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D2liquid
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posted 11 February 2002 19:26     Click Here to See the Profile for D2liquid   Click Here to Email D2liquid        Reply w/Quote   Visit D2liquid's Homepage!
Hey,
Ok,
1.) Exstracted string.tbl and expansion.tbl
2.) Edited them both and saved them
3.) mymod.txt=
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O d2data.mpq
A string.tbl data\local\LNG\ENG\string.tbl
A expansionstring.tbl data\local\LNG\ENG\expansion.tbl
C d2data.mpq
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5.) and my mymod.bat=
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mpq2k s d2data.mpq
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||My question is: do I need to add:
A string.bin?
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||When i do the above steps, no of my MOD's work!!!!
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Thnx in advance,
D2-Liquid
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Wyvern
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posted 11 February 2002 19:28     Click Here to See the Profile for Wyvern   Click Here to Email Wyvern        Reply w/Quote   
these do not make bins at all. You gotta name them as the name of the file they r. Also notice you tried to save them as the dataexp mpq you should save in your patch. mpq2k s install.txt should work and name your install.txt as plain old install.

[This message has been edited by Wyvern (edited 11 February 2002).]

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Apocalypse Demon
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posted 11 February 2002 19:32     Click Here to See the Profile for Apocalypse Demon   Click Here to Email Apocalypse Demon        Reply w/Quote   
"O d2data.mpq
A string.tbl data\local\LNG\ENG\string.tbl
A expansionstring.tbl data\local\LNG\ENG\expansion.tbl
C d2data.mpq"

First off, always pack your files into patch_d2.mpq, not d2data.mpq. Also, you spelled expansionstring.tbl incorrectly(missed out the "string" part). So, your mymod.txt should actually read:

O patch_d2.mpq
A string.tbl data\local\LNG\ENG\string.tbl
A expansionstring.tbl data\local\LNG\ENG\expansionstring.tbl
C patch_d2.mpq

"mpq2k s d2data.mpq"

No, it should be:

mpq2k s mymod.txt

"||My question is: do I need to add:
A string.bin?"

There is no such thing as string.bin. The bin files are only for txt files, not tbl or whatever.

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Wyvern
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posted 11 February 2002 19:34     Click Here to See the Profile for Wyvern   Click Here to Email Wyvern        Reply w/Quote   
oh right sorry mymod will work too

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D2liquid
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posted 11 February 2002 19:39     Click Here to See the Profile for D2liquid   Click Here to Email D2liquid        Reply w/Quote   Visit D2liquid's Homepage!
Ok,
so even if i got it out of D2data.mpq i put all modified files to d2_patch.mpq?
Then, do i still need to run "D:\Diablo II\game.exe" -txt ?
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The names of the NPC's are in the *.tbl files right?
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How do i make a bolrog show up instead of andy? Name is: Durin's Bane [from LoR: Lord of the Rings]
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Thnx in advance,
D2-Liquid
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d2-liquid.cjb.net
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What the hell are the swords and shields?

[This message has been edited by D2liquid (edited 11 February 2002).]

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Apocalypse Demon
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posted 11 February 2002 19:52     Click Here to See the Profile for Apocalypse Demon   Click Here to Email Apocalypse Demon        Reply w/Quote   
"so even if i got it out of D2data.mpq i put all modified files to d2_patch.mpq?
Then, do i still need to run "D:\Diablo II\game.exe" -txt ?"

yes, wherever you get them out of, you pack them all in the patch_d2.mpq regardless.

"The names of the NPC's are in the *.tbl files right?"

Yes, all names of everything can be found in the tbl files.

"How do i make a bolrog show up instead of andy?"

This is a bit more complex. Read the levels.txt guides by Nefarius located somewhere on the site(I believe I also made one too). And I believe you need to do a token change for Andy...

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Wyvern
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posted 11 February 2002 19:54     Click Here to See the Profile for Wyvern   Click Here to Email Wyvern        Reply w/Quote   
ya pack em in the patch_mpq and it overrides the data. You don't need to run your -direct -txt method to see the changes you made in the patch its there for good .

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D2liquid
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posted 11 February 2002 19:58     Click Here to See the Profile for D2liquid   Click Here to Email D2liquid        Reply w/Quote   Visit D2liquid's Homepage!
What is a token?
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what *.tbl files have them in it?
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i am planning on making a LoR MoD.
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How do i change the name of the classes?

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Apocalypse Demon
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posted 11 February 2002 20:15     Click Here to See the Profile for Apocalypse Demon   Click Here to Email Apocalypse Demon        Reply w/Quote   
"What is a token?"

Each monster is assigned a token of two letters. Ex. fs is the token for fallenshaman. Changing the token of a monster to a different one will change the monster.

"what *.tbl files have them in it?"

It is not in the .tbl files, remember that the tbl files only store strings which are the names of things. To change or swap tokens, you need to edit montypes.txt. And I suggest you familiarize yourself with the other basics before swapping monsters.

"How do i change the name of the classes?"

Those are also in the .tbl files.

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D2liquid
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posted 11 February 2002 20:18     Click Here to See the Profile for D2liquid   Click Here to Email D2liquid        Reply w/Quote   Visit D2liquid's Homepage!
So i need monstats.txt to change andy---> bolrog
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Then, how do i change the name of the bolrog?

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Apocalypse Demon
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posted 11 February 2002 20:23     Click Here to See the Profile for Apocalypse Demon   Click Here to Email Apocalypse Demon        Reply w/Quote   
"So i need monstats.txt to change andy---> bolrog"

No, you need to change montypes.txt OR you can swap the animation files for Andariel to use the Balrog animations.

"Then, how do i change the name of the bolrog?"

The names are located in the tbl files. Look for them. Using the editor, select Search option and search for "balrog" and it should direct you to the key. But if you were to change Andariel to a balrog, the name of andariel will still read Andariel and won't change to "balrog" anyways.

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D2liquid
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posted 11 February 2002 20:25     Click Here to See the Profile for D2liquid   Click Here to Email D2liquid        Reply w/Quote   Visit D2liquid's Homepage!
So, were do i get the animation files for andy and the bolrog?
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Sorry for the repeat
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Axalon
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posted 11 February 2002 20:31     Click Here to See the Profile for Axalon   Click Here to Email Axalon        Reply w/Quote   
Names of things are in the .tbl file ... you need to edit the .tbl file by using Baron Darkstorm's Table Editor, which adds a new name to the file ... you can download that program from the 'tools of the trade' at The Keep

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D2liquid
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posted 11 February 2002 20:34     Click Here to See the Profile for D2liquid   Click Here to Email D2liquid        Reply w/Quote   Visit D2liquid's Homepage!
Yea, but were do i get the animations for andy and the bolrog?
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What part or file/s?

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Apocalypse Demon
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posted 11 February 2002 20:37     Click Here to See the Profile for Apocalypse Demon   Click Here to Email Apocalypse Demon        Reply w/Quote   
Like I said, it's best to do those things later after you have mastered the basics of modding. Try to first get a few mods to work with what I told you on how to pack the files together and see if you can get them to work. If you can, then you can do the other harder parts of modding.

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D2liquid
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posted 11 February 2002 20:40     Click Here to See the Profile for D2liquid   Click Here to Email D2liquid        Reply w/Quote   Visit D2liquid's Homepage!
I know how to pack and un-pck and basic edit of *.tbl and *.txt. And how to run and make the moq2k bat and txt. I am not good at animation! I need to know where to get the animation files. | in d2exp.mpq there is a d2 called animation.d2

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Axalon
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posted 11 February 2002 20:40     Click Here to See the Profile for Axalon   Click Here to Email Axalon        Reply w/Quote   
http://www.planetdiablo.com/phrozenkeep/pktut-monster_2.htm <- el linko

Read the tutorials to familerize yourself with what you are trying to do

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D2liquid
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posted 11 February 2002 20:44     Click Here to See the Profile for D2liquid   Click Here to Email D2liquid        Reply w/Quote   Visit D2liquid's Homepage!
ok,
I got it.
1.) Extract the token for bolrog and andy
2.) tranfer all info from andy to bolrog
3.) and then |how to i switch the place of bolrog and andy in act 1 cat 4|

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