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The-Squirrel
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posted 26 January 2002 05:55     Click Here to See the Profile for The-Squirrel        Reply w/Quote   
and im talking 2 all the ppl who really cre8ed Big mods .
oh and another Q : how did u start learning?

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Trip
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posted 26 January 2002 06:25     Click Here to See the Profile for Trip   Click Here to Email Trip        Reply w/Quote   Visit Trip's Homepage!
I am not the maker of a BIG mod but i am in the process of making a mod. I just learn stuff as i go, if there is something i am not sure of i learn how. I don't think learning takes long at all unless your st00pid Modding does take a while usually

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Axalon
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posted 26 January 2002 06:32     Click Here to See the Profile for Axalon   Click Here to Email Axalon        Reply w/Quote   
Trip your a ... 'trip' lol ... but why is this question in the graphics and animation forum? It should be in the general discussion forum ... yes?

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Zhoulomcrist
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posted 26 January 2002 08:34     Click Here to See the Profile for Zhoulomcrist        Reply w/Quote   
Actually, I think this topic would be better in the General Discussion forum.

Being that I had spent most of my life programming stuff in C/C++, Visual Basic, etc..... the concept of D2/D2X modding pretty much came to me fairly quickly. I started out making a simple mod, like most people, that had 500 stackable arrows, tomes, and stuff like that. Then, I downloaded one of Fusman's old inventory/stash/cube kits and put it to work.

After that, I decided to download Eastern Sun and combine some of its elements with a mod I was working on. The mod had no name and was a personal project of mine at the time.

After that, I started work on the Soulspire mod back during CD2: 1.03. Soulspire was built from the ground up from a fresh patch_d2.mpq and, after releasing it, ended up a horrendous disaster for others due to numerous crashes which I later found, were related to changes made to the experience.txt file.

That was all back during January/early February.

Almost immediately after that, work began on what is now known as ZhoulomCrypt, started in Late February up to this day. At that time, it was known as StormHaven, later named ShadowHaven, and finally named ZhoulomCrypt. There are now 2 variations of ZC being worked on. There is ShadowHaven for D2X, being working on by Baldrick, and ZhoulomCrypt for the CD2: 1.09d platform.

In truth, modding is a constant learning experience. It tends to be a constant process of trial and error and the story goes on. But, as far as how to put everything to work (being able to make changes and see them changes during gameplay), that didn't take too awful long to do.

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Diablo was vaporized by Zhoulomcrist's redeemer

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Apocalypse Demon
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posted 26 January 2002 11:14     Click Here to See the Profile for Apocalypse Demon   Click Here to Email Apocalypse Demon        Reply w/Quote   
Ok, I'm ONLY 16 years old and I started to mod about 5 months ago. I mastered most of it in 2 months or so...now, I'm trying to get into reading .dlls but it's TOO HARD!!!I'm trying to learn assembly but it's too much for my brain to handle...

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God gave me a brain to use but I miserably failed to use it to my advantage

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DigiBO
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posted 26 January 2002 12:22     Click Here to See the Profile for DigiBO   Click Here to Email DigiBO        Reply w/Quote   Visit DigiBO's Homepage!
I've been modding since around september 2000 (when I saw the site there were no forum,just some funny message board and they put the forums in the next few days) and I keep learning things even now...

My first change was to put the Quill Bear in the Blood Moor and I didn't manage to do it so I asked on the forums(actually I first asked on the message board).I actually got help lots of time later by Fusman(Yeah Fusman,remember him?He was a guy who once posted here )
It was easy.The txt files seem extremely easy to understand to me.I started adding weapons and stuff and I almost didn't have problems.I mostly asked how to make things that are not just visible with one glance over the files.

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You can't learn to be kewl or leet.It comes from inside and it's in everyone.You just have to reach it,but not by looking at the others - look at yourself.Be kewl.Be leet.Be yourself.

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MPHG
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posted 26 January 2002 12:30     Click Here to See the Profile for MPHG   Click Here to Email MPHG        Reply w/Quote   Visit MPHG's Homepage!
assembler is a lot for anyone to handle since C++,Visual Basic, and alot of other made it easy for us.

I'm learning 1600 ASM
and oh boy...fun fun fun in the sun.
at least there is only 8 registers
1 timer, and only 25 op codes then there variations.

Why you may ask, Well think about it.
I can make a low graphic, low budget, low sound... Diablo

Coming soon to your INTV

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Bring Back the Classic.
Bring Back the Knowledge.
Bringing back to D2

The Classic

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Apocalypse Demon
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posted 26 January 2002 13:22     Click Here to See the Profile for Apocalypse Demon   Click Here to Email Apocalypse Demon        Reply w/Quote   
Know anything about 32 bit assembly? If so, can you help me in the assembly thread in the code editing forum by FoxBat?

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jbouley
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posted 27 January 2002 01:21     Click Here to See the Profile for jbouley   Click Here to Email jbouley        Reply w/Quote   Visit jbouley's Homepage!
I learned the basics fairly quickly...I had a decent beginner mod in about 2 or 3 weeks. I started practicing by using someone else's mod to see what they did and then building on that (of course, out of deference to that mod-maker, I never publicly released it...being mostly his work rather than mine).

The only reason it took me a few weeks to learn was because I lept into modding the sorc skills. It wasn't that it was hard per se...but with all the animation changes I did, it took a lot of testing.

Once you start, you can have the basic skills down in anywhere from a few hours to a few days.

As others have said, it's always a learning experience. I'm still figuring out new tricks and things I can mod. Every day.

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- JEFF
"A hero is no braver than anyone else. He is only brave five minutes longer."
For my latest mod (for LoD/expansion), download Version 1.1 of Sanctuary in Chaos

- Or for old stuff (for classic D2), visit my orignal mod site at www.planetdiablo.com/sanctuary

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