BI Tools 2.5: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 16:22, 4 January 2023

Basic information

Author:: Bohemia Interactive
Compatibility:: Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead
Download:: RELEASE CANDIDATE (v 2.5.1) from bistudio.com (40 MB)

Description

Description:

Complete editing tool suite for Bohemia Interactive's game engine used in ARMA II Operation Arrowhead / Combined Operations.

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This installer will overwrite previously released BI Editing Tools for Armed Assault and II (user made data should be intact but it is highly recommended to back up any such data before installing this package) and it may not be possible to pack and finalize content for Armed Assault using the newer tools.

The tool suite is consisting from:

Oxygen 2 Personal Edition for Arma 2 - model editing and animation package
Visitor 3 Personal Edition for Arma 2 - terrain and map editing
TexView 2 - texture convertor and viewer
BinPBO Personal Edition - packer
Sound Tools - sound and lipsync utilities
FSM Editor - tool to edit and compile fsms used in Arma 2
BinMake - conversion tool
Tools Drive - main working directory for tools with mandatory data files
FontToTga - utility to create fonts for Arma 2

Changelog (from BI Tools 2.0):

O2 - some improvements and fixes, improved function Carve and Touch Face, OA compatible
V3 - no changes
FSM editor - no changes
Sound Tools - no changes
TexView2 - updated, minor changes (*_CAN.tga combatible), + added TexMerge
P Drive setup - added models of roads from roads_E, roads_PMC + updated DTA, Core, OA Buldozer.exe
BinPBO - new: creating textureHeaders.bin + updated Binarize. Filebank.
DSsignFile - updated,v2 signatures support
binMake - does not convert paa -> paa, just copy it.
FontToTga - added
(OA) Buldozer - FLIR preview [keys: N, F1, F2, F3, F5, F6, F7, F8]
Icon set and auto association for P3D,PAA,TGA,
Updated all uninstall.exe's

Version 2.5.1 changelog:

setup will install newer C++ 2005 Redistributable Package (x86) (update from year 2008)

Usage

Licenses

Licensing:: Bohemia Interactive End User License Agreement

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-|DOWNLOAD= [http://downloads.bistudio.com/Tools/BI_Editing_Tools_2_5_1.zip RELEASE CANDIDATE (v 2.5.1) from bistudio.com] (40 MB)
+|DOWNLOAD= {{Link|link= https://downloads.bistudio.com/Tools/BI_Editing_Tools_2_5_1.zip|text= RELEASE CANDIDATE (v 2.5.1) from bistudio.com}} (40 MB)
 |DESCRIPTION=
 Complete editing tool suite for Bohemia Interactive's game engine used in ARMA II Operation Arrowhead / Combined Operations.
-'''This installer will overwrite previously released BI Editing Tools for Arma I and II (user made data should be intact but it is highly recommended to back up any such data before installing this package) and it may not be possible to pack and finalize content for Arma I using the newer tools.'''
+{{Feature | important | This installer will overwrite previously released BI Editing Tools for {{arma1}} and II (user made data should be intact but it is highly recommended to back up any such data before installing this package) and it may not be possible to pack and finalize content for {{arma1}} using the newer tools.}}
 The tool suite is consisting from:
+* [[Oxygen 2]] Personal Edition for {{arma2}} - model editing and animation package
-* [[Oxygen 2]] Personal Edition for Arma II - model editing and animation package
+* [[Visitor 3]] Personal Edition for {{arma2}} - terrain and map editing
-* [[Visitor 3]] Personal Edition for Arma II - terrain and map editing
 * [[TexView 2]] - texture convertor and viewer
 * [[BinPBO]] Personal Edition - packer
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-[[Category:Official Tools]]
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-[[Category:ArmA 2: Official Tools]]