The Phrozen Keep

The files you will need to alter are:

1. setitems.txt (location: data\global\excel\setitems.txt)

2. string.tbl (*location: data\local\lng\eng\string.tbl)

* there are also other locations for strings for other languages:

data\LOCAL\LNG\CHI\string.tbl (Chinese)

data\LOCAL\LNG\DEU\string.tbl (German)

data\LOCAL\LNG\ESP\string.tbl (Spanish)

data\LOCAL\LNG\FRA\string.tbl (French)

data\LOCAL\LNG\ITA\string.tbl (Italian)

data\LOCAL\LNG\JPN\string.tbl (Japanese)

data\LOCAL\LNG\KOR\string.tbl (Korean)

data\LOCAL\LNG\POL\string.tbl (Polish?)

Now, to the setitems.txt . . . If you have read the file guide found

here, you will

have a basic idea of what the file is all about. If you don't, you'll

quickly catch on during the tutorial.

For this example, we will make a small set called Diablo's End,

that contains some items from Diablo I. First, you should read Rana's

Enquettar tutorial,

it will make adding to the string.tbl for Blizzard 1.0x Diablo II patches

so much easier compared to using a tbleditor. Then, after installing Perl

add ;:\\BIN so you can run

perl from any directory. Unzip the into your mod working directory, so it can also be run :)

First of all, we should plan what we want in the set, and what the items

will be called. Since I want this example short, here's what's gonna be in our set:

Set Name: Diablo's End

Set Prefix: Diablo's

Set Item1: Armor of Gloom

Set Item2: Optic Amulet

Now, let's get to the step-by-step process of adding the new set. First,

we must prepare for adding the codes to the string.tbl using Enquettar:

Make a file called stringchanges.txt file with the text below found in italics:

a 'Diablo's End' 'Diablo's End'

this is the set name (code) and set name (in game)

a 'Diablo's' 'Diablo's'

this is the set prefix (code) and set prefix name (in game)

a 'Dgloom' 'Armor of Gloom'

this is the first set suffix (code) and item name (in game)

a 'Doptic' 'Optic Amulet'

this is the second set suffix (code) and item name (in game)

** we will add the changes to the string.tbl in the last step

Go into the setitems.txt and remove one full line (except row 1 ^_^)

In this example, I removed row 2 (Arctic Gear)

Now, in column A (under 'Name') enter Diablo's End

(the name of the set from the 1st/Enquettar step)
- this makes the game look for 'Diablo's End' in the string.tbl for the set name

Next, enter Diablo's in column B (under 'Prefix')
- this makes the game look for the 'Diablo's' prefix when making a set item

Third, enter 0 in column C (under 'Version')

this column was added in 1.04

Column D, the next column (under 'Level') is entirely up to you, it determines

the level requirements of the items in the set
- set Column D to 27

Column E ('NumItems') determines how many items the game looks for in this

particular set. Since we only have 2 items
- set Column E to 2

Column F ('NumProperties') is probably the second most important column in this file,

it will tell the game how many magic properties apply to the whole set. This

includes magic properties for each item!

For a simple equation, simply add this up:

(Number of Set Items * 2) + (Set Bonuses)

I have a 2 piece set, and I want 2 bonuses for getting the whole set, so I get:

(2 * 2) + (2) = 6
- set Column F to 14

Column G ('Transform') determines whether the set items will morph into a

color different than their item color. 0 means no, and 1 means yes.
- set Column G to 1

Column H ('Transformcolor') is the second half of the 'Transform' column.

If you set column g to 1, then set this column to the color you'd want the

set items to change to. For example, Arcanna's Set morphs to blue items. The

full color list is given at the bottom of the tutorial
- set Column H to 16

Columns I-K are all tied together to determine what set item 1's item type and name will be.

Column I ('ItemType1') will determine what type of item the first set item will be.

In my example, I want Full Plate as the item type, from armor.txt, you will find that

it is also called Full Plate there
- set Column I to Full Plate

Column J ('Item1') also determines the item type. This is the second half to

column i, and requires the item code. The code for Full Plate is ful

set Column J to ful

Column K ('Item1Suffix') is code of the set item in string.tbl used by the game to find

the set item's name. Since we gave the code DGloom in our stringchanges.txt,

we must enter that here, too. Don't worry, the item won't be called 'Dgloom' in game,

it will be called 'Armor of Gloom'

set Column K to Dgloom

Repeat steps 11-13 for the Optic Amulet
- set Column L to Amulet
- set Column M to amu
- set Column N to Doptic

Columns O-Z will be blank because we only have 4 set items
- leave Column O to Column Z blank

Columns AA-AD ('PropertyMod1Code', 'PropertyMod1Offset', 'PropertyMod1Min' and

'PropertyMod1Max') are all used as the first of two magic properties for the

first set item (Armor of Gloom). If you remember the Armor of Gloom from Diablo,

one of the main modifiers was no strength requirements. The code for this

magic modifier is rq00 (-requirements). Since we want no requirements, we will set this

to 0. So, in column AA enter rq00, in column AB enter -1 (it's always -1),

in column AC and AD enter 100. This makes the item have -100% strength requirements,

so zero strength is needed to wear the item.
- set Column AA to rq00
- set Column AB to -1
- set Column AC to 100
- set Column AD to 100

Columns AE-AH ('PropertyMod2Code', 'PropertyMod2Offset', 'PropertyMod2Min' and

'PropertyMod2Max') are all used as the second of two magic properties for the

first set item (Armor of Gloom). The other main bonus on the item from D1 was the,

high defense rating. We'll add 60 defense in this example. The code for this

magic modifier is ar00 (+x defense). Since we want +60 defense, we will set this

to 60. So, in column AE enter ar00, in column AF enter -1 (it's always -1),

in column AG and AH enter 60. This makes the item also have +60 defense.
- set Column AE to ar00
- set Column AF to -1
- set Column AG to 60
- set Column AH to 60
Columns AI-AP ('PropertyMod3Code', etc) are used to give the 2 bonuses on the 2nd

set item (Optic Amulet), I used the big light resist and damage reduction, so the

values to enter are: AI = rl00 (light resist), AJ = -1 (as always), AK = 40,

AL = 40 (40-40% light resist) and AM = ar01 (damage reduced by), AN = -1 (as always),

AO = 1, AP = 1 (-1 damage from enemies).
- set Column AI to rl00
- set Column AJ to -1
- set Column AK to 40
- set Column AL to 40
- set Column AM to ar01
- set Column AN to -1
- set Column AO to 1
- set Column AP to 1

Columns AQ-AX ('PropertyMod5Code', etc) will give the 2 set bonuses to the set.

Let's add +15 to dexterity, and cannot be frozen. * Note: because sp10 (cannot

be frozen) is a boolean variable, we only need to set it to 1.
- set Column AQ to dx00
- set Column AR to -1
- set Column AS to 15
- set Column AT to 15
- set Column AU to sp10
- set Column AV to -1
- set Column AW to 1
- set Column AX to 1

Remember step 1? Well, now we're going to add the stuff to the string.tbl using

Enquettar. First, extract the string.tbl from patch_d2.mpq located at data\local\lng\eng\string.tbl

and put it in your directory (wherever you do your mpq2k stuff). Make sure you

have these files in your directory:
1. string.tbl
2. enquettar.pl
3. stringchanges.txt
4. patch_d2.mpq
Now, go to Command Prompt and run perl with this command line:

perl enquettar.pl string.tbl stringchanges.txt > newstring.tbl

Now, you should have a new file called 'newstring.tbl' in your directory. Let's insert

this back into the .mpq:

mpq2k a patch_d2.mpq newstring.tbl data\local\lng\eng\string.tbl

Quick recap
- For making a set, you must add the set name (and code), the set prefix
  
  (and code) and each set item name (and code) in order to have each item work properly in-game
- Each set item has 2 magic modifiers.
- Your Set Item Bonus comes after all item bonuses
- Your Number of Modifiers is gotten by multiplying 2x your number of set items, plus the
  
  number of modifiers you want for the bonus
- The set must replace an old set
- You must add the codes and names for all items to the string.tbl for the game to
  
  recognize the set

Ondo's Color Chart

No.	Color	Examples
0	White	Perfect Diamond, Sigon's, Bloodthief
1	Gray	Diamond Gems, Angelical, Bladebone, Culwen's Point, Gull, The Tannr Gorerod, Grayform, Magefist
2	Black (Light)	Skull Gems, Iratha's, Rakescar, The Diggler, Howltusk, Goblin Toe
3	Black (Dark)	Perfect Skull, Sage, Shrewd, Vivid, Cerulean, Vermilion, Forked, of Carnage, of Slaughter, of Performance, The Humongous, Crushflange, Rixots Keen, Dimoaks Hew, Undead Crown, Snakecord
4	Blue	Sapphire, Vidala's, Arcanna's, Uwe's Lament, The Battlebranch, The Face of Horror, Goldwrap
5	Blue	Sapphire Gems, Devious, Fortified, of Life, Milabrega's, Maelstromwrath, The Generals Tan Do Li Ga, Irices Shard, Woestave, Gorefoot
6	Blue	Perfect Sapphire, Vulpine, Drake's, Dragon's, Wyrm's, of the Vampire, Ironstone, Ripsaw, Pluckeye, Heavenly Garb, The Hand of Broc
7	Red	Ruby, Cleglaw's, Death's, Lance of Yagai, Witherstring, Chance Guards
8	Red	Ruby Gems, of Burning, of Defiance, Hsarus', Berserker's, The Salamander, Rimeraven, Blinkbats Form, Frostburn
9	Red	Perfect Ruby, of Regrowth, of the Tiger, of the Mammoth, of the Locust, Stormeye, The Centurion, Hotspur
10	Green	Emerald, Bane Ash, Twitchthroe, Treads of Cthon
11	Green	Emerald Gems, of Pestilence, Cathan's, Soulflay, Wizendraw, Darkglow, Tearhaunch
12	Green	Perfect Emerald, +2 to [Class] Skills, Steeldriver, Steelgoad, Serpent Lord, Hawkmail, Lenyms Cord
13	Yellow	Perfect Topaz, Glowing, Amber, Civerb's, Infernal, Blastbark, Sparkling Mail, Nightsmoke
14	Yellow	Topaz Gems, of Quickness, of Thunder, of Stability, The Iron Jang Bong, Venomsward, Bladebuckle
15	Gold	Gold, Platinum, Meteoric, of Wealth, of Fortune, Isenhart's, Arctic, Rusthandle, Iceblink
16	Gold	Saintly, Holy, Massive, Savage, Merciless, Knight's, Lord's, King's, of Perfection, of Sorcery, of Wizardry, of the Giant, of the Titan, Tancred's, Boneflesh
17	Purple (Light)	Perfect Amethyst, Prismatic, Fechmar's Axe, The Grim Reaper, Rockfleece
18	Purple (Dark)	Amethyst Gems, Goreshovel, The Dragon Chang, Rattlecage
19	Orange	of Spikes, Tarnhelm, Bloodfist

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