...and HELP ME!

due to lack of answers in the other forums i have come -> HERE <- to beg for a reply.

HOW do i?....

1) make a decrypted .ini work?
2) change weapon details and actually RECOGNISING what means what weapon, i.e ku_p_lsr01.cmp or whatnot means absolutely nothing to me. if someone could post a list of what weapons are represented by what name in the equipment.ini then great!

All i need is an in-depth introduction to modding. all i REALLY want is a guide to making mods work.....