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Wrath of the Lich King Modding => Serverside Modding => Topic started by: Xavier on July 31, 2012, 09:21:22 pm

Title: [Question] DBC editing
Post by: Xavier on July 31, 2012, 09:21:22 pm: Hello.

I have a couple of questions all related to one another.

First, I'm trying to add a class, but I (and the same goes for a friend who I asked to try it) am unable to edit the DBC file named CharBaseInfo. I'm trying to edit it with MyDBCEditor, but that gives me an error of "Invalid fieldsize" (happens to a few other DBC files also, although it works on most). I tried converting it to an csv file with DBCUtil, edit that, and convert it back, but it shows my class disabled for all, so I'm guessing something bugs that way also. Hopefully you guys know the solution.

Second, as I mentioned I'm trying to add a class, and I edited DBC files which I can just add server-side, along with the C++ adjustments I will have to make for it, but I'm wondering how I can get the edits to the LUA and XML interface files (in the patch files) to the users if I want to allow other people to test the classes on my server. I couldn't find a guide for this yet, but probably because I have no idea what I should be looking for.

Hope anyone knows the answer to my two problems.

Thanks in advance!

Xavier.
Title: Re: [Question] DBC editing
Post by: Jøk3r on July 31, 2012, 09:57:28 pm: For dbc things I use taliis. That works most of the time for me o:
Title: Re: [Question] DBC editing
Post by: Xavier on July 31, 2012, 10:03:25 pm: I have that program, no idea how to use it though. I open the patch, but nothing happens :|

Xavier.
Title: Re: [Question] DBC editing
Post by: Jøk3r on July 31, 2012, 11:33:35 pm: You can't open patches (MPQs) with taliis o:
Title: Re: [Question] DBC editing
Post by: Xavier on July 31, 2012, 11:39:11 pm: Ah, that explains why it worked so badly.. :roll:

Thanks. Now I hope people can answer question 2.

Xavier.
Title: Re: [Question] DBC editing
Post by: Steff on August 01, 2012, 02:13:25 pm: I use this

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Hate it that taliis dont handle the strings automatic.
Title: Re: [Question] DBC editing
Post by: Xavier on August 01, 2012, 07:46:20 pm: As I mentioned that's what I was using, but that program couldn't seem to open CharBaseInfo.dbc properly. Regardless, Taliis did though, so that first problem is solved :D

Xavier
Title: Re: [Question] DBC editing
Post by: Steff on August 02, 2012, 12:59:09 am: You are right ;)
Title: Re: [Question] DBC editing
Post by: Mrblitz on September 21, 2012, 11:35:49 pm: I dont know if this helps, but I always use "DBCUtil" to convert my DBC files to "CSV" files. Then open the CSV file with notepad. I edit it in notepad. save the CSV. and then convert it back to DBC again via the DBCUtil. It is a simple way to edit it but its a bit more messy than editing with dbc editors and such programs. but the point is you can edit it freely...

hope this helps you... King Regards.
Title: Re: [Question] DBC editing
Post by: Steff on September 22, 2012, 08:03:29 am: This dont work with big DBCs like Spell.dbc
Also you can use CSV edit. Much better then notepad ;)
Title: Re: [Question] DBC editing
Post by: Mrblitz on September 22, 2012, 09:39:56 pm: Yes indeed csv edit is a good one too. Of course you are right for big dbc files like spells.dbc it takes a lot of process to load for a single notepad. :-)