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Title: Is there anyway to modify the data files so as to remove monster speech ?
Post by: Razer on August 24, 2011, 04:39:09 am

Is it legal to edit monster speech ? IF yes - Can anyone tell how it can be done?
Glast maps Monster speech spam can be really annoying.

Title: Re: Is there anyway to modify the data files so as to remove monster speech ?
Post by: BreakTheSilence on August 24, 2011, 08:37:34 am

You can edit it by going inside your .grf and editing the monstertalktable.txt or something like that. As for its "legality", I'm not sure about that but I don't see anything wrong with it at the top of my head.

Or you could turn off your Public Log. The one at the top when you edit your chat dialogue box. The only caveat of it is it's on the same channel as the main chat so you won't see that as well. You could alway make a separate tab for it. Or better yet, get off the map heh.

Title: Re: Is there anyway to modify the data files so as to remove monster speech ?
Post by: slurpyninja on August 24, 2011, 08:56:30 am

I would also like to know... becuse even tho i DO have a separate tab for Main it still gets full of monster speech from OTHER maps too. Lotsa monsters talk...

Title: Re: Is there anyway to modify the data files so as to remove monster speech ?
Post by: Razer on August 24, 2011, 09:12:16 am

ID like to have access to public chat and main. That is the only reason I am trying alternate ways. It would be nice if the staff remove monster speech from Prison stuff. No one I know likes that spam anyway. It would cut down some traffic too since all those text packets must use up some bandwidth.

Title: Re: Is there anyway to modify the data files so as to remove monster speech ?
Post by: BreakTheSilence on August 24, 2011, 09:44:00 am

Here's what you'll find on your monstertalktable.xml

(http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac202/ROiTEMS/monstertalk.png)

I'm guessing if you edit it, say you delete it, You'll still see the blank lines.
Best thing would be to either lessen/remove the chance of them "talking" or move the monster talk to another channel.

Title: Re: Is there anyway to modify the data files so as to remove monster speech ?
Post by: Combo on August 24, 2011, 09:45:17 am

Dear god those lines.

Title: Re: Is there anyway to modify the data files so as to remove monster speech ?
Post by: Arkensark on August 24, 2011, 10:03:18 am

Removing the whole lines of code would probably be better than just making the text in them blank.

Also: what the hell? We don't get any of those lines except the 'attack' ones. xD

Title: Re: Is there anyway to modify the data files so as to remove monster speech ?
Post by: Yel-Oh! on August 24, 2011, 10:19:07 am

Quote from: BreakTheSilence on August 24, 2011, 08:37:34 am

You can edit it by going inside your .grf and editing the monstertalktable.txt or something like that. As for its "legality", I'm not sure about that but I don't see anything wrong with it at the top of my head.

Isn't this going to be a client side? I think its not illegal or maybe I am wrong.  :D

Title: Re: Is there anyway to modify the data files so as to remove monster speech ?
Post by: Razer on August 24, 2011, 10:31:14 am

Meh the staff should remove them really. I havent found one person who like those lines. There is a good reason why official servers dont have those.

Title: Re: Is there anyway to modify the data files so as to remove monster speech ?
Post by: BreakTheSilence on August 24, 2011, 10:35:50 am

That's what I thought as well but apparently not.

(http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac202/ROiTEMS/monstertalk2.png)

I tried deleting some monster dialogue and it appears to work. I specifically left the one from Injustices as control. I'm about 80% sure of this though since I'm not quite letting them hit me.

Title: Re: Is there anyway to modify the data files so as to remove monster speech ?
Post by: ~nGenTodd~ on August 24, 2011, 11:47:42 am

So if i edit it, will other player in prison still see the monster chat?

Title: Re: Is there anyway to modify the data files so as to remove monster speech ?
Post by: Bagel-kun on August 24, 2011, 12:03:37 pm

correct it will only effect you ^^

Title: Re: Is there anyway to modify the data files so as to remove monster speech ?
Post by: Rembrandt on August 24, 2011, 12:26:46 pm

Isn't there an ingame /command that disables them?

Title: Re: Is there anyway to modify the data files so as to remove monster speech ?
Post by: BreakTheSilence on August 24, 2011, 02:12:34 pm

Are you talking about /notalkmessage? It appears to disable more than just the monster dialogue, if at all.

Title: Re: Is there anyway to modify the data files so as to remove monster speech ?
Post by: Razer on August 24, 2011, 02:15:14 pm

It disables Main chat and stuff what people say too.
Besides the spammed text sometimes blocks the view .

Title: Re: Is there anyway to modify the data files so as to remove monster speech ?
Post by: BreakTheSilence on August 24, 2011, 02:22:48 pm

Oh well. Editing the monstertalktable.xml on your abdata.grf works so there you go. Though it would be nice to have it patched globally, I'd rather see our staff work on more important things.

Title: Re: Is there anyway to modify the data files so as to remove monster speech ?
Post by: Razer on August 24, 2011, 02:23:56 pm

Thanks.

Title: Re: Is there anyway to modify the data files so as to remove monster speech ?
Post by: Arkensark on August 24, 2011, 02:46:25 pm

You don't need to efit your GRF files. Just extract the file you need and put it in the data folder and edit it to how you need it in there. That give you your custom and allows you to patch properly.

Title: Re: Is there anyway to modify the data files so as to remove monster speech ?
Post by: Avarie on August 25, 2011, 01:26:51 pm

It'd be great if we could have an official patch-in file that has the monster text removed, mainly just for prison and high spam areas.

Title: Re: Is there anyway to modify the data files so as to remove monster speech ?
Post by: Fidelis on September 17, 2011, 09:31:09 am

This topic is already a bit old, but for those who look for an easy way to disable monster chat:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="euc-kr" ?>

<enemy_monster_talk_table>
</enemy_monster_talk_table>
Copy those lines, create a new text file, copy paste the lines in there, and save the file in your data folder, name it "monstertalktable.xml". No more monster talk!

If you want to have monster talk back, just remove or rename the file.

Let me just clarify that not ALL client side modifications are allowed. Modifications which give you an unfair advantage over other players are obviously NOT allowed. Removing monster chat, on the other hand, does not give you an advantage over other players, so I don't mind if you disable it.

Title: Re: Is there anyway to modify the data files so as to remove monster speech ?
Post by: Razer on September 17, 2011, 09:49:56 am

The Above works . Thanks.