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Topic: How do you name new unique items?
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TB55555 Serf
Posts: 5 From: Registered: Jan 2002 |
posted 30 January 2002 20:21
I'm working on a mod where i need to make a number of new uniques, but every time I make one it is named "Evil Force". Does anyone know how to give any other name to a unique?thanks

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MPHG Forum Admin.
    
Posts: 1693 From: simwhere Registered: Jun 2001 |
posted 30 January 2002 20:36
this would be better suited in the mod making forumns,but i would like to say welcome and add rows to uniqueitems.txt to make new uni's
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Axalon Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 2243 From: New England, USA Registered: Dec 2001 |
posted 30 January 2002 20:42
You need to give the new unique a name by adding it to your patchstring.tbl by using Baron Darkstorm's Table Editor ... and also make sure you add the new unique in the bottom row of the .txt file ... not in the middle or in-between but in the very last row at the end  ------------------ "To dream a life, or to live a dream ... only through desire shall the sleeper awaken." [This message has been edited by Axalon (edited 30 January 2002).]

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TB55555 Serf
Posts: 5 From: Registered: Jan 2002 |
posted 30 January 2002 20:46
Thanks for the advice.i just tried that but it still calls the sword "An Evil Force". I've tried both replaceing another unique and adding a line in the file. Could it be that I've been using notepad to edit the file? Besides that I have no idea why.

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TB55555 Serf
Posts: 5 From: Registered: Jan 2002 |
posted 30 January 2002 20:47
Man, you got to be fast to keep up with you guys.I'll give Baron Darkstorm's Table Editor a try. thanks again

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Axalon Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 2243 From: New England, USA Registered: Dec 2001 |
posted 30 January 2002 20:51
Use D2Excel to edit your .txt files, not notepad  ------------------ "To dream a life, or to live a dream ... only through desire shall the sleeper awaken."

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Apocalypse Demon Moderator
   
Posts: 4023 From: Mississauga, Ontario Registered: Oct 2001 |
posted 30 January 2002 20:57
lol...notepad. You need a spreadsheet program, I strongly suggest downloading D2Excel from the tools of the trade section of the site.------------------ God gave me a brain to use but I miserably failed to use it to my advantage

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TB55555 Serf
Posts: 5 From: Registered: Jan 2002 |
posted 30 January 2002 21:00
I've got another question.I know the Baron Darkstorm's Table Editor needs a table file. I'm just guessing but I would think that they might be in the patch_d2.MPQ file. How do i get them out of there? I've been using MPQview to get the txt files out but i haven't seen any table files.

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Apocalypse Demon Moderator
   
Posts: 4023 From: Mississauga, Ontario Registered: Oct 2001 |
posted 30 January 2002 21:02
Download jbouley's updated data file found in the tools of the trade. Then, load the data file and then open up your mpq and the tbl files should be there. If not, add the paths to the tbl files in your data file. The paths are:data\local\LNG\ENG\patchstring.tbl data\local\LNG\ENG\string.tbl data\local\LNG\ENG\expansionstring.tbl ------------------ God gave me a brain to use but I miserably failed to use it to my advantage

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Axalon Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 2243 From: New England, USA Registered: Dec 2001 |
posted 30 January 2002 21:06
You use MPQview to get the .tbl files also Have you read through all the tutorials for what you are trying to do? I suggest you do ... Try 'The Idiot's Guide to Mod Making', it worked for me  ------------------ "To dream a life, or to live a dream ... only through desire shall the sleeper awaken."

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