BF2 Mod Tools RELEASED

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BF2 Mod Tools RELEASED

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OMG!!!! :cry: *screams like a girl and sprints to fileplanet*
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YAYAYYAYAYYAYYAY W00T!!!! oh man! Thank you pandamenic!! :D :D :D :D :D :twisted: :shock:
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Can someone confirm if a paid Fileplanet acct. is needed?

Someone just told me it's not...w00t, that's a relief.
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Post by Le_Jedi_Fou »

TAW_pinx wrote:Can someone confirm if a paid Fileplanet acct. is needed?
You don't need to pay anything. If you're a subscriber, like me, you can download the tools right away.
In both cases, you need to be registered and logged on FilePlanet before you can download the tools.

Edit : here's the content of the readme.txt
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========Star Wars Battlefront II Mod Tools========
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Welcome to the Star Wars Battlefront 2 Mod tools.

This is a beta release of the Battlefront II mod tools. This release of the tools should give you everything you need to make mods for Star Wars Battlefront II, including the original assets that were used to make the game (minus sounds, and movies, which we could not release due to file size and licensing issues).


For more information about the usage of this mod kit, see the EULA included in this mod tools release.

Please send any feedback to [email protected]


Below is a list of the documentation provided, and what that documentation contains.

\Documentation\
Getting Started.doc
- A step by step guide on how to go about starting your first Battlefront II mod. Start here when making a new mod for Battlefront II, this will guide you through the basics.

Getting Started-Space notes.doc
- An addendum to the Getting Started Guide which goes over some important issues pertaining to making a new mod including Space content.

animation_guide.doc
- Details the process of creating, and exporting animations

art_guide.doc
- Details the process of creating, and exporting art assets from XSI

Battlefront2_scripting_system.doc
- A technical document listing all of the LUA script commands, and call backs available for use in Battlefront II

Battlefront II Mission LUA Guide.doc
- Breaks down the mission scripts from Battlefront II line by line, explaining what each line does

Battlefront II Space LUA Guide.doc
- Same as the above, except breaks down the space scripts

BF2 Jedi Creation.doc
- Outlines the process of creating new heroes/sides in Battlefront II

BF2_lighting.doc
- Explains the new lighting system in Battlefront II and how to use it

BF2_materials.doc
- Explains the new material system in Battlefront II

BF2_PortalSystem.doc
- Explains the portal system, which is new to Battlefront II

FlyerSplineFollowing.txt
- Explains how to set up splines for space maps which the AI flyers use to follow

game.doc
- A document originally created for Battlefront 1, which explains some basic fundamentals of the Battlefront gameplay. (note, this document was created for Battlefront 1, but still contains information pertinent to Battlefront II gameplay, and systems)

misc_documentation.doc
- This document was put together from a few different internal docs that we used while developing the game, and is meant only to provide some additional miscelaneous information that might be useful to mod authors.

odf_guide.doc
- This document goes over important aspects of the ODF (object definition file) system in Battlefront II.

procedural animation mode.doc
- This document describes how to use the procedural animation system in battlefront II (basically making objects move around in your level)

ZeroEditor_GameModes.doc
- Explains how to use layers, as they pertain to game modes in Battlefront II

ZeroEditor_guide.doc
- Explains the features, and their usage in ZeroEditor, our proprietary level editor.

combo.txt
- A commented combo file, that will likely confuse you. Don't worry, this stuff is also documented elsewhere.
Edit 2 : there's a XSI add-on file, I guess an XSI exporter to SWBF2 model format
PandemicBF2.xsiaddon
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Post by Assasin_Clone »

oh... my... GOD... finally tools and more tools!
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hey, mebbe the patch sucked cus they spent all their time on making the tools good., it sounds like they put much more effort into here than there.
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Post by future »

Excellent. Thanks Pandemic - and now i'm waiting for YOUR mods, guys & gals.
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Post by Delta_57_Dash »

don't rush me :P (dangit 4 1/2 dl after half-hour in line...crap half to go to bed too :?)
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Post by EraOfDesann »

Oh man I'm so excited! I need to start thinking of ideas!
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Post by Darth-Derkie »

Finally! I will test them out tomorrow! :D
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[GT]EraOfDesann wrote:Oh man I'm so excited! I need to start thinking of ideas!
Oh man! Me too!
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:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
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wow the tutorials they put in are going to be very useful!
wow this is going to be a longggggggggggggggggggggggg download, 3 long hours, i'll be asleep when it's done :(
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Post by Delta_57_Dash »

yay! *thinks up rogue clones v2*
*thinks up elite sides mod v2*

WOOT lots to keep me busy!
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I know, cause i have no clue how to map.
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Post by Ace_Azzameen_5 »

Somebody please recompress to rar or preferably 7-zip(5mb download, well worth it!) and upload it to gametoast or filefront. I despise fileplanet, and their long lines. . .
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Post by Epena »

Diet Dr. Pepper. Right.

By the ooks of the readmes in there, this won't suck. If it does I'll -kill-.

Note that it says it's the beta MOD Tools.


(...like the full version will ever be released)

And, yeah. Filefront owns fileplanet...
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Post by Bobafett16 »

only 1 hr download time for me! making Raxus Prime(time that i am working on it is 10:06 PM)
YAY oh man i can't belive the tools are finally out! w00t1
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