Sun Apr 04, 2004 3:05 am
PLEASE READ! Posting info and MODDING INFORMATION thread. It
Okay, this thread is to amalgamate all the info you might need.
This thread will contain:
Rules of the forum.
Submitting files information.
What can you edit?
List of what files do what.
Links to downloads of utilities for modding.
Links to topics on "How to" concerned with editing.
Links to tutorials
Link to thread about Sur files and other brainstorming
Post about serverside possible modifications
Your rights as a modder
First up:
RULES:
1) PLEASE CHECK FOR YOUR QUESTION THOROUGHLY. This means using the search function to find threads containing your topic. If its about how to mod something - then search the tutorials forum for it. If its how is something done - also use the newbie question threads too. PLEASE LOOK BEFORE ASKING. Honestly - its a year since modding started on this game, if your new - the chances are your questions have been answered about 100 times already.
2) Try to be helpful to fellow posters.
3) Don't post the same question twice
4) Do not make seperate threads for multiple questions. We have dedicated threads for asking questions in - called Newbie Questions. Try asking in there, but first SEARCH the thing. There is an index of links further down the page.
5) Don't ask how to cheat in MP, as the answers on how to spawn, cloak, uber hulls and more will be locked/deleted.
HOW TO SUBMIT FILES:
Thanks to Barbig's generosity
you can now send in very large files.
How big you may ask
Well the email box is 250 Megs. 
Send your email's to
copy and paste version [email protected] and [email protected]
If you still cannot send the file you can add me to your contact list on MSN Messsenger and transfer the files that way. Use this email address [email protected]
What is changeable in this game???
You can change:
-The stats of ships
-The location where ships are sold
-The stats of equipment
-The location where what equipment is sold
-The location where wich commodity is sold for what price
-The location of bases, tradelanes, jumpgates etc.
-The Stats of asteroid fields, nebulas and similar stuff
-Patrols (who patrols where, new patrol pathes etc)
-Basically everything about the universe that is information
-Names and Info-text of stations, equiment etc. (You need Visual C or something similar to do this )
-You can add new ships, equipment, stations etc (everything mentioned above)
-3D models
-Textures
-Icons/graphics
-Missions
-Ingame cinematics
-Savegames
You can't change (yet):
-Character animations
-Ship collision boxes
-new effects
-Anything that is related to the actual game engine. We don't have the sourcecode of the game, so we can't change what is hardcoded.
Edited by - Chips on 4/4/2004 4:45:37 AM
Edited by - Chips on 4/10/2004 4:24:05 PM
This thread will contain:
Rules of the forum.
Submitting files information.
What can you edit?
List of what files do what.
Links to downloads of utilities for modding.
Links to topics on "How to" concerned with editing.
Links to tutorials
Link to thread about Sur files and other brainstorming
Post about serverside possible modifications
Your rights as a modder
First up:
RULES:
1) PLEASE CHECK FOR YOUR QUESTION THOROUGHLY. This means using the search function to find threads containing your topic. If its about how to mod something - then search the tutorials forum for it. If its how is something done - also use the newbie question threads too. PLEASE LOOK BEFORE ASKING. Honestly - its a year since modding started on this game, if your new - the chances are your questions have been answered about 100 times already.
2) Try to be helpful to fellow posters.
3) Don't post the same question twice
4) Do not make seperate threads for multiple questions. We have dedicated threads for asking questions in - called Newbie Questions. Try asking in there, but first SEARCH the thing. There is an index of links further down the page.
5) Don't ask how to cheat in MP, as the answers on how to spawn, cloak, uber hulls and more will be locked/deleted.
HOW TO SUBMIT FILES:
Thanks to Barbig's generosity
you can now send in very large files.
How big you may ask
Well the email box is 250 Megs.
Send your email's to
copy and paste version [email protected] and [email protected]
If you still cannot send the file you can add me to your contact list on MSN Messsenger and transfer the files that way. Use this email address [email protected]
What is changeable in this game???
You can change:
-The stats of ships
-The location where ships are sold
-The stats of equipment
-The location where what equipment is sold
-The location where wich commodity is sold for what price
-The location of bases, tradelanes, jumpgates etc.
-The Stats of asteroid fields, nebulas and similar stuff
-Patrols (who patrols where, new patrol pathes etc)
-Basically everything about the universe that is information
-Names and Info-text of stations, equiment etc. (You need Visual C or something similar to do this )
-You can add new ships, equipment, stations etc (everything mentioned above)
-3D models
-Textures
-Icons/graphics
-Missions
-Ingame cinematics
-Savegames
You can't change (yet):
-Character animations
-Ship collision boxes
-new effects
-Anything that is related to the actual game engine. We don't have the sourcecode of the game, so we can't change what is hardcoded.
Edited by - Chips on 4/4/2004 4:45:37 AM
Edited by - Chips on 4/10/2004 4:24:05 PM
