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README

Welcome to the open-source editor for Star Wars Rebellion made in .NET. You will find here the 25th anniversary patch and solutions to most problems encounterred with the game.

If you like my work, please star the project on Github (top right of the page, press the star button).

Table of Contents

Contact

  • You can talk with us on Discord : https://discord.gg/avwsecxtBb
    • Contact : Metasharp
  • Steam : https://steamcommunity.com/app/441550/discussions/0/5913829825701729169/
  • GoG : https://www.gog.com/forum/star_wars_rebellion/star_wars_rebellion_in_2023_25th_anniv_patch_fix_fr_patch_guides

Quick Procedure

1- Install the game

2- Setup the editor

3- Patching the game to upgrade to 25th anniversary

Star Wars Rebellion

  • To buy the game
    • GoG : https://www.gog.com/en/game/star_wars_rebellion
    • Steam : https://store.steampowered.com/app/441550/STAR_WARS_Rebellion/
  • Game Guides:
    • GameFaqs community guides : https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/pc/198776-star-wars-rebellion/faqs
    • Official Prima guide available here : https://archive.org/details/star-wars-rebellion-guide/mode/2up

Install

  • Avoid all extra software (GOG Galaxy, etc.) by getting a clean installer if available.
  • Multiple options are available, from best to worst :
    • GOG older installer ( setup_star_wars_rebellion_1.0_(17121).exe ) : allows the use of dgvoodoo files, which dramatically improves the tactical 3D combat rendering
    • Steam installer : also allows the use of dgvoodoo files, which dramatically improves the 3D combat visual quality
    • GoG latest installer ( setup_star_wars_rebellion_1.0_v4_gog_(82789).exe ) : https://www.gog.com/downloads/star_wars_rebellion/en1installer0 (link works if logged in and game already bought)
      • This latest installer is not compatible with dgvoodoo files, the 3D combat visual quality is pretty poor, but the compatiblity with Windows is very good
      • We can provide older installer on discord to people who show they have bought the game in screen sharing
  • Install the game
  • Optional: In your Star Wars Rebellion folder, right-click REBEXE.EXE
    • Properties
      • Compatibility tab
        • Change settings for all users
        • Uncheck all boxes
        • Apply
        • OK

Language

  • If you want to play in french
    • Extract language patch files into your Star Wars Rebellion folder. This will overwrite 28 files and add 1 file.
      • FR patch: https://github.com/MetasharpNet/StarWarsRebellionEditor.NET/releases/download/french-patch-2024-04-12/french-patch.zip
    • To go back to english, do the same with the english-patch and overwrite these same files with original english ones.
      • EN patch: https://github.com/MetasharpNet/StarWarsRebellionEditor.NET/releases/download/english-patch-2024-04-12/english-patch.zip

Update 1.02

  • Usefull for old GoG setup_star_wars_rebellion_1.0_(17121).exe installer or Steam versions. Not compatible with GoG 1.0 v4 latest version (and not needed).
  • Not needed if you use the 25th anniversary patch (since it's included in it already)
  • Extract the zip into your game directory. This will overwrite 2 files and add 12 new files.
    • Update 1.02 zip : https://github.com/MetasharpNet/StarWarsRebellionEditor.NET/releases/download/update-1.02-.dgvoodoo2-directx-2.86.5/update-1.02-.dgvoodoo2-directx-2.86.5.zip
  • This should fix upside down sprites or sprites with weird colors

Fast game start

  • rename ALBRIEF.DLL to ALBRIEF.DLL.OLD
  • rename EMBRIEF.DLL to EMBRIEF.DLL.OLD
  • This will skip new game's 5 minute briefings.

Issues and Fixes

Fullscreen

First make sure you have installed either Update 1.02 or 25th Anniversary Patch !

Shortcut with -w (or -fullscreen for Gog 1.0 v4)

  • Create a shortcut on your desktop to REBEXE.EXE
  • Right-click the shortcut file you've just created
    • Properties
      • Shortcut
        • In Target, add a space and -w at the end. It should look like this: "C:?????????\REBEXE.EXE" -w
        • or -fullscreen at the end instead of -w if you use GoG 1.0 v4 version
        • Apply
        • OK
  • Make sure you use your shortcut to run the game has the -w option
  • Tick the option : Run in 640x480
  • Selection the Compatibility Mode : Windows 8 (optional)

Steam settings

  • Steam dashboard
  • game
  • properties
  • General
  • Launch Options
    • "-popupwindow"

ALT-GR + F11

  • Try pressing Alr Gr + F11 to go in/out of full screen mode

Display Port Cable

  • Use Display Port cable instead of HDMI

Video Scaling Settings

If you have an Nvidia Card:

  • Open Nvidia Control Panel (right click on desktop and click on Nvidia icon)
  • Change resolution
    • Customize
    • Check Enable Resolutions not exposed by the display
    • Add all resolutions
    • OK
    • Apply
  • Adjust Desktop size and Position
    • Click on Scaling
    • Check Aspect ratio
    • Choose Perform scaling on : Display (not GPU, it's important)
    • Check Override the scaling mode set by games and programs
    • Apply

For AMD (Radeon, ...) GPU, you can try this link:

  • https://www.amd.com/en/resources/support-articles/faqs/DH-019.html

If you have another GPU brand than Nvidia or AMD, do the same as above and get some more info here:

  • https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Glossary:Custom_resolution

DgVoodoo Settings

  • Change settings with : dgVoodooCpl.exe from your game folder

Color fringing

  • If you get this issue (on the side of pixels, you can see a colored ghost of them in multiple places, red, black, ... The are invisible in screenshots and can only be captured with a photo), try to play in 60Hz. No other fix found yet.

Pixel format

  • If you get: "The pixel format was invalid as specified." error when entering tactical battle, ... it shouldn't bother the game working.
  • In theory we recently fixed it, but if you still get this with latest editor, come tell us on our Discord.
  • This problem is not related to 25th anniversary patch, it seems it's due to some wine files in windows (wined3d.dll or winethc.dll for example)

Star Wars Rebellion Editor .NET

C# 13.0 project built with .NET 9 in Visual Studio 2022 : https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/community/

Setup

  • Install the latest .NET Desktop runtime : https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet
    • Direct link to latest version : [https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/thank-you/runtime-desktop-10.0.5-windows-x64-installer]
  • Reboot
  • Install a fresh GoG or Steam Star Wars Rebellion game
  • Download the latest editor release : https://github.com/MetasharpNet/StarWarsRebellionEditor.NET/releases
    • (the file : swr-editor.net-?.?.????.?????.zip)
  • Extract the whole zip file content to a separate folder (not in the game folder directly! you can however create an editor subfolder in the game folder if you want, this is ok)
  • If the editor windows seem to show overlapping fields, you probably have activated Font or Icons zoom factor in Windows.
    • Try to set it back to 100%. (https://community.microcenter.com/kb/articles/746-how-to-adjust-display-scaling-in-windows-11)
  • Run : SwRebellionEditor.exe
    • If prompted, adjust the game folder.

Features

  • Galaxy Map editor : can drag&drop sectors and systems
  • Editor for : Sectors, Systems, Characters, Units, Building (all fields can be modified, unlimited names and encyclopedia descriptions lengths)
    • Drag and drop a new System 37x37 BMP picture on current to update it
  • Initial game setup, general and side parameters tables
  • Export in 1 click game resources in an export folder (bitmaps, sounds, videos, 3d models and data in CSV for now)
  • Patch : Star Wars Rebellion 25th Anniversary patch
    • Test Patch : Patch your custom content from the test folder. It can be anything from the export modified to your taste. By default it contains 25th anniv patch content still in testing phase (nothing as of today).
  • Pictures format converter

To do

  • Identify unknown fields usage
  • Other features from RebEd
  • etc

25th Anniversary Patch

The 25th anniversary patch aims to refresh the game experience with mostly cannon Star wars Universe content:

Content

  • Game version: 1.02 (includes various community fixes)
  • DgVoodoo DirectX libraries v2.87 (2026-03-29) : http://dege.fw.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2/
    • Forum : https://www.vogons.org/viewforum.php?f=58 and https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=97303
  • Microsoft latest D3DRM.DLL 5.2.3790.0
  • New Galaxy map using Top 200 Star Wars planets (using 2023 canon & positioned as accurately as possible)
    • 2 modes: compatible with base game or accurate positions (savegames/multi not compatible with base game ones)
  • 20/20 new Sector names
  • 200/200 new Planets including:
    • Names & encyclopedia (picture, name, position, area, connections, geology, species, economy, history, sources)
    • Individual Planets sprites (instead of only 26 base game sprites reused for 200 planets)
  • 61/61 new Character sprites (closer to canon/legends character real faces)
  • 118/118 sprites displaying base stats (optional)
    • 10/10 troops, 9/9 special forces, 8/8 fighters, 30/30 capital ships, 61/61 characters
  • 30/30 new Capital Ships Encyclope

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