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The promotional disc<ref>https://archive.org/details/Nova_Neopets_USA</ref> has the following old versions of the system includes: |
The promotional disc<ref>https://archive.org/details/Nova_Neopets_USA</ref> has the following old versions of the system includes: |
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* /system/bios.swf, modified 2007-06-04 |
* /system/bios.swf, 6441 bytes, modified 2007-06-04 |
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* /system/np6_include_v7.swf, modified 2007-03-06 |
* /system/np6_include_v7.swf, 49408 bytes, modified 2007-03-06 |
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* /system/np8_include_v7.swf, modified 2007-03-06 |
* /system/np8_include_v7.swf, 54949 bytes, modified 2007-03-06 |
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== BIOS == |
== BIOS == |
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This file is set to SWF version 6 (Flash 6 minimum). Based on my not-good understanding of ActionScript, it appears to do the following things: |
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=== On frame 1 === |
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* Check how the BIOS is loaded |
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** Check if <code>String(this) == "_level0"</code>; if so, trace "Bios: Error, load this externally!" and stop the movie |
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** Check if <code>String(this).split(".")[0] == "_level0"</code>; if not, set a local flag to false, which appears to change some sort of progress meter display slightly and set a translation string path to use non-local paths |
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** Else, set the local flag to true and set a separate offline flag to 1 |
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* Set up the loading fade-in effect for the "NEO*BIOS 330-MEGA" chip |
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* Wait for itself to finish loading |
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* If the local flag is true, open <code>system/np6_include_v7.swf</code> onto the target "_level100" and wait for it to finish loading |
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* Play this movie's parent's parent |
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=== On the "bios" sprite === |
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* If the parent is _level0, print "BIOS must be loaded by another file!" and stop the movie |
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* copyInProps, which seems to copy the properties of the BIOS child of either _level10 (if loaded) (not 100) or _level0 (if _level10 not loaded) onto this object |
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* addProtoCode, which seems to change Object.toString to be a serialization system like <code>{key1:value1,key2:{k3:v3,k4:v4}}</code>, but with a new line for each level, and adjustable indentation for each level |
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* If fully loaded, make the parent invisible, and finish |
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* If not fully loaded, load "http://images.neopets.com/games/high_scores/include_movie.swf" onto the target _level100 and wait for it to finish loading |
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=== Version differences === |
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The version used in the Game Graveyard has the circuitry background, while the 2007-06-04 version just has a cyan background. There is code for an "alphaDownBG" function, but the circuit background doesn't seem to exist in the resources. |
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== NP6 == |
== NP6 == |
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Revision as of 03:58, 18 May 2023
The Neopets system includes are a set of Flash SWFs that are included and used by the Flash games.
Old versions
The promotional disc[1] has the following old versions of the system includes:
- /system/bios.swf, 6441 bytes, modified 2007-06-04
- /system/np6_include_v7.swf, 49408 bytes, modified 2007-03-06
- /system/np8_include_v7.swf, 54949 bytes, modified 2007-03-06
BIOS
This file is set to SWF version 6 (Flash 6 minimum). Based on my not-good understanding of ActionScript, it appears to do the following things:
On frame 1
- Check how the BIOS is loaded
- Check if
String(this) == "_level0"; if so, trace "Bios: Error, load this externally!" and stop the movie - Check if
String(this).split(".")[0] == "_level0"; if not, set a local flag to false, which appears to change some sort of progress meter display slightly and set a translation string path to use non-local paths - Else, set the local flag to true and set a separate offline flag to 1
- Check if
- Set up the loading fade-in effect for the "NEO*BIOS 330-MEGA" chip
- Wait for itself to finish loading
- If the local flag is true, open
system/np6_include_v7.swfonto the target "_level100" and wait for it to finish loading - Play this movie's parent's parent
On the "bios" sprite
- If the parent is _level0, print "BIOS must be loaded by another file!" and stop the movie
- copyInProps, which seems to copy the properties of the BIOS child of either _level10 (if loaded) (not 100) or _level0 (if _level10 not loaded) onto this object
- addProtoCode, which seems to change Object.toString to be a serialization system like
{key1:value1,key2:{k3:v3,k4:v4}}, but with a new line for each level, and adjustable indentation for each level - If fully loaded, make the parent invisible, and finish
- If not fully loaded, load "http://images.neopets.com/games/high_scores/include_movie.swf" onto the target _level100 and wait for it to finish loading
Version differences
The version used in the Game Graveyard has the circuitry background, while the 2007-06-04 version just has a cyan background. There is code for an "alphaDownBG" function, but the circuit background doesn't seem to exist in the resources.
