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OnSLT
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posted 09 January 2002 23:06     Click Here to See the Profile for OnSLT   Click Here to Email OnSLT        Reply w/Quote   
Hello I am OnSLT, that's short for Onslaught. I am making a mod for single-player and open bnet. For my own discretions, I probably won't make it a public release. I've read all the tutorials, and almost got lost(pun not intented.)
Some of the detailed explanations of certain calculations are by far the hardest thing to understand as a beginner in mod making.
I've done one for the Classic D2, but now i'm trying one for the x-pan.

There's only 3 .txt files I've been working with: ItemRatio, Misc, and TreasureClassEx.
Yep, I'm goin for a Drop Mod too.
I'm only concerned with Uniques at the moment, but I'm having some problems, i'll get to that later, I want to say what i've done/wanted so far in modding my own mod.

So far, i've only been able to get 1 unique off Unique Monsters, and low quality items from any other monster including chests.
I have got certain NPC's to sell Perfect Gems and ALL Runes for 1 Gold...Except Full Rejuvs.
Lowered the Gambling Cost for Rings and Amulets to 1 Gold.

There use to be a tutorial for every txt file, when I modded for Classic D2. I don't remember the sites I visited. I'd just like some help on the ItemRatio file, and some on the treasureclassex one.

All I'm aiming for is Unique items dropped from any monster in the game, including Bosses and Cows.

I know the Unique column in the ItemRatio should be low, i usually set all of them to 5. The other Item columns i set to 999, even Normal, i'm trying to get somewhere around 2 or 3 unique drops per monster.

Going back to the treasureclassex part, my main concern is the Picks, Unique, Prob1-10, SumProb, and Total Prob columns.
I'm trying to achieve any unique drop given at any random moment.
So basically, i'm giving myself the chance to get every unique in the game, in 1 Cow Run, or something if it's possible.

I'd appreciate any help, and of course Feel free to e-mail me if you want so, I can get right to it.
Any quick tippers, or small tidbits of help, i'll look forward to seeing here for reply's.

Thanks alot. OnSLT

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jbouley
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Registered: Jan 2001

posted 11 January 2002 15:51     Click Here to See the Profile for jbouley   Click Here to Email jbouley        Reply w/Quote   Visit jbouley's Homepage!
did you read the tutorial for treasureclassex.txt here at the Keep?

http://www.planetdiablo.com/phrozenkeep/pktut-treasureclass.htm

That would answer most of your questions, I should think. Or am I missing something and you have a specific problem not answered by that tutorial?

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"A hero is no braver than anyone else. He is only brave five minutes longer."
For my latest mod (for LoD/expansion), download Version 1.0 of Sanctuary in Chaos - Or for old stuff (for classic D2), visit my orignal mod site at www.planetdiablo.com/sanctuary

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OnSLT
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posted 13 January 2002 00:46     Click Here to See the Profile for OnSLT   Click Here to Email OnSLT        Reply w/Quote   
Yes i've read all the tutorials, from the Basics-Advanced. Can't say I totally understood everything in the Advanced ones, but I was looking for some other info.
1. I still don't know what the Divisor and Min columns do in the ItemRatio file.
2. Does the TotalProb Column have any effect on the Base items that drop in the TreasureClassEx file.
Last but not least I'm still messing around with the Unique, Set, Rare, and Magic columns in the TCex file, to experiment and see what works with MF and what doesn't.
I usually have better luck without MF, but that's just my personal experience.

All i can say is, I have better luck finding tons of Uniques in Cow games, than any other area of the game...Hell Cows that is.
MOOO!

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jbouley
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posted 14 January 2002 00:49     Click Here to See the Profile for jbouley   Click Here to Email jbouley        Reply w/Quote   Visit jbouley's Homepage!
ItemRatio is a little odd...it doesn't work as directly or as predictably as in classic D2...but many modders insist it still has usefulness...hopefully someone with more knowledge of that file can clear this up for you.

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- JEFF
"A hero is no braver than anyone else. He is only brave five minutes longer."
For my latest mod (for LoD/expansion), download Version 1.0 of Sanctuary in Chaos - Or for old stuff (for classic D2), visit my orignal mod site at www.planetdiablo.com/sanctuary

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