Some code refactoring

artifacts/ddraw.ini

@@ -674,25 +674,25 @@ CreditsAtBottom=0
 ;XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 
 ;To change the path and filename of the critical table file, uncomment the next line
-;OverrideCriticalFile=CriticalOverrides.ini
+;OverrideCriticalFile=sfall\CriticalOverrides.ini
 
 ;To change the relationship between SPECIAL stats and derived stats, uncomment the next line
 ;See the Stats.ini in the modders pack for an example file
-;DerivedStats=Stats.ini
+;DerivedStats=sfall\Stats.ini
 
 ;Allows you to edit the skill tables
 ;Point the next line to an ini file containing the replacement skill data
-;SkillsFile=Skills.ini
+;SkillsFile=sfall\Skills.ini
 
 ;To add additional perks to the game, uncomment the next line and set it to point to a file containing perk information
-;PerksFile=Perks.ini
+;PerksFile=sfall\Perks.ini
 
 ;To add additional books to the game, uncomment the next line and point to a file containing book information
 ;See the Books.ini in the modders pack for an example file
-;BooksFile=Books.ini
+;BooksFile=sfall\Books.ini
 
 ;Point to an ini file containing elevator data
-;ElevatorsFile=Elevators.ini
+;ElevatorsFile=sfall\Elevators.ini
 
 ;XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 [Debugging]

sfall/DebugEditor.cpp

@@ -302,19 +302,18 @@ hide:
 	}
 }
 
-static char* artDbgMsg = "\nError: file not found: %s\n";
+static char* artDbgMsg = "\nERROR: File not found: %s\n";
 static void __declspec(naked) art_data_size_hook() {
 	__asm {
 		test edi, edi;
 		jz   artNotExist;
 		retn;
 artNotExist:
-		mov  eax, [esp + 0x124 - 0x1C + 4]; // filename
-		push eax;
+		mov  edx, [esp + 0x124 - 0x1C + 4]; // filename
+		push edx;
 		push artDbgMsg;
 		call debug_printf_;
-		mov  eax, [esp + 0x124 - 0x1C + 12]; // filename
-		push eax;
+		push edx; // filename
 		push artDbgMsg;
 		lea  eax, [esp + 0x124 - 0x124 + 20]; // buf
 		push eax;
@@ -360,7 +359,7 @@ static void DebugModePatch() {
 		if (iniGetInt("Debugging", "HideObjIsNullMsg", 0, ddrawIniDef)) {
 			MakeJump(0x453FD2, dbg_error_hack);
 		}
-		// prints a debug message about missing art file for critters to debug.log and the message window
+		// prints a debug message about missing art file for critters to both debug.log and the message window
 		HookCall(0x419B65, art_data_size_hook);
 
 		dlogr(" Done", DL_INIT);

sfall/LoadGameHook.cpp

@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ end:
 
 static void __declspec(naked) DialogHook() {
 	__asm {
-		test inLoop, DIALOG; // check bit flag
+		test inLoop, DIALOG; // check byte flag
 		jz   changeMode;
 		jmp  gdProcess_;
 changeMode:

sfall/ScriptExtender.cpp

@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ static void sf_get_sfall_arg_at();
 static void sf_add_g_timer_event();
 static void sf_remove_timer_event();
 
+static char gTextBuffer[5120]; // used as global temp text buffer for script functions
+
+// returns the size of the global text buffer
+inline static const long GlblTextBufferSize() { return sizeof(gTextBuffer); }
+
 // variables for new opcodes
 #define OP_MAX_ARGUMENTS	(8)
 
@@ -740,12 +745,10 @@ static DWORD _stdcall GetSfallArgs2() {
 static void __declspec(naked) GetSfallArgs() {
 	__asm {
 		push ecx;
-		push edx;
 		call GetSfallArgs2;
 		mov  edx, eax;
 		mov  eax, ebx;
 		_RET_VAL_INT2;
-		pop  edx;
 		pop  ecx;
 		retn;
 	}

sfall/ScriptOps/MiscOps.hpp

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
  *	Misc operators
  */
 
-const char* stringTooLong = "%s() - the string length exceeds maximum of 64 characters.";
+const char* stringTooLong = "%s() - the string exceeds maximum length of 64 characters.";
 
 static void _stdcall SetDMModel2() {
 	const ScriptValue &modelArg = opHandler.arg(0);
@@ -549,7 +549,6 @@ static int ParseIniSetting(const char* iniString, const char* &key, char section
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static char IniStrBuffer[256];
 static DWORD _stdcall GetIniSetting2(const char* str, DWORD isString) {
 	const char* key;
 	char section[33], file[67];
@@ -558,9 +557,9 @@ static DWORD _stdcall GetIniSetting2(const char* str, DWORD isString) {
 		return -1;
 	}
 	if (isString) {
-		IniStrBuffer[0] = 0;
-		iniGetString(section, key, "", IniStrBuffer, 256, file);
-		return (DWORD)&IniStrBuffer[0];
+		gTextBuffer[0] = 0;
+		iniGetString(section, key, "", gTextBuffer, 256, file);
+		return (DWORD)&gTextBuffer[0];
 	} else {
 		return iniGetInt(section, key, -1, file);
 	}
@@ -1316,8 +1315,8 @@ static void sf_set_ini_setting() {
 
 	const char* saveValue;
 	if (argVal.isInt()) {
-		_itoa_s(argVal.rawValue(), IniStrBuffer, 10);
-		saveValue = IniStrBuffer;
+		_itoa_s(argVal.rawValue(), gTextBuffer, 10);
+		saveValue = gTextBuffer;
 	} else {
 		saveValue = argVal.strValue();
 	}