Titan Quest Modding Guide 101

[Prowlinger]

Titan Quest Modding Guide 101

Editing Tools (Suggested Getting to Mod Titan Quest)

1. Titan Quest / Modding Guide PDF
http://titanquestvault.ign.com/fms/Download.php?id=178

2. ARC Explorer
http://gamefileformats.the-underdogs...explorer10.zip

3. Texture (TEX) Viewer / Converter
http://titanquestvault.ign.com/View....rs.Detail&id=2

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Topics so far -

1. Changing the Fonts -
http://www.titanquest.net/modificati...ging-font.html

2. Talking NPCs -
http://www.titanquest.net/modificati...-creature.html

3. How do you make your own NPC? -
http://www.titanquest.net/modificati...r-own-npc.html

4. How do Shoreline Waves work? -
http://www.titanquest.net/modificati...r-own-npc.html

5. Crashfix for errors building Custom Quests in Art Manager -
http://www.titanquest.net/modificati...r-own-npc.html

6. Aligning Regions Easier -
http://www.titanquest.net/modificati...n-regions.html

http://www.titanquest.net/modificati...edge-maps.html

7. If your mod is not showing up as a Custom Quest -
http://www.titanquest.net/modificati...tom-quest.html

8. Grid Lighting -
http://www.titanquest.net/modificati...-lighting.html

9. Movement Blocking Tool Zoning Issues -
http://www.titanquest.net/modificati...l-problem.html

10. TEX Converting -
http://www.titanquest.net/modificati...onverting.html

11. Creating New Monsters -
http://www.titanquest.net/modificati...-creation.html

12. Foggy Issues -
http://www.titanquest.net/modificati...ce-please.html

13. Deleting Maps in Art Manager -
http://www.titanquest.net/modificati...-question.html

14. Water and Rivers -
http://www.titanquest.net/modificati...aterfalls.html

15. Working Directories and Directory Paths -
http://www.titanquest.net/modificati...rectories.html

16. Portal Issues -
http://www.titanquest.net/modificati...ng-portal.html

17. Making your own Dialogues -
http://www.titanquest.net/modificati...n-dialogs.html

18. Gate and Doors
http://www.titanquest.net/modificati...tes-doors.html

19. Importing Maps from One Mod to Another Mod
http://www.titanquest.net/modifications-editor/2790-oh-no-more-editor-questions.html -- post number 4

20. Changing your Main Character Model -
http://www.titanquest.net/modificati...er-models.html

21. Setting up a new Merchant -
http://vnboards.ign.com/titan_quest_...97762013/p1/?3

22. Editing Textures on Items -
http://www.titanquest.net/modificati...html#post40161

23. How to get custom music in the game -
http://www.titanquest.net/modificati...ame-music.html

24. Texture View (TEX View) Addendum / Batch Converting -
http://vnboards.ign.com/titan_quest_...97866656/p1/?0

25. Getting Quest / Location Maps to work (Guide) -
http://www.titanquest.net/modificati...-map-work.html

26. How to properly compress TEX files (for DXT format) -
When using the TextureCompiler from Ironlore, the proper syntax is:
texturecompiler "filename.psd" "filename.tex" -format X

Replace X with either dxt1, dxt2, dxt3, dxt5, tex. (These MUST be in lower case, dxt3 and dxt5 are the most frequent settings.)

It appears most TEX files are dxt5 (use the Texture Explorer and properties to confirm the correct setting of an original TEX)

[DaveyJJ]

Please PM your additions/suggestions to Prowlinger who will then update the thread. If something gets posted, I'll make sure to edit it as well to keep the posts down in this thread. Thanks!

[Prowlinger]

27. Batch file settings to decompile all archives

(You will have to create a batch file yourself, customize the TitanQuest path location "F:\Titan Quest" seen below). Running unarchived will help modding much faster. Unarchived arcs *should* override the ARC files of the same contents.

Copy this script into a batch file and edit accordingly -

Archivetool "F:\Titan Quest\Audio\Dialog.arc" -extract "F:\Titan Quest\Audio\Dialog"
Archivetool "F:\Titan Quest\Audio\Sounds.arc" -extract "F:\Titan Quest\Audio\Sounds"
Archivetool "F:\Titan Quest\Audio\Music.arc" -extract "F:\Titan Quest\Audio\Music"
Archivetool "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\Creatures.arc" -extract "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\Creatures"
Archivetool "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\Effects.arc" -extract "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\Effects"
Archivetool "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\Fonts.arc" -extract "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\Fonts"
Archivetool "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\InGAmeUI.arc" -extract "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\InGameUI"
Archivetool "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\Items.arc" -extract "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\Items"
Archivetool "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\Levels.arc" -extract "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\Levels"
Archivetool "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\Lights.arc" -extract "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\Lights"
Archivetool "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\Menu.arc" -extract "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\Menu"
Archivetool "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\OutGameElements.arc" -extract "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\OutGameElements"
Archivetool "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\Particles.arc" -extract "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\Particles"
Archivetool "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\Quests.arc" -extract "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\Quests"
Archivetool "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\SceneryBabylon.arc" -extract "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\SceneryBabylon"
Archivetool "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\SceneryEgypt.arc" -extract "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\SceneryEgypt"
Archivetool "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\SceneryGreece.arc" -extract "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\SceneryGreece"
Archivetool "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\SceneryOlympus.arc" -extract "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\SceneryOlympus"
Archivetool "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\SceneryOrient.arc" -extract "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\SceneryOrient"
Archivetool "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\Shaders.arc" -extract "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\Shaders"
Archivetool "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\System.arc" -extract "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\System"
Archivetool "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\TerrainTextures.arc" -extract "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\TerrainTextures"
Archivetool "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\UI.arc" -extract "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\UI"
Archivetool "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\Underground.arc" -extract "F:\Titan Quest\Resources\Underground"
Archivetool "F:\Titan Quest\Text\Text_en.arc" -extract "F:\Titan Quest\Text\Text_en"

28. How to create ZONES and PORTAL Maps (Unofficial) -
http://www.titanquest.net/modificati...rtal-maps.html


29. Monster Matrix – Level Guide to Placing Monsters (per Difficulty) PDF
http://home.comcast.net/~prowlinger/...sterMatrix.pdf


30. Proxies and Wander Point info
http://www.titanquest.net/modificati...estions-d.html

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Guides / Information that is still needed

Placing Monsters / Proxies (Info about autoleveling / proxies colors)
Traps and Containers (How are they designed?)
Design Theory to Terrain and Grids (How would Ironlore suggest you design maps and why?)

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Everyone please tell me your additions or discoveries and I will add them in. Thanks... just private message me...

Addendum Note:
http://www.titanquest.net/modificati...rectories.html

[Twar]

Thx for the .bat info. I wasted 2 days trying to figure out how to put skins in and now i am watching the little window extract the archives so i can mod em.

[Sullax]

Tell me, if i´m wrong, but link 20 is broken

[Infares]

Originally Posted by Sullax

Tell me, if i´m wrong, but link 20 is broken

Kinda happens when you reply to a thread that's 8 months old. You never know if the links are still maintained/supported

[Sullax]

Oops, didnt notice, but im still hot for those skins :O

[Darkarbiter]

A lot of the threads here don't work.

[sbach2o]

Originally Posted by Darkarbiter

A lot of the threads here don't work.

The general adressing scheme for threads in this forum has changed - slightly:

-To follow old links, copy the shortcut instead of clicking on the link.
-Paste the text into the browser's navigation field. You'll get something like this:

http://www.titanquest.net/modifications-editor/1637-how-does-one-make-their-own-npc.html

-Edit that text to insert another directory level 'forums/' after the site part of the URL:

http://www.titanquest.net/forums/modifications-editor/1637-how-does-one-make-their-own-npc.html

-This URL should work.

Note that there was a short period while the titanquest.net forums were accessed under a different site name, something like titanquest.com or .whatever. For links from that period the site name needs to be fixed.

Practically all threads created on the forums are still there. Some are blocked, however (see #20).

[El-Kabong]

Just spend a couple hours of my life on this that I'll never get back....

I am using TQ IT version of the Art Manager, Quest Mgr, and Editor

Nothing is close to what the PDF Modders Guide or the little text doc guide that is in the Toolset.

I still can't figure how to create a quest, a rebirth shrine....there doesn't seem to be the one that's talked about on Getting Started 2: Adding Respawn Shrines - Titan Quest Mod Wiki

I seem to be missing a lot of the shrines or that in IT they have different names or in a completly different location.