SH3 Modding Bible? - Page 2

Graf Paper · 01-24-08, 05:09 PM

As some of you know, lately I've been looking for some specific enhancements to SH3, namely, the slideout depth gauge.

Making sense of these various files, what to change or not change, what to add or not add, is daunting to say the least.

In the long history of this forum, has anyone ever compiled documents on how to go about creating mods? Not just simply brief overviews or one-page newbie introductions, but work detailed enough to give senile old farts like myself a fighting chance at grasping the finer points of things like parent-child nodes and the inner workings of .ini, .cfg, .sim, .zon, and other file formats.

Does anything like an SH3 Modder's Bible/Encyclopedia/Classroom exist?

I'd be happy just to get a good idea of what to do to create that slide-out depth gauge as a start. I know it has something to do with the contents of "..\data\menu\GUI" and editing "menu_1024_768.ini".

( I'll worry about adding mines and mine launch tubes to the VIID later.

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01-24-08, 05:09 PM	#1
Graf Paper Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pacific Northwest United States Posts: 1,146 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 2	SH3 Modding Bible? As some of you know, lately I've been looking for some specific enhancements to SH3, namely, the slideout depth gauge. Making sense of these various files, what to change or not change, what to add or not add, is daunting to say the least. In the long history of this forum, has anyone ever compiled documents on how to go about creating mods? Not just simply brief overviews or one-page newbie introductions, but work detailed enough to give senile old farts like myself a fighting chance at grasping the finer points of things like parent-child nodes and the inner workings of .ini, .cfg, .sim, .zon, and other file formats. Does anything like an SH3 Modder's Bible/Encyclopedia/Classroom exist? I'd be happy just to get a good idea of what to do to create that slide-out depth gauge as a start. I know it has something to do with the contents of "..\data\menu\GUI" and editing "menu_1024_768.ini". ( I'll worry about adding mines and mine launch tubes to the VIID later. ). __________________ Still sailing the high seas, hunting convoys with those who join me.