Why can mods only build on what is already there insted of making somethig brand new?
Also do I need to know C++ to mod SPORE? From what ive herd thats what it is made with, correct?
Why cant mods add new functions?
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Re: Why cant mods add new functions?
carrotonspore wrote:Why can mods only build on what is already there insted of making somethig brand new?
Because mods have no access to the game's code, only the files.
carrotonspore wrote:Also do I need to know C++ to mod SPORE? From what ive herd thats what it is made with, correct?
No, it's almost entirely XML, and definitely no C++ .-.
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Re: Why cant mods add new functions?
rod55rob wrote:carrotonspore wrote:Why can mods only build on what is already there insted of making somethig brand new?
Because mods have no access to the game's code, only the files.carrotonspore wrote:Also do I need to know C++ to mod SPORE? From what ive herd thats what it is made with, correct?
No, it's almost entirely XML, and definitely no C++ .-.
Whats XML?
Also is it not possible to get INTO the games code?
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Re: Why cant mods add new functions?
carrotonspore wrote:rod55rob wrote:carrotonspore wrote:Why can mods only build on what is already there insted of making somethig brand new?
Because mods have no access to the game's code, only the files.
Whats XML?
eXtensible Markup Language. It's a storage language. Really easy to learn. Heck, I'm just about entirely self-taught, so...
carrotonspore wrote:rod55rob wrote:carrotonspore wrote:Also do I need to know C++ to mod SPORE? From what ive herd thats what it is made with, correct?
No, it's almost entirely XML, and definitely no C++ .-.
Also is it not possible to get INTO the games code?
Well it's possible in theory, but as far as I know, no-one has released anything so far which actually does so. Plus you can't distribute a modified EXE, so DLL injection is the only way to distribute modifications to the game's code. Hardly even a mod anymore at that point...
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Re: Why cant mods add new functions?
rod55rob wrote:carrotonspore wrote:rod55rob wrote:Because mods have no access to the game's code, only the files.
Whats XML?
eXtensible Markup Language. It's a storage language. Really easy to learn. Heck, I'm just about entirely self-taught, so...carrotonspore wrote:rod55rob wrote:No, it's almost entirely XML, and definitely no C++ .-.
Also is it not possible to get INTO the games code?
Well it's possible in theory, but as far as I know, no-one has released anything so far which actually does so. Plus you can't distribute a modified EXE, so DLL injection is the only way to distribute modifications to the game's code. Hardly even a mod anymore at that point...
Here are three REALLY DUMB QUESTIONS wait four
Why is it just a theory?
Why cant you redistribute an EXE?
What is a DLL injection and
Why if you did so it would no longer be considered a mod?
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Re: Why cant mods add new functions?
carrotonspore wrote:Why is it just a theory?
Because nobody's done it.
carrotonspore wrote:Why cant you redistribute an EXE?
Legal reasons
carrotonspore wrote:What is a DLL injection
Basically modifying the code in memory
carrotonspore wrote:Why if you did so it would no longer be considered a mod?
Okay that one is kinda debatable...some would disagree with me in saying it's not a mod anymore.
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Re: Why cant mods add new functions?
carrotonspore wrote:Davo wrote:texmod i believe...
Whats "texmod"?
An old tool for replacing textures in memory. Not quite what I meant...
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Re: Why cant mods add new functions?
rod55rob wrote:carrotonspore wrote:Davo wrote:texmod i believe...
Whats "texmod"?
An old tool for replacing textures in memory. Not quite what I meant...
Why exactly is it so hard to add a function?
Also what IS a DLL?
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