Tibbee/AltEditor-II-Improved

# Carnivores — AltEditor II (Fixed Edition) [](https://github.com/Tibbee/AltEditor-II-Improved/releases/latest) A **fixed and improved** version of the original AltEditor II map editor for **Carnivores 2** (1996, Action Forms / WizardWorks) and it's community version of **Carnivores 2 Modders Edition**. The original tool suffered from several compatibility issues on modern Windows systems. Using **Ghidra** (static analysis) and **WinDbg** (dynamic debugging), the root causes were identified and patched directly in the binary. ## What's Fixed - **64-object limit removed** — Projects with up to 127 objects now load correctly (previously broke at 64) - **Polygon crash fixed** — The "Define Polygon" tool no longer crashes when placing 113+ vertices - **DxWnd pre-integrated** — Ships with a seamless compatibility layer for modern Windows (no manual setup) ## Download Grab the latest build from **[GitHub Releases](https://github.com/Tibbee/AltEditor-II-Improved/releases/latest)**. No installer — just download the zip, extract, and run `AltEditor2.exe`. ## How to Use 1. Download and extract the zip to any folder 2. Double-click `AltEditor2.exe` 3. The tool launches with all compatibility fixes applied automatically See [docs/USAGE.md](docs/USAGE.md) for detailed instructions. For a complete reference of all DxWnd compatibility flags applied, see [docs/DXWND_CONFIG.md](docs/DXWND_CONFIG.md). ## What's Included | File | Purpose | |------|---------| | `AltEditor2.exe` | Launcher — starts DxWnd and hooks into the editor | | `Editor.exe` | The fixed AltEditor II binary (renamed from original) | | `dxwnd.exe` | DxWnd application — applies compatibility hooks | | `dxwnd.dll` | DxWnd engine | | `dxwnd.ini` | Pre-configured DxWnd settings | | `9xheap.dll` | Win9x heap emulation (for legacy memory handling) | See [docs/DXWND_CONFIG.md](docs/DXWND_CONFIG.md) for a detailed breakdown of every compatibility flag. ## How It Works The tool ships with **DxWnd** pre-configured via `dxwnd.ini`. The `AltEditor2.exe` launcher starts `dxwnd.exe`, which automatically hooks into `Editor.exe` (the actual editor binary) and applies all compatibility settings. No manual DxWnd configuration needed — just run `AltEditor2.exe`. ## Building from Source There is no source code to build — this is a binary-patched release of a 1996-era tool. The patches were applied directly to the original executable using Ghidra. A write-up of the reverse engineering process may be added in the future. ## Disclaimer