Mod:Coordinates

Modifying PC Dead Rising 2

Dead Rising 2 PC Mods Forum Performance guide Index of all mods on forum Tutorials Opening files to edit (Gibbed's) Debug mode Swap characters (model swap) Import models   Dead Rising 1 models Placing characters   Enlarging/resizing characters Create reskins Adding & removing items   Coordinates/rotation   Resize/enlarge items Changing text Weapon modifications Remove missing prop box List of what each file does All game items (items.txt)   Item animations (PyroEffect)     Bigfile.xml All game text All missions and cases (missions.txt)   Times of all missions   Mission breakdown All major packed files (big files)   datafile.big   Character models (npcs.big) Sgraph - animations HUD (game player's interface) Camera.txt (camera view) Lighting Zombie models Game rules (frontend) Cutscenes (cinematics.big) Environment   Royal Flush Plaza   Safe House   Americana Casino   Fortune City Arena Collision - controls solid surfaces Excel coordinates of all areas Tools Gibbed's tools Hex editor Other Ubtri's Mod Infinity Mode mod Zombie mode mod

Dead Rising 2
Cases and Missions • Characters • Weapons • Stores • Endings

Map coordinates, seen in Debug mode with the Local Player Pos HUD display allows the modder to find out where items can be placed in a modified Dead Rising 2 game.

The floor is around .1 less than what is shown on the Local Player Pos for Chuck.

For example,

• the display shows -1.1 height of chuck
• to place items on the floor at the same location, the modder would enter -1.0.

Rotation and coordinates

Rotation

Rotation screenshots

For the old attempt to explain see: Hummer coordinates

First coordinate of four

Second coordinate of four

Third coordinate of four

Fourth coordinate of four

Coordinate numbers can be negative and decimals

Coordinate numbers can be negative.

Coordinates can also be decimals, for example: (-.708,.43,1,0)

Any number above 3 is recognized as 3.

Any number below -3 is recognized as -3.

0,0,0,0 displays the default rotation of the item, but no other item in the txt file after this file is displayed.

• If the fourth number is zero or is missing with only three number total, it overrides the first, second or third number and the rotation is always the same.

• Location = "x-coordinate, y-coordinate, z-coordinate"
• x coordinate: vertical placement (On the map right to left, east to west)
• y coordinate: altitude (lower to higher)
• Z coordinate: horizontal placement (On the map down to up, south to north)

x ,	y ,	z
East-West	Height	North-South
<----->		/\ \/

Coordinates of all stores areas and items

How to find coordinates of stores and areas

In datafile.big is the .txt files for each area and EVERY item that Chuck and other characters can interact with.

As Chuck walks into an area, the HUD (HUD_Worldlocation.txt) tells the player the name of the location.

For example, in the food court, when chuck walks into Cheesecake Mania the coding in [b]food_barn.txt[/b] indicates when the HUD at the bottom left of the screen should display "Cheesecake Mania":

cPolygonLarge CheesecakeMania_Box
{
	Height = "4.0"
	NumVertex = "7"
	Text = "900"
	Vertex0 = "80.226,-1.5,-252.041"
	Vertex1 = "79.679,-1.5,-251.814"
	Vertex2 = "80.785,-1.5,-248.518"  
	Vertex3 = "71.903,-1.5,-245.855"  
	Vertex4 = "66.369,-1.5,-249.022"
	Vertex5 = "64.057,-1.5,-257.108"
	Vertex6 = "77.901,-1.5,-261.493"  
}

The Vertex locations are the coordinates/boundaries of the store. There are 7 corners in Cheesecake Mania.

Text = "900" is the text "Cheesecake Mania" which is display on the HUD.

If graphed, these points can show the exact parameter of an area.

Excel coordinates of all areas

Excel file and map of all areas on scatter chart

Files are found in text files in data/datafile.big for example:

• Americana Casino coordinates are found in data/datafile.big/americana_casino.txt

In Dead Rising 2 coordinates of the arena backstage are found at PC file data/datafile.big/gs_biketutorial.txt. Several items which are not usually in a normal game are found on this map. Off the Record does not have this file.

For Off the Record's Uranus Zone, the file is data/datafile.big/theme_park.txt

Coordinates of the Americana Casino from PC

Coordinates of the Atlantica Casino from PC

Coordinates of the arena backstage from PC file data/datafile.big/arena_backstage.txt

Coordinates of the food court from PC file data/datafile.big/food_barn.txt

Palisades first floor

Yucatan

Safehouse

Position of player in safehouse (local player pos)
Hallway
	Hallway room 1 door: -0.1 -1.1 -8.1
	Corner of hallway between the bathroom and Sullivan: 0.7, 1.1, 30.8
Room 1
	NW: 2.4, -1.1, -9.4
	SW: 1.5, -1.1, -18.4
	SE: -5.5, -1.1, -20.2
	NE: -5.3, 1.1, -9.5
Room 2
	NW: -9.3, -5.5, -15.5
	SW: -9.4, -5.5, 24.9
	SE: -17.7, -5.5, -24.9
	NE: -17.6, -5.5, -15.6

Royal Flush Plaza

Orange (large red numbers is the bottom and top coordinates):

• Americana casino entrance, north side: -292.2, -1.6, -81.8
• Americana casino entrance, south side: -293.0, -1.6, -63.3
• Stylin' Toddlers, south: -277.3, -1.6, -62.9
• Casual Gals, north: -274.7, 1.6, -81.9

Pink:

• Diagonal door of casual gals south -271.3, -1.6, -85.1
• Safe house hallway entrance south edge -262.4, -92.9
• Corner of the dark bean across from diagonal entrance of causal gals -262.7, -77.3
• Corner of the dark bean across directly from Safe house hallway entrance -256.8, -84.9

Light Green:

• Corner of the dark bean across from in the closet west near safehouse hallway -253.7, -86.5
• Corner of the dark bean across from in the closet east -246.6 (lower), -86.9
• Safe house hallway entrance northern edge -259.3, -96.5
• Far corner of In the Closet east side -238.9, -97.2

Waypoint files

Every area has a waypoint file, located in data/datafile.big. These files include:

1. the full coordinates of the area
2. save points
3. teleport to other areas

List of waypoint files

Waypoint files

waypoint_americana_casino.txt waypoint_arena_backstage.txt waypoint_arena_kcot.txt waypoint_arena_stadium.txt waypoint_atlantica_casino.txt waypoint_boss_battle_train.txt waypoint_dr1_foodcourt.txt waypoint_dr1_paradiseplaza.txt waypoint_food_barn.txt waypoint_fortune_exterior.txt waypoint_gs_biketutorial.txt waypoint_gs_bountyhunter.txt waypoint_gs_hattrick.txt waypoint_gs_lawnmower.txt waypoint_gs_moosehead.txt waypoint_gs_pike.txt waypoint_gs_ramsterball.txt waypoint_gs_shootinggallery.txt waypoint_gs_stickit.txt waypoint_gs_tank.txt waypoint_gs_wheelbarrow.txt waypoint_highroller.txt waypoint_laboratory.txt waypoint_lighting.txt waypoint_machine_room.txt waypoint_main_menu.txt waypoint_palisades.txt waypoint_rooftop_atlantica.txt waypoint_rooftop_hotel.txt waypoint_rooftop_royal.txt waypoint_rooftop_safehouse.txt waypoint_rooftop_theater.txt waypoint_rooftop_yucatan.txt waypoint_royal_flush.txt waypoint_safehouse.txt waypoint_safehouse_poker.txt waypoint_south_plaza.txt waypoint_tape_die.txt waypoint_testlevel.txt waypoint_tkot_battle.txt waypoint_train_chase_b.txt waypoint_underground.txt waypoint_x_audio_zoo.txt waypoint_x_clothing.txt waypoint_x_gameplay_metrics_box.txt waypoint_x_gameplay_zoo.txt waypoint_x_metrics_box.txt waypoint_x_rooftop_atlantica.txt waypoint_x_rooftop_hotel.txt waypoint_x_rooftop_royal.txt waypoint_x_rooftop_safehouse.txt waypoint_x_rooftop_theater.txt waypoint_x_rooftop_yucatan.txt waypoint_x_survivor_box.txt waypoint_x_tape_die.txt waypoint_yucatan.txt waypoint_yucatan_casino.txt File: battle_antoine.txt bigfile.xml

Save point

The waypoint creates a save point, for example in data/datafile.big/waypoint_americana_casino.txt one of the urinals in Americana Casino where Chuck the Role Model takes place.

cTriggerVolume SaveUrinal1
{
	ActionActorRotation = "-0.829"
	ActionPoint = "-457.450,-4.725,-22.941"
	ActionType = "4"
	AnimationChooser = "1"
	DisplayName = "55094"
	Height = "2.0"
	InteractButton = "true"
	IsStatic = ""
	ItemName = ""
	Level = "LEVEL_AMERICANA_CASINO"
	Location = "-458.192,-3.716,-22.420"
	Radius = "2"
	Rotation = "0,0,0,1"
	Vertex1 = "-1,0,1"
	Vertex2 = "1,0,1"
	Vertex3 = "1,0,-1"
	Vertex4 = "-1,0,-1"
}

Teleport locations

The waypoint teleports Chuck to a new area, for example in data/datafile.big/waypoint_americana_casino.txt is the following:

cTriggerVolume ParadiseWalk
{
	ActionType = "3"
	DisplayName = "847"
	Height = "2.0"
	InteractButton = "true"
	InteractionRadius = "3"
	ItemName = "South Strip"
	Level = "LEVEL_FORTUNE_EXTERIOR"
	LevelSpawnPoint = "EntryAmericanaCasino"
	Location = "-294.952,-3.342,-0.124"
	Radius = "11"
	Rotation = "0,0,0,1"
	Vertex1 = "-1,0,1"
	Vertex2 = "1,0,1"
	Vertex3 = "1,0,-1"
	Vertex4 = "-1,0,-1"
}

There are also spawn points in each individual text file for each area.

cWaypoint SURV

The waypoint files such as, data/datafile.big/waypoint_americana_casino.txt

cWaypoint SURV... has points in the entire area, including all the stores inside.

Slot Ranch Casino and Food Court in Food Barn, with cWaypoint SURV points

It is uncertain what this points are used for. For example, here is one of hundreds of points for Royal Flush Plaza:

cWaypoint SURV313
{
	Location = "-87.90,6.38,-47.81"
	Name = "SURV"
	Type = "0"
}

See also

• (CORDS TOOL)Tell where your character is standing, deadrising2mods.proboards.com. (this is inferior to Local Player Pos)
• Find the XYZ and rotation of items by instance names.[1], deadrising2mods.proboards.com.
• Removing the Local Player Pos