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i have been playing the game for a while now and messing around some mods. im wanting to do more. anyone know what kind of programs i can start with to get into more with programming such as c++ or anything else. thanks.
modding
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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Your best freind will be notepad, and paint(or photoshop), that is if your thinking of just tweaking the units, techs, and making new portraits. If you plan on importing models, I'm sure there more qualified people than me to show you how to do that.
Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
The game data is in xml and if you want to mod that, see Cari Elf's modding guidehere. All the xml can be edited using notepad. I don't know about 3D and graphics modding though.
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Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
im really wanting to get into the programming part of this stuff and not just for this game but others also. that is y i was concidering c++. i guesss im looking for a staring point to get into it.
Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
There is no c++ or programming modding in this game, although Dark Avatar is supposed to enhance modding, so who knows?
Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
For C++ look at Bruce Eckels "Thinking in C++" Google it. That book explains in great detail all the nuances of C++ and why to use it over C. He has a lot of "Thinking in ..." books so you might see what else is there. Other than that the list of programming how to books is too numerous to mention here.