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[[文件:Virtools 3.5 logo.png|thumb|right|The logo of Virtools Dev 3.5, the most common version used to edit Ballance NMO files]]
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[[文件:Virtools 3.5 logo.png|thumb|right|The splash screen of Virtools Dev 3.5, the most common version used to edit Ballance NMO files]]
  
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Virtools is a [[wikipedia:3D Modeling|3D Modeling]] software<ref>Virtools can't create static 3D models; see more at [[mapping]]</ref> by 3DVia, which can be used to create or modify Ballance configuration files and [[Mapping|maps]].
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Virtools is one of the major development tools used to create Ballance. Developed by Virtools SA (later acquired by 3DVIA), it is a powerful 3D content creation toolkit. For map makers and modders, it can be used to create or modify Ballance configuration files and [[Mapping|maps]].
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Virtools has stopped updating for long, thus the downloading links on the web mostly are Versions before, or Virtools 5. However, since Ballance is made by Virtools 2.1<ref>This version is lost now</ref>, and the file system update at Virtools 4 made it unable for Ballance to load saved NMO files, the Virtools version used to modify Ballance configuration files or map files shall not be above Virtools 3.5.
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Development and maintenance of Virtools has ceased, and the software is no longer available for purchase since 2014.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140627101633/http://a2.media.3ds.com/products/3dvia/3dvia-virtools/</ref>
  
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== 不同版本简介 ==
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The toolkit was once called Virtools Dev. It was renamed to Virtools upon the release of version 4.0.
  
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=== Virtools 2.1 ===
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== Technological Information ==
  
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Ballance制作所使用的Virtools版本。现阶段因该版本失传，暂无人使用，可谓非常遗憾。
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Virtools consists of the following parts<ref>Virtools_User_Guide.pdf p. 13.</ref>:
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# an Authoring application
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# a Behavioral Engine (CK2)
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# a Rendering Engine
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# a Software Development Kit (SDK)
  
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=== Virtools 3.0 ===
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Virtools is not designed to create 3D models<ref>"You cannot create models in Virtools Dev; Virtools Dev is not a modeling application." Virtools_User_Guide.pdf p. 13.</ref>, but it could be forced into doing so.
  
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可以用于编辑Ballance文件与地图的Virtools版本。此版本在某些系统上可能无法运行。据一些制图者反馈，此版本的 Virtools 相比 Virtools 3.5 能在 Windows XP 上取得更好的性能。
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In-depth hacking of the games may involve all parts above, but for most map makers and modders, having only the authoring application should suffice.
  
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=== Virtools 3.5 ===
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== Brief introduction to different versions ==
  
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大多数制图者使用的Virtools版本，用于修改Ballance核心文件或编辑地图。同时也是编辑Ballance相关文件并能被游戏成功读取所能使用的最高Virtools版本。
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=== Virtools Dev 2.1 ===
  
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=== Virtools 4 ===
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The version used originally by game makers to create Ballance. You need this version in order to make use of the behavior plugins found in Ballance. Unfortunately this version is no longer available on the Internet.
  
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据称此版本编辑的NMO无法被Ballance加载，但目前此版本也已接近失传。
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=== Virtools Dev 3.0 ===
  
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=== Virtools 5 ===
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This version can be used to create or modify Ballance [[NMO file|NMO files]]. According to the feedbacks from some mappers, Virtools 3.0, compared with 3.5, gets better perfomance on Windows XP; however, due to unknown reasons, this version gets stuck at the licence interface on most systems.
  
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现阶段最高版本的Virtools。有许多有用的新功能，但是其编辑的文件已无法被Ballance读取。目前已证实使用 Virtools 3.5 重新保存 Virtools 5 的文件可使相关文件重新能够被Ballance读取。
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=== Virtools Dev 3.5 ===
  
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此外，[[Ballance Remix]] 是使用 Virtools 5 作为引擎编写的。
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The version used by most mappers. It's also the highest version that can be used to modify NMO files without making the resulting files non-loadable by the game.
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=== Virtools 4.x ===
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Virtools SA is acquired by 3DVIA prior to the release of this version. It gains the ability to import and export 3DVIA's 3DXML format, has better shader support, and comes with a lot other improvements. A revised version (4.1) was released in addition to the initial 4.0 release.
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=== Virtools 5.0 ===
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The final version of Virtools. It has many useful functions, but NMO files modified on this version can't be loaded by Ballance. It's been proved that, by re-saving files modified by Virtools 5.0 in Virtools Dev 3.5, the files can return loadable by Ballance.
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In addition, multiple fan-made games (including [[Ballance Remix]] and [[World's Hardest Game 3D]]) were made with Virtools 5.0.
  
 
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* [[Virtools SDK]]
 
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2019年11月3日 (日) 17:57的最新版本

Chinese version / 中文版: Virtools/zh
The splash screen of Virtools Dev 3.5, the most common version used to edit Ballance NMO files

Virtools is one of the major development tools used to create Ballance. Developed by Virtools SA (later acquired by 3DVIA), it is a powerful 3D content creation toolkit. For map makers and modders, it can be used to create or modify Ballance configuration files and maps. Development and maintenance of Virtools has ceased, and the software is no longer available for purchase since 2014.[1]

The toolkit was once called Virtools Dev. It was renamed to Virtools upon the release of version 4.0.

Technological Information

Virtools consists of the following parts[2]:

  1. an Authoring application
  2. a Behavioral Engine (CK2)
  3. a Rendering Engine
  4. a Software Development Kit (SDK)

Virtools is not designed to create 3D models[3], but it could be forced into doing so.

In-depth hacking of the games may involve all parts above, but for most map makers and modders, having only the authoring application should suffice.

Brief introduction to different versions

Virtools Dev 2.1

The version used originally by game makers to create Ballance. You need this version in order to make use of the behavior plugins found in Ballance. Unfortunately this version is no longer available on the Internet.

Virtools Dev 3.0

This version can be used to create or modify Ballance NMO files. According to the feedbacks from some mappers, Virtools 3.0, compared with 3.5, gets better perfomance on Windows XP; however, due to unknown reasons, this version gets stuck at the licence interface on most systems.

Virtools Dev 3.5

The version used by most mappers. It's also the highest version that can be used to modify NMO files without making the resulting files non-loadable by the game.

Virtools 4.x

Virtools SA is acquired by 3DVIA prior to the release of this version. It gains the ability to import and export 3DVIA's 3DXML format, has better shader support, and comes with a lot other improvements. A revised version (4.1) was released in addition to the initial 4.0 release.

Virtools 5.0

The final version of Virtools. It has many useful functions, but NMO files modified on this version can't be loaded by Ballance. It's been proved that, by re-saving files modified by Virtools 5.0 in Virtools Dev 3.5, the files can return loadable by Ballance.

In addition, multiple fan-made games (including Ballance Remix and World's Hardest Game 3D) were made with Virtools 5.0.

Related pages

Notes and references

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140627101633/http://a2.media.3ds.com/products/3dvia/3dvia-virtools/
  2. ↑ Virtools_User_Guide.pdf p. 13.
  3. ↑ "You cannot create models in Virtools Dev; Virtools Dev is not a modeling application." Virtools_User_Guide.pdf p. 13.
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