Things to do in Deus Ex... - by Nightcom
Nightcom on 20/6/2001 at 18:33
Well, I decided to play around with the extracted *.uc files again and changed all the AI's weight from 150 to 1.
Someone wrote this:
"Now every time I hit them with the baton or a bullet, they fly through the air before landing in a heap."
"Watching the Grays/Soldiers/MIB fight each other in Versalife is now even more hilarious as they all go flying off in evey direction"
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Well? How do you change their weights?
Do you have to use a program? If yes, then where can I find it? Can you do any other cool things? Oh... I'm new to the forums by the way =)
Anisotropic on 20/6/2001 at 20:03
All you need is the SDK, and if you extracted the *.uc files you evidently already have it :)
Just go into the SDK, choose to browse "Classes", and you'll see a hefty class tree. Find the AI classes (Pawn->ScriptedPawn->*) and change the default properties directly. Then press F7 to compile changed scripts and save the DeusEx.u package. Voila.
That is the direct method, which is preferable for small changes like you're making. The extract/rebuild procedure can be useful, but it's really not worth it for such a small change. If you want to do it anyway:
Once you've modified the *.uc files, you'll need to build/rebuild the package you changed for the changes to take effect. If you modified the ScriptedPawn classes, then the package you need to rebuild is DeusEx.u.
First you'll need to rename the original DeusEx.u as a backup. Then go into DOS, get to the DeusEx\System directory, and type "ucc make". This will rebuild all missing packages, and since you renamed the DeusEx package it'll be considered "missing". Keep in mind that, with this method, the entire package will need to be recompiled... be patient.
If it refuses to build because of a missing texture (DemoSplashScreen?), you'll have to go into the offending .uc file and remove the import of that texture.
BackDoorBandit on 20/6/2001 at 20:29
He's new to the forums...why are you giving him much more info than he needs? You're going to confuse him. We know you're smart, but try answering the question directly and nothing of too much technicality, because if it really was so simple, we'd all know how to do it.
Thanks
Anisotropic on 20/6/2001 at 22:08
The quoting confused me a bit, sorry. I thought he already had been playing around with the .uc files, and just wanted to know how to apply his changes. Now I'm confused... :o
Nightcom on 21/6/2001 at 16:07
Ummm... I didn't get a thing =)
Isn't there a site about this?
