How do I slightly edit an Existing Mod

[lurking_oblvion]

please talk to me talk to me like im 5. what is the folder layout, where do arcs go? what do you meean my orginmal arcs.

[mamba]

Original arcs are the .arc files that come with the mod.

As to all your other questions, that is the same for GD as well as every single mod out there, so not something I am interested in rehashing. You should be able to figure that out at a glance once you managed to extract GD or a mod.
A good starting point is the Modding Guide that comes with the game as well as some threads on the forum.

[Nychto]

1. extract the MODNAME.arz with arhive using cmd basicallyy [directory\a\b\c]> archivetool MODNAME.arz -[extraction dirrectorry] ** this will give you the “records” folder

2. in the “records” folder use DBR editor or use NOTEPAD ++ at the .dbr you want to edit. use ctrl + f to find the point you want to change.
   here’s an example records\creatures\pc\playerlevels.dbr > ctrl + f maxDevotionPoints [change value] to change max devotion

3. COMPILING THINGS BACK TO .ARZ <<< u asked for this
   open asset manager setting all directory to you GD directory.
   MOD > NEW > whatever
   or
   SELECT > existing mod.
   Close this buggy thing.

4. with file explorer copy “records” folder at point 2 to \Grim Dawn\mods[new or existing mode name]
   delete the MODNAME.arz at the folder or move it somewhere

5. back to asset manager select the new or existing mod > build the this will build the arz in the new or existing mod directory.

YES GD community expect you to be at least an 10 years experience as an IT. they will link you some tutorial that you totaly won’t understand then some types of guys will reply to you

1. the kind guy who wants to help but have a hard time to explain (cause the steps are frustrating)
2. the guy who says “it’s in the tutorial”
3. the guy who says it’s easy you just have to read and understand the tutorial again
4. the guys who WON’T reply cause it’s fcking tiring just to understand the first step

at this point i’m not sure if GD community just bad at explaining or just a bunch of etilist, as you may see or already see there’s so few new member because of this intimidating community. Don’t get me wrong tho GRIM DAWN IS A GREAT GAME AND I LOVE IT. but the community, tutorials, and others? meh. the amount of mods created (compared to other games with the same type and quality just explains it all). and don’t tell me it’s actually easy and don’t tell me the community is fine. this post may be edited or banned by the admins but here you go.

[mamba]

1. extract the MODNAME.arz with arhive using cmd basicallyy [directory\a\b\c]> archivetool MODNAME.arz -[extraction dirrectorry] ** this will give you the “records” folder

no, it won’t, the command is wrong

3. COMPILING THINGS BACK TO .ARZ <<< u asked for this
   open asset manager setting all directory to you GD directory.
   MOD > NEW > whatever
   or
   SELECT > existing mod.
   Close this buggy thing.

not needed, you can just create a dir in Explorer and select it once you build

4. with file explorer copy “records” folder at point 2 to \Grim Dawn\mods[new or existing mode name]
   delete the MODNAME.arz at the folder or move it somewhere

or you could just extract to the correct dir in the first place and skip steps 3 and 4

5. back to asset manager select the new or existing mod > build the this will build the arz in the new or existing mod directory.

you need to set up Assetmanager first, otherwise the build won’t work

YES GD community expect you to be at least an 10 years experience as an IT.

we expect you to not be illiterate and be able and willing to google some stuff. If you cannot be bothered with that, then there is not much chance you will actually end up doing anything anyway.

1. the kind guy who wants to help but have a hard time to explain (cause the steps are frustrating)

you fit that category perfectly, well on top of that you also whine all the time - and no, the steps are not frustrating, it might take a bit to get used to them but there is nothing difficult about extracting and compiling mods (about making the desired changes however, that might depend on what you want to do)

at this point i’m not sure if GD community just bad at explaining or just a bunch of etilist

you are bad at explaining, I cannot be bothered to explain the same stuff for the 100th time when you can find it easily in a tutorial or via Google already, so a bit of both I guess

the amount of mods created (compared to other games with the same type and quality just explains it all)

the amount of mods is more a function of size of user base than game type and quality.

The one thing in GD that is detrimental to number of mods is that you cannot load multiple mods at once, but then I do not really care for 100 mods tweaking a skill each just a tiny bit or other miniscule changes. While it gets the number of mods up, that number is pretty meaningless.

Modding is generally not easy in any game, if you cannot be bothered to spend a few hours looking into stuff, then you will not get anywhere and likely will not get the level of help you need.
Why should I care more about helping you than you care about figuring some basic stuff out / creating your mod.

EDIT: since this thread keeps getting referred to, here is the last reply I wanted to make but it was already closed at the time (so it refers to a post below this one)…

i skipped the cd to direct the cmd command but well apparently it is wrong (even if i just tried it and now are playing fine)

yes, it absolutely is wrong, because you did not specify -database in your command

not listening to users problems, i created the steps exactly as how the original author takes, because i’m listening to his and the others in this threads problems.

and then come up with a convoluted solution instead of a streamlined one, not sure how that is better. I am sure they would appreciate an easier way than one that sticks to what they were doing and failing at

you are looking down on people. did you not think that people didn’t try googling first?

no, I am not looking down on them and yes, there are plenty people who do not bother googling first

Also, if the answer is out there and easy to find and understand, me repeating it won’t help either if they already googled it and failed to understand it.

By all means, if you want to help these people do so, I have done my share and am not interested in repeating the same answers over and over.

yes yes the steps are not frustating to “you”. have you ever tried looking from different prespectives?

yes I have, the steps are not frustrating to anyone

Not figuring out the steps might be, but then actually figuring them out is not all that hard

“well can’t help you if you are stupid”

pretty much (not that I think most people fall into the ‘stupid’ category, but if I have to explain what a command line is, how to set up Assetmanager and all the other stuff for you to get up to speed, than do not expect that level of hand holding, show some initiative and Google fu).
So this is not so much a “we cannot help you when you are stupid” as “we cannot help you when you are too lazy”

other than that, we do help. As I said, feel free to write clear, precise, detailed tutorials. No one is stopping you.

or people who’s not be able to be at the same as level as you shouldn’t tried this game or modding at all?

how do you think I got to that level, I figured out the basics on my own and it did not even take all that long. I am sure this would be true for most people if they actually tried.

if you cannot be bothered then why do you reply ?

if I cannot be bothered, I do not reply… you posted some nonsense and I was willing to correct it

true but on the other side number of mods depends on its community too. why? friendly community means new pottential modders.

this is a friendly community, we just do not bend over backwards when someone is too lazy. I welcome you to do this for a year and see if you can still be bothered afterwards (maybe, things have slowed down somewhat, so there are less questions these days).

“The whiners” is the consumer, the more they whine the more people make mods

consumers do not make mods, producers do, and getting one to switch from one to the other is not all that likely.

that’s why you teach them not opress them. and of course “you” don’t care right. but “you” are not the only one that play the games right?

I do not care in the sense of counting mod numbers, you are taking this out of context.

As to helping them, I probably did more than most, but I do tend to not answer the same question more than a few times. If you do not know the answer then, you were not looking for it.

Wasted a TON of time trying to get AssetManager

Wasted a TON of time trying to get DBREditor to work

or did you expect everybody didn’t at least spend a few hours? are we too illiterate in your eyes without knowing us?

not sure why he had to spend that much time, I googled how to set it up and used it in maybe an hour. Never bothered with DBREditor really, but it worked right away for me.

And yes, I do expect you to spend a few hours if you want to mod, you do not become a barber, actor, nurse, … without spending a few hours looking into it. Modding is no different (other than that it actually only takes a few hours)

[powbam]

this post may be edited or banned by the admins but here you go.

lol you wish that you’d get banned for this but the math is simple - don’t be an idiot and you won’t get banned. keep on reading that Requnix garbage and believing it

You come in here slinging that BS tho and throwing up attitude then don’t be surprised when you get what you get.

And DO NOTE: try actually reading this thread. reading the various responses and replies - then after that read your little rant and ask yourself, why the fuck did I even just write that noise?

Now that would be a good question indeed.

[Nychto]

see what i just write “etilist” as in conservatives radical ways. they won’t bother to ask or clarify or trying to know is it possible? maybe there are other ways? nope they will stick to their ways. they won’t even listen to your problems. they will disregard your problems and just say “do this instead”.

no, it won’t, the command is wrong

i skipped the cd to direct the cmd command but well apparently it is wrong (even if i just tried it and now are playing fine)

not needed, you can just create a dir in Explorer and select it once you build

see what i said? he didn’t bother to ask me is that possible ? but no it’s actually not needed not possible follow my way instead

or you could just extract to the correct dir in the first place and skip steps 3 and 4

not listening to users problems, i created the steps exactly as how the original author takes, because i’m listening to his and the others in this threads problems. but instead you just keep saying “no idk bout that bout your problems but here follow this way”

we expect you to not be illiterate and be able and willing to google some stuff. If you cannot be bothered with that, then there is not much chance you will actually end up doing anything anyway.

you are looking down on people. did you not think that people didn’t try googling first? people googled and people didn’t find any hence why they start asking at the place they expect they will find answer of “their” problems.

you fit that category perfectly, well on top of that you also whine all the time - and no, the steps are not frustrating, it might take a bit to get used to them but there is nothing difficult about extracting and compiling mods (about making the desired changes however, that might depend on what you want to do)

first what do you expect? of course i included my self in the list right? yes yes the steps are not frustating to “you”. have you ever tried looking from different prespectives? yes not all people are as smart as you that can understand those “so easy” tutorials. have you ever thought of that? or are you gonna reply to this “well can’t help you if you are stupid” or people who’s not be able to be at the same as level as you shouldn’t tried this game or modding at all? don’t worry i won’t comment about the insults as it is unessecary

you are bad at explaining, I cannot be bothered to explain the same stuff for the 100th time when you can find it easily in a tutorial or via Google already, so a bit of both I guess

as i have said you are looking down on people. if you cannot be bothered then why do you reply ?

the amount of mods is more a function of size of user base than game type and quality.

true but on the other side number of mods depends on its community too. why? friendly community means new pottential modders. if you thought of all people as illiterate then the community won’t grow. “The whiners” is the consumer, the more they whine the more people make mods as mods comes from “not satisfied” feeling. “the whiners” then can become potential modders if guided prorperly.

but then I do not really care for 100 mods tweaking a skill each just a tiny bit or other miniscule changes. While it gets the number of mods up, that number is pretty meaningless.

that’s why you teach them not opress them. and of course “you” don’t care right. but “you” are not the only one that play the games right?

Modding is generally not easy in any game, if you cannot be bothered to spend a few hours looking into stuff, then you will not get anywhere and likely will not get the level of help you need.

true but,

Wasted a TON of time trying to get AssetManager

Wasted a TON of time trying to get DBREditor to work

or did you expect everybody didn’t at least spend a few hours? are we too illiterate in your eyes without knowing us?

lol you wish that you’d get banned for this but the math is simple - don’t be an idiot and you won’t get banned. keep on reading that Requnix garbage and believing it

You come in here slinging that BS tho and throwing up attitude then don’t be surprised when you get what you get.

And DO NOTE: try actually reading this thread. reading the various responses and replies - then after that read your little rant and ask yourself, why the fuck did I even just write that noise?

Now that would be a good question indeed.

first you clearly have been in a drama with somebody.
second i’m not surprised. you didn’t even bother asking me properly what’s wrong and instead started throwing insults and unnecessary emotes.
third did you actually read this thread? have anyone solved their problems?

last what did you contribute in this thread?

i contributed by trying to give an answer (even if it’s actually wrong claimed by mamba)
mamba corrected me in his own way
now then are you here only to bring drama or to prove you are superior? is this high school?

[powbam]

is this high school?

You know… that’s a good question child.

YES GD community expect you to be at least an 10 years experience as an IT. they will link you some tutorial that you totaly won’t understand then some types of guys will reply to you

1. the kind guy who wants to help but have a hard time to explain (cause the steps are frustrating)
2. the guy who says “it’s in the tutorial”
3. the guy who says it’s easy you just have to read and understand the tutorial again
4. the guys who WON’T reply cause it’s fcking tiring just to understand the first step

at this point i’m not sure if GD community just bad at explaining or just a bunch of etilist, as you may see or already see there’s so few new member because of this intimidating community. Don’t get me wrong tho GRIM DAWN IS A GREAT GAME AND I LOVE IT. but the community, tutorials, and others? meh. the amount of mods created (compared to other games with the same type and quality just explains it all). and don’t tell me it’s actually easy and don’t tell me the community is fine. this post may be edited or banned by the admins but here you go.

That’s a good question indeed. I think that pretty much covers everything you just said pretty well there.

[Ceno]

now then are you here only to bring drama or to prove you are superior? is this high school?

Don’t you know? Powbam is the almighty, the glorious, the omniscient, infallible and ineffable. To question the pow is to question reason.

Truly the most superior of all breathing beings.

[powbam]

Don’t you know?

If he doesn’t, he does now

[Nychto]

stop the “now this is a question indeed” and answer the questions. and stop with the unnecessary insults.

Don’t you know? Powbam is the almighty, the glorious, the omniscient, infallible and ineffable. To question the pow is to question reason.

Truly the most superior of all breathing beings.

doesn’t that mean he must mediate and bring people on the forums on the right path? or are newcomers are not welcome here?

If he doesn’t, he does now

and what does that bring to this thread and discussion ? that i should shut up and just accept “this is how you do things here” and move on ? you know you could just answer this question “Yes” if you want me to shut up

[powbam]

doesn’t that mean he must mediate and bring people on the forums on the right path? or are newcomers are not welcome here?

If you wanted to be on the right path then you would have thought twice before being antagonistic in your first post. You would have been better served to leave that crap you put in it out of it.

[medea_fleecestealer]

Enough.

It’s over 2 years since the OP was even here. This thread is done.