FC2 Modding Help

[hxazgalor]

Hi all, just joined for one primary reason:

I just got FC2 and I'd like to tweak some stuff in the patch files. I found this tutorial, and this one but what I don't understand is whether I also need to add the other files I'm not editing from the 'libraries', 'mymod', and/or 'original' folders. What do I need to do? Can someone give me a quick guide on what I need to do right?

I'm using Gibbed Far Cry 2 modding tools, but the one found on ModDB.

Please advise. Thanks.

[Art Blade]

hey there,

it's been a long while but judging from what you wrote ("other files I'm not editing") and from what I wrote ("If you want to change files other than those residing in mymod's patch folder") then I think you don't need them.

Simple test: does the modding w0#k without? Fine. If it doesn't, you'll need them.

Hope that helps 

[hxazgalor]

Thanks for the reply. I also realized you're the author of that modding tutorial I shared in my first post 

What I mean is that since there are only two or three files that need to be edited for the mod to w0#k, the directions you wrote didn't indicate if I needed to copy over the other unedited files to the mymod/mypatch folder for it to w0#k correctly.

Taking ME3 as an example, I first need to decompile the Coalesced.bin file using a coalesced editor into its component .xml/.json files (housed in a folder called Coalesced), and edit whichever ones I need to edit. Once done, I drag and drop the folder onto the editor for it to recompile the whole thing into a brand new Coalesced.bin file.

Do I need to do something like that for my FC2 edits to w0#k properly?

Thanks again

[Art Blade]

 

Please forgive me, I haven't played let alone modded FC2 in like 8 years. So all I can do right now is read my own descriptions, just like you. Although I said it before, I'll say it again:

"does the modding w0#k without? Fine." by which I mean, just try it. Try the least possible effort, just the files you want to modify.

"If it doesn't, you'll need them." by which I mean, it may require more effort, so keep going.

You and I could make it really simple by me telling you, "yes, you need all that stuff." If you don't want all that stuff, well, you can try the least possible effort..

[nex]

With you on that one Art.
Just copy the files needed, if my memory serves me right

[nex]

I just found this:
Tutorial

If you want to change stuff in "gamemodesconfig.xml" which originally resides in "..\Far Cry 2\modding\original\patch\engine\gamemodes\" you need to create "\engine\gamemodes\gamemodesconfig.xml" inside "mypatch"

-> ..\Far Cry 2\modding\mypatch\engine\gamemodes\gamemodesconfig.xml

where you can then do whatever changes you like. Then run the build_patch.bat which will create the patch.dat and patch.fat files inside \Far Cry 2\modding\ so you can copy those freshly created patch files to \Far Cry 2\Data_Win32\ (careful not to override your original patch files there -- simply rename the extensions (.dat, .fat) to something like patch.steamdat and patch.steamfat so FC2 won't load them any more.

edit:
If you add files to the patch folder, in order to w@&k, you need to adjust the patch.xml file. Like this:
You now have a player.xml in the patch folder. Go back to the mymod folder and change the file in there as follows:

\Far Cry 2\modding\mymod\patch.xml

Open the file with a text editor and look for the last entry (22_weapons):

<object external="22_weapons.xml" />
</object>

just copy that line and paste it below, then replace the entry "22_weapons.xml" with "player.xml" like this

...
<object external="22_weapons.xml" />
<object external="player.xml" />
</object>

Save and exit, done. If you have other and more files there, just add them to the list as you just did with player.xml

[Art Blade]

here is the link to the tutorial which nex found (you can as well jump to the top of that topic)

http://www.openworldgames.org/owg/forums/index.php?topic=2370.msg43491#msg43491

[nex]

Been a while, Art..........     

[Art Blade]

yeah

[hxazgalor]

Thanks much, guys I'll give it a whirl later and see if it works out OK

EDIT: where can I find Wobat's XML decrypter? A Google search didn't help me with finding a DL link

[Art Blade]

I suppose it's actually just a typo and should have been "wombat."

Maybe this is what you're looking for: https://github.com/felipecsl/wombat

However, apparently LinkHero recommended downloading that thing for decrypting XML-files and the reason for that was readability. So my guess is that any program capable of decrypting XML should do.

[LowPolyOWG]

Hmm, maybe I should "clean" up my patches/mods. Too much garbage that isn't needed. Unless, the game decides to crash itself if some patch data is missing.