:1.15em">'''[[Anniversary Edition/Patches|About the Patches]]'''</div>
|colspan="2" align="center" style="height:40px" valign="top"|<div style="font-size:1.15em">'''[[Anniversary Edition/Patches|About the Patches]]'''</div>
|colspan="2" align="center" style="height:40px" valign="top"|<div style="font-size:1.15em">'''[[<!--Anniversary Edition/Tools-->OniSplit|About the Modding Tools]]'''</div>
|colspan="2" align="center" style="height:40px" valign="top"|<div style="font-size:1.15em">'''[[Anniversary Edition/Tools|About the Modding Tools]]'''</div>
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|align="center" style="height:40px" valign="top"|<div style="font-size:1.15em">[http://oni.bungie.org/community/forum/viewforum.php?id=12 AE discussion forum]</div>
|align="center" style="height:40px" valign="top"|<div style="font-size:1.15em">[http://oni.bungie.org/community/forum/viewforum.php?id=12 AE discussion forum]</div>
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*Some of our '''modding tools'''
*Some of our '''modding tools'''


The AE is always being worked on in one way or another; it's not a project with a defined feature set, and it won't ever have an official "final release". Think of it more like the flagship for our modding work -- it's our way of presenting some of our latest work, and for distributing the latest patches.
Since the components of the AE are always being worked on in one way or another, it's not a project with a defined feature set or a planned end to its development.


==Current Features==
==Current Features==
Here is an example of what each of the five parts of the AE contains. More details on each part can be found in the Directory to the right.
Here is an example of what each of the five parts of the AE contains. More details on each part can be found in the Directory to the right.
*The framework globalizes some game data so that you can mod more freely; it also uses a package format to make it easier to distribute mods.
*The '''framework''' globalizes some game data so that you can mod more freely; it also uses a package format to make it easier to distribute mods.
*The installer browses the {{OMD}} and allows you to selectively install only the mods that you want.
*The '''installer''' browses the {{OMD}} and allows you to selectively install only the mods that you want.
*The core mod packages that are automatically installed make basic, non-controversial improvements for veteran players like unlocking all moves from the start, and fixing menus and cutscenes.
*The '''core mod packages''' that are automatically installed make basic, non-controversial improvements for veteran players like unlocking all moves from the start, and fixing menus and cutscenes.
*The patches are in the form of new game applications (and, in Windows, the Daodan DLL), which provide numerous fixes for bugs and crashes in Oni.
*The '''patches''' are in the form of new game applications (and, in Windows, the Daodan DLL), which provide numerous fixes for bugs and crashes in Oni.
*OniSplit is used to export game data from Oni so that we can edit it and then re-import it as game data. xmlTools adds to our editing abilities with this exported data.
*The '''core tools''' are OniSplit, used to export and import game data, and xmlTools allows us to patch exported data.


==Downloads==
==Downloads==
Here is the latest release of the Edition, in 3 flavors:
Here is the Setup app for the latest release, Anniversary Edition Seven:
*[http://mods.oni2.net/node/274 Windows] (20 MB)
*[http://mods.oni2.net/node/274 Windows] (20 MB)
*[http://mods.oni2.net/node/275 Macintosh] (4 MB)
*[http://mods.oni2.net/node/275 Macintosh] (4 MB)