07-23-2008, 10:48 AM
Well, Im not modder but I spent some time looking at data and some testing, so Ill try to answer to some of your questions and then someone more capable will correct me :-)
Nothing HUGE, right? Well, some features as for instance that bloodstar shield sound a bit unrealistic.
Better start with that item name changing. Its really easy. Get yourself some nice Hex editor (I personally use HEXEdit), get little familiar with Hex numbers. For adress calculation, find some calculator able to handle with Hex numbers (it can be just piece of software like Windows scientific calculator), go to the modworkshop at The Dark forum pages and thats it. I would recomend trying read the data first. After youre sure you understand structure of item data, then you can try to chage some its property.
This is definatelly most easy part of "modding". If it is something "past comprehension" for you, then try to ask more concrete question. If you dont want learn this then simply forgot about modding.
About monsters:
As far I know there NEVER existed Wyrms files. Maybe some artworks, but thats it.
The same with "Ice Stalker". There is just name. At old screenshots there is some "blue version" of skeleton type. There is nothing more to say. Lot of peple get impression that it was somehow cool. Such as that yellow fallens shoted in Kings Leoric tomb. Well, most probably they were just normal fallens with different color palette. Or maybe they even never existed as the shot doesnt come from real situation anyway ...
Of course, its your turn now. So grab some nice palette collor and make your skeletons do something cool ! ;-)
Generally, lets say there are two kinds of modding. Softcore and Hardcore.
Softcore modding means just changing DATA of existing things, enabling "forbidden" options (like teleport in town or "new" monsters / bosses appearances) etc. You can do a lot of cool things this way.
Hardcore modding is about assembling and rewritting CODE. You need to learn assembler. Then you can do far more things.
I can provide you some info about softcore modding.
For HC modding there are guys such as Selby, [vL]Kp, Lemming, Jarulf, Langolier, Lenny Len ... or anyone from Dark forums.
My advice for you is fully understand softcore modding at least at areas you want to change in your mod (items, monsters, spells). Then you will be prepared for entering gates of hardcore modding. Begin with learning ASM instructions and disassembling the code.
BTW: There is online version of Jarulfs guide too
BTW: For Bloodboil spell just repair that part of formula enabling GAINING HPs. Apart that it works just fine.
Nothing HUGE, right? Well, some features as for instance that bloodstar shield sound a bit unrealistic.
Better start with that item name changing. Its really easy. Get yourself some nice Hex editor (I personally use HEXEdit), get little familiar with Hex numbers. For adress calculation, find some calculator able to handle with Hex numbers (it can be just piece of software like Windows scientific calculator), go to the modworkshop at The Dark forum pages and thats it. I would recomend trying read the data first. After youre sure you understand structure of item data, then you can try to chage some its property.
This is definatelly most easy part of "modding". If it is something "past comprehension" for you, then try to ask more concrete question. If you dont want learn this then simply forgot about modding.
About monsters:
As far I know there NEVER existed Wyrms files. Maybe some artworks, but thats it.
The same with "Ice Stalker". There is just name. At old screenshots there is some "blue version" of skeleton type. There is nothing more to say. Lot of peple get impression that it was somehow cool. Such as that yellow fallens shoted in Kings Leoric tomb. Well, most probably they were just normal fallens with different color palette. Or maybe they even never existed as the shot doesnt come from real situation anyway ...
Of course, its your turn now. So grab some nice palette collor and make your skeletons do something cool ! ;-)
Generally, lets say there are two kinds of modding. Softcore and Hardcore.
Softcore modding means just changing DATA of existing things, enabling "forbidden" options (like teleport in town or "new" monsters / bosses appearances) etc. You can do a lot of cool things this way.
Hardcore modding is about assembling and rewritting CODE. You need to learn assembler. Then you can do far more things.
I can provide you some info about softcore modding.
For HC modding there are guys such as Selby, [vL]Kp, Lemming, Jarulf, Langolier, Lenny Len ... or anyone from Dark forums.
My advice for you is fully understand softcore modding at least at areas you want to change in your mod (items, monsters, spells). Then you will be prepared for entering gates of hardcore modding. Begin with learning ASM instructions and disassembling the code.
BTW: There is online version of Jarulfs guide too
BTW: For Bloodboil spell just repair that part of formula enabling GAINING HPs. Apart that it works just fine.
Quote:Last thing. I don't want this done for me, I want to do it myself. Advice is great, but please don't tell me word-for-word what to do, as that would defeat the point of a learning experience.Dont worry. This will never happen :-)