The Noobs Ultimate Guide to Mod Making
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The Noobs Ultimate Guide to Mod Making
Okay kiddies who haven't modded before.
Here's are some areas we need to go through before you make you first Combat Arms Mod.
Type of Mod
When making your first mod, the type and quality of your mod is very important.
Why? -- It starts off your reputation as what type of modder you are, and the quality of your modding skills.
Here are the do's and don't's of modding:
Do:
Don't:
Before you start your first mod, you should choose one of the following mod types above, before you pick the mod type of your choice, you should know about the difficulity level of each type. Once you choose the one you like, you may click for the tutorial or search for another tutorial on the site.
Tips:
Here's are some areas we need to go through before you make you first Combat Arms Mod.
Type of Mod
- Intro Mod
- Login Screen Mod
- Background Music Mod
- Lobby / UI Mod(s)
- Texture Mod(s)
- Cross Mod(s)
- RoF Mod(s)
When making your first mod, the type and quality of your mod is very important.
Why? -- It starts off your reputation as what type of modder you are, and the quality of your modding skills.
Here are the do's and don't's of modding:
Do:
- Make an original Mod
- Gather your: Virus Scan(s), Screenshot(s), Video(s), Attachment(s), and if used, Credits toward the people that helped you (Tutorial / Personal Guidance)
Don't:
- Leech mods
- Make a duplicate mod
- Upload a mod that doesn't work
- Display false information: Virus Scan, Screenshot, Video, Attachment, Credits
- Use outside links for download, unless necessary
- Advertise other hacking/modding sites in your mod.
Before you start your first mod, you should choose one of the following mod types above, before you pick the mod type of your choice, you should know about the difficulity level of each type. Once you choose the one you like, you may click for the tutorial or search for another tutorial on the site.
Intro Mod 
Login Screen Mod
Background Music Mod
Lobby / UI Mod(s)
Texture Mod(s)
Cross Mod(s)
RoF / Hex Edit Mod(s)
Tutorials for each mod type:
Intro Mod
Login Screen Mod
Background Music Mod
Lobby / UI Mod(s)
Texture Mod(s)
Cross Mod(s)
RoF Mod(s)
Login Screen Mod
Background Music Mod
Lobby / UI Mod(s)
Texture Mod(s)
Cross Mod(s)
RoF / Hex Edit Mod(s)
Tutorials for each mod type:
Intro Mod
Login Screen Mod
Background Music Mod
Lobby / UI Mod(s)
Texture Mod(s)
Cross Mod(s)
RoF Mod(s)
Tips:
- Don't waste your time with a leeched mod.
- If you Copy + Paste a picture over a gun and bring it here, nobody will get it.
- Don't copy Texture mod tutorials 100% they're over done and un-attractive because it may have been done 50+ times already, show some originality and creativity.
- Dont put images on scopes unless they come out right to your eyes and a friend agrees with you.
- Intro Mods, Background Mods, and Lobby Music mods are a waste of time because they're simple and don't really make a difference.
- Try not to mod rare guns, if you do, you might get only 1-20 downloads even if it's very succesful.
- If you don't like it, then don't upload it.
- Post Previews / Test Requests in the Discussion sub-section.
Threads you might need to see:
.Rez Files Reference Guide
How to Give Credits
Adobe Photoshop Download(s)
If you haven't read No5cope's guide, here it is:
No5cope's guide
.Rez Files Reference Guide
How to Give Credits
Adobe Photoshop Download(s)
If you haven't read No5cope's guide, here it is:
No5cope's guide
Hey all
this is just a little tutorial on how NOT to be a modding noob!!!
WHAT NOT TO DO!
- do NOT request mods
- NEVER repost anyone elses mods! they are not yours, and we do NOT need the same mod posted 50 fucking times
- NEVER ask how to extract or edit a file.. ther are tutorials for everything... use you fucking brain
- STOP asking about .DAT files.. WE DO NOT HAVE A PROGRAM TO MOD THEM WITH YET!
WHAT TO DO!
- Respect a man, and he will respect you!
- Post PICTURES of your mods, WHEN you release, use TINYPIC to upload your pics
- Always THANK people for there release's using the THANKS BUTTON!
LIST OF TUTORIALS THAT WILL HELP YOU NOOBS!
REZ editing - http://www.mpgh.net/forum/210-combat...-tutorial.html
REZ files explained - http://www.mpgh.net/forum/210-combat...y-control.html
EDIT LTB files - http://www.mpgh.net/forum/210-combat...ltb-files.html
Skinning in Photoshop - http://www.mpgh.net/forum/211-combat...photoshop.html
NOW DO IT PROPERLY!
this is just a little tutorial on how NOT to be a modding noob!!!
WHAT NOT TO DO!
- do NOT request mods
- NEVER repost anyone elses mods! they are not yours, and we do NOT need the same mod posted 50 fucking times
- NEVER ask how to extract or edit a file.. ther are tutorials for everything... use you fucking brain
- STOP asking about .DAT files.. WE DO NOT HAVE A PROGRAM TO MOD THEM WITH YET!
WHAT TO DO!
- Respect a man, and he will respect you!
- Post PICTURES of your mods, WHEN you release, use TINYPIC to upload your pics
- Always THANK people for there release's using the THANKS BUTTON!
LIST OF TUTORIALS THAT WILL HELP YOU NOOBS!
REZ editing - http://www.mpgh.net/forum/210-combat...-tutorial.html
REZ files explained - http://www.mpgh.net/forum/210-combat...y-control.html
EDIT LTB files - http://www.mpgh.net/forum/210-combat...ltb-files.html
Skinning in Photoshop - http://www.mpgh.net/forum/211-combat...photoshop.html
NOW DO IT PROPERLY!
Nice tutorial. Very neat. :P
"good" texture mods are harder as crossmods 
everyone can make a texture mod, but not everyone can make a texture mod which has a good theme and is good
everyone can make a texture mod, but not everyone can make a texture mod which has a good theme and is good
Originally Posted by Solify
"good" texture mods are harder as crossmods
everyone can make a texture mod, but not everyone can make a texture mod which has a good theme and is good
everyone can make a texture mod, but not everyone can make a texture mod which has a good theme and is good
Nice tutorial, although I don't really agree that Crossmodding is complicated..
The stars are bullshit; crossmods > good texture mods
wat do u mean by cloring scopes??
Originally Posted by remixdvd
wat do u mean by cloring scopes??
Neatly done and organized, too bad choobs never look at this
lol i was the FIRST ONE TO CHANGE MY SCOPE look at my sig My Modified SCAR L its color changed
Originally Posted by Corndog
Much more sexier than Nexon's Gold Deagle
Originally Posted by Ali
The stars are bullshit; crossmods > good texture mods
It's not about GOOD Texture mods, noobs don't come out with GOOD Texture mods w/out tutorials etc; all the time, only like 10 out of 100 showed good first mods
Originally Posted by remixdvd
wat do u mean by cloring scopes??
Originally Posted by remixdvd
lol i was the FIRST ONE TO CHANGE MY SCOPE look at my sig My Modified SCAR L its color changed
Originally Posted by 666HiddenMaster666
Oh, that one...
Much more sexier than Nexon's Gold Deagle
Good mods always get pushed down by noob mods that are c+p like L9 to ghillie.
Originally Posted by David
Good mods always get pushed down by noob mods that are c+p like L9 to ghillie.
Originally Posted by Jabuuty671
By pushed down do you mean like, get pushed away from the first page by a shitty mod?
on topic: nice tut I think it deserves a sticky to help the choobs
