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Assassin2684 - Tue Aug 16, 2005 9:47 pm
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I couldent find a direct fourm for this so i put it here. Ok i have this file from a certin game. I want soem graphics from it. But the file extensions are wierd to me. The extensions are called .blo And for soem reason i cant attach the file. Can anyone help me?

Mine GO BOOM - Tue Aug 16, 2005 10:25 pm
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BLO is an object file found for some games. Search Google for the specific game and "blo" to find an extractor for that game.

Blo isn't an accepted attachment, since it has nothing to do with Subspace here. Also, when in doubt, zips are allows allowed.

Assassin2684 - Tue Aug 16, 2005 10:30 pm
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Ok i can tell you its from the game infantry do i look on thier website or type in google "infantry blo extracters?"

Gravitron - Wed Aug 17, 2005 1:13 am
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It's just a blob.
An archive with an indexing header for all files.
It has no compression applied or otherwise, AFAIK.
I have the tools, but extracting from it won't do you any good.

"Their website"? What website?
INF doesn't have a website anymore.

Mr Ekted - Wed Aug 17, 2005 1:37 am
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Infantry .BLO files are sort of like LVZ. A collection of images and other things. The image objects are stored in RLE fashion in the file in such a way that makes me think they are rendered almost directly from this format. I suspect they use system buffers (not video buffers) and render images (and alpha blends) using CPU rather than GPU. You can't do alpha blending in DirectDraw, only Direct3D. This is probably why Infantry had such poor FPS at the same resolution/depth as Subspace. Also Infantry is 16-bit only (full screen). Subspace VIE client used 8-bit, and Continuum defaults to 8-bit.

Gravitron - Wed Aug 17, 2005 10:13 am
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Mr Ekted wrote:

This is probably why Infantry had such poor FPS at the same resolution/depth as Subspace.

Also, most likely, having the entire screen full of 16bit tiles by default instead of black space.

Infantry isn't that much better at graphics, but the game engine still surpass subgame easily.
At the later versions Jeff also added Z-axis and turned the engine 3D.
Then the engine was modified for vehicle classes for added support for this feature (turrets can aim at Z-axis to hit aircrafts and shoot mortars, the higher you aim of course the further it lands).

Jeff wrote:

it was very hard and tiresome

Mr Ekted - Wed Aug 17, 2005 11:52 am
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Gravitron wrote:

Also, most likely, having the entire screen full of 16bit tiles by default instead of black space.

Ya I thought of that right after I pressed Submit and was too lazy to edit.

Assassin2684 - Wed Aug 17, 2005 3:06 pm
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Ya i have been tryign to extract them. I also know it is like a .lvz but we have a tool that can extract the stuff inside the lvz. But i dont kno of one for .blo

Cyan~Fire - Wed Aug 17, 2005 3:59 pm
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Your sig is so annoying.

Purge - Wed Aug 17, 2005 4:07 pm
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Then ad-block it.

Assassin2684 - Wed Aug 17, 2005 4:18 pm
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jeez can you at least help me and i will make it go away.

Donkano - Wed Aug 17, 2005 5:03 pm
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Gravitron wrote:

"Their website"? What website?
INF doesn't have a website anymore.

Oh yes it does: http://www.infantryzone.com/.

Assassin2684 - Wed Aug 17, 2005 5:40 pm
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So sence no one knows i guess there is no way to get the graphics out of it? I will zip one of the files if it will help me be able to get it open.

CypherJF - Wed Aug 17, 2005 6:22 pm
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If you find the copy of infantry server floating around out there, it includes the utility to view items in the BLO files. My guess is that you're trying to extract them to make another... infantry zone.

Gravitron - Wed Aug 17, 2005 6:30 pm
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Donkano wrote:

[..]

Oh yes it does: http://www.infantryzone.com/.

That's a mini-pansy-sony-page that just say "come pay to be gayed".
It's not an Infantry website.
HG had a better website.
The official IZone of HG was an INF website.
THAT THING, this mockery defilment is NOT an INF website.

And mine go boom, this quote mod of yours SUX.
People do mass quote spam, ban, chop, edit, slice, blahblahblah, fix it.
This is NOT a fix, this is a burden.

And assassin, as said, got the tool to extract, but it'll do you no good.
Stop thinking of stealing gfx from INf and go do something productive, like playing WoW.
I need more alliance lvl10+s.

Assassin2684 - Wed Aug 17, 2005 6:44 pm
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eh hem... To tell you the truth infsntry sucks. The only good part in the graphics. I am making a half-life 2 zone with the aliens vs people type thing. I kno there has to be a way sence i see lots of thier graphics floating around.

Gravitron - Wed Aug 17, 2005 7:01 pm
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Infantry doesn't suck.
The lame zones losers run might sux.
Same goes for "subspace".
But the engine is awesome, wish I had it + Jeff to maintain it, heh.

Cyan~Fire - Wed Aug 17, 2005 8:54 pm
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Purge wrote:

Then ad-block it.

Already done, just figured I would tell him first.

Assassin2684 - Wed Aug 17, 2005 9:05 pm
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I knew you would like it the most

Katie - Wed Aug 17, 2005 9:29 pm
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JESUS CHRIST! I laughed so hard I had tears in my eyes! Is there any humane way to make the signature graphic into a 61x61 (or 61x44 with aspect ratio) buddy icon? I would fucking die if I had that as mine...

Assassin2684 - Wed Aug 17, 2005 10:51 pm
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Hey guys, what if i were to take a screenshot of the graphics and then use them like that?

Purge - Wed Aug 17, 2005 11:05 pm
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Yeah, you can just crop them right off.

Assassin2684 - Wed Aug 17, 2005 11:13 pm
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Ya i will try that but i will have to use gimp or paint.

Assassin2684 - Thu Aug 18, 2005 2:58 pm
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What should i do about ships and bullets and stuff like that?

Purge - Thu Aug 18, 2005 4:22 pm
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Make them? You shouldn't steal Infantry's stuff.

Assassin2684 - Thu Aug 18, 2005 4:31 pm
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But they are so cool

Donkano - Sat Aug 20, 2005 1:47 pm
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Gravitron wrote:

Donkano wrote:

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Oh yes it does: http://www.infantryzone.com/.

Sony got a hold of Infantry and made it P2P.

As well, to play Infantry you MUST use the Station LaunchPad (see: http://infantry.station.sony.com/en/download.jsp).

Also, on a side note, Sony owns a game that they built into the LaunchPad as well called Cosmic Rift which is a spoof of Continuum (see: http://cosmicrift.station.sony.com/screenshots.jsp).

According to Wikipedia (see: http://www.answers.com/topic/infantry-computer-game) wrote:

Around 1996, now-defunct Virgin Interactive Entertainment (VIE) began to develop a game called SubSpace. While very successful, it became a burden in various ways and was eventually dropped by VIE. Some of the developers of SubSpace, banded together as the Harmless Games company, continued further development of the game model. The project was renamed Infantry. The game was developed and gained relative popularity. GameFan (the parent company of Brainscan Development) went bankrupt and hadn't paid its employees in months. The lead designer of Infantry, Rod (Rodvik) Humble, was offered a job with Sony Online Entertainment (http://www.station.sony.com/en/) (SOE) and left Harmless Games a few months into these tough times. Larry J. Cordner (LJC) also found another job, however, stayed with the development team until shortly after Harmless Games was bought by another company. Harmless Games, and its sole game Infantry, was bought by Sony Online Entertainment (http://www.station.sony.com/en/) (SOE) from Brainscan Entertainment for an undisclosed sum. Two of Infantry's developers, Jeff Petersen (programmer) and Jerimy Weeks (Artist and Zone designer) were hired by SOE to continue development of the game. Some time later, SOE had them develop Cosmic Rift (http://cosmicrift.com/) (CR), an offshoot of Infantry meant to rival the now player-run SubSpace. CR was a relative failure, compared to Infantry and Continuum. In October 2001, Petersen was transferred to EverQuest development and Weeks was laid off. Game development stagnated. In May 2002, SOE rehired Weeks and introduced a monthly $6.95 pay-to-play plan for SOE's three small action games: Infantry, CR and Tanarus (http://tanarus.station.sony.com/main.jsp).

Gravitron - Sat Aug 20, 2005 3:43 pm
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For your utter newbishness and lack of a clue, combined with presenting half-faulty facts that I known since years ago, I am to smack you down with the 18-inch hammer'o'truth.

Unfortunately, I'm bussy leveling my human mage in WoW, so you'll have to wait.

Donkano - Sat Aug 20, 2005 3:50 pm
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Gravitron wrote:

Smack me down or smack down the evidence I have provided?

And WoW sucks, it is P2P. I would never pay money to play a game.

Mr Ekted - Sat Aug 20, 2005 3:56 pm
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You realize Wikipedia is public access right?

Donkano - Sat Aug 20, 2005 4:16 pm
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It is?

Anyways, I am still sticking to my original theorey until proven wrong with evidence that says so.

Solid_Fire - Sat Aug 20, 2005 5:44 pm
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Donk, So you're saying you would never pay to play a game? That means going out and buying say, Command & Conquer, (which is an awesome game...) Your still going to pay for it. Unless You get it free....... but w/e

Gravitron - Sun Aug 21, 2005 12:25 am
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I play WoW on a private emulator for free.

Solid_Fire - Sun Aug 21, 2005 12:39 am
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lol...i wish i could still play anarchy online ^^

Gravitron - Sun Aug 21, 2005 9:00 am
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A friend of mine was in good relationships with the owners of AO, he was very valued as a beta tester and player that he was given GM.
Even they offered him a free account, he refused and kept paying, he liked them guys and believed they're really honest bunch of people who deserve the money (unlike say, sony or nexon and etc.).
They offered him same terms (GM+free acc) for AO 2 or the expansion or whatever it was (I didn't play AO) as well.

I bought C&C 2 : red alert, diablo, diablo 2, starcraft and many more, I don't regret it.
Buying games is a priviledge and like "bringing home the bacon" it makes me feel proud (granted, most of these were gained by parental money since I yet to have had a job at the time and all, but still).
If I could afford it, I would own any game I play.
I wish I had a SS box...
I'm also missing x-com 3 to make my collection complete...

Mine GO BOOM - Sun Aug 21, 2005 12:30 pm
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Gravitron wrote:

I wish I had a SS box...

I have around 6 or so if you ever come to the states. Got them at Ames in their bagain bins for $5 a pop. Bought every single one I could find.

Gravitron - Sun Aug 21, 2005 3:35 pm
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USA tour trip plan:

1. Stop by murphy
2. Beat up murphy
3. Take SS box
4. Hook up with Katie
5. Suicide and rough up god then make the devil an offer he can't refuse
6. remake southpark movie in full 3D and screen it in a stadium wide monitor with 3D glasses
7. rename plan

Muskrat - Sun Aug 21, 2005 4:14 pm
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Mine GO BOOM wrote:

Got them at Ames in their bagain bins for $5 a pop.

Yeah I got an extra couple of copies from one of those big baskets of cheap old games.

Assassin2684 - Sun Aug 21, 2005 7:32 pm
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Grav you forgot somthing on yout list. Take over the world.

Purge - Mon Aug 22, 2005 1:16 am
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Or just shoot Bush. Please.