Download: Near Infinity v2.4-20260322

Changelog:

• Near Infinity can now be opened on empty game installations to modify external files (e.g. saved games)
  • For technical reasons a "chitin.key" file is still required, but it can be anything renamed to "chitin.key".
  • A game type that matches the files to be edited should be selected to avoid potential file corruptions on save operations.
• Improved string search:
  • Search text is highlighted in matching string entries (StringRef Lookup, String Table Editor, Check for unused strings)
  • Added support for unicode characters in a case-insensitive search
  • Improved error messages for syntax errors in regular expressions
  • Updated text component library
• Added new feature "Spell Abilities Generator":
  • Auto-generates level-scaled spell ability structures based on a great number of customizable parameters
• Added a "Clear value" button to "Unknown" resource fields that can be used to quickly zeroize unused content
• Added context menu option to export Effect structures in CRE/ITM/SPL resources as external EFF files
• Added option to EFF resources to copy the file content to the clipboard for use as Effect structures in CRE/ITM/SPL resources
• Added Preferences option to "Sort Override Files in Resource Tree by Type"
• Overhauled graphics conversion dialogs for BMP, MOS, PVRZ, and TIS files
• Shortcut Ctrl-C on resources in the resource tree can be used to copy-paste the resource in the system's file explorer
• WMP Viewer: Expanded "Show map icons" by option to display only map icons that are marked as "visible" on the worldmap
• BAM Converter:
  • Added Super xBR scaling to filter "Resize BAM Frames"
  • "Long-tap" on the "Add cycle(s)" button allows to add a user-defined number of cycles at once
  • Several improvements to the UI layout
  • Added option to activate or deactivate defined filters temporarily
  • Added scroll bars to preview display which are shown if the preview image is bigger than the preview window
• Improved display of relative offsets in substructures
• Improved error messages when loading graphics files
• Improved usability of color picker UI control that is used by several opcodes
• Improved labels of ITM unusability flags for mages and druids
• Context menu option "Open biffed resource" is now available in all resource display modes
• Updated fields in ARE "tiled objects" structures
• Improved name of opcode 250
• Removed unused field from WED overlay tilemap structures
• Dice fields in effects and abilities are treated as unsigned numbers
• Fixed DLG export as WeiDU .D file for resources in DLC archives
• Fixed context menu option "Create zip archive" for saved games and also added to NI's File menu
• Fixed display issue with SPLPROT "Creature type" labels used by opcodes 318/324/326
• Fixed several potential issues when copy-pasting resource substructures
• Fixed orientations in type B000 (AMBIENT_STATIC) creature animations
• Fixed removal of resource selection in the resource tree when pressing shortcut Ctrl-C
• Several more smaller fixes and updates