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Topic: Newbie question on table editor...
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Lord Squire

Posts: 30 From: Arcata CA USA Registered: Jan 2002 |
posted 24 January 2002 19:59
I am working on the tutorial on, "Changing the Necro's Teeth skill into Ice Bolts." I have completed it all steps, except where I am supposed to scearch for the file 'teeth in tbleditor102. I search for a file (in this case 'teeth' it comes up with this note: "Finsihed scearching through entire list." then I press okay, and nothing has happened.Also in the page of the tutorial it states: "For those of you wondering what the line in you script file for adding the string.tbl file should be:" A string.tbl data\local\lng\eng\string.tbl I added this to my diablodata.txt in the mpqview folder *exactly* how it was. Is this right? Well, all I I know is that tbleditor brings up a weird "done searching excimation" (which in the tutorial says sould bring up Strskill28 and i am unsure of wher to put the "A string.tbl data\local\lng\eng\string.tbl" If anyone knows whats going wronge please tell me. Thanks

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MPHG Forum Admin.
    
Posts: 1693 From: simwhere Registered: Jun 2001 |
posted 24 January 2002 20:13
Ok I'll see if i can help ya herefirst off
code:
A string.tbl data\local\lng\eng\string.tbl
this is for the MPQ2K when you make a batch. if you are making a batch use this coding.Code1 List File (save as lister.txt)
code:
O Patchd2.mpq A string.tbl data\local\lng\eng\string.tbl C PatchD2.mpq
Code 2 (save as runme.bat)
code:
MPQ2K l lister.txt
Now. off to the magic table of lore on the left side you should see alot of words, and on the right is alot of sentences(or words) look on the left side for Strskill28 click itnow on the right hand side you shold see the word Teeth. Just delete that word and type "Ice Bolt" save then run that bat file you just made. I'm positive this is what you mean and if it didn't work let me know and i will try to go into more detail 
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Apocalypse Demon Moderator
   
Posts: 4023 From: Mississauga, Ontario Registered: Oct 2001 |
posted 24 January 2002 20:14
Look for teeth manually, scan all skills entries in the tbl files. And yes, you need to add the: A string.tbl data\etc line to the mymod.txt file.------------------ God gave me a brain to use but I miserably failed to use it to my advantage

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Lord Squire

Posts: 30 From: Arcata CA USA Registered: Jan 2002 |
posted 24 January 2002 22:10
Hum... thanks but i am still unclear of what I am supposed to be doing with the "A string.tbl data\local\lng\eng\string.tbl". Should I leave it where I have it right now, in my diablodata.txt file located in the folder with Mpqview? Also I put this in and then saved it but then when I ran mpqview I couldn't find it. And as far as the table editor goes, Im screwed because I can't find 'strskill28' anywhere manually. And plus I wouldn't want to find every file manually each time I have to get something. There has got to be a way around this...

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Apocalypse Demon Moderator
   
Posts: 4023 From: Mississauga, Ontario Registered: Oct 2001 |
posted 24 January 2002 22:52
Ok, go to Edit-->Search and choose "teeth." It should immediately take you to StrSkill28. Atleast it does for me.;;;------------------ God gave me a brain to use but I miserably failed to use it to my advantage

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Lord Squire

Posts: 30 From: Arcata CA USA Registered: Jan 2002 |
posted 24 January 2002 23:07
Well, it doesn't. I dunno. I click on edit search, type in: "teeth". Then it says; Finished scearching, and brings me no where different. What tbl file do you use? Mine is labled 'patchstring.tbl' and I got it from Mpqview. In the tutorial it says I should use string.tbl. or does it matter? Well I'm going to sleep now, I'll rest on it. Maybe I'll find a response tomarrow. G-nite.

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Apocalypse Demon Moderator
   
Posts: 4023 From: Mississauga, Ontario Registered: Oct 2001 |
posted 24 January 2002 23:16
You need string.tbl, not patchstring.tbl.------------------ God gave me a brain to use but I miserably failed to use it to my advantage

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Myhrginoc Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 1326 From: Percussion U Registered: Dec 2001 |
posted 25 January 2002 17:24
String.tbl is in d2data.mpq, it came with original D2.Expansionstring.tbl is in d2exp.mpq, it came with LoD. Patchstring.tbl is in patch_d2.mpq, that you get each time you download an update to D2/LoD. Although the likelihood of another patch is getting less and less, 'tis best not to modify this file UNLESS you are relabeling an existing string. The line "A string.tbl data\local\lng\eng\string.tbl" goes in the script file you are making to run MPQ2K, not the data file you use to configure MPQView. In the latter file (Diablo2ExpansionData.txt), you only need to add three lines with data\local\LNG\ENG\string.tbl data\local\LNG\ENG\expansionstring.tbl data\local\LNG\ENG\patchstring.tbl ...or better yet, download this file from the Phrozen Keep, it will have all these lines, and many more. If a string is listed in patchstring, that definition will be used over the other two. Expansionstring.tbl entries take precedence over same-key entries in string.tbl.

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Lord Squire

Posts: 30 From: Arcata CA USA Registered: Jan 2002 |
posted 26 January 2002 16:28
Well, through all of your guys help, and a little of my own trial and error, I have got it almost to work. I just have one more question to ask though. I have: "patch_d2", "string.tbl", mpq2k.exe", "StarEdit.exe", lmpqapi.dll", "strom.dll", runme.bat", and "lister" (which contains this: "O Patch_d2.mpq A string.tbl data\local\lng\eng\string.tbl A data\global\excel\skills.txt A data\global\excel\Missiles.txt C Patch_d2.mpq"), all in my 'newmod' folder on my desktop. But when I run my batch, it says: "Error: Attempt to add nonexistant file data\global\excel\skills.txt to archive" and "Error: Attempt to add nonexistant file data\global\excel\Missiles.txt to archive" Does anyone know what this means???

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Apocalypse Demon Moderator
   
Posts: 4023 From: Mississauga, Ontario Registered: Oct 2001 |
posted 26 January 2002 16:33
"A data\global\excel\skills.txt A data\global\excel\Missiles.txt"It has to be like this: A skills.txt data\global\excel\skills.txt A skills.bin data\global\excel\skills.bin A missiles.txt data\global\excel\missiles.txt A missiles.bin data\global\excel\missiles.bin ------------------ God gave me a brain to use but I miserably failed to use it to my advantage

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