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Another thing that we need, a list of what each person might need from other people when making a mod. I'll update this one like the Can/Can't thread.

Project Leads(If they are the ones that put it all together):
NEED - File names from each respective team. Meaning, they need to make sure that the file in the mpq is the right path from the TBL file.

Data Modders:
NEED(from others) - file path TBL's(ie. arr\images.tbl) from Table Writers
Iscript ID's from Iscripters
Each others ID's, mainly the Units->Weapons and Units->Flingy->Sprites->Images.

Memory Patchers:
NEED - Tech Tree from Project Leads
Completed Stat_txt.tbl from Table Writers, all strings for builds/research/so on included
Button gfx ID's from Graphics Team

Table Writers:
NEED - Dat ID's from Data Modders

Iscripters:
NEED - Image/Sprite.dat values for over/underlays from Data Modders
Number of Frames/what each set is for in GRP files from Graphics Team

Graphics Team:
NEED - ID's from Units.dat for Wireframes.

Please make sure that everyone gets what they need. If you see something I forget, tell me and I'll add it.

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Things not to forget, but not fully needed for a mod:

Wireframes
Buttons
And If possible
Sounds
Portraits

So, we're doing portraits too, huh..
Well, sorry, but I can't go into advanced things like that. Im mostly good with making projectiles, and I never got a 3d editor down to make units.

One thing I CAN do, its make a portrait work if you give me one and ask me to input it into a unit, or change the hue with 1 step using my Jasc PSP 9, or other one step things.

Is sounds graphics responsibility as well?

Got ALL of those saved into a file for me! =)

EDIT: Also we need a grp converter. Which i have. Also i dont got a portriat editor............

I was going to do this on a new thread but since DTBK said to post it here...

I still don't see how this fits my topics description though

So the mod will use the first IRF building?

also, what will we use for the actual cannon?

No the mod was going to use the 3rd IRF let me go find it on my pc brb

1. don't worry, I just updated units.dat and weapons.dat so there's 0 problems with them
(just need stat_txt.tbl listings for me to tell them which ID number to use for labels)
2. ~update~ finished making this, but it still needs a label from stat_txt.tbl
3. that's someone elses job, I would do it but I'm HORRIBLE at graphics
4. I can edit the casting icon slightly to make it fit in good enough
5. that's someone elses job, and I would be more than happy to redo parts of units.dat
6. I couldn't locate that file, so I will re-make it in order to fit all the needs of the project
7. I will try to make this if I have the time, but someone else will most likely have to
8. I will try and make this, should be pretty easy (but time consuming )

ADDITION: I forgot to ask you, how much energy do you want the spell to take up?
(I finished techdata.dat, and I made it 100 since I didn't know how much you wanted)

I'll handle the weapon icon if I can find out the hex values for the pale-blue type palette for the icons.

There's two stat_tbls!
i know the IRF is not an add on, just look at TF's post, the third IRF, I can't make the ion but at least ill try

No, seriously, what are the hex values? I need to know this if I'm going to do the icon.

Oh, and the frame size for the icon would be nice, too.

techdata is also loaded up from the exe, and part of it tells the exe how much energy the spell uses

~addition~ You're thinking about upgrades.dat, techdata.dat is for spell casting

I know there's two stat_txt.tbl's, it's just that both of them are missing

36x34 aka 35x33 in most image editors

Ok Here's the IRF, as you can see it is NOT an add on, or is it?


There Grp is here:
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ugh i had to get it into a zip
Have fun, ill go try the icon since Fatso is having so much troubles with it and hmm.. ill try the ion cannon later

Actually, that couldn't quite work for the effect I'm looking for, and that only works for carriers and reavers...

doing that would make it still attack units beside it, I will do it slightly differant so it will work and target no units

ADDITION: do you mind if I make it a spell that requires 50 energy for each time you cast it?

Ok i found the tbls

Tbl v1
with Ion discharge requirements just in case it's a spell and needs to be researched at the IRF i think. how it looks?

Where is it?
Here

Tbl v2
Normal one without Ionic discharge reqs. how it looks?

Where is it?
Here

Ill soon post icons but first homework!

ADDITION:
I just saw an error on the tbl, it works like if the IRf is an add on, so i better get rid of that.
but before i make a new tbl file tell me if it's gonna be a spell or not? if so, i will add the entry for researching the spell

Units such as zerglings and zealots use a attack range of 0, units such as these would still be effected by the Ion Cannon

Unless you change the minimum attack range to 1, but you directly said you wanted it to be 0 (in the other thread)

ADDITION: just so you know, it should say "Upgrade Ionic Discharge",
since it is the attack that the building is based upon, and shouldn't require a technology

Ok so it's not spell or technology it's normal attack, then just in case I'll do three Upgrades for it uh...wait.. nvm

There's no use in checking that, 0 = melee range in all the .dat files

Actually, we don't know for sure what it is yet, but I have a way I think it should be

it's a technology using 50 energy, each time the spell is casted it uses the attack, the attack can be upgraded at the IRF,
and the technology is already upgraded at the start of the game

ADDITION: can someone post how you want it set up? I can't finish it untill you tell me