Making mods for Dominions II. [Basic editing/modding discussion.]

Pocus · #1 September 30th, 2003, 12:47 PM

I wonder who you are Endoperez? Bob Perez of the newsgroup?

Endoperez · #2 October 1st, 2003, 01:11 AM

Nope. In newsGroups I used my hotmail address, j87joensuu, since I posted into them through google Groups.
I'm not sure where I got the name, but I logged to Runescape (mediocre MMORPG) using this a long time ago. I was reading the Groups at that time, so I might have gotten the "-perez" from there.
And I thought I had made up an innovative name!

Mortifer · #3 September 30th, 2003, 02:10 PM

Well, whatever, if we can do those [edit/add/remove units, pretenders, nations and monsters [we can make maps already]] we are all set to make wonderful mods.

[ September 30, 2003, 13:10: Message edited by: Mortifer ]

Aristoteles · #4 September 30th, 2003, 02:23 PM

Ok I don't get it. IF we can make themes, that means that we can edit everything? I mean we can redesign the nations(races), add 'nation units', monsters, change the pretenders(gods) etc.?

If you call theme making - modding, than I am happy too.

The 3 main things are: unit&nation&pretender editors. Don't forget about that.

[ September 30, 2003, 13:23: Message edited by: Aristoteles ]

Endoperez · #5 September 30th, 2003, 03:18 PM

Look at the themes there are:

Themes change the troops available and the starting sites. There are more complicated ones as well, but this would be enough to make a new nation.
With map editor, you can make any creature the pretender of any nation. You can also define the magic skills on any commander, up to 19 in every magic. And choose the sites of certain province, as well as it's name. You can also chooce two provinces to be neighbours, even if they have no common border. And, you can make provinces not neighbours, so that you can't pass over them. Think about too high mountains.

If there was a possibility to add/edit themes, it would be your 'nation editor',
You can choose pretenders with map editor that already exists,
And it is possible to make new monsters but there is no editor for that.
And it is possible, if the community is interested enough, to make a program for monster making. Although I don't think you will be able to edit existing units.
Have you read the mapedit and the monedit manuals? They come with the game and are in doc folder. They can also be dloaded from IW site. They are in pdf(the file type). From them you find all information you need to make monsters/ maps, although making maps in DOM II is quite a bit defferent compared to DOM 1.

Mortifer · #6 September 30th, 2003, 04:02 PM

Endoperez I have a question for you:
It will be possible to make a Tolkien mod, with all the tolkien 'nations', units, leaders and creatures without any new dom 2. mod tool?
You can change/add/remove everything what I listed above?

Zerger · #7 September 30th, 2003, 04:17 PM

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Originally posted by Mortifer:
Endoperez I have a question for you:
It will be possible to make a Tolkien mod, with all the tolkien 'nations', units, leaders and creatures without any new dom 2. mod tool?
You can change/add/remove everything what I listed above?

No way! If that would be possible, than what were we talking about so far? HUH?