Firstly, the background of the wiki is set to #FFFFFF - plain white. As DarthParametric said, if this is too bright, then you should adjust your monitor settings. Plain white backgrounds are less common than they used to be on the web, but it should not hurt your eyes. The wiki is the best place for DAO information, so I suggest that you learn to adapt.
Second, please, don't insult people who are trying to help. You haven't given a whole lot of information about what you
have tried, so people are trying to help you, but it's difficult to help when people don't know exactly at what point you are having a problem. Insulting them is a sure fire way of making sure they'll never attempt to help again. We're talking basic human courtesy here. If you were lost in the wilderness and someone offered to help, would you reply rudely?
It also sounds like you haven't read the "getting started" section about the toolset and how it works because you're confused about why you need a module to edit details. Without creading a module (visible in the "Manage Modules" option via the file menu), you are DIRECTLY editing the single player campaign. This can result in you permanently damaging the core campaign, and require you to reinstall both the game and the toolset. Editing via a module means that any modifications that break it can be easily disabled. If it also essential if you ever wish to release/share your work with others.
Files need to be exported because the toolset works with a database which is not directly read by the game. Many resources must be "exported" - which tells the toolset to create relevant files that can be read by the game such as: .plo files to store plot information, .ncs to store compiled scripts, .utc for character blueprints, .dlg files for character dialogue, etc etc. Without doing an export, the game has very little (if any) data that it can actually use to run your module. This information and a more detailed explanation (including a diagram) is also contained on the wiki.
As for the gda, I assume that you have made a copy of the original 2da (which are .xls files found in your Dragon Age/tools/source/2DA directory( files that you are trying to edit, and then editing them using MS Office or Open Office? Once you have made the necessary modifications, you will need to run the ExcelProcessor.exe tool on your modified files. This is regardless of whether you edited using MS Office or Open Office. Once this is done, you then place the processed .GDA files (which will be created by ExcelProcessor.exe) in the My Documents\\AddIns\\(YourAddInName)\\module\\override directory so that they can be read by the game. Once again, all this information is contained on the wiki.
Yes, I am directing you to the wiki repeatedly, but I'm afraid you're just going to have to adjust your monitor/video card brightness/contrast so you can read black text on a white background. It is exactly the same as the posting window for these forums, so if you can type a post on these forums, then you should be able to read the wiki.
Finally, Dragon Age modding is not a simple process. It is a challenging endeavour that requires a lot of time, effort, hard work, and dedication to overcome the inevitable problems that you will run into. Good luck.
Modifié par AmstradHero, 02 mai 2011 - 11:24 .
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