How to mod X:Rebirth
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How to mod X:Rebirth
I have been looking online for guides on how to mod X:R but I only find things that add sectors, regions, highways, etc. but I am looking for guides on how to add weapons for the Skunk. And before anyone says it, I did look through the .Cat in the main folder but quite frankly it is too long for me to understand. To put it simply I want to add weapons, but they have to be bought just like the Inertial Hammer. Any help is appreciated.
you should first extract the cat/dat files into an empty directory. Editing these cat/dat files directly isnot the way to go.
To do this open EGOs Cat Tool, Import the numbered Cats/Dats in order and then Extract the files into an empty Directory. From there on it should become clearer
As a starting point i also point you to the
assets/units/player/unit_player_ship.xml
and the
assets/units/player/macros//unit_player_ship_macro.xml
but for further explaination how to properly change stuff there i am currentöly too exhausted.... (you can change the xml files on Node and Attribute level using xml diff files)
To do this open EGOs Cat Tool, Import the numbered Cats/Dats in order and then Extract the files into an empty Directory. From there on it should become clearer
As a starting point i also point you to the
assets/units/player/unit_player_ship.xml
and the
assets/units/player/macros//unit_player_ship_macro.xml
but for further explaination how to properly change stuff there i am currentöly too exhausted.... (you can change the xml files on Node and Attribute level using xml diff files)
if not stated otherwise everything i post is licensed under WTFPL
Ich mache keine S&M-Auftragsarbeiten, aber wenn es fragen gibt wie man etwas umsetzen kann helfe ich gerne weiter
I wont do Script&Mod Request work, but if there are questions how to do something i will GLaDly help
Ich mache keine S&M-Auftragsarbeiten, aber wenn es fragen gibt wie man etwas umsetzen kann helfe ich gerne weiter
I wont do Script&Mod Request work, but if there are questions how to do something i will GLaDly help
Thank you for the advice, but I would like to clarify one thing:
I have modded X3:TC before so I am fully aware one should NEVER edit the files as it can corrupt the files themselves and cause irreversible damage, of course unless you know exactly what you are doing...
Any particular xml readers/editors you prefer?
I have modded X3:TC before so I am fully aware one should NEVER edit the files as it can corrupt the files themselves and cause irreversible damage, of course unless you know exactly what you are doing...
Any particular xml readers/editors you prefer?
i personally use Notepad++ and XmlCopyEdit (latter has working autocompletion in Scripts/MD for me, but i like the former more, especially when crawling through files). and afaik the Egosofties use the Visual Web Developer from M$
if not stated otherwise everything i post is licensed under WTFPL
Ich mache keine S&M-Auftragsarbeiten, aber wenn es fragen gibt wie man etwas umsetzen kann helfe ich gerne weiter
I wont do Script&Mod Request work, but if there are questions how to do something i will GLaDly help
Ich mache keine S&M-Auftragsarbeiten, aber wenn es fragen gibt wie man etwas umsetzen kann helfe ich gerne weiter
I wont do Script&Mod Request work, but if there are questions how to do something i will GLaDly help
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Don't be intimidated by VS. It's just a word processor for code. The difficulty is in learning the language involved with XML and Egosoft Mission Director. Start simple and go from there as your skills increase. Before you know it, you'll have hundreds of lines of code and be in awe of what you have done.KingOmega wrote:Is it difficult to learn to use VS? I'm not planning on doing a major mod like Capital Ship Bridge (which is an excellent mod btw).