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Need help for modding

blacklightning

January 21st, 2006 09:18 AM

I want to mod for JK3 but I have NO experience and don't have any modding programs.What do I need and how do I do it? Thanks

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Re: Need help for modding

January 21st, 2006 09:37 AM

What are you trying to do?
Click me. Read that, it has a link to another thread listing Mod tools and tutorials. If you need any help, just ask, but don't make a thread for every question...

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Re: Need help for modding

blacklightning

January 22nd, 2006 05:15 AM

I'm probably going to try to make weapons or skins.

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Re: Need help for modding

January 22nd, 2006 07:05 AM

Skins are easy. You need a program to edit image files, I use photoshop CS, a program to edit text files, text edit, or whatever you have on windows. Personally I use JA Kit but thats mac only. And finally, something to make .pk3 files. I turn them into .zip files, then rename .zip to .pk3 , but again, may be a diiferent program on windows. Theres a folder path you need: models/players/yourskinname. un zip the assets 1 file in the base folder, go to models/player and choose a model folder. Copy this into you own models/players/yourskinname area, and change the name. For instance, if you choose jedi, you change the folder name from jedi to yourskinname (or whatever you want to call it, this is an example) so now you have: models/players/yourskinname and in there you should have image files, a model file an 3 .skin files. Edit the images, then open the default.skin file. In there, there are file directories, linking images to model parts. Theres the body part, a file directory ending in the image name. In the file directory, look for (example) model/players/luke/ and change luke to yourskinname. Turn the models folder into a .pk3 file, put it in the base folder and you're away! Remember, skin folder name cannot contain spaces, but other than that you can use any name you choose. If you choose the name of an exiting skin, for instance change yourskinname to kyle, ingame, kyle will be replaced with you skin.

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Re: Need help for modding

blacklightning

January 25th, 2006 11:48 AM

Thanks where can I get the programs

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Re: Need help for modding

January 25th, 2006 03:24 PM

Look at the link I posted. The Gimp is a free image program. Gmax is for modelling guns and such. You'll also need the SDK.

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Re: Need help for modding

blacklightning

January 28th, 2006 04:52 AM

Thanks. By the way what is an SDK?

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Re: Need help for modding

January 28th, 2006 05:38 AM

Software Development Kit.

Most companies don't release them, but Raven released the JKA SDK a while ago.

You can find it on JKFiles by searching for the keyword SDK. Just make sure you search Jedi Academy, not Jedi Oucast...

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Re: Need help for modding

blacklightning

January 31st, 2006 10:10 AM

Thanks everyone!!