Report, edit, etc...Posted by Snipe on 2006-03-18 at 14:46:21
Do mods cause viruses in any way? Because i find them interesting and i might want to make them. Also how do you play them? There not a regular sc file are they. I remember a friend of mine made me do somthing first.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by DaMiNaToR on 2006-03-18 at 15:03:52
Alright. To play a mod, you either need to download the .EXE from someone else, or get a program called MPQDraft, which you can use to either launch an .MPQ file or create your own .EXE that you can run by double-clicking on it.
If you're looking to start making mods, here are the programs that you are most likely to need:
- MPQDraft (above)
- WinMPQ (which is basically WinZip that works with .MPQ files instead [that SC can read])
- TBLPad (which you use to edit any and all in-game unit/upgrade/weapon/anything text)
- RetroGRP (this is for adding your own graphics into the game)
- DatEdit (for editing units, weapons, portraits, flingys, sprites and images' technical stats)
and
- ICE (which edits how SC handles all the pictures and graphics in-game)
Once you've got these, find a simple tutorial and start doing it. You may need a few more programs, but these are the main ones.
If you're looking to start making mods, here are the programs that you are most likely to need:
- MPQDraft (above)
- WinMPQ (which is basically WinZip that works with .MPQ files instead [that SC can read])
- TBLPad (which you use to edit any and all in-game unit/upgrade/weapon/anything text)
- RetroGRP (this is for adding your own graphics into the game)
- DatEdit (for editing units, weapons, portraits, flingys, sprites and images' technical stats)
and
- ICE (which edits how SC handles all the pictures and graphics in-game)
Once you've got these, find a simple tutorial and start doing it. You may need a few more programs, but these are the main ones.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Snipe on 2006-03-18 at 15:07:34
lol wow man you really did your reasearch. Thank you . i will try these out, they look awsome. I have to finish some things first but i'll get to it.
thanks again.
. i will try these out, they look awsome. I have to finish some things first but i'll get to it. thanks again.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by DaMiNaToR on 2006-03-18 at 15:08:00
And no, mods don't generally cause viruses.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Lord_Agamemnon(MM) on 2006-03-19 at 20:31:08
I would recommend, though, that you take anything found online--unless it's been certified, like the moderators do with submissions here, or from someone you know--with a grain of salt and make sure to virus check it...
Report, edit, etc...Posted by DaMiNaToR on 2006-03-22 at 12:15:27
I'm thinking of making a sort of "Modding Starter Set" with these programs and a few others. I find it a little annoying to have to look around for everything. 
Report, edit, etc...Posted by TERRAINFIGHTER on 2006-03-22 at 13:08:28
Report, edit, etc...Posted by EzDay281 on 2006-03-22 at 21:15:36
Well, beginners usualy prefer ICE because they like having a GUI, and I myself still use it, because of GRP previews and a few organization problems I had.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by BroodKiller on 2006-03-23 at 05:22:40
QUOTE(DaMiNaToR @ Mar 22 2006, 07:15 PM)
I'm thinking of making a sort of "Modding Starter Set" with these programs and a few others. I find it a little annoying to have to look around for everything.
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Someone already thought about this....
http://www.staredit.net/index.php?download=3479