[new formats] File formats

[PurpleYouko]

Here's a question regarding the CON files.

Is there any real reason that LUA used in them needs to be compiled?
I find the compiling step to be a real pain in the ass when editing CON files

[Sethanye]

isnt it just because they need to be encrypted? it uses XOR or whatever for the encryption.

[Raven0123]

Here's a question regarding the CON files.

Is there any real reason that LUA used in them needs to be compiled?
I find the compiling step to be a real pain in the ass when editing CON files

the lua is compiled because it saves space. It basicly converts the text into a binary form.

[Sethanye]

and that's it? lol seems kinda pointless, i mean there isn't that much data compared to like stbs with 6k+ entries.

[Juan]

Maybe it's faster to execute.

[lmame]

and that's it? lol seems kinda pointless, i mean there isn't that much data compared to like stbs with 6k+ entries.

Yeah but STB data are only loaded once. I don't know if that's the case for the .con files?

[xqnp7]

Breaking from the discussion of the CON files. I do 3D work for ROSE, and I'm quite fond of the ZMS file type, but I think it would be neat to include support for ZMS and something else, like 3DS. Something easy for people to work with.

[PurpleYouko]

Maybe it's faster to execute.

No it will actually be slower to execute since it has to be XORed and then decompiled before it can even be used.

Assuming the CONs are all loaded then stored in memory then it will load slower but then be ok

Assuming CONs are loaded on need then they will still load a lot slower and the operational speed will remain the same.

I see no advantage (other than saving a few bytes of storage space) in encrypting or compiling the LUA. There aren't that many CON files anyway and the LUA in them is pretty small.

[Raven0123]

Maybe it's faster to execute.

No it will actually be slower to execute since it has to be XORed and then decompiled before it can even be used.

Assuming the CONs are all loaded then stored in memory then it will load slower but then be ok

Assuming CONs are loaded on need then they will still load a lot slower and the operational speed will remain the same.

I see no advantage (other than saving a few bytes of storage space) in encrypting or compiling the LUA. There aren't that many CON files anyway and the LUA in them is pretty small.

its funny because now your making me want to know why they did it that way. So now I'll find out

[xadet3]

Maybe it's faster to execute.

No it will actually be slower to execute since it has to be XORed and then decompiled before it can even be used.

Assuming the CONs are all loaded then stored in memory then it will load slower but then be ok

Assuming CONs are loaded on need then they will still load a lot slower and the operational speed will remain the same.

I see no advantage (other than saving a few bytes of storage space) in encrypting or compiling the LUA. There aren't that many CON files anyway and the LUA in them is pretty small.

That's not how Lua works . XORing will take less than a millisecond and they aren't decompiled as Lua uses a virtual machine.