Modding

[noobiusmaximus]

Can anyone help me out with modding? I'm trying to make a new weapon or two by recycling spare assets from other guns but I can't get them to show up in game. Does anybody out there know how to create new things from modding?

[Jase]

Hmm... I have tried modding this game before. I was able to modify and create weapons using the same templates and models from default ones, however I am not sure how to add custom models properly yet.

Most things like modifying how weapons fire and and even effects can be done. Someone could make a mod that rebalances the ships and weapons doing this.

[BlueTemplar]

Might be worth it looking these up, considering how similar TP:BaP looks to SotS1 :
http://wiki.swordofthestars.com/sots1/About_Kerberos_Productions
http://wiki.swordofthestars.com/sots1/Modding
http://www.kerberos-productions.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=16

[noobiusmaximus]

Graphics and Coding are entirely unrelated for the most part. None of those forums or wikis have anything that look even remotely like code in TP:BaP

[noobiusmaximus]

Originally posted by 熱傷　二千十:

Hmm... I have tried modding this game before. I was able to modify and create weapons using the same templates and models from default ones, however I am not sure how to add custom models properly yet.

Most things like modifying how weapons fire and and even effects can be done. Someone could make a mod that rebalances the ships and weapons doing this.

All I'm looking to do is create a different weapon using those templates. All I can do right now is alter already existing guns, but I'm looking to just make similar weapons that are seperate on the weapons list. Could you help?

[The Raccoon Frontiersman]

Look up this Youtube video( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoAHWhsISbY )
This will lead you to a channel named Robot Rampage where they will show you the basics of modding and showcase what you can do

Also look up this video ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-fbeydKCl0 ) this will link a mod called Procyon at War where it will give you a mod and will also teach you how to mod the game yourself. Have Fun

[The Raccoon Frontiersman]

Hit the watch on Youtube button to Download file

[DONKEY]

I just bought this game for nostalgia and I LOVE SKIRMISH MODE.I am wondering how to make those unchangeable gun mounts to changeable and make them all heavy. Those are the only two things I have not figured out.

[noobiusmaximus]

Originally posted by Donkey:

I just bought this game for nostalgia and I LOVE SKIRMISH MODE.I am wondering how to make those unchangeable gun mounts to changeable and make them all heavy. Those are the only two things I have not figured out.

If you open the game files and change the non-selectable guns like the torpedo and "Cannon_Heavy_D2" or whatever it is, a few lines up from the bottom there's a line that says "Non-selectible Heavy Mount" or light or medium, whatever it is. Change that to "Light Mount". Make sure there is TWO spaces between the words. That will free up those weapon slots

If you want, you could also make any weapon a light mount instead of a heavy mount, and make the torpedo a selectable weapon by changing this code.