modding NEED HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(druid) #1

Hello,

I was wondering if you could give me a link that teaches me modding and when u look in a file lets say etpub

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is that how it apost to look or did I open it up with the wrong program???

(kamikazee) #2

Don’t try to open .dll’s. I guess you tried to open one of those.

Have you got any clue what a mod consists of?
Allready tried to look in a pk3 just to know what’s in there?

I’m just trying to get an image of what you know about modding. (at first sight, not much)
After that, we can talk.

(tjw) #3

I don’t think you used nearly enough punctuation to be taken seriously in this particular forum.

But seriously, the first thing you should probably do to get started is to install the SDK:

ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/et/sdk

Next read the README file that it contains.

Then read the sticky posts in this forum about how to build it on your platform. Once you are able to build working .dll’s or .so’s from the SDK, you will be on your way.

(kamikazee) #4

Heh… Learn a little about C code as well, if you’re planning to understand something about the files in the SDK.

(druid) #5

Yes, I know thats the source code. I read downloaded that and opened it with Pakscape is that ok?

(druid) #6

I don’t Know anything about C++. Also, I dont know anything about C I need to learn it I need a link to learn C or a website so I can read it and when Your opening the wolf.dws What program Should I open it with?

(Magik) #7

Get yourself the C++ Visual Studio Express edition Microsoft is currently offering for free if you want to open the Visual Studio project files and workspace stuff.
The SDK only contains files for older VS versions but they should get converted automatically.
But seriously if you don’t know anything about C I doubt that you will get much sense out of it.
Maybe delay your modding project a bit and get at least some basic C knowledge first.
I think Google should get you enough C/C++ tutorials and your local book store probably has some decent stuff, too.

(tjw) #8

The 2.60 SDK has the files for the new VS doesn’t it? Or doesn’t the newest VS version use .sln files anymore?

(druid) #9

I just learned

; Ends a command

6 > 5

6 == 7

(This is a comment)

True zero

false greater then 0

I get that true and flase mixed up!

(Zenix) #10

You mean,
//this is a comment.
/*
this is also a comment
*/

(Magik) #11

It does, but those in the SDK are version 7.1 (.NET 2003) and not 8.0 (VS 2005) I think.