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Here's a step-by-step guide to creating a mod through XML modding, using an ONCC modification as an example. It will give you a grasp of the usual tools and workflow. Let's roll! | |||
: '''Open AEInstaller, then Vago''' | |||
:: Open the AEI and choose the menu item Tools > Vago GUI (first, Vago has to have been installed via Tools > Manage Tools). | |||
:: When Vago is opened for the first time, it will ask you to locate the AE installation on your hard drive. | |||
: '''Get Konoko's character file (ONCC) by splitting level0_Final.dat''' | |||
:: In Vago, go to the "Levels" tab. | |||
:: Drag and drop the file level0_Final.dat, found in the directory AE/AEInstaller/vanilla/, into the "Sources" section of the window. Click "Convert". | |||
:: At the top, click on the blue folder icon. The folder with Vago's converted files will appear. Go into Levels/DAT - ONI FILES/level0_Final/. | |||
: '''Convert the .oni to XML''' | |||
:: In the level0_Final/ folder, there will be a lot of files. You want ONCCk4_L.oni. This is the name of the file for the version of Konoko that appears in Chapter 13, as [[Konoko's outfits|documented here]]. | |||
:: Go to Vago's "XML" tab and drag-and-drop ONCCk4_L.oni into the "Sources" section. Click "Convert". | |||
: '''Edit the XML''' | |||
:: Click the blue folder icon again and go into "XML/ONI - XML". There should be a file called ONCCk4_L.xml now. | |||
:: Open that file with a plain-text editor (in Windows, you should use Notepad, and TextEdit will work on the Mac). | |||
:: Search for the <HasSupershield> tag and change its value from 0 to '''1'''. | |||
:: Save the file and close it. | |||
: '''Convert the XML back to a .oni''' | |||
:: Go to Vago's "XML" tab. In the "From:" popup menu, choose "XML", and the "To:" popup menu should have "ONI" supplied automatically by Vago. | |||
:: Drag-and-drop your XML file into the "Sources" section. Click "Convert". | |||
:: Click the blue folder icon again and go into "XML/XML - ONI". | |||
:: Create a new folder on your hard drive, preferably outside of the VagoWorkspace folder, called "level0_Final", and put your new ONCCk4_L.oni file into it. | |||
[[Image:HasSupershield_1.png|thumb|200px|right|For more information on the supershield flag, see [[Supershield]].]] | |||
: '''Get the file back into Oni''' | |||
:: The best way to test your mod is to make an [[Making_a_mod_package|AE package]]. Vago can help you do this: choose the menu item Tools > AEI Mod Package Wizard. | |||
:: Fill in all the mandatory fields. Set the Type to "Character". When choosing a package number, follow the suggested numbering range that is auto-filled in Package Number, and click "Check" to see if it has already been used by another package. Hit "Continue" once you have decided on a package number. | |||
:: Leave the optional fields blank. Hit "Continue". | |||
:: Drag-and-drop your level0_Final folder into the "Common" section. Hit "Done". | |||
: '''Test your mod''' | |||
:: Copy your package folder into AE/AEInstaller/packages/ in your Oni installation. | |||
:: Open the AEI, locate your mod by looking under the "-Local-" category or by typing its name into the Filter, and install it. | |||
:: Load Oni's level "TCTF Regional HQ (redux)" (the next-to-last level). | |||
:: If you raise your health above 150% (301 HP), the supershield will switch on and you will be untouchable. The "chenille" cheat is a handy alternative to finding some hypos, and it will permanently turn on the supershield. | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:56, 9 May 2024
Here's a step-by-step guide to creating a mod through XML modding, using an ONCC modification as an example. It will give you a grasp of the usual tools and workflow. Let's roll!
- Open AEInstaller, then Vago
- Open the AEI and choose the menu item Tools > Vago GUI (first, Vago has to have been installed via Tools > Manage Tools).
- When Vago is opened for the first time, it will ask you to locate the AE installation on your hard drive.
- Get Konoko's character file (ONCC) by splitting level0_Final.dat
- In Vago, go to the "Levels" tab.
- Drag and drop the file level0_Final.dat, found in the directory AE/AEInstaller/vanilla/, into the "Sources" section of the window. Click "Convert".
- At the top, click on the blue folder icon. The folder with Vago's converted files will appear. Go into Levels/DAT - ONI FILES/level0_Final/.
- Convert the .oni to XML
- In the level0_Final/ folder, there will be a lot of files. You want ONCCk4_L.oni. This is the name of the file for the version of Konoko that appears in Chapter 13, as documented here.
- Go to Vago's "XML" tab and drag-and-drop ONCCk4_L.oni into the "Sources" section. Click "Convert".
- Edit the XML
- Click the blue folder icon again and go into "XML/ONI - XML". There should be a file called ONCCk4_L.xml now.
- Open that file with a plain-text editor (in Windows, you should use Notepad, and TextEdit will work on the Mac).
- Search for the <HasSupershield> tag and change its value from 0 to 1.
- Save the file and close it.
- Convert the XML back to a .oni
- Go to Vago's "XML" tab. In the "From:" popup menu, choose "XML", and the "To:" popup menu should have "ONI" supplied automatically by Vago.
- Drag-and-drop your XML file into the "Sources" section. Click "Convert".
- Click the blue folder icon again and go into "XML/XML - ONI".
- Create a new folder on your hard drive, preferably outside of the VagoWorkspace folder, called "level0_Final", and put your new ONCCk4_L.oni file into it.
For more information on the supershield flag, see Supershield.
- Get the file back into Oni
- The best way to test your mod is to make an AE package. Vago can help you do this: choose the menu item Tools > AEI Mod Package Wizard.
- Fill in all the mandatory fields. Set the Type to "Character". When choosing a package number, follow the suggested numbering range that is auto-filled in Package Number, and click "Check" to see if it has already been used by another package. Hit "Continue" once you have decided on a package number.
- Leave the optional fields blank. Hit "Continue".
- Drag-and-drop your level0_Final folder into the "Common" section. Hit "Done".
- Test your mod
- Copy your package folder into AE/AEInstaller/packages/ in your Oni installation.
- Open the AEI, locate your mod by looking under the "-Local-" category or by typing its name into the Filter, and install it.
- Load Oni's level "TCTF Regional HQ (redux)" (the next-to-last level).
- If you raise your health above 150% (301 HP), the supershield will switch on and you will be untouchable. The "chenille" cheat is a handy alternative to finding some hypos, and it will permanently turn on the supershield.