Post: String Modding
09-06-2011, 10:25 PM #1
TheFallen
Former Dark Night
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Well since 1.12 is getting boring and pretty much everyone knows about this now, here's a tutorial on string modding. Now in case you guys don't know what this is, here's a picture from my v3:
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What you will need:

BuC-ShoTz .FF Editor
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or

Craig's ZoneHandler
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loc_warnings 0
loc_warningsAsErrors 0


And this one if you are trying to get the scrolling text box in the main menu:
    ui_textscroll 1


Ok so lets get started. What you first are going to do is get either CraigChrist's and Blackstorm's Zone extractor or use BuC's 1.12 FF Viewer. Either one will extract the zone. For BuC's it will be called "patch_mp-extract.dat" and for the Zone Handler it will be called "patch_mp.zone." So once you get the zone extracted, open it in your favorite hex editor. I will be giving two examples in this tutorial. The first one is for the definition of the string and the second one is for editing the localized string.

Editing the string definition:

Ok so I will be using this to edit:
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Notice how there is a string and then its definition. We will be editing its definition (the raw text).
So, if we were to take something like this:
    ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿPlay Online.PLATFORM_PLAY_ONLINE.ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ

We could change it to something like this:
    ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ^1Go Online.PLATFORM_PLAY_ONLINE.ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ

Notice that they are the same length. If you make it shorter or longer than the original, your patch will blacksreen.

That's all you have to do :y:

Editing the string itself:

Ok for this there are many options. You can change the map names, the menu options, challenges, ect. What you are going to want to do is find something that looks like this (doesn't matter what it says as long as it has a "@" in front of it and text in caps after):
    @PLATFORM_PLAY_ONLINE_CAPS

To something like this:
    ^1Play Online With Friends

Again, notice how they are the same length. If you make it shorter or longer than the original, your patch will blacksreen.

I hope you guys found this tutorial easy and helpful. Have fun!
Credits:
Me for finding and writing this
Blackstorm and aerosoul with helping me find new things to edit
CraigChrist8239 + Blackstorm for their Zone Extractor
BuC-ShoTz for his .FF Editor
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09-07-2011, 09:47 AM #20
i finally figure it out, and you release it, damnit. lol
fml. oh well. now we know we can do stuff like this maybe we can use it for another game.
09-07-2011, 09:58 AM #21
Originally posted by D3ss3rtPr0ducts View Post
now we know we can do stuff like this maybe we can use it for another game.

Generally it won't apply to other games as they are all structured differently
09-07-2011, 10:06 AM #22
Originally posted by DepressedRaz View Post
Generally it won't apply to other games as they are all structured differently

yeah probably. but i guess the only thing left to do is to have all the top modders come together and make a game together. Happy
09-07-2011, 10:08 AM #23
Originally posted by D3ss3rtPr0ducts View Post
yeah probably. but i guess the only thing left to do is to have all the top modders come together and make a game together. Happy

BTW what'd you think of my threads before :p
Felt depressed and wanted to troll :evil:
09-07-2011, 11:08 AM #24
zFlaVouR
Former zFlaVouR!
Originally posted by DepressedRaz View Post
BTW what'd you think of my threads before :p
Felt depressed and wanted to troll :evil:


if you leave ima kill you.
09-07-2011, 11:13 AM #25
Originally posted by zFlaVouR View Post
if you leave ima kill you.
:lol: I'll be off NGU 4 a couple of days so I can finish my assignments also I now hate COD I'm getting back into Borderlands
09-07-2011, 11:14 AM #26
zFlaVouR
Former zFlaVouR!
Originally posted by DepressedRaz View Post
:lol: I'll be off NGU 4 a couple of days so I can finish my assignments also I now hate COD I'm getting back into Borderlands


do you know how to mod that?
09-07-2011, 11:18 AM #27
Originally posted by zFlaVouR View Post
do you know how to mod that?

Yeah I make custom weapons :p
I'm addicted to it, just look at my sig
09-07-2011, 11:20 AM #28
zFlaVouR
Former zFlaVouR!
Originally posted by DepressedRaz View Post
Yeah I make custom weapons :p
I'm addicted to it, just look at my sig


nice but i never played it i just heard about it.

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