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rockstone
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posted 12 January 2002 03:30     Click Here to See the Profile for rockstone   Click Here to Email rockstone        Reply w/Quote   Visit rockstone's Homepage!
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
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posted 12 January 2002 03:37     Click Here to See the Profile for NefariusDX   Click Here to Email NefariusDX        Reply w/Quote   Visit NefariusDX's Homepage!
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

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rockstone
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posted 12 January 2002 03:43     Click Here to See the Profile for rockstone   Click Here to Email rockstone        Reply w/Quote   Visit rockstone's Homepage!
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
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posted 12 January 2002 03:44     Click Here to See the Profile for NefariusDX   Click Here to Email NefariusDX        Reply w/Quote   Visit NefariusDX's Homepage!
there are like a billion progs that compile installers even winzip has a function to creat a lesser installer (self extracting exe)

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rockstone
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posted 12 January 2002 03:50     Click Here to See the Profile for rockstone   Click Here to Email rockstone        Reply w/Quote   Visit rockstone's Homepage!
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
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posted 12 January 2002 04:02     Click Here to See the Profile for NefariusDX   Click Here to Email NefariusDX        Reply w/Quote   Visit NefariusDX's Homepage!
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

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rockstone
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posted 12 January 2002 04:11     Click Here to See the Profile for rockstone   Click Here to Email rockstone        Reply w/Quote   Visit rockstone's Homepage!
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
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posted 12 January 2002 04:11     Click Here to See the Profile for Methusalem   Click Here to Email Methusalem        Reply w/Quote   
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
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posted 12 January 2002 04:22     Click Here to See the Profile for rockstone   Click Here to Email rockstone        Reply w/Quote   Visit rockstone's Homepage!
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
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posted 12 January 2002 04:35     Click Here to See the Profile for rockstone   Click Here to Email rockstone        Reply w/Quote   Visit rockstone's Homepage!
Thank u my friend. I know how it works now.

Thank you very much. and I was really stupid.

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Axalon
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posted 12 January 2002 04:40     Click Here to See the Profile for Axalon   Click Here to Email Axalon        Reply w/Quote   
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

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rockstone
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posted 12 January 2002 05:15     Click Here to See the Profile for rockstone   Click Here to Email rockstone        Reply w/Quote   Visit rockstone's Homepage!
give me a link of "all of the tutorials " ok? thank u.

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Axalon
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posted 12 January 2002 05:37     Click Here to See the Profile for Axalon   Click Here to Email Axalon        Reply w/Quote   
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

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Methusalem
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posted 12 January 2002 06:17     Click Here to See the Profile for Methusalem   Click Here to Email Methusalem        Reply w/Quote   
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Originally posted by NefariusDX:
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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
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posted 12 January 2002 11:19     Click Here to See the Profile for Apocalypse Demon   Click Here to Email Apocalypse Demon        Reply w/Quote   
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.

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OnSLT
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posted 13 January 2002 00:14     Click Here to See the Profile for OnSLT   Click Here to Email OnSLT        Reply w/Quote   
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
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posted 13 January 2002 09:13     Click Here to See the Profile for Apocalypse Demon   Click Here to Email Apocalypse Demon        Reply w/Quote   
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.

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