IFFSnooper History
UPDATE NOTES 2002 - 2010
Version 1.2.4b1
07 Jan 2010- Improved STR# edit routines
- Improved display of dynamic sprites
Version 1.2.4a11
16 Sept 2009- Fixed a bug in the subclone object routine
- Improved CTSS edit routines
- Improved OBJD edit routines
- Improved STR# edit routines
Version 1.2.3
31 Mar 2008- Implemented BCON edit routines
- Implemented BHAV edit routines
- Implemented OBJf edit routines
- Implemented SLOT edit routines
- Improved STR# edit routines
- Improved TTAB edit routines
- Plants are now correctly categorized as Buy mode objects
Version 1.2.2a
11 Jan 2007- Fixed a bug when editing CTSS resources with no description field
Version 1.2.2
29 Oct 2006- Implemented import of images for picture objects
- Improved display of certain BMP_ resources
- Improved display of BHAV resources
Version 1.2.1
13 May 2006- Fixed subcategories in OBJD edit routine
- Implemented check for GUID code when editing OBJD resources
- Implemented GUID reference display
- Implemented import of certain hex data resources
Version 1.2.0
12 Mar 2006- Fixed language code bug in TTAs edit routine
- Fixed "unexpected quit" bug under MacOS X Tiger
- Added "Add Menu" option to TTAB edit screen
- Added "Resequence" option to BHAV viewer
- Implemented DGRP offset autoscale
- Improved display of BHAV resources
- Improved handling of GUID updates
- Improved sprite export under MacOS X
Version 1.1.9
04 Aug 2005- Fixed bug in DGRP routines
- Implemented object oriented BHAV routines
- Implemented object oriented rsmp routines
- Revised CTSS routines to handle text encoding
- Revised DGRP and SPR2 display orientation for TMog compatibilty
Version 1.1.8
30 Apr 2005- Fixed bug in update routines for BHAV resources in cloned objects
- Fixed bug in object oriented SPR# frame navigation
- Implemented multitile DGRP context display
- Implemented object oriented OBJD routines
- Improved display of SLOTresources
- Improved feedback when editing DGRP values
- Improved handling of very large sprite lists in drawgroups
- Improved import of wallpaper images for cutouts and outlines
- Revised import / export routines for TMog compatibilty
Version 1.1.7
15 Jan 2005- Implemented multisprite DGRP interface
- Implemented display code for DGRP version 20000
- Implemented object oriented drawgroup routines
- Implemented object oriented sprite routines
- Improved handling of multi-tile coordinates
Version 1.1.6
29 Nov 2004- Added tile co-ordinates to DGRP display
- Implemented editing of additional OBJD parameters
- Improved display of resource maps
- Improved drag & drop of files extracted with FarSight
- Improved import of wallpaper images
Version 1.1.5
12 Oct 2004- Implemented editing of CARR resources
- Improved handling of multi-object iff files
- Improved string routines for 256 items and more
- Improved display of objt resources in hex display window
- Improved TTAB display and edit routines
- Minor additions to OBJD definitions
Version 1.1.4
09 Aug 2004- Improved display of CARR resources in hex display window
- Improved display of SLOT resources in hex display window
- Improved TTAB edit routines
- Improved string routines
- Improved editing of bodysuits (STR# 200)
Version 1.1.3
19 Apr 2004- Implemented GUID reference update during object cloning
- Implemented Import -- Floor Tile routine
- Improved BMP export routines
- Improved sprite import routines
- Improved TTAB edit routines
- Improved display of several resources in hex display window
Version 1.1.2
07 Feb 2004- Added Export Hex button to hex data window
- Added Export Log button to hex data window
- Added sprite import log
- Implemented editing of DGRP sprite count
- Implemented editing of DGRP sprite rotation number
- Implemented editing of DGRP base offset
- Implemented threads for sprite import and string editing
- Improved sprite image export routines
- Improved SLOT resource display
- Improved SPR# resource display
- Improved SPR# resource export
- Improved TTAB and TTAs resource display
Version 1.1.1
09 Nov 2003- Implemented Save when closing IFFReader window
- Added Clear All button on BMP_ tab panel
- Added Rotate button on DGRP tab panel
- Implemented editing for all STR# resources
- Implemented editing for TTAs resources
- Implemented editing of MagicTown flag
- Improved sprite assembly routines
- Improved sprite display for door and window IFF files
- Redesigned OBJDEdit window to access more parameters
- Interface tweaks for MacOS X
- Various other interface improvements and bug fixes
Version 1.1.0
20 Sept 2003
- Additional navigation by resource ID option in hex data window
- Additional navigation by Navigate ResourceList submenu
- Added command key for Edit -- Rename Resource command
- Added command key for Edit -- Renumber Resource command
- Changed the URL in Magic Cookie window
- Enabled multiple subcloning
- Enabled uChr display for .FAM files
- Improved editing of "bodysuit" strings
- Improved Drag and Drop of IFF files from Finder
- Improved DGRP display
- Various other interface improvements and bug fixes
Version 1.0.9
12 July 2003
- Enabled GUID editing for all OBJD resources
- Fixed CTSS edit bug under OS 8.6
- Fixed SPR2 assembly bug
- Implemented Drag and Drop of IFF files from Finder
- Implemented editing of StudioTown flags in OBJD edit window
- Implemented new displays in OBJD edit window
- Implemented File -- Subclone submenus
- Implemented subcloning routine
- Implemented Edit -- Set Cookie command
- Improved default file naming when using File -- Clone routine
- Improved DGRP display for earlier resource versions
- Improved resource update routines for OBJD, CTSS and TTAB
- Preliminary BMP_ assembly routines
- Better error handling during Sprite Import
- Various other interface improvements and bug fixes
Version 1.0.8
30 April 2003
- Added File -- Clone command
- Fixed the sprite export routines for walls and floors
- Fixed sprite export names for six frame sprites
- Implemented editing of "Magic Cookie" value in OBJD edit window
- Implemented multi-lingual CTSS editing
- Implemented graphic display of DGRP resource sprites
- Implemented editing of sprite placement coordinates in DGRP tab panel
- Implemented SPR2 assembly routines
- Replaced SPR2 pop-up selection menu with radio buttons
- Various other interface improvements and bug fixes
Version 1.0.7
02 March 2003- Improved the sprite display routines
- Improved the sprite export routines
- Increased the memory partition under OS 9
- Better error handling routine when encoding walls
Version 1.0.6
28 January 2003- Implemented display for hexadecimal GUID in OBJD resource tab panel
- Implemented editing of hexadecimal GUID in OBJD edit window
- Implemented editing of Unleashed Community flags
- Improved pop-up menus in hex data window
- Improved display of BCON resource data
- Improved display of BHAV resource data
- Improved display of DGRP resource data
- Implemented display routine for TSO format SPR2 resources
- Fixed clipping of sprite image in SPR2 resource tab panel
- Fixed a rare non-fatal out of bounds condition in SPR2 display routine
Version 1.0.5
17 December 2002- Implemented display for hexadecimal GUID
- Improved display of long text strings
- Implemented routines for TSO format resource maps
- Implemented routines for TSO format OBJD resources
- Implemented routines for TSO format text strings
- Implemented TTAB display for Unleashed pet flags
- Implemented editing of TTAB pet flags
- Implemented check for TSO TTAB resources
Version 1.0.4
27 October 2002- Implemented View/Hex data... routine
- Implemented BMP_ display for .FAM files
- Improved resource export
- Improved SPR# display
- Improved STR# display
Version 1.0.3
27 September 2002- Recompiled with REALBasic 4.5.1
- Improved rsmp handling for Vacation objects
- Improved TTAB display
- Worked on TTAB Edit routine
Version 1.0.2
14 September 2002
Ornate Grape 2 wall image courtesy of Sandy at SimsAddiction
- Added Wallpaper routine
11 - 21 August 2002
- Implemented FBMP display
- Implemented STR# edit routine
- Added Import menu
- Improved display of objects with both SPR# and SPR2 resources
- Minor interface improvements and bug fixes
Version 1.0.1
09 August 2002
- Better handling of .iff files which contain multiple objects
- Improved PALT display
- Improved BMP_ display
- Improved text and HTML export
- Added TTAB data to text and HTML export
- Minor interface improvements and bug fixes
Version 1.0
22 July 2002
- Implemented display of SPR2 resources in .flr files
- Implemented display of SPR# resources in .wll files
- Added more navigation buttons
- Minor interface improvements and bug fixes
11 - 15 July 2002
- Implemented CTSS edit routine
- Implemented Text conversion routines
- Improved handling of .iff files which contain multiple objects
- Localized application for US English systems
05 - 10 July 2002
- Worked on OBJD export routines
- Added OBJD and SPR2 navigation buttons
- Implemented Save routine
- Implemented Select All routine
- Added an icon
- Redesigned About... box
02 - 04 July 2002
- Implemented TTAB routine
- - negative motives display correctly as of 0704
- - TTAB version 8 supported as of 0704
- Improved copy function
- Added FCNS (from Globals.iff) to list of known resources
26 June 2002
- Re-organized BMP thumbnail output
- Improved Handling of .iff files with an absent resource map (e.g. Behaviour.iff prior to Hot Date)
09 - 16 June 2002
- Re-organized menus
- OBJD Edit button enabled
- OBJD Export button enabled
28 May - 04 June 2002
- Improved SPR2 routines
- - better frame management
- Improved DGRP routine
- - handles larger numbers of sprites
- Improved Assemble routine
23-26 May 2002
- New Disassemble routine
- - exports a folder full of resources
- New Assemble routine
- - makes a HexEdit file from a folder's contents
- - ignores XXXX files and non-resource files
20-22 May 2002
- Improved SPR2 routine
- - handles sprites with a single blank line sequence
- Improved BMP_ routine
- Improved CTSS routine
- - language codes are specified when known
- Added STR# and TTAs routines
- Improved text and HTML export
13-15 May 2002
- Implemented BMP_ routine
- Improved Navigation routines
05-12 May 2002
- Improved SPR2 routine
- - handles sprites with a multiple blank line sequence
- SPR2 export (all three channels)
- Improved OBJD resource output
- Improved formatting of HTML output
- Implemented Navigation routines
21 April-04 May 2002
- Worked on SPR2 and PALT routines
- - the SPR2 format is documented at SimTech
- - Added z-buffer graphics output in SPR2
- - Colour graphics output in SPR2 (assuming default palette)
- Worked on DGRP routine
- - now handles DGRPs with multiple items (e.g. fridge)
- IFFSnooper can now open any file with the .iff file extension
April 2002
- Worked on DGRP routine
- - implemented TMog-like Listbox output
- - added code for DGRP section to Save As menus
- Implemented text copy code for ListBoxes
- Identified Vacation flag in OBJD output
March 2002
- Worked on OBJD and CTSS routines
- Implemented code for Save As HTML menu
- - default file Snooper Output.html
- - this isn't perfect HTML because the non-ASCII characters aren't encoded
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