Author Topic: Mods  (Read 890 times)

Hello, I was just wondering where i could get the software to make mods for Blockland. Please don't cyber scream at me because this may be a common post. I just want to know.

To make mods all you need is wordpad, or notepad.

to make the file blockland, compatible just change the .txt to .cs

To script (How to make stuff do things), open up notepad and do what jetfire said.

To create stuff (Weapons/Vehicles) you need a 3D modeling program. Two widely used ones are MilkShape 3D and Blender (Google them).

You can find more help in the Modification Help section down farther in the forums.

I'll try explaining better
You can make scripts be using Notepad, you can learn how to do stuff by looking at other scripts in Blockland/Add-Ons, the files are in the .zip files, when you're done, you can save the file as server.cs, i think that's what it's called

As for modeling, you'll need Milkshape 3D, you can get it here http://chumbalum.swissquake.ch/ms3d/download.html, then make your model, then when you're done, go to File then Export and click Torque Game Engine DTS, and remember to use textures for the model, you can use blank.png (Found in blockland/base/data/shapes i think), using blank.png will allow the colorShift line in the .cs file to take over the color of what ever part of the model that uses blank.png, to use custom textures, it's suggested to use a .jpg file, you could use .png if the image has any transparent part(s),  it can be 512x512, 256x256 or 64x64 in pixels

When you're done, make a .zip called (for example) Weapon_WEAPONNAMEHERE, then put your .dts, .cs files into the .zip, and don't forget to drag the textures the model (.dts file) uses into the .zip as well

Then to test it, start a single player server by clicking Start Server on the main menu, and click the Singleplayer button towards the bottom middle of the Start Server window, and you'll see an Add-Ons button around there too, click it, and scroll through the list of add-ons and click yours to check it, then try it out in game

The reason i say to do a single player server is so that you can test your mod in peace and not have the trouble of other people getting on your nerves or spamming up your server

That's the best i could explain it, hope it helps

Thank you very much. I just needed to know where I could get the software, but I'm likin the extra info. thanx all