Questions

[Crystalking52]

Hello, I am just wondering how can i extract the SGA files, basicly, I want to edit the game so I can start off with campaign-only used units, if there is a thread explaining all this, I must have missed it and I do apoliogize.

[Pex657]

quoted from What we know to mod so far + FAQ

Unpacking SGA archives.
The SGA files are like ZIP files. They contain a bunch of little files, the files that make the game work. Use SpookyRAT or Corsix's SGA Reader to extract the files, then edit them with other programs. Don't use the "Decompile LUA" option. The LUA files are not compiled.
Directory: W40K
Extension: SGA
Tool: Spooky's SpookyRAT.[download] [thread]
Corsix's SGA Reader. [download] [thread]

links are:
http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?t=36276 (Spookys SpookyRAT thread)
http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?t=40154
(Corsix's SGA Reader thread)

[Crystalking52]

Alright, i fully installed spooky's SGA extracter and i extracted the chaosrace rga thingy, but i dunno how to make it so i start off with a daemon prince, could someone point me to a simple step by step instructions so i could figure out how?

[Finaldeath]

Try looking in the wiki: http://www.relic.com/rdn/wiki/RDNWikiHome

It has information on all of the mod tools, and how to do stuff (with tutorials) and it has some links to other useful sites in the links page.

you can use the Mod Packager to extract things too.

[Crystalking52]

Well, my account for some odd reason isn't working and now I cannot load up DoW, it always goes to the loading screen and instead of displaying the menu it just closes and goes to desktop, i used spooky's SGA to extract the entire WH4kData.SGA and this happened, somebody please tell me what i am doing wrong!

Okay, i figured out how to make it stop crashing, but i still dunno how to make myself start off with the units... if the wiki has an answer could someone paste it here? my account there has suddenly stopped working...

[Sasquatch]

Download the mod tools. The sga archive doesn't contain anything you can mod but the scar files. Or you become hardcore and begin hexediting the files ^^. Maybe best is to download the mod tools. They contain the complete set of lua files that was includes in the sga before patch 1.3.

[Crystalking52]

For some odd reason, when i posted this: "Can someone please flat out answer me: is it possible using spooky's SGA thing to allow you to start off with not only your worker, but also other units like the user pergamos said?" it acted as if i just edited my post... if anybody can answer my question, i will be so grateful.

[Pex657]

but i dunno how to make it so i start off with a daemon prince, could someone point me to a simple step by step instructions so i could figure out how?

If you look in the W40K-->data-->attrib-->racebps-->choas_marine_race
there should be value called starting_squads. I am guessing if you edit that, you can make you start off with a daemon prince. Not sure if that is what you are trying to accomplish.. but hope this helps

[Crystalking52]

Well, when i open up the race chaos thing i see no starting squad string, i am using notepad to open it, is something wrong?

[Pex657]

open it with Attribute Editor from the mod tools

[Crystalking52]

mod tools? thanks for all your help, hopefully this time it shall work.

[Pex657]

http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?t=62997
for thread and link to mod tools

[Crystalking52]

Thanks to your mod tools, i was able to add the Daemon prince to squad 3, however, in game, i don't see him anywhere, do i have to enable a certain mod or something?

[Pex657]

How did you go about putting him in?

[Crystalking52]

1. I opened the attribute editor
2. I clicked "open mod project" and picked "My_Mod"
3. I went to races and chaos and went to starting units and added
the daemon prince
4. started up DoW and switched mods from standard to My_mod
5. started up a skirmish of chaos (me) vs space marines (AI)
6. Just started with a slave.

[Pex657]

did you click save and save binary?

[Crystalking52]

Ah, didn't save to binary, i'll see if that worked.

Ah, that was it, thanks for your help pex.