Mod Info

[mottlee]

Anyone with Mod experiance, I would like to try my hand at this, what files etc can I tweek or that need to have tweeked to make a mod? I know some of comps (I'm dangerouis) so I think I can do this without too much problem (time is something else) any help would be great, If info is too large to post plz Email http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

[Suicide Junkie]

How to make mods safely:
1) go to your SE4 folder.
2) create a new folder, eg: "MyNewMod"
3) edit path.txt, and change the one entry from ":= none" to ":= MyNewMod"
4) go into "MynewMod"
5) add any files & folders you wish to mod here.

So, your modded components.txt sould be in a folder something like "c:\programfiles\SE4\MyNewMod\Data\components.txt"
while MM's original components.txt is safely stored in "c:\programfiles\SE4\data\components.txt"

One you are safe from having to reinstall, you can play around with the modfiles.
To restore original SE4, just change the path.txt entry back to ":= none"

- no files need to be tweaked.
- abilities.txt is FYI only. SE4 does not read this file, since all the abilities are hardcoded.
- any files not modded do not have to be included.
- IMO, the best way to get started is to tweak components, and read abilities.txt for ideas.
- Ask specific questions on the forum if you have them, and they will be answered.

[mottlee]

S_J Thanks http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif This is another reason I love this game http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif ask and yee shall recieve sounds like I get to try this on the week end http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[Suicide Junkie]

Oh, don't forget the #1 bane of new modders:

DOUBLE-BLANK LINES.

If you have one, everything after that in the file is ignored.

Something similar; after the
--------
*BEGIN*
--------
bit, you must have one blank line between the dashed line and the start of the first component.
Otherwise, you'll get a generic "can't read xyz.txt" error.

[mottlee]

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by mottlee:
S_J Thanks http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif This is another reason I love this game http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif ask and yee shall recieve sounds like I get to try this on the week end http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif <hr></blockquote>
LOL so much for working on one this W/E...can you say format C:\???? had to do it 2X 'cuz I goofed! OH Well live and learn!

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