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ModPositive 19 Apr 7, 2013 @ 12:30pm
Original AoK/AoC modding community + modding tools used
Hi guys, just wanted to see if you are aware of the original AoK/AoC modding community that's been around for over a decade-

http://aok.heavengames.com/

And here's a link to their scenario design and modding community-

http://aok.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=t&fn=4

There's quite a few community developed modding tools that might possibly come in handy for AoE2HD modders/scenario designers, and I thought I might share them with you guys if you are unaware of their existence (all credits go to the respective creators):

Originally posted by Hawk_Ruralist:

Turtle Pack, a game data editing software package of AOE1, AOE2 and Star Wars, was called SLP Editor before.

it includes 3 tools, as follow:

DRS Editor -- can be used for modifying the game data file
SLP Editor --can be used for modifying the game images
Animation Preview --can be used to do visual evaluating specially for SLP images

http://aok.heavengames.com/blacksmith/showfile.php?fileid=11349


Originally posted by Keisari Tapsa:

Advanced Genie Editor 3.5
for Age of Empires, Rise of Rome, Age of Kings, The Conquerors, Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds and Clone Campaigns.

This is a program for editing genie (.dat and .dll) files' data. It can edit units, civilizations, graphics, researches, technologies, technology trees, terrains, terrain restrictions, sounds, player colors and some other things.

http://aok.heavengames.com/blacksmith/showfile.php?fileid=11002


Originally posted by DiGiT:

AOK Trigger Studio
An open-source editor for AOK scenario files that offers more features and more options than the standard editor by Ensemble Studios. (Supports TC.) See the official website at http://www.digitization.org/aokts.html

http://aok.heavengames.com/blacksmith/showfile.php?fileid=5858

Here's a very popular Tales of Middle Earth mod for you guys to showcase some of the amazing work the community has done:

http://aok.heavengames.com/blacksmith/showfile.php?fileid=11572

Cheers!



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EDIT: One more useful file- here is a list of SLPs that is VERY useful. It defines each SLP in word format (i.e. you can use CTRL+F to find different units/buildings/terrain, etc.)!

http://aok.heavengames.com/blacksmith/showfile.php?fileid=5592
Last edited by ModPositive; Apr 28, 2013 @ 10:32am
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Dalv 4 Apr 7, 2013 @ 12:35pm 
thanks!
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patriisi Apr 13, 2013 @ 3:17am 
These can be used with HD? :)
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Lord Brimestone 8 Apr 22, 2013 @ 4:57pm 
Awesome
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ModPositive 19 Apr 23, 2013 @ 7:54pm 
Originally posted by Nuck Chorris:
These can be used with HD? :)

I believe so.
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Areso Dec 3, 2013 @ 7:01am 
Want to edit some technology trees within new nations.
As example, Slavs.
Okey, any schooler in Europe know, that they had a unique unit "strelec" (like a musketeer, but with muskeet AND short alebarda). Okay, okay, one uniq unit to one nations, but, hell, why there are no hand cannoneers?!
As well as Keeps.
Bracelet.
Bomardas (yeap, russian and ukrainian uses bombardas for ages, they learn this from their Byzanties friends... in any war they melted down their's coppers bells from churchs and after any war they again melted down bomrdas to bells!).
And so on ;)
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Ozhara 216 Dec 3, 2013 @ 10:18am 
All these tools can be and are used for HD as well. They just enable you to edit the games files which didn't change with the HD version.
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Sir Jasper Trund 25 Dec 3, 2013 @ 10:44am 
Originally posted by Ozhara:
All these tools can be and are used for HD as well. They just enable you to edit the games files which didn't change with the HD version.

Do you know if there are currently any SLP editors that work with HD's 32-bit graphics?
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Ozhara 216 Dec 3, 2013 @ 10:48am 
No there aren't and I don't know if AoE would be able to use them even if there were some.

Think HiddenPath/Skylabs said they would have to redo the whole graphic system to use 32 bit graphics in AoE. And didn't do so for they don't have the 3D modells for units and buildings anymore. So they would have to redo all of them too...
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Cabalius Oct 20, 2014 @ 3:21pm 
Quick, Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds, make it!
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gagman 6 Oct 20, 2014 @ 4:22pm 
check aok heaven and you will find stuff fror SWGB,
just save your old files and include the new ones to aoehd.
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Hreodbeorht Jul 17, 2015 @ 8:22am 
I don't know if anyone's watching this thread but I was wondering how to Genied to work for Age of Empires 1 and the ROR exspansion. I can edit the file easily enough but when I start the game none of my changes are there, yet when I open up the file again my changes have been saved.
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gagman 6 Jul 17, 2015 @ 10:55am 
happend to me also when i used the Userpatch HD, if you also use that patch, best way is to ask in the thread there, i personally didnt because i dont really care much about aoe 1 :)
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Hreodbeorht Jul 17, 2015 @ 12:13pm 
Originally posted by gagman:
happend to me also when i used the Userpatch HD, if you also use that patch, best way is to ask in the thread there, i personally didnt because i dont really care much about aoe 1 :)
Thanks for the reply gagman, I'll have a look online :)
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