i need help making plugins can some one help me get started with making a plugin?
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You should have asked this on the (url="http://"http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/cgi-bin/ubb/forumdisplay.cgi?action=topics&forum;=EV+Developer|APO|s+corner&number;=9&DaysPrune;=1&LastLogin;=")dev' corner(/url).
Anyway, you first need a Mac, or a mac emulator, as there's no plugin editor for PC.
Second, you need an editor. All three are in my sig.
ResEdit + Novatool (from W00tWare) is the most powerful, but can be hard to understand.
Mission Computer is easy to use, and is good enough for a lot of things.
EVONE is a shareware (while the other are freeware), but is very promising. It include an excellent map editor, and is able to do nearly the same things as MC.Third, you need instructions about how plugins work. Ask your questions on the Dev' Corner, search on the board, or read the Nova Bible, in the Documentation folder of the EV Nova folder.
Four, it's experience. Look how the other plugins are done, change something and watch what it do. When you understand, make a small simple plugin. When you feel ready, try something harder. With work, you'll be able to do some great thing.
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Visit my (url="http://"http://perso.wanadoo.fr/straven")home page(/url) !
My plugins: (url="http://"http://www.ambrosiasw.com/cgi-bin/vftp/show.pl?product=evn&category;=plugins&display;=date&file;=outfits_enabler_v1.1.sit")Outfit Enabler(/url) and (url="http://"http://www.ambrosiasw.com/cgi-bin/vftp/show.pl?product=evn&category;=guides&display;=date&file;=ResUsedList_v1.0.6.txt.sit")ResUsedList(/url)(This message has been edited by STraven (edited 09-17-2003).)
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Moving to the Developer's Corner.
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Yeah, make sure not to start by making a TC or anything. That will just put you off plugin making forever.
Its best to start with modifying a ship or an outfit, then you can try messing around with the galaxy, adding new ships, outfits, weapons, and missions.
Also, make sure to get the bible, its a must for developing.
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(This message has been edited by Andcarne (edited 09-18-2003).)
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Originally posted by Andcarne:
**Also, make sure to get the bible, its a must for developing.**
As I said, the Bible is always in the documentation folder of EV Nova. You don't have to download anything.
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Visit my (url="http://"http://perso.wanadoo.fr/straven")home page(/url) !
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