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KILLERMOUSE	Feb 21 2004 Anchor
KILLERMOUSE	Please excuse my ignorance but I do not know how to operate any of the mod makers I have got with various games I have bought, but WORLDCRAFT seems to be the most used, I have read the help files etc but all these programmes presume you know the basics of map building an I do not even know that - where can I learn this as I have some great ideas for single player maps - Thanks Killermouse
ambershee Nimbusfish Rawks	Feb 21 2004 Anchor
ambershee Nimbusfish Rawks	Google.com Search for 'worldcraft+tutorial+map' That should be all you need.
chis Old man.	Feb 21 2004 Anchor
chis Old man.	scm wrote how to start your first mod i think somewhere -- Nothing.
a_llama Teh moddb llama	Feb 21 2004 Anchor
a_llama Teh moddb llama	That article doesn't explain HOW to mod, it just explains what you need to know before starting a mod. Programs: Modeling - Milkshape, 3ds max Mapping - Depends on what game you wish to mod for 2d art/textures/skinning - Paint shop pro Coding - Requires C/C++ knoledge, and requires MSVC++ for compiling
Garglet I can't get the neighbours cat out of my house!	Feb 21 2004 Anchor
Garglet I can't get the neighbours cat out of my house!	well said llama -- look at me, i have no signature!
Dabaz Gamepositive.com	Feb 21 2004 Anchor
Dabaz Gamepositive.com	there are numerous places to go to find out how to actually mod. What exactly are you looking to do? -- I hope that when the world comes to an end, I can breathe a sigh of relief, because there will be so much to look forward to.
KILLERMOUSE	Feb 22 2004 Anchor
KILLERMOUSE	Thanks for all the advice guys, their is a mod that I have and I want to know if it is possible to edit it and add more info to the mod or is this not allowed, I really do not know if modifying someone else mod is legal or right. Mad Mike_insanity incorporated -- Member of "Mice with a mission", MAM, more and more, mouse and man, funny? no!!!!, I am as crazy as a rat on rabies tablets and love gnawing on fragile sapients and efalants, up your truck old boy you have mouse on the brian, a wiggle in your hands and "the many" are going to get you.
SkitZaY u mad	Feb 22 2004 Anchor
SkitZaY u mad	It is possible to edit.. I think you need to know C++. But you should always ask the owner first.. -- uwu
a_llama Teh moddb llama	Feb 22 2004 Anchor
a_llama Teh moddb llama	Actually, it is only possible if the mod is open source.
ambershee Nimbusfish Rawks	Feb 22 2004 Anchor
ambershee Nimbusfish Rawks	Yeah, there's no such thing as source decompilation - if that exisited who knows what would be going on and you could edit everything!
BlueWolf72 Mod Till Ya Die	Feb 22 2004 Anchor
BlueWolf72 Mod Till Ya Die	Moddb.com -- Desura Contests Live! Twitter With Me?<!--Session data--> <!-- Top iFrame --> <!-- Bottom iFrame -->
Robo_Ronald	Feb 22 2004 Anchor
Robo_Ronald	I think there are decompilers for Quake I mods. In order to mod (in terms of coding) knowing C++ is a MUST. The best game to start out on imo is Duke Nukem 3D (its so easy to modify what CAN be modified). I don't think its illegal to modify mods without permission but it is immoral. Don't take my word for it though; I don't want to be accused of giving bogus advice. -- THE modDB Delawarian Me ---> :de::paranoid: <--- Ronald McDonald
chis Old man.	Feb 22 2004 Anchor
chis Old man.	quake is awesome for modding -- Nothing.
Robo_Ronald	Feb 22 2004 Anchor
Robo_Ronald	Really? I don't remember anything in terms of modding Quake That was 8 years ago, hell, I can't remember 8 days ago. -- THE modDB Delawarian Me ---> :de::paranoid: <--- Ronald McDonald
a_llama Teh moddb llama	Feb 23 2004 Anchor
a_llama Teh moddb llama	It is required by law that all quake mods are open source, so naturaly the sorces can be decompiled.
chis Old man.	Feb 23 2004 Anchor
chis Old man.	Robo_Ronald wrote: Really? I don't remember anything in terms of modding Quake That was 8 years ago, hell, I can't remember 8 days ago. it may be an old game but you can still do new things with it -- Nothing.
Robo_Ronald	Feb 23 2004 Anchor
Robo_Ronald	Yeah, but since then I got too lazy to mod. And then I forgot how to, and then I got too lazy to re-learn how to mod. Every now and then I modify a game to fix a minor annoyance, but that's it. -- THE modDB Delawarian Me ---> :de::paranoid: <--- Ronald McDonald
Hatel3reed	Feb 28 2004 Anchor
Hatel3reed	yeah I have alot of school work to do and if I want to be anything in the gaming industry it probably wouldnt hurt to have a college degree... ya know? I love mods, but thats not my main priority at this point, hell I havent even played a mod in about 4 months... sucks but ya gotta do what ya gotta do... such as life --
KILLERMOUSE	Feb 28 2004 Anchor
KILLERMOUSE	Thanks Guys, I am even more confused now than in the beginning - I realize I know very little about building a mod , or about computer programming or anything else I know how to use the programs I need for my business but you guys are fantastic , I envy you, when I was your age computers were a Sci Fi dream , Thanks for the help killermouse acctually my name is Mike -- Member of "Mice with a mission", MAM, more and more, mouse and man, funny? no!!!!, I am as crazy as a rat on rabies tablets and love gnawing on fragile sapients and efalants, up your truck old boy you have mouse on the brian, a wiggle in your hands and "the many" are going to get you.
Hatel3reed	Feb 28 2004 Anchor
Hatel3reed	lol sorry mike... If I were you I would look around for some beginner tutorials on mapping, I use Valve Hammer Editor but Worldcraft is just as good to start with, but yeah I was kinda lost on mapping myself until cHIs provided me with some good tutorials and now, I can make halfway decent maps well anywats good luck with everything! --
KILLERMOUSE	Mar 6 2004 Anchor
KILLERMOUSE	Thanks for the help, i.e. Duke Nukem 3D has a level modeller and from what I understand, you can use this to change a existing level to suite yourself, and all I want to know is how do you find out how to use them, most of them presume you know something allready about alltering levels, and I must admit that I find the instructions confussing simply because I do not know where to start, All I want to do is build maps for myself for "Total Anihillation" and "Starcraft" and "Dark Reighn" etc please excuse spelling and use level editors for "Quake" "Unreal" Please help - Thanks Mike -- Member of "Mice with a mission", MAM, more and more, mouse and man, funny? no!!!!, I am as crazy as a rat on rabies tablets and love gnawing on fragile sapients and efalants, up your truck old boy you have mouse on the brian, a wiggle in your hands and "the many" are going to get you.
a_llama Teh moddb llama	Mar 6 2004 Anchor
a_llama Teh moddb llama	Actually, starcraft comes with a very good map editor, I taught myself how to use it but i'm sure there are a lot of tutorials. Quake uses worldcraft, and here is a very good site for that: Planetquake.com
BlueWolf72 Mod Till Ya Die	Mar 6 2004 Anchor
BlueWolf72 Mod Till Ya Die	if he wants to map and learn how to do it easy then work with UT first then about a month or so mapping in ut you can move to qk or hl. -- Desura Contests Live! Twitter With Me?<!--Session data--> <!-- Top iFrame --> <!-- Bottom iFrame -->
juliusbk	Mar 7 2004 Anchor
juliusbk	Planethalflife.com That should help a bit? -- JolleJ ----<--------<----<--<-Stuff Of Stuff->-->---->------->----