Knowledge base on mods for the first games

This collection of materials collects a knowledge base for creating their own sets of levels that complement the plot of the game or tell another story about the adventures of Harry Potter. The theme of mod-building (MOD is an abbreviation of “modification” – a partial or complete change in the plot of the main game).

Tools.

• Editors: Metallicafan212’s Harry Potter 2 (HP2) | UnWorld’s editor (HP1, HP2, HP3), outdated
• Viewing and converting graphics: XNView, HoneyView.
• Resource Unpackers.

Basic data

• How to create a mod HP1, HP2, HP3.
• Basic concepts found in the editor.
• Copying a part of a scene from the original game level.
• Characters and objects. Adding and destroying.
• The tree of actors: The Chamber of Secrets
• Spells: Lumos (invisible walls), Other spells.
• Mechanisms: Rotary rings (HP2), Elevator, Mover.
• Direct interaction with objects.
• Music and sounds.
• Currency, candies and collections.
• Artificial intelligence of the environment.
• Sources of information.
• Other lessons
  • Creating cut-scenes.
  • HP1. Creating the first level.
  • HP1. Adding objects, lighting and music.
  • A sample of the pen. Scenarios (amateur, in Russian)
  • How to create your own texture pack in the editor.
  • Koops Lessons (text descriptions).
  • UnWorld Lessons (video in English).
  • Arachne Spider Lessons (text).

Dmitry “Lemon” / Oldheimer’s page (mods, lessons in Russian).

The OlegGameChannel page (mods, lessons in Russian)

How to send

Authors of the mods section: Setebos (the first designer), Kram (shared experiences and pictures), АlехeyMS (page maintenance), Serhiy1994 (constructive criticism and descriptions for some videos), Daria Chernenkaya (some hints), our visitors (questions and mutual assistance 🙂 ).

The authors of some articles and tips are listed separately 😉

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