i need help with custom backgrounds....

i'm hoping someone who has successfully made a custom background can help me....
i read Zewy's instructions on how to make a custom background and made my own background, yet when i pick it in the char creation screen it dumps me back to windows. i followed the directions, the only thing i did different was edit the files from windows.

Here are is how i edited each file:

backgrnd.mes (c:arcanumdatarules)

{790}{1077}
{791}{359}
{792}{}
{793}{0}
{794}{}

effect.mes (c:arcanumdatarules)

{359}{pickpocket +2, picklock +2, prowling +2, haggle -2, dx +3, be-2} // Cat Burgler

gameback.mes c:arcanumdatames)

{1077}{Cat Burgler
(i have a long discription here but i don't think all of you would want to read it)

please help (maybe someone could make a custom background editor or something)

one more thing, is it possible to make a custom town then make it appear on the main world map in SP? if not then maybe someone could make a program that did that also

 

when you edit the files use wallpad or notpade(format/word warp off)

If it is that for all looks right here exapt for "be-2} // Cat Burgler "
should be a spac here be -2

 

Thanks zewy that was one reason it wasn't working, but i also saw after i posted the message that i forgot to put the closing bracket at the end of my backgroud discription i always tend to over look little mistakes like that...grrr...

Does anyone know if i can add custom towns to the world map in SP? because troika has made a great SP game.....but it's lacking in the MP play, so i think it would be cool if i could add my custom towns to to the main world map. If this feature isn't in the editor now leave your name and a message if you want to see this feature and i'll find a way to get in contact with troika to let them know what the fans want.

 

Okay, I am a moron, BUT...

I can't seem to find an UnDAT utility anywhere. Is it just a hex editor or what?

 

Oooops, found it.

Well, like I said, I AM a moron :smile:

 

Can you tell me how to create custom backgrounds, or give me a link to a site that tells you how? Thanks.

 

nm, found website.

 

OK, once more into the breach --

I admit to being a real novice at this, so maybe making my own character background is just over my head. But I simply can't make heads or tails of Zewy's instructions. When I type in "sierraarcanumundat", it gives me the credit line for the program and leaves me at the C:> prompt again. If I type in "sierraarcanumundat arcanum3.dat c:modding" it tells me it could not open the DAT file. Everything else I've tried has resulted in bad command or file name. I do have the C:modding folder made, but that's as far as I've gotten. :sad:

Anyway, thanks for listening.

 

you need to be in the dir there undat is in when you type that line Ok then it should work. copy it co c: if you are in that dir

 

i get an "unhandled exception error" after typing "undat arcanum3.dat c:modding" i'm using windows 2k, is this the problem?

 

I use windows 2000 I have no problem but I use SP2 too it too can be that