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To modify Earth 2150, you first need to understand the key components of the game and the limitations that are currently enforced upon the community due to the lack of availible game source code. |
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To modify Earth 2150, you first need to understand the key components of the game and the limitations that are currently enforced upon the community due to the lack of availible game source code. |
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The core is as follows: |
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The core is as follows: |
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* '''Engine'''
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'''Engine''' |
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** The Engine is fully contained with in the game executible, for which the Source Code was lost.
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* The Engine is fully contained with in the game executible, for which the Source Code was lost. |
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** The core configuration of the game (outside of the engine) is done in the paramenters file. |
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**This file contains all information on definitions, buildings, units, weapons, and much more. |
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* The core configuration of the game (outside of the engine) is done in the paramenters file. |
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**The Parameters (or "par" file for short) is named aptly "Earth2150.par". |
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*This file contains all information on definitions, buildings, units, weapons, and much more. |
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* '''Programming Language''' |
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*The Parameters (or "par" file for short) is named aptly "Earth2150.par". |
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** EarthC (or MoonC) is the main programming language of the game, full guides for this can be [[E2150 - EarthC Documentation|read here]]. |
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* '''Tools'''
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'''Programming Language''' |
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* EarthC (or MoonC) is the main programming language of the game, full guides for this can be [[E2150 - EarthC Documentation|read here]]. |
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'''Tools''' |
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*** To obatin access to the SDK Tools (EarthC (& MoonC), WDCreator & LangC), you will need to purcahse the "[https://store.steampowered.com/app/986230/Earth_2150__Digital_Deluxe_Content/ Earth 2150 - Deluxe Edition]" |
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** Community Tools
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* SDK Tools |
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** To obatin access to the SDK Tools (EarthC (& MoonC), WDCreator & LangC), you will need to purcahse the "[https://store.steampowered.com/app/986230/Earth_2150__Digital_Deluxe_Content/ Earth 2150 - Deluxe Edition]" |
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*** In the above repository, you will find a colmintation of community delveloped tools to assit with the ecxxtraction, editing and re-packaging of the requireed game files. |
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** In the above repository, you will find a colmintation of community delveloped tools to assit with the ecxxtraction, editing and re-packaging of the requireed game files. |
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In addition to the above, the following information shouls be understood; |
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In addition to the above, the following information shouls be understood; |