BI Tools 2.5: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 15:59, 11 March 2025

Basic information

Author:: Bohemia Interactive
Compatibility:: Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead
Download:: RELEASE CANDIDATE (v 2.5.1) from bistudio.com (40 MB)

Description

Description:

Complete editing tool suite for Bohemia Interactive's game engine used in Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead / Arma 2: Combined Operations.

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This installer will overwrite previously released BI Editing Tools for Armed Assault and Arma 2 (user made data should be intact but it is highly recommended to back up any such data before installing this package) and it may not be possible to pack and finalise content for Armed Assault using the newer tools.

The tool suite is consisting from:

Oxygen 2 Personal Edition for Arma 2 - model editing and animation package
Visitor 3 Personal Edition for Arma 2 - terrain and map editing
TexView 2 - texture convertor and viewer
BinPBO Personal Edition - packer
Sound Tools - sound and lipsync utilities
FSM Editor - tool to edit and compile fsms used in Arma 2
BinMake - conversion tool
Tools Drive - main working directory for tools with mandatory data files
FontToTga - utility to create fonts for Arma 2

Changelog (from BI Tools 2.0):

O2 - some improvements and fixes, improved function Carve and Touch Face, Arma 2:OA compatible
V3 - no changes
FSM editor - no changes
Sound Tools - no changes
TexView2 - updated, minor changes (*_CAN.tga compatible) + added TexMerge
P Drive setup - added models of roads from roads_E, roads_PMC + updated DTA, Core, OA Buldozer.exe
BinPBO - new: creating textureHeaders.bin + updated Binarize. Filebank
DSsignFile - updated,v2 signatures support
binMake - does not convert paa -> paa, just copy it
FontToTga - added
(Arma 2:OA) Buldozer - FLIR preview (keys: N, F1, F2, F3, F5, F6, F7, F8)
Icon set and auto association for P3D, PAA, TGA
Updated all uninstall.exe's

Version 2.5.1 changelog:

setup will install newer C++ 2005 Redistributable Package (x86) (update from year 2008)

Usage

Licenses

Licensing:: Bohemia Interactive End User License Agreement

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-{{Tool|=
+{{Tool
 |AUTHOR= [[:Category:Projects|Bohemia Interactive]]
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 |VERSION=
-|COMPATIBILITY= [[:Category:ArmA 2: Operation Arrowhead|ArmA 2: Operation Arrowhead]]
+|COMPATIBILITY= [[:Category:Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead|Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead]]
-|DOWNLOAD= [ftp://downloads.bistudio.com/Tools/BI_Editing_Tools_2_5_1.zip RELEASE CANDIDATE (v 2.5.1) from bistudio.com] (40 MB)
+|DOWNLOAD= {{Link|link= https://downloads.bistudio.com/Tools/BI_Editing_Tools_2_5_1.zip|text= RELEASE CANDIDATE (v 2.5.1) from bistudio.com}} (40 MB)
 |DESCRIPTION=
-Complete editing tool suite for Bohemia Interactive's game engine used in ARMA II Operation Arrowhead / Combined Operations.
+Complete editing tool suite for Bohemia Interactive's game engine used in {{arma2oa}} / {{Name|arma2co}}.
+{{Feature|important|
+This installer will overwrite previously released BI Editing Tools for {{arma1}} and {{arma2}} (user made data should be intact but it is highly recommended to back up any such data before installing this package) and it may not be possible to pack and finalise content for {{arma1}} using the newer tools.}}
-'''This installer will overwrite previously released BI Editing Tools for Arma I and II (user made data should be intact but it is highly recommended to back up any such data before installing this package) and it may not be possible to pack and finalize content for Arma I using the newer tools.'''
 The tool suite is consisting from:
+* [[Oxygen 2]] Personal Edition for {{arma2}} - model editing and animation package
-* [[Oxygen 2]] Personal Edition for Arma II - model editing and animation package
+* [[Visitor 3]] Personal Edition for {{arma2}} - terrain and map editing
-* [[Visitor 3]] Personal Edition for Arma II - terrain and map editing
 * [[TexView 2]] - texture convertor and viewer
 * [[BinPBO]] Personal Edition - packer
 * [[Sound Tools]] - sound and lipsync utilities
-* [[FSM Editor]] - tool to edit and compile fsms used in Arma 2
+* [[FSM Editor]] - tool to edit and compile fsms used in {{arma2}}
 * [[BinMake]] - conversion tool
 * [[Tools Drive]] - main working directory for tools with mandatory data files
-* [[FontToTga]] - utility to create fonts for Arma 2
+* [[FontToTga]] - utility to create fonts for {{arma2}}
-Changelog:
+Changelog (from BI Tools 2.0):
-* O2 - some improvements and fixes, improved function Carve and Touch Face, OA compatible
+* O2 - some improvements and fixes, improved function Carve and Touch Face, {{Name|arma2oa|short}} compatible
 * V3 - no changes
-* FSM editor -  no changes
+* FSM editor - no changes
 * Sound Tools - no changes
-* TexView2 - updated, minor changes (*_CAN.tga combatible), + added TexMerge
+* TexView2 - updated, minor changes (*_CAN.tga compatible) + added TexMerge
 * P Drive setup - added models of roads from roads_E, roads_PMC + updated DTA, Core, OA Buldozer.exe
-* BinPBO - new: creating textureHeaders.bin + updated Binarize. Filebank.
+* BinPBO - new: creating textureHeaders.bin + updated Binarize. Filebank
 * DSsignFile - updated,v2 signatures support
-* binMake - does not convert paa -> paa, just copy it.
+* binMake - does not convert paa -> paa, just copy it
-* FontToTga  - added
+* FontToTga - added
-* (OA) Buldozer - FLIR preview [keys: N, F1, F2, F3, F5, F6, F7, F8]
+* ({{Name|arma2oa|short}}) Buldozer - FLIR preview (keys: {{Controls|N}}, {{Controls|F1}}, {{Controls|F2}}, {{Controls|F3}}, {{Controls|F5}}, {{Controls|F6}}, {{Controls|F7}}, {{Controls|F8}})
-* Icon set and auto association for P3D,PAA,TGA,
+* Icon set and auto association for P3D, PAA, TGA
 * Updated all uninstall.exe's
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 Version 2.5.1 changelog:
-*setup will install newer C++ 2005 Redistributable Package (x86) (update from year 2008)
+* setup will install newer C++ 2005 Redistributable Package (x86) (update from year 2008)
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 }}
-[[Category:Tools]]
+{{GameCategory|arma2|Official Tools}}
-[[Category:ArmA 2: Official Tools]]