S W A T 3 M O D H Q | |||
INTRODUCTION | COMMON TASKS | CREATING CONTENT | PROVIDED TOOLS |
Welcome | |||
Finding The Files | |||
The Mod System | |||
Need Help? |
Welcome to MOD HQ
Welcome aboard! MODHQ TGOTY is a new document for SWAT3: Tactical Game of The Year edition, and contains updated information that you need to get started modding, in an improved interface that allows you to access the information you want quickly and easily. Up at the top of each document is a menu bar which contains links to each section, and a drop-down list of each subsection that makes up your current section. Your current section is lit up in blue, and your subsection is light blue. Click on any of the links to be taken to that section. At the bottom of each page is a navigation box that contains links to the next and previous subsections.
If this is your first time working with SWAT3 mods (and you may even be asking what on earth a mod is), we'd like to welcome you to the mod community! Mods are all about variety. To keep it simple, a mod is a collection of files that changes the way SWAT3 looks, sounds, or plays. The files may be related to graphics, audio, or even special text strings that contain instructions on how SWAT3 interprets graphics, sounds, or gameplay. Almost all of these files are changeable by a graphics editor, sound editor, text editor, or tools that we've included for you, and, with this document in hand, the possibilities as to what you can create are endless!
If you feel more secure with an example, take for instance the standard weapons loadout; note to yourself that the selection is tactical but not over the top. If, however, you'd like to have a vulcan cannon with insane fire rates, or hand grenades, or rocket launchers, they can all be created in a mod! New characters, special effects, new levels, no problem. All mod material.
To better understand the power you have in changing SWAT3 to look, sound, and play the way you want, head on to the next section to learn about how SWAT3 reads the game data, and how you can check out (and edit) the game content!
Don't forget to check the SWAT3 Website at www.swat3.com to get the latest updates to SWAT3 and MODHQ!
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