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Child of Armok

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Mod noob here.
« on: October 20, 2012, 03:56:17 pm »
I would like to mod a bit, but i don't know the computer languege DF is written in.
Does anyone know?
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Darvi

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Re: Mod noob here.
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2012, 04:05:17 pm »
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Re: Mod noob here.
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2012, 04:05:26 pm »
Well, the game is in C++, but you wont see any code. The RAWs of the game are pretts much... unique? Quite easy to learn, just read the ones you have, look at some smaller mods, try to make a little things here or there yourself. And read the wiki on modding. It really, really helps.

@darvi: I would like to contradict that statement ^^
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Re: Mod noob here.
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2012, 04:06:57 pm »
Quote from: Meph on October 20, 2012, 04:05:26 pm
@darvi: I would like to contradict that statement ^^
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Re: Mod noob here.
« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2012, 04:11:09 pm »
Quote from: Darvi on October 20, 2012, 04:06:57 pm
Quote from: Meph on October 20, 2012, 04:05:26 pm
@darvi: I would like to contradict that statement ^^
DETAILS!
It is Programming, but super simpler. If it was actualprogramming, I wouldn't have a clue how it works. The RAWs are special to DF and are simple to understand.*

*(By simple I am speaking relatively. Still takes time to figure out what the hell you are doing. But its possible to do it on your own,)
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Re: Mod noob here.
« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2012, 04:19:59 pm »
Details: Masterwork Mod includes Raw editing, Visual Basics 2006, C++, Python, font editing, pixelart, weird text formating, html and css. ;)
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Re: Mod noob here.
« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2012, 04:30:19 pm »
That's not modding, that's ☼MODDING☼
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Re: Mod noob here.
« Reply #7 on: October 21, 2012, 01:58:54 am »
Quote from: Meph on October 20, 2012, 04:19:59 pm
Details: Masterwork Mod includes Raw editing, Visual Basics 2006, C++, Python, font editing, pixelart, weird text formating, html and css. ;)

Most of that is out-of-game stuff. Only pixel arts, font editing, and weird text formatting actually affect in-game.

Quote from: misko27 on October 20, 2012, 04:11:09 pm
Quote from: Darvi on October 20, 2012, 04:06:57 pm
Quote from: Meph on October 20, 2012, 04:05:26 pm
@darvi: I would like to contradict that statement ^^
DETAILS!
It is Programming, but super simpler. If it was actualprogramming, I wouldn't have a clue how it works. The RAWs are special to DF and are simple to understand.*

*(By simple I am speaking relatively. Still takes time to figure out what the hell you are doing. But its possible to do it on your own,)

Nah. It's not really programming in any way. DFHack allows you to work with some of the in-game memory whosits in C++, Ruby and Lua, but AFAIK that's really it as far as actual modding of the game goes.
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