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Mods => Modding Center => Topic started by: Death_First on March 18, 2007, 01:30:57 pm

Title: I want 2 Learn How To Mod
Post by: Death_First on March 18, 2007, 01:30:57 pm
Im baiscly a compleate n00b tell me what i need 2 learn before i can get started and how i can get started that would be nice plz thx
Title: I want 2 Learn How To Mod
Post by: Odin on March 18, 2007, 05:23:46 pm
You better learn C first.
Title: I want 2 Learn How To Mod
Post by: Death_First on March 19, 2007, 08:40:19 pm
ok but how do i run c 2 test it
Title: I want 2 Learn How To Mod
Post by: Death_First on March 19, 2007, 09:08:27 pm
and how do the mods become into the .pk3 files
Title: I want 2 Learn How To Mod
Post by: David on March 19, 2007, 09:27:59 pm
You need to learn C.
Once you are good with C look at the trem source code.

To learn C get a good book or two.
And it will take time to get good.

A pk3 file is just a zip file with .pk3 instead of .zip
Get the source to some other mod and take a look.
Title: I want 2 Learn How To Mod
Post by: Death_First on March 19, 2007, 10:02:02 pm
ok thx, how do i get a hold of the tremulous sorce code?
Title: I want 2 Learn How To Mod
Post by: David on March 19, 2007, 10:36:47 pm
It comes with the installer.
Otherwise its on the download page.
Title: I want 2 Learn How To Mod
Post by: sleekslacker on March 20, 2007, 12:50:50 pm
Go to http://www2.latech.edu/~acm/helloworld/c.html.

When you can understand that and compile it into a running program, continue to http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/Dave/C/ and try to understand as much as you could.

When you think you're solid and code without too many glancing bac into that site, use this asa a reference: http://www.acm.uiuc.edu/webmonkeys/book/c_guide/1.2.html#keywords.

Of course, you're free to google up on this kind of information. Just telling you what you should expect to learn before you can start modding. If mapping is your idea, try asking in the mapping thread. Our 'mod' defines gameplay change which involves coding/programming.