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Topic: Few questions
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JrEye Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 339 From: Clare, MI USA Registered: May 2001 |
posted 06 December 2001 20:16
Any recomendations on good dc6 editors? I want to add and change the existing rune images and change the gem images.Q2: Is each class restricted to 10 skills per page? I have plans to do something but not sure if i can go beyond 10 skills/page. Q3: Ive asked this before but never got a true response to if it works but would a mana drain type prefix/affix work? Ive heard - to stats and - to res doesnt work well but Im wondering if Drain life and stam drain works if you can retrograde mana recharge. Q4: Is there a limit to how many runewords you can have? Is there a way to add or subtact gem grades? I hope to finish my mod someday but right now my limited modding exp stops me from completing my masterpiece  ------------------ Webmaster of JrEye's Eastern Sun Fan Site Running the first ever Eastern Sun Diablo 2 ladder Eastern Sun the best mod for Diablo 2 If you have got the guts, play n00d in ES LoD!

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jbouley Forum Admin.
    
Posts: 4907 From: Portland, Maine, USA Registered: Jan 2001 |
posted 06 December 2001 22:54
I don't know if you can edit the .dc6 files directly. There might be a tool out there, but most people convert the images to a "normal" format, edit them and then use something like dc6con to convert them back to .dc6 format.I think you could fit 18 icons on a single skill page (3 columns, 6 rows)...the others would look a little thin in comparison. But as long as you alter the background image so that there is someplace to put the icons, it should work. There's a skillpage background modding kit here at the Keep from Masakari. You can do negative life regen for the life drain. Not sure about mana or stamina...never tried. Most files that allow you to add rows have a cap of 4096 rows. So the answer, techincally, is yes, there is a max. Practically speaking, though, there really isn't unless you are a runeword-aholic. As for adding or subtracting gem grades, sure. You can add new gems easily by modding misc.txt and gems.txt. And by putting those new itemcodes in the Bettergem column in misc.txt, as well as making the appropriate cube recipes in cubemain.txt, you could have a perfect gem upgrade to a new higher class. You could also cause a gem grade not to be spawn anymore or alter it to be something completely different (as well as take it out of the bettergem column where appropriate). ------------------ - JEFF "A hero is no braver than anyone else. He is only brave five minutes longer." For my latest mod (for LoD/expansion), download at http://www.fileplanet.com/dl/dl.asp?/planetdiablo/phrozenkeep/mods/sic_beta.zip - Or for old stuff (for classic D2), visit my orignal mod site at www.planetdiablo.com/sanctuary

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JrEye Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 339 From: Clare, MI USA Registered: May 2001 |
posted 06 December 2001 23:51
k thanks hopefully i can get -Mana regen to work because it would be a major part of my mod------------------ Webmaster of JrEye's Eastern Sun Fan Site Running the first ever Eastern Sun Diablo 2 ladder Eastern Sun the best mod for Diablo 2 If you have got the guts, play n00d in ES LoD!

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Watcher WarLord
  
Posts: 196 From: Who cares anyway? Registered: Oct 2001 |
posted 07 December 2001 07:38
There's a little problem with -mana regen: characters always regenerate mana, and setting a negative value would not make them lose it. -50% mana regen means you'd still regenerate mana, but at half rate. You have to go below -100% to make characters lose mana.Watcher ------------------ "See you in the next Hell, sucker!" --Al Stark in The Wonderland Gambit

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JrEye Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 339 From: Clare, MI USA Registered: May 2001 |
posted 07 December 2001 12:06
I know that but I want to do something to mana regen that if you were to use too many high-classed items the price you pay is a reduction of mana regen------------------ Webmaster of JrEye's Eastern Sun Fan Site Running the first ever Eastern Sun Diablo 2 ladder Eastern Sun the best mod for Diablo 2 If you have got the guts, play n00d in ES LoD!

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54x Moderator
   
Posts: 3080 From: Wellington, New Zealand Registered: Apr 2001 |
posted 07 December 2001 12:34
Heh, reminds me of my 'RPGs should be more like this' game doc. You had 'energy' instead of mana, and it'd be consumed when you dodged, or ran... so you could have 1200 health, but you could easily die from being 'unfit' ^_^However, what you've got sounds a lot like 'item weight.' What'd be cool would be to try that with 'heavy items' and - walk/run speed. ------------------ 54x. "My computer has wheels on giant stilts that allow me to drive it over all the other, slower computers." "For great bandwidth!" http://www.planetdiablo.com/newdawn/ New Dawn Forum

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jbouley Forum Admin.
    
Posts: 4907 From: Portland, Maine, USA Registered: Jan 2001 |
posted 07 December 2001 14:47
I'm hoping negative run/walk works...I intend to make a Lodestone Shield. Powerful but with the drawback of slowing you down incredibly.------------------ - JEFF "A hero is no braver than anyone else. He is only brave five minutes longer." For my latest mod (for LoD/expansion), download at http://www.fileplanet.com/dl/dl.asp?/planetdiablo/phrozenkeep/mods/sic_beta.zip - Or for old stuff (for classic D2), visit my orignal mod site at www.planetdiablo.com/sanctuary [This message has been edited by jbouley (edited 07 December 2001).]

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JrEye Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 339 From: Clare, MI USA Registered: May 2001 |
posted 07 December 2001 15:33
well the mod i have in plans is centered around casting. Even barbarians will be caster (yeah wierd huh but hey i will fit them with the storyline )My plans thus far: -6x difficulty -All classes will get a revamp -All uniques will be changed and revamped -All sets will be changed and revamped -Gems will get a facelift -Runes will be changed and hopefully there will be around ~70 runes, though only ~15-20 will be droppable rest are transed, there are 4 lvls of runes -Script will be changed -All monsters in the game will get a name change including act bosses ------------------ Webmaster of JrEye's Eastern Sun Fan Site Running the first ever Eastern Sun Diablo 2 ladder Eastern Sun the best mod for Diablo 2 If you have got the guts, play n00d in ES LoD!

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