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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Modding Workshop => Topic started by: MrBig101 on December 20, 2005, 04:43:09 pm

Title: So...
Post by: MrBig101 on December 20, 2005, 04:43:09 pm

I want to start modding FS2 a little bit.  Maybe change some of the effects, like the afterburner glow or the beam effects.  My question is... how?  Where do I begin?  Where do I get started?  Any guidence or help would be nice.

I have photoshop 7, bryce 5, and imageready.

-MrBig101

Title: Re: So...
Post by: karajorma on December 20, 2005, 04:58:35 pm

Two good places to start would be the Wiki (http://www.hard-light.net/wiki/index.php/Portal:Modding) and my FAQ (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/karajorma/FAQ/modding.html)

Title: Re: So...
Post by: MrBig101 on December 20, 2005, 05:05:21 pm

So if I want to change the look of the beams (not the chargeup of them, the actual pillar/cylinder of deathness hitting the baddies), then would texturing be the section I need to look at?

Title: Re: So...
Post by: karajorma on December 20, 2005, 05:09:03 pm

I'd look at the tables section (so you know how to get to the tables and find out the names of the files you need to alter) and the texturing section for some clues on what to do to them.

All the info you need isn't in those two links but they are a good start.