Triumph Studios B.V. Phoenixstraat 66 2611 AM Delft The Netherlands Phone: + 31 15 2159902 Fax: + 31 15 2159952 Modding Guide v1 1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 6 2. Getting Started ...................................................................................................................................... 6 2.1 Mod Packages ............................................................................................................................... 6 2.2 The Package Manager ................................................................................................................... 7 2.3 The Mod Editor ............................................................................................................................. 8 2.4 Linking Mods Together ............................................................................................................... 10 2.5 Quick Guide: Creating a Mod ...................................................................................................... 11 3. RPK Files .............................................................................................................................................. 11 3.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 11 3.2 RPK files contain links to other RPK files ..................................................................................... 11 3.3 RPK files contain links to other content ...................................................................................... 12 3.4 The Mod Editor lets you mod a copy of the RPK ........................................................................ 12 3.5 Copying Resources between RPK files ........................................................................................ 12 4. Adding New Text ................................................................................................................................. 13 4.1 Adding a new localized text file .................................................................................................. 13 4.2 Formatting Text ........................................................................................................................... 13 4.3 String Key Replacers .................................................................................................................... 14 4.4 Quick Guide: Adding your own Localized Text to your Mod ...................................................... 14 5. Units .................................................................................................................................................... 14 5.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 15 5.2 AoW Unit (Entity) ........................................................................................................................ 15 5.3 Figure (Entity) .............................................................................................................................. 16 1 Confidential - © Triumph Studios B.V. Triumph Studios B.V. Phoenixstraat 66 2611 AM Delft The Netherlands Phone: + 31 15 2159902 Fax: + 31 15 2159952 5.4 AoW Unit Property (Settings) ..................................................................................................... 16 5.5 AoW Unit Requisite (Settings)..................................................................................................... 17 5.6 UnitType (Settings)...................................................................................................................... 18 5.7 AoW Tier Resource (Settings) ..................................................................................................... 18 5.8 Race (Settings) ............................................................................................................................ 18 5.9 AoW Race Unit Link Data (Settings) ............................................................................................ 18 5.10 AoW Unit Set / AoW Unit Category (Settings) ............................................................................ 18 5.11 Quick Guide: Changing a Unit’s Stats .......................................................................................... 19 5.12 Quick Guide: Changing a Unit’s Abilities ..................................................................................... 19 5.13 Quick Guide: Creating a New Unit .............................................................................................. 19 5.14 Quick Guide: Making a Unit Set for a New Unit .......................................................................... 20 5.15 Quick Guide: Making a New Unit Buildable in a City .................................................................. 20 6. Magic Spells and Unit Abilities ............................................................................................................ 21 6.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 21 6.2 Spells (Settings) ........................................................................................................................... 22 6.3 Unit Abilities (Settings) ............................................................................................................... 22 6.4 Targeters (Settings) ..................................................................................................................... 23 6.5 Effects (Settings) ......................................................................................................................... 24 6.6 AoW Combat Property (Settings) ................................................................................................ 24 6.7 Quick Guide: Changing the damage done by a spell/ability ....................................................... 24 6.8 Quick Guide: Changing the duration of an buff/debuff in a spell/ability ................................... 25 6.9 Quick Guide: Changing which units a spell/ability can affect ..................................................... 25 7. Player Skills and Classes ...................................................................................................................... 26 7.1 AoW Player Class (Settings) ........................................................................................................ 26 7.2 AoW Player Class Skill (Settings) ................................................................................................. 26 7.3 AoW Player Property (Settings) .................................................................................................. 27 7.4 Quick Guide: Changing the Research Cost/Tier of a Skill ............................................................ 27 8. Racial Governance Upgrades .............................................................................................................. 27 9. Hero Upgrades .................................................................................................................................... 28 2 Confidential - © Triumph Studios B.V. Triumph Studios B.V. Phoenixstraat 66 2611 AM Delft The Netherlands Phone: + 31 15 2159902 Fax: + 31 15 2159952 10. City Upgrades .................................................................................................................................. 29 10.1 AoW City Upgrade (Settings) ...................................................................................................... 29 10.2 AoW City Property (Settings) ...................................................................................................... 29 10.3 AoW Race City Upgrade Link Data (Settings) .............................................................................. 30 11. Structures ........................................................................................................................................ 30 11.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 30 11.2 AoW Structure: Treasure Site (Entity)......................................................................................... 30 11.3 AoW Adventure Set (Settings) .................................................................................................... 31 11.4 AoW Value Scaled Reward Set (Settings) .................................................................................... 31 11.5 Adding New Structures to the RMG ............................................................................................ 32 12. Particle and Sound Effects .............................................................................................................. 32 12.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 33 12.2 Getting Started ............................................................................................................................ 33 12.3 Creating a new Particle Effect ..................................................................................................... 34 12.3.1