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Baz
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posted 18 November 2001 09:39     Click Here to See the Profile for Baz   Click Here to Email Baz        Reply w/Quote   
1. I've added a new helm, and when I wear it, I don't see my head! PLZ HELP!!!

2. I've made my one mod, but I can only open it when I run "C:\Program Files\Diablo II\Game.exe" -direct -txt PLZ HELP!!!

3. When I buy an item I've added, and I save and exit, I can only run DII when I run "C:\Program Files\Diablo II\Game.exe" -direct -txt. When I run DII whith my shortcut, it says: Bad inventory data. PLZ HELP!!!

4. I've used MPQ2K to add those new images for the new items. But when I open my patch_d2.mpq file, I don't see my .dc6 files PLZ HELP!!!

5. Where can I find patchstring.tbl and expansionstring.tbl??? PLZ HELP!!!

That was it..... I hope somebody answers... PLZ HELP!!!

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Apocalypse Demon
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posted 18 November 2001 10:40     Click Here to See the Profile for Apocalypse Demon   Click Here to Email Apocalypse Demon        Reply w/Quote   
"1. I've added a new helm, and when I wear it, I don't see my head! PLZ HELP!!!"

What do you mean you don't see your head. Are you talking about the helm itself cannot be seen or your whole head disappears?

"3. When I buy an item I've added, and I save and exit, I can only run DII when I run "C:\Program Files\Diablo II\Game.exe" -direct -txt. When I run DII whith my shortcut, it says: Bad inventory data. PLZ HELP!!!"

That's because your original unmodded game can't identify your new item. You will need to get rid of the new item before playing the unmodded game.

"4. I've used MPQ2K to add those new images for the new items. But when I open my patch_d2.mpq file, I don't see my .dc6 files PLZ HELP!!!"

Do your actual new images appear in the game itself though?

"5. Where can I find patchstring.tbl and expansionstring.tbl??? PLZ HELP!!!"

patchstring should be in d2exp.mpq while you will need to add the expansionstring.tbl in d2dataexp.txt and then open up patch_d2.mpq to extract it.

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Baz
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posted 18 November 2001 11:54     Click Here to See the Profile for Baz   Click Here to Email Baz        Reply w/Quote   
1. My whole head is gone.....

3. But I've modded my patch_d2.mpq and that stupid shortcut doesn't work....

4. Yes, they appear

5. So the expansionstring.tbl isn't there yet... But I don't even see the patchstring.tbl either!!!

PLY ANSWER

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Incandescent One
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posted 18 November 2001 12:11     Click Here to See the Profile for Incandescent One   Click Here to Email Incandescent One        Reply w/Quote   Visit Incandescent One's Homepage!
I think the problem you've got here is that: your .dc6 files you've added & the patchstring.tbl and expansionstring.tbl files that you're looking for aren't in your listfile (assuming you're using MPQVIEW)
If this is so, then try opening your listfile with a text editor and adding these lines:
data\local\LNG\ENG\expansionstring.tbl
data\local\LNG\ENG\patchstring.tbl
next time you open it you should be able to see the expansion & patchstring files on your list.
Hope this helps

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Baz
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posted 18 November 2001 12:22     Click Here to See the Profile for Baz   Click Here to Email Baz        Reply w/Quote   
Listfile? Is that that txt u need to open when u click 'open data file'?

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oni5115
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posted 18 November 2001 12:23     Click Here to See the Profile for oni5115   Click Here to Email oni5115        Reply w/Quote   
make sure you open the right MPQ file too.

patch_d2.mpq has the patchstring.tbl
d2exp.mpq has the expansionstring.tbl

I would also suggest using the drect -txt method for testing. Then you know that mpq packing is not the problem.

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Baz
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posted 18 November 2001 13:34     Click Here to See the Profile for Baz   Click Here to Email Baz        Reply w/Quote   
I'm using that testing method... but if I ever send my mod to somebody, I think he will not be able to use his shortcut to Diablo 2: LoD

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Incandescent One
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posted 18 November 2001 13:39     Click Here to See the Profile for Incandescent One   Click Here to Email Incandescent One        Reply w/Quote   Visit Incandescent One's Homepage!
Yes, the listfile is the txt file you open after clicking on File: open data file. If you get completely stuck i can mail you the data lists that definitely work

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Baz
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posted 19 November 2001 00:52     Click Here to See the Profile for Baz   Click Here to Email Baz        Reply w/Quote   
OK... My data file is finally ok... but now the other stuff:
1. How do I get my head back? PLZ HELP!!!

2. I can only run my modded DII when I run "C:\Program Files\Diablo II\Game.exe" -direct -txt. But when I use my shortcut to DII I get the original DII. PLZ HELP!!!

3. About the new items i've added: how do I let monsters drop these items? PLZ HELP!!!

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pyrAXE
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posted 19 November 2001 02:59     Click Here to See the Profile for pyrAXE   Click Here to Email pyrAXE        Reply w/Quote   
As everyone knows (hopefully) the head is part of the helmet, therfore if you equip a helmet you will get either the helmet or nothing.

Baz, you seem to be getting nothing, there are several causes, but I think your problem is simple.

In "armor.txt" in excel, go to the row with your helmet in it, then move to column U (alternategfx), this is which graphic is referenced for the helmet. It must be set to one of the following :

cap
skp
hlm
fhl
ghm
crn
msk

There are more, just look at column U for the other helms.

Hope this returns your head!

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Dr Slue
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posted 19 November 2001 03:36     Click Here to See the Profile for Dr Slue   Click Here to Email Dr Slue        Reply w/Quote   Visit Dr Slue's Homepage!
LOL. No head. HAHA. I think that would be quite cool: cap of the headless horseman-recreast the scene...or ghostly cap of nothingness. Hehe. I like it.

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54x
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posted 19 November 2001 07:28     Click Here to See the Profile for 54x   Click Here to Email 54x        Reply w/Quote   Visit 54x's Homepage!
Damn, I remember this headless bug from before... what did you do, set the alternate graphics to nothing ( " " ) instead of "lit"?

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Baz
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posted 19 November 2001 11:13     Click Here to See the Profile for Baz   Click Here to Email Baz        Reply w/Quote   
Ok, I'll try that AlternatreGFX thing... hope it works...

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Baz
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posted 19 November 2001 12:08     Click Here to See the Profile for Baz   Click Here to Email Baz        Reply w/Quote   
But now... I can only start my mod when I run -direct -txt... I want to run it whith my shortcut too... HOW??? PLZ HELP!!!

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54x
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posted 19 November 2001 14:40     Click Here to See the Profile for 54x   Click Here to Email 54x        Reply w/Quote   Visit 54x's Homepage!
Why don't you make a -direct -txt shortcut?

And how exactly does it not work? Have you tried extracting something from the mpq you made and seeing if it's a new version?

By the way, it'd be nice if you expanded your vocabulary for requests for help from "PLZ HELP!!!" It gets tiring quickly ^_^

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Man Pie
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posted 19 November 2001 16:36     Click Here to See the Profile for Man Pie   Click Here to Email Man Pie        Reply w/Quote   
i wanna know how you made him headless, and if you can do the same to the rest of the armor...

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Baz
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posted 20 November 2001 04:51     Click Here to See the Profile for Baz   Click Here to Email Baz        Reply w/Quote   
OK, I'll try to make a -direct -txt shortcut...

And about that headless problem... I've made a new item... but I filled something wrong in the AlternateGFX column, so then I was headless.

The trouble about the headless problem gave me a new idea: making a new set: Invisible set. Just make it... and fill something wrong in the AlternateGFX column... sound cool! (Just one question, HOW DO I MAKE SETS???)

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Baz
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posted 20 November 2001 06:45     Click Here to See the Profile for Baz   Click Here to Email Baz        Reply w/Quote   
I wonder what happens if I make an armor and in the AlternateGFX column I put ghm (great helm)

The -direct -txt works... finally

And now I still don't know how to get monsters drop my new items....

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pyrAXE
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posted 20 November 2001 07:00     Click Here to See the Profile for pyrAXE   Click Here to Email pyrAXE        Reply w/Quote   
Putting ghm in the gfx column for armor and not a helmet will make your body dissapear. This is because D2 looks for ghm in the body armor directoy and not in the helm directory (where ghm is).

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Baz
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posted 20 November 2001 12:20     Click Here to See the Profile for Baz   Click Here to Email Baz        Reply w/Quote   
OK... but about making new sets... how?

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jbouley
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posted 20 November 2001 12:54     Click Here to See the Profile for jbouley   Click Here to Email jbouley        Reply w/Quote   Visit jbouley's Homepage!
Add a new row to the bottom of SetItems.txt. Look at the existing sets to get some idea of how things are set up.

You should probably read the set items tutorial here at the Keep...at:

http://www.planetdiablo.com/phrozenkeep/pktut-sets2.htm

And read the following resources that explains specific columns in the setitems.txt file:

http://www.planetdiablo.com/phrozenkeep/guide-setitemstxt2.htm

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Baz
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posted 24 November 2001 10:35     Click Here to See the Profile for Baz   Click Here to Email Baz        Reply w/Quote   
Another Qs: does Windows XP has effect on Diablo 2???

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Syntaks
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posted 24 November 2001 12:11     Click Here to See the Profile for Syntaks   Click Here to Email Syntaks        Reply w/Quote   
*pulls out his hair*

Ack .. I've been holding this in for too long!

Baz, if you're quoting Metallica, it's "Give me fuel, give me fire, give me THAT which I desire."


Sorry .. the die hard fan in me needing to vent

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Baz
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posted 24 November 2001 14:35     Click Here to See the Profile for Baz   Click Here to Email Baz        Reply w/Quote   
yea... whatever...
just answer my qs!

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Syntaks
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posted 24 November 2001 15:01     Click Here to See the Profile for Syntaks   Click Here to Email Syntaks        Reply w/Quote   
pppppppbbbbtttthhhhh :P

I've got a friend running XP and he reports no problems..

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