Asset Manager, getting initial content, building your mod

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From http://www.grimdawn.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37791 for getting the original map loaded.

Loading original map

This is the method how i created and loaded a copy of the original world:

• use the asset manager and extract all game files
• this creates a bunch of folders within the database and the resource folder of your GD installation
• create a new mod with the asset manager, i named it “MyTestMod”
• move/copy all exportet folders from the database folder into the “…/mods/MyTestMod/database” folder
• move/copy all exportet folders from the resource folder into the “…/mods/MyTestMod/source” folder
  (IMPORTANT: the target folder is “source”, not “resource”)
• launch the editor, it prompts you for a mod to load:
  • pick “MyTestMod” (or whatever you named it)
  • highlight the levels folder from the directory-list
  • check the “Open an existing world” option
  • type world001.map in the file name box
  • hit the OK button