creating mods

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kestrelfan
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creating mods

Postby kestrelfan » Sun Oct 23, 2016 10:38 pm

so, im new to this forum and i would like to help create and make my own mods so, (i feel like a nub) how would i go about doing that?
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Re: creating mods

Postby stylesrj » Sun Oct 23, 2016 10:56 pm

Start with making a ship using Superluminal.
Then you figure out how to tweak it in the code, compare it to how others did their ships and eventually you've got a mod.
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Re: creating mods

Postby kestrelfan » Sun Oct 23, 2016 11:18 pm

stylesrj wrote:Start with making a ship using Superluminal.
Then you figure out how to tweak it in the code, compare it to how others did their ships and eventually you've got a mod.

do you have a link to superliminal?
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Re: creating mods

Postby elijahdb » Sun Oct 23, 2016 11:21 pm

I do.
http://www.ftlgame.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=24901

You may also want to create custom weapons. Here's a tutorial for that.
http://www.ftlgame.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=17122
I've created Type C Hulls for the enemy Mantis, Slug, Rock, and Zoltan ships, and anyone can use these for a mod.
Check out the details here.
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Re: creating mods

Postby kestrelfan » Sun Oct 23, 2016 11:23 pm

elijahdb wrote:I do.
http://www.ftlgame.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=24901

You may also want to create custom weapons. Here's a tutorial for that.
http://www.ftlgame.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=17122


thanks man : )
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Re: creating mods

Postby kestrelfan » Sun Oct 23, 2016 11:26 pm

so just an idea im thinking of a weapon called air strike wich is a bomb that calls in some missiles (just an idea) could i make that or would it not work?
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Re: creating mods

Postby stylesrj » Sun Oct 23, 2016 11:43 pm

I'm not a big fan of the Bulwark.
But I recommend you try a design out, see if it works and go from there.
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Re: creating mods

Postby kestrelfan » Wed Oct 26, 2016 12:39 am

http://www.mediafire.com/file/36jpzq4j9 ... titled.txt the ship so far (help delete the mantis gib :/)
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Re: creating mods

Postby mr_easy_money » Fri Oct 28, 2016 3:52 am

kestrelfan wrote:http://www.mediafire.com/file/36jpzq4j989jcuj/Untitled.txt the ship so far (help delete the mantis gib :/)

This is an empty text document. Are you sure you selected the right file?

...unless you mean to say you have no ship whatsoever but I doubt that's the case.

It's probably worth creating a new post and putting this in the Mod Development subforum, as it doesn't quite belong in the Discussion forum as well as the fact that you can get some feedback from fellow modders that browse that forum more than the others.
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Re: creating mods

Postby kestrelfan » Sun Oct 30, 2016 1:57 pm

mr_easy_money wrote:
kestrelfan wrote:http://www.mediafire.com/file/36jpzq4j989jcuj/Untitled.txt the ship so far (help delete the mantis gib :/)

This is an empty text document. Are you sure you selected the right file?

...unless you mean to say you have no ship whatsoever but I doubt that's the case.

It's probably worth creating a new post and putting this in the Mod Development subforum, as it doesn't quite belong in the Discussion forum as well as the fact that you can get some feedback from fellow modders that browse that forum more than the others.
oh.......
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