Mac Daddy Helms v0.2 beta
Creates a 'Mac Daddy' version of every helm style in the...
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Mac Daddy Helms v0.2 beta
Creates a 'Mac Daddy' version of every helm style in the game, both original styles and x-pack styles. Requires retail version of Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna.
ABOUT
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This mod makes a version of the 'Mac Daddy Cap of Procurement' for every helm style in the game.
I'm sick of seeing everyone with the same hat! But with the stats it gives, I hardly expect anyone to voluntarily NOT use it, so... I made this mod!
SPOILER WARNING: You may see some stuff you haven't discovered yet, as well as some 'unsupported' helm styles...
Thanks to Nivisec for his tutorials! Without them this mod wouldn't have been completed in such a short time frame. (http://www.nivisec.com/index.php?location=ds_tutorials)
Thanks also to SiegeWorks.Org - my #1 portal for DS modding resources! (www.siegeworks.org)
A word of forewarning: Having lived most of my life straight-[]D[][]\/[][]Din' mad hos, crackas, and Gs, I gotta tell you kids: it's not something you want to be glorifying...
>=)
REQUIREMENTS
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Retail version of Dungeon Siege Legends of Aranna
FAQ
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1. CAN I STILL JOIN ZONEMATCH/INTERNET/NETWORK GAMES WHICH DON'T USE THE MOD?
Yes, but you probably want to bring your regular pimp hat along with you...
The modded helm will not be functional, though to you, your character will still appear to be wearing it. It may appear to be working in some ways, but this is a client-side illusion. The other players will see you as wearing no helm, visually, and the game will treat you as such in terms of armor rating.
If you drop the helm, it will disappear. If you attempt to sell the helm, it will crash the host's game, so please do not do this! (By the way, this applies to all modded items, so use courtesy when in other people's games - don't sell unless they have the mod!)
You can stash it in your inventory and it will work the next time you join a game with the mod.
2. CAN OTHERS STILL JOIN MY ZONEMATCH/INTERNET/NETWORK GAMES WITHOUT HAVING THE MOD?
Yes. The helm will be 'in full effect' (as we sometimes say in the pimpin' trade) but to players without the mod, you will appear to be wearing no helm. Also, they will not be able to see it on the ground, in a shop window, or in a trade window. The only way for a player to acquire one of these helms is for them to have the mod.
3. I THINK I FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS, BUT I DON'T SEE THE HELMS FOR SALE IN REGULAR-SKILL ARHOK/ELDDIM BLACKSMITH - WHY?
Be sure you removed every other mod which affects the blacksmiths! If in doubt, temporarily remove ALL other mods.
4. WHY DID YOU MAKE THIS MOD?
Sick of seeing all the same old pimp hats on everybody. The game isn't 'Pimp Siege'... (Nor is it chicken siege, despite what a casual observer might think... but that's a subject for another mod. =P)
INSTRUCTIONS
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BEFORE TRYING OUT THIS (OR ANY OTHER) MOD, MAKE SURE TO BACK UP YOUR CHARACTER!!!
The mod consists of two files:
MacDaddyHelms_02beta.dsres (helms file)
MacDaddyHelms_BLACKSMITH_02beta.dsres (blacksmith file)
TO INSTALL THE MOD:
1. copy 'MacDaddyHelms_02beta.dsres' and 'MacDaddyHelms_BLACKSMITH_02beta.dsres' into your "...\Dungeon Siege LoA\Resources" folder.
TO GET YOUR HELM:
1. VERY IMPORTANT: Make sure you temporarily remove/disable any other blacksmith mods.
2. Make sure your character has $733,950 on them. This amount should, of course, be negligible for any character who has actually earned the right to wear this hat.
3. Start a multiplayer game on Regular Skill, on Legends of Aranna or Utrean Peninsula.
4. Start at Arhok/Elddim. The blacksmith there should have the helms available for sale. Buy the one(s) you want!
5. Once you have bought the helm you want, I recommend that you shut down Dungeon Siege and remove the 'MacDaddyHelms_BLACKSMITH_02beta.dsres' file from your "...\Resources" folder. (If you want to go shopping again for a different style of hat, you will need to put it back in there.) Realistically, leaving it in there shouldn't really 'hurt' anything, but it is a bit of added processing for the game at startup, as well as making you have to page through a bunch of extra armor pages at the affected blacksmiths.
TO UNINSTALL THE MOD:
1. remove 'MacDaddyHelms_02beta.dsres' and 'MacDaddyHelms_BLACKSMITH_02beta.dsres' from your "...\Dungeon Siege LoA\Resources" folder.
When you uninstall, the custom helms will disappear from any characters using them.
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POWER-USER TECHNIQUES
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#1 - back up your char!
#2 - other blacksmith mods will most likely conflict. if you install the mod and don't see the Mac Daddy helms for sale at Regular Elddim blacksmith, you need to temporarily remove any other blacksmith mods you are using.
#3 - the blacksmith file is only needed for you to buy the helm. once you have the helm you want, you can remove the blacksmith file from your '...\Resources' folder.
#4 - if you attempt to sell any of the modded helms in a multiplayer game hosted by someone who has the mod, it will crash their game, so please do not do this! If you want to use a different helm while in that game, you can safely either stash the modded helm in your inventory, or drop it (it will disappear into oblivion.)
#5 - the standard Mac Daddy Cap of Procurement is also available at the shop so you can easily switch back wihtout having to worry about backing up your own hat.
VERSION HISTORY
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0.2 beta
added support for Arhok Regular blacksmith
0.1 beta
support for all helm styles in the game (both DS and LOA)
disabled monster dropping of helms
disabled other bonuses stacking on top of helms
the dark ages
only contained one helm (Raven Helm)
allowed helms to drop from monsters! (not good)
allowed other bonuses to be stacked on helms (also not good)
KNOWN ISSUES
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None, other than the aformentioned incompatibilities with players not running the mod.
FUTURE IDEAS
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Make the price zero (or at least 1!) - I haven't yet researched how to do it.
Include different-colored versions of the original pimp hat - I think this requires gmaxing some stuff which I don't have time for right now.
Also... I know it's possible for people to permanently 'hack' items and bring them into other peoples games with modified stats regardless of whether the host is running any 'mod' or not. If I ever learn how to do this, there might be a new version of this mod using that technique.
Contact me if you know how to achieve any of this stuff or want to help! =)
DEVELOPMENT COMMENTS
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Some of you may think that the ability to find Mac Daddy helms with other bonuses stacked on top of them is cool, or that having monsters/chests drop them is cool. You might be wondering why I took that out.
Simply: The intent of this mod is not to give you anything that you couldn't already attain LEGITIMATELY in the game. It's really only a cosmetic mod. The pimp hat is already pimped enough!
I might feel differently about this if Dungeon Siege was harder, but as it is, there's no need (IMO) for 'uber items', because most high-level characters seem to already be uber without them!
TOOLS
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* The aforementioned Nivisec tutorials & SiegeWorks.Org website
* InfoRapid Search & Replace (http://www.inforapid.de/html/english.htm) - freeware full-text searching - supplants WinXP's nonfunctional 'Search...' command...
* MS Visual Studio
* Tank Viewer
* Rapid Tank Creator
(the last two can be found at http://www.siegeworks.org/download_view.php?category-4 - I couldn't find the original homepage...)
DISCLAIMER
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This software is provided 'as is' with no warranties. YOUR USE OF THIS SOFTWARE SIGNIFIES YOUR AGREEMENT THAT: A) YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN SOLE RISK; AND B) THAT YOU AGREE TO FULLY INDEMNIFY THE AUTHOR FROM RESPONSIBILITY FOR *ANY* DAMAGES THAT MAY OCCUR AS A RESULT, WHETHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY CAUSED.
(BACK UP YOUR CHARACTER!)
COPYRIGHT
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This software and all accompanying materials Copyright ©2004 Kris Shier except portions that are the property of Gas Powered Games, Mad Doc Software, or Microsoft.
CONTACT
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=Snappy=
thanks & have phun! =)
