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Topic: Naming in string tables
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Chineseman Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 357 From: The Philippines Registered: Mar 2002 |
posted 04 February 2002 03:13
Hey guys! I've got a question on .tbl files. Can I just use the patchstring.tbl file instead of string.tbl if I want to add new item names? I realized that if I add .txt files in D2X's patch_d2.mpq that aren't usually there, the mpq file gets bigger by a lot. My patch_d2.mpq file is already 2.5 Mb, and the only ones I changed so far are the misc.txt, cubemain.txt, itemtypes.txt, automagic.txt, inventory.txt, treasureclassex.txt, and armor.txt. Whew! Come to think of it, I think I've already done a lot! Hehehe. I just started modding last week, and I've already learned a lot. Speacial thanks to Axalon and JBouley! I wanna use oatchstring.tbl only, so that I'll avoid having a very big mpq file. Sanctuary In Chaos is in a whopping 9.3 Mb, which is not that portable if you're gonna use stone-age-saving-equipments like microfloppy disks. Hope to have your replies soon!
[This message has been edited by Chineseman (edited 04 February 2002).]

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Wyvern Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 1137 From: A very large cave Registered: Jan 2002 |
posted 04 February 2002 06:35
you sure can but to see the changes u must insert it =)

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Myhrginoc Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 1326 From: Percussion U Registered: Dec 2001 |
posted 04 February 2002 18:37
And Jeff will warn you to stay out of Patchstring.tbl as much as possible. Apparently that is one of the touchy files VERY sensitive to mis-editing. I added a few keys early on, read his advice and moved my stuff to string.tbl.So you might consider: new strings in string.tbl, changes in patchstring.tbl which would override anything in the other two .tbls...and then you don't need expansionstring.tbl which will help keep size down.

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Chineseman Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 357 From: The Philippines Registered: Mar 2002 |
posted 05 February 2002 02:06
Thanks a lot guys. I'll keep them in mind. Actually I've tried adding new strings to patchstring.tbl. They worked fine for my new armors. I also tried overriding some names. The "Fallen" I changed to "Wendell" and it worked fine. I changed "Malah" to "Ate May" and it also worked fine. Well I guess if I add too much overriding, it will eventually crash, but I'm not onto that yet. I'll try adding new set item names to patchstring.tbl and then we'll know...

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Wyvern Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 1137 From: A very large cave Registered: Jan 2002 |
posted 05 February 2002 08:27
patchstring works great for me though i am new to modding and have only added a few new names to items

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Ancient_WarMage Squire

Posts: 29 From: Registered: Feb 2002 |
posted 05 February 2002 11:53
You could also use a batch file to run only the files with changes, its a lot easier than keepin instertin items in that .mpq, and u also dont need to back up/overwrite anything

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Chineseman Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 357 From: The Philippines Registered: Mar 2002 |
posted 07 February 2002 01:10
Well, I've got another problem. Everytime I use "-direct -txt" to generate my .bin files, the names of my new uniques change to "an evil force". I've added their names to string.tbl. But when I run the game normally, everything's fine. The names are all there.My new armors' names work fine in "-direct -txt". It's only the uniques that are affected. Please help.

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Axalon Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 2243 From: New England, USA Registered: Dec 2001 |
posted 07 February 2002 01:16
Did you add your new unique to the very bottom row of the unique.txt? Not in the middle or in-between ... they have to be in the bottom rows  ------------------ "To dream a life, or to live a dream ... only through desire shall the sleeper awaken."

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Chineseman Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 357 From: The Philippines Registered: Mar 2002 |
posted 07 February 2002 03:21
I tried naming more in patchstring.tbl and it worked fine.Then I tried moving the new names to string.tbl and then removing them from patchstring.tbl. What I get is this: when I use -direct -txt, my new unique's names change to "an evil force". But when I play without -direct -txt the names work fine. Is there something wrong here? Sorry if I had to post this question again. It's related to the topic. 

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justanothermodder Knight

Posts: 76 From: Somewhere, Il, USA Registered: Jul 2001 |
posted 07 February 2002 06:03
Playting with -direct -txt don't work but mpq does.Are the string tables in your diablo ii/data/local/lng/eng directory?

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Chineseman Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 357 From: The Philippines Registered: Mar 2002 |
posted 07 February 2002 18:47
Yes, Axalon I added them all at the bottom of the file (uniqueitems.txt).I don't think I have the .tbls in my data\local\lng\eng subdirectory. Does that make the problem? 

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Myhrginoc Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 1326 From: Percussion U Registered: Dec 2001 |
posted 07 February 2002 21:10
Yes. Any file you alter needs to be in its appropriate place in the directory structure, EXACTLY as it would be when packed in the mpq...or the game won't see it. Look at the data file for MPQView available on the Keep, that will have the complete directory structure in it, and where any file needs to go.

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Chineseman Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 357 From: The Philippines Registered: Mar 2002 |
posted 10 February 2002 17:46
Thanks to Axalon, justanothermodder, and Mhyrgonic. Now I know what to do, and the problem's gone. 

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Deathscythe Moderator
   
Posts: 1185 From: The Darkest Part of Hell (Shadow Land) Registered: Oct 2001 |
posted 10 February 2002 21:39
hi there chineseman im also from the phillipines and im working on the string tbl... im editing diablo2 in Filipino version and it works fine...ive change all the names in town, the talkings, and monsters items, even the character names like the Barbarian ,amazon,etc'' i change them all to filipino style...even the Difficultys are change to mahirap mas mahirap pinakamahirap. i now half finish... you can ask some probelems dealing with this... 
------------------ quote: Beware... for your nightmare is here.....death...
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Chineseman Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 357 From: The Philippines Registered: Mar 2002 |
posted 12 February 2002 07:24
I'm already posting a new topic for you. Filipino language. 

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