First thing you need to do is create a new map. Once you have a map, go to the assets folder, go to worlds, click on KAM, go to world 1 and copy kamino1.fx to your world's world1 folder. Once it is in there, rename as ABC.fx, ABC will stand for your 3 letter name. Now we are on the last step, which I am not sure is required, but appeared to be needed when I did it. Open ABC.fx with word pad and trim it down so that these are the only lines in the document:
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Effect("Precipitation")
{
Enable(1);
Type("Streaks");
Range(12.5);
Color(216, 220, 228);
VelocityRange(1.0);
ParticleDensityRange(0.0);
CameraCrossVelocityScale(0.2);
CameraAxialVelocityScale(1.0);
GroundEffect("com_sfx_rainsplash");
GroundEffectSpread(8);
PS2()
{
AlphaMinMax(0.8, 1.0);
ParticleSize(0.06);
ParticleDensity(80.0);
Velocity(8.0);
StreakLength(1.7);
GroundEffectsPerSec(7);
}
XBOX()
{
AlphaMinMax(0.2, 0.3);
ParticleSize(0.02);
ParticleDensity(256.0);
Velocity(9.0);
StreakLength(1.0);
GroundEffectsPerSec(15);
}
PC()
{
AlphaMinMax(0.3, 0.45);
ParticleSize(0.02);
ParticleDensity(256.0);
Velocity(9.0);
StreakLength(1.0);
GroundEffectsPerSec(15);
}
}
Next I will explain how to edit the weapons, but more specifically the colors of the bullets.
Editing the bullet color is hard in the begining and requires a lot of concentration. Make sure you check your work because if you get one number wrong, the whole thing crashes.
Copy the rep side from the assets and the common side to your sides folder. Go to rep's odf and open up rep_weap_inf_rifle_ord with wordpad. com_sfx_laser_blue is under properties. This is the effect color of the bullet. If you wish to edit it you can in C:\BF2_Modtools\data_ABC\Common\effects. Change com_sfx_laser_blue to com_sfx_laser_green. then look at the next 2 lines:
LaserGlowColor = "92 136 250 100"
LightColor = "92 136 250 100"
These numbers stand for RGB or red green and blue and they are always in that order. The properties shown above are for blue bullets. We need to make them green. so change them to this:
LaserGlowColor = "99 243 106 100"
LightColor = "99 243 106 100"
Your old odf was like this:
[OrdnanceClass]
ClassParent = "com_weap_inf_rifle_ord"
[Properties]
LaserTexture = "com_sfx_laser_blue"
LaserGlowColor = "92 136 250 100"
LightColor = "92 136 250 100"
Your new one should be like this:
[OrdnanceClass]
ClassParent = "com_weap_inf_rifle_ord"
[Properties]
LaserTexture = "com_sfx_laser_green"
LaserGlowColor = "99 243 106 100"
LightColor = "99 243 106 100"
Get it? Now put dc: infront of side\rep in abcc_con.lua. munge and play to see if you are successful. if you have any questions or suggestions, post away!
