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Legacy_Taino

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« Reply #15 on: June 11, 2011, 12:07:45 am »


               Yes I know of NWHAK which I have been using and know how to use it but not what I'm trying here.
I think I got it. Extract each file from each hak and compare the two. Then combine them into a new hak and export them back as a new hak.
               
               

               
            

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« Reply #16 on: June 11, 2011, 12:12:47 am »


               Yes, exactly. Its only the files which share the same name that you will have trouble with. If these namesake files, are text files such as 2DAs or SETs or ITPs, you'll need to merge them. This is tricky, and there are people here with enough expertise to walk you through it. I tend to use a text editor or specialized 2DA editor. If the files are game assets like MDLs or TGA or DDS, you should pick the superior of the two resources and use that.

OH! I want to add that your new hak which is the combination of other haks should have a completely new name itself.

AND some of the text files within your HAK doortypes.2da or loadscreens etc...  will likely collide with other 2DAs in your modules custom content. For this reason, I usually create a hak just for common 2DA files and place that at the top of the mod's custom content list.
               
               

               


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« Reply #17 on: June 11, 2011, 12:37:32 am »


               Okay I got them all in one hak now. Which 2DA editor would you recommend? I have seen a few on the vault just not sure which to use. Since some of them have been created around 2005.

To bad their isn't some sort of DOC on how to do this... Alfso thanks a bunch for getting me started! '<img'>
               
               

               


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« Reply #18 on: June 11, 2011, 12:44:48 am »


                I use this one. Its a java executable. So you'll need java working on your machine.

I don't think you should get too hung up on which one to use however. Just download a few and pick one that works for you.
               
               

               
            

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« Reply #19 on: June 11, 2011, 12:50:25 am »


               Cool! Again thanks a lot..