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Topic: Help, a question of mod making
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rockstone Serf
Posts: 7 From: China Registered: Jan 2002 |
posted 12 January 2002 03:30
I wanted to make a mod of mine. i don't know how to let the change take effect.I've already edited some txt files in patch_d2.mpq. but i have to use game.exe -direct -txt to let the change take effect. seems that i have to edited the *.bin file then the mod can work well. my questions are 1 how to make a mod like the one i downloaded which no need type -direct -txt 2 i wanted to make diablo, baal, 3 ancients, dropped more uniques. what should i do? 3 i wanted to make act4 and act5 drop more charms, runes, items etc. leave other acts no change. what should i do? I can't speak english, i can read some. my english is poor, sorry. and please tell me the answer. thank u.

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NefariusDX Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 1392 From: The Hadal Abyss of Eternal Oblivion Registered: Jun 2001 |
posted 12 January 2002 03:37
dont worry your english is very good, there are many ppl i know that misstype every second word so i dont think you speak english bad, any way to your qs,1. not related to modding, get a program to creat a installer from lets say download.com 2. open treasureclassex.txt and add go down to diablos and baals rows (note 6 of them 1 for each dif) set the unique column to 102400 which means 100% to drop a unique if the item can be unique, set no drop to 0 and picks to about 30 now baal and diablo will drop alot more stuff for ancients open monstats.txt and give them baals treasureclass (just copy from baals tc columns) 3. in act4 columns in treasureclassex put the charm codes and set their prob to 1 ------------------ Nefarius' Secondary Mod Site Nefarius' Primary Mod Site ------------------ XyRAX v21.00 Comming Soon! ------------------ NëƒarIu§ ÖƒƒiçláL [V]oÞÞ¦hg §¡Nce D2C V1.02!!! quote: Gaze into the Oblivion within yourself and you shall become your greatest fears. The escence of leeching is to request before you try
[This message has been edited by NefariusDX (edited 12 January 2002).]

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rockstone Serf
Posts: 7 From: China Registered: Jan 2002 |
posted 12 January 2002 03:43
quote: 1. not related to modding, get a program to creat a installer from lets say download.com
thank you. i now know what to do. but i am still not very clear what exactly i should do if i finish editing the txt files. as u tell me, i should download a program from download.com. what is it?

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NefariusDX Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 1392 From: The Hadal Abyss of Eternal Oblivion Registered: Jun 2001 |
posted 12 January 2002 03:44
there are like a billion progs that compile installers even winzip has a function to creat a lesser installer (self extracting exe)------------------ Nefarius' Secondary Mod Site Nefarius' Primary Mod Site ------------------ XyRAX v21.00 Comming Soon! ------------------ NëƒarIu§ ÖƒƒiçláL [V]oÞÞ¦hg §¡Nce D2C V1.02!!! quote: Gaze into the Oblivion within yourself and you shall become your greatest fears. The escence of leeching is to request before you try

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rockstone Serf
Posts: 7 From: China Registered: Jan 2002 |
posted 12 January 2002 03:50
i may not express clearly.i now tell u what i did. for example I edited misc.txt.(max bolt = 500) then added it to patch_d2.mpq when i enter the game with the mpq. nothing happened.(max bolt = 250) then I search the way let the mpq take effect. at diabloii.net i saw an article. it told me that create a shortcut of game.exe with -direct -txt option. then i tried it. it really worked! but i have a question. the mod i download can be used directly without any option. i now wanted my mpq work without any option either. like the mpq i downloaded. what should i do? is it clear now?  thank u.

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NefariusDX Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 1392 From: The Hadal Abyss of Eternal Oblivion Registered: Jun 2001 |
posted 12 January 2002 04:02
make a installer that is all u need you can also make a batch installer, but if a user cant change 2 lines in a short cut he shouldent even dare to d/l any thing from the net------------------ Nefarius' Secondary Mod Site Nefarius' Primary Mod Site ------------------ XyRAX v21.00 Comming Soon! ------------------ NëƒarIu§ ÖƒƒiçláL [V]oÞÞ¦hg §¡Nce D2C V1.02!!! quote: Gaze into the Oblivion within yourself and you shall become your greatest fears. The escence of leeching is to request before you try

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rockstone Serf
Posts: 7 From: China Registered: Jan 2002 |
posted 12 January 2002 04:11
why i wanted run without option is that i'm now working on a unofficial close battle.net.if i wanted the patch take effect on close battle.net, i have to let it take effect without option... 

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Methusalem Serf
Posts: 6 From: Goettingen, Germany Registered: Jan 2002 |
posted 12 January 2002 04:11
You probably just forgot to add the .bin file to your mod. If you run D2 with -direct -txt, it writes these files. So you have to make your changes to misc.txt, run D2 with -direct -txt and then add both, misc.txt and misc.bin, to your mod.Hope this helps.

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rockstone Serf
Posts: 7 From: China Registered: Jan 2002 |
posted 12 January 2002 04:22
i am now confused.i have already edited misc.txt, but it can not be added to patch_d2.mpq with mpq2k. so i do these create a shortcut with -txt run d2 load a char exit go to data/global/excel/ in my d2 dir edit misc.txt add misc.txt and misc.bin to patch_d2.mpq use the mpq without option on close bn nothing happened then i go to that dir again and edit misc.bin with hex tools i guessed the value it should be and edited it then i add misc.bin to patch_d2.mpq it take effect on close bn seems that only edit *.bin will take effect but no tools i've found can edit *.bin like I edited *.txt that easy  so i go here ask for help edit txt is really very convinient, but why it take no effect? i'm still confused ...

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rockstone Serf
Posts: 7 From: China Registered: Jan 2002 |
posted 12 January 2002 04:35
Thank u my friend. I know how it works now.Thank you very much. and I was really stupid. 

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Axalon Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 2243 From: New England, USA Registered: Dec 2001 |
posted 12 January 2002 04:40
Have you read all of the tutorials at the Phrozen Keep? If you followed the directions EXACTY as they are in the tutorials, the thing you are trying to do should be working ... maybe you missed a step ... just follow the directions EXACTLY as they are ... and try it again wish a fresh, clean, UNMODDED Patch_D2mpq. ... (I hope you made a back up) ... try it again that way, and it should work ------------------ "To dream a life, or to live a dream ... only through desire shall the sleeper awaken."

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rockstone Serf
Posts: 7 From: China Registered: Jan 2002 |
posted 12 January 2002 05:15
give me a link of "all of the tutorials " ok? thank u.

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Axalon Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 2243 From: New England, USA Registered: Dec 2001 |
posted 12 January 2002 05:37
Look at the bottom of this page, do you see those big blue letters that say 'The Phrozenkeep' ... click on it, it will take to the main page, from there you will find a list, on that list will be 'tutorials', click on it and your wish will come true  ------------------ "To dream a life, or to live a dream ... only through desire shall the sleeper awaken." [This message has been edited by Axalon (edited 12 January 2002).]

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Methusalem Serf
Posts: 6 From: Goettingen, Germany Registered: Jan 2002 |
posted 12 January 2002 06:17
quote: Originally posted by NefariusDX: ... 2. open treasureclassex.txt and add go down to diablos and baals rows (note 6 of them 1 for each dif) set the unique column to 102400 which means 100% to drop a unique...
Are you sure about this? If I understood Jarulf's explanations right, then these values >lower< the base chances from itemratio.txt. The value of 1024 in this column means "use the base chance", a value of 512 would mean "double the chances". Or am I completely wrong here?

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Apocalypse Demon Moderator
   
Posts: 4023 From: Mississauga, Ontario Registered: Oct 2001 |
posted 12 January 2002 11:19
Hey Rockstopper, you read my tutorials at diabloii.net? Well, they weren't written very well in terms of punctuation and the gamblinig one is out of date so I'm going to update them and make them look much more professional.  ------------------ God gave me a brain to use but I miserably failed to use it to my advantage

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OnSLT Squire

Posts: 40 From: Registered: Jan 2002 |
posted 13 January 2002 00:14
Your mod won't work on close battle.net, I've tried it too. It only works on Open battle.net or Single-Player. As long as you create the game on Open bnet.As soon as you have packed the *bin files, from D2\Data\Global\Excel, along with the *txt files, in a Fresh Patch_d2.Mpq, then you can do what you want with it. I usually make another Folder in D2, called MOD, and Cut and paste that Patch_D2.mpq there. That way, i can Cut and Paste my mod, and my BACKUP copy of the Patch. As For the Boss Unique Drops...what I did was give them 15 Picks, and I changed the Unique column to 1024. The Rare, Set, and Magic Columns I Made Blank. So it doesn't ask for those BASE items. ;-)

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Apocalypse Demon Moderator
   
Posts: 4023 From: Mississauga, Ontario Registered: Oct 2001 |
posted 13 January 2002 09:13
Actually, I believe that altered graphics, animations and strings will work on closed battlenet because it's clientside but the rest of the stuff will not work.------------------ God gave me a brain to use but I miserably failed to use it to my advantage

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