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SpeciesXX
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From: The Netherlands
Registered: Feb 2002

posted 13 February 2002 03:21     Click Here to See the Profile for SpeciesXX        Reply w/Quote   
yo guys,

few days ago i was surfing the net again and i saw this site, about mod making.
i didn't know u could do somuch with it, but on the other hand, how much can be done with it and how much time does it take?>

i had this in mind: first make the necro much better and alter him a lot
would it take much time? and is it hard or not?
new grpahics can also be made? this will cost most time i guess....
i have no experiment with mods at all but i learn fast, i'm a beginner programmer :-) (i go to school, learning programming and making databases and so on, should help here to)
ow yeah, to test my mods, can i always use that "direct" method?
thx u all guys for the advise

a newbie from The Netherlands

SpeciesXX (Ramon)

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Zhoulomcrist
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posted 13 February 2002 08:08     Click Here to See the Profile for Zhoulomcrist        Reply w/Quote   
The -direct -txt method can be used to test mods. Some mods out there are distributed and played primarily utilizing the -direct -txt format. You might check the following tutorial on how to setup -direct -txt with D2/D2X if you haven't already.

http://www.planetdiablo.com/phrozenkeep/pktut-direct.htm

The most up-do-date files that you'll need to edit will be in the patch_d2.mpq. If you can't find the file you're looking for there, you can usually find it in the D2Exp.mpq. If they're not in the D2Exp.mpq, most likely, they're in the D2Data.mpq file.
When you're done editing files, they'll need to be re-inserted into the patch_d2.mpq file using MPQ2K. You'll need to avoid re-inserting files into the D2Data.mpq and D2Exp.mpq. They should be used for extracting files only as re-inserting files back into them can (and usually will) cause difficulties in the event that a faulty file is inserted into them which can hinder the troubleshooting process .

Feel free to check out the other available tutorials here as well for more information on how to make this all work .

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