Mods for Bully - Ultimate Modding Thread - Tutorials and Releases

[MadmaN]

Actually Red I will correct you slightly on that one 

I have been experimenting with several tools from the gamebryo engine sdk and I can say taht we just may be able to modify the maps very very soon since I have been able to load a portion of the world map into a editor...just minus everything aside from the enviromental lights.....but I hope that will change soon enough. I can say that the maps dont use the format gta uses....the maps actually are nif models and can be edited. I will explain what I can in a writeup soon.

[Red Blaster]

Well I did notice even the most basic things in the environment are nif files and can be found in World...so I'm not too surprised on that.

...but from the way you described it, it sounds like only current existing maps can be modified instead of adding our own...I wouldn't be surprised though. I mean, we'd also have to code in where the characters would spawn, where the door is, how to get into that interior, etc.

[Prosecute]

yea red does raise some good points here mad, we'll need to take things in baby steps we havn't even managed to add custom points yet or anything and you know as well as i do that this is a crucial need in custom map developing

[Red Blaster]

I wonder also if the clipping (whether a character falls through a texture or not) is easy to code.

The only thing in the environment that I know how to modify as of now is the objects within the environment...like the chairs, desks, lamps, posters, etc.

[Prosecute]

why have you not whacked this in post 1?, yea collision and everything may be a problem , don't forget this whole bully modding thing is still in its early days, its a young pup compaired to other games

[Red Blaster]

I haven't personally tested it, but there are many environmental objects listed in the World file. I imagine they can be reskinned much like how character models are using nifskope and Photoshop.

[Prosecute]

oh yea thats been done before

[MadmaN]

on the maps we could add our own but it will mean starting at the bottom like we have with everything else. I will be adding a complete writeup on my bully tut site im working on here shortly after this post since I have started also on the side mapping out coords for everything.. I also will be releasing a tool to allow ppl to edit the weather as well using the timecycle files tho the tool is not fully tested just yet and I will require a couple testers that I will personally pick to give it a run through to see if it will be a tool ppl will use. I will explain more about my other recent discoveries soon as I finish cranking out the boxing and betting mod patch which will take me a day or two more likely due to how complex this is.

[GamerLover98]

oh sorry but im having trouble changing skins just to let you know if you have a steam account my steam name is Gamemaster please add me if you would be delighted to help me

thank you

[Prosecute]

iv'e added you but its not you  , If that makes sense, just pm me, i'll help you out their

[GamerLover98]

i just finished my first freeroam mod

http://bully-board.com/index.php?action=downloads;sa=view;down=13

[Evolution]

Reserved

U guys are so awesome, prob the best modders on bully.. EVER!

[GamerLover98]

in the world.img where can i find the boys dorm file inside there and how do i mod it?

[MadmaN]

The boys dorm is not one single file in world.img, more rather it is made up of several different .nif models for the actual rooms and doors. The actual world area thats playable which includes the dorm and so forth is actually a single file that can be edited but I am working out how to safely edit it without corrupting anything in the game since its a custom format.

[GamerLover98]

do you think you can add a second floor and a bath room and others just like the girls dorm has and i wish those basketball hoops were still in the gym since i did that mission the gym is burning how do i hex edit to make it show up again?