Posts from Searching for mods (looking for mods for Tribes of the East).

I have a question:
1) Does anyone know anything about a mod that increases the number of neutral units? So that on maps, instead of 20-49 Gnomes near the sawmill (or something like that), there would be 250-499 (100-249)? And so on for all units.

2) Does anyone know a mod that replaces the Necropolis Dragon with ANY other unit? It's very boring, and its skills are terrible.

3) Does anyone know a mod that completely changes the Undead into Knights? So that they have Knight skills instead of Undead skills (death strike, etc.).

4) Is there anywhere a mod that changes Green Dragons into Firebirds (and later into Phoenixes or Thunderbirds)?

5) If no one knows anything, then tell me on which website I can find a tutorial on modding in Heroes 5: Tribes of the East.

Here's a Necropolis mod. /topic/at/197835/
Here are many different mods; I also saw a Phoenix mod somewhere. http://forums.ag.ru/?board=heroes5&action=display&s=0&num=1150358578&start=0
And here is where modding is discussed; maybe you’ll find something there. http://forums.ag.ru/?board=heroes5&action=display&s=0&num=1138522453
I’ll let you in on a secret: it’s very easy to turn the Necropolis mod into what you need. If anything, I can help. And one more thing: this topic would be better suited for the "Download" section; you might want to browse that as well.

There are many mods on this site: http://all4heroes.net/category/mods
And you can chat with the modders on their forum.

Can't you just Google "Heroes 5 mods"?

Academic Ward – believe me, I’ve already browsed so many “Heroes 5 mods” that I’m tired of searching – that’s why I’m asking the experts. )

Google is all-powerful, but not that much. To find something really important, you need to ask knowledgeable people. I understand that you are not one of them if you write like that...

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Ment – THANK YOU!!! It’s a really cool mod!!! I’ve been looking for something like this for so long that my brain was melting from the same mods!! And regarding increasing the number of units, it seems no one knows how to do it.

There’s nothing on AllHeroes. I’ve downloaded everything that was available.

Ment – I found what I needed in the second link, but the problem is that it’s for version 1.3... And I have version 3.2 (3.1) EWA... I don’t know if it will work...

Damn, why didn’t I ask on this site before? =)

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By the way, I need to change the dragons in Necropolis – they are too weak. I don’t even want to include them in the army. I really need to find out how to make mods.

I found what I needed in the second link, but the problem is that it's for version 1.3... And I have version 3.2 (3.1) EWA... I don't know if it will work...

If not, then it can be slightly modified, and then it will work.

By the way, the dragons in Necropolis need to be changed – they are too weak. I don't even want to include them in the army... I really need to figure out how to make mods.

In short, here's how:
1) Open [game folder]\data\data.pak with WinRAR.
2) Find the file that needs to be changed. To strengthen the Bone Dragons, it will be \GameMechanics\Creature\Creatures\Necropolis\Bone_Dragon.xdb, open it with Notepad.
3) Make changes. Everything is quite obvious there; you just need to know a little English.
4) Save the modified file, but not in our archive, but in a new one, with the extension zip. The archive name is arbitrary; the structure (that is, the path to the saved file inside the archive) must match the structure of data.pak.
5) Change the extension from zip to h5u. The mod is ready!

So, "remake it a little"? Open it with Notepad and go for it? And thanks for the dragons, but can it be replaced with something else entirely? Like replacing the Green Dragon with a Firebird (which evolves into a Phoenix or a Thunderbird), although I haven't checked the other links on Ag.ru yet, maybe there's something there. I tried opening the PAK archive - it opened - and there's another XDB file there... Anyway, I don't understand how to convert it from version 1.3 to 3.1 (3.2). I need to find websites and ask someone to convert it, or tell me what to open and what to change. HOLY COW!!! THANK YOU!! I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY!!!!! I FOUND EVERYTHING I WANTED, EVEN MORE!!!!!! YOU'RE THE BEST PERSON I'VE MET ON HEROES SITES!!! (the others either ignored me or didn't say anything useful).

You're welcome, feel free to ask if you need anything else.

Oh!! I'm back) and with new questions)
Does anyone know of a mod that replaces Green Dragons with Phoenixes (normal ones, not just a texture swap)? I downloaded a mod – it seems to have Phoenixes and Thunderbirds – but they have the abilities of Dragons... That's not right...
And one more thing!! Ment, if you're here, can you point me to some mods that replace creatures? I really liked your tip about where to find a mod that completely replaces undead with knights and their abilities =).

Hello. Here's another place where you can look for mods that replace creatures: http://www.zzima.com/forum//topic/33925/
I don't know where to find a mod for phoenixes, but I'll try to improve the one that exists by the end of the day. I've almost finished it; just a little bit left to do.

In short, here's how:
1) Open [game folder]\data\data.pak with WinRAR.
2) Find the file you need to modify. To strengthen bone dragons, it will be \GameMechanics\Creature\Creatures\Necropolis\Bone_Dragon.xdb; open it with Notepad.
3) Make the changes. It's all quite obvious; you just need to know a little English.
4) Save the modified file, but not in our archive, but in a new one, with the extension zip. The archive name is arbitrary; the structure (i.e., the path to the saved file inside the archive) must match the structure of data.pak.
5) Change the extension from zip to h5u. The mod is ready!

I tried doing it this way, but it doesn't work. Question: do I need to save only the file (it weighs 1 KB) or the entire datapack, which I then rename to *.h5u?

Just the file. We'll put it in UserMODs later. And what exactly did you try, Lord?

Okay, I've improved the dragon. Increased its HP and damage, and added the "ethereal" ability. I copied the datapack separately, opened the archive, found the file, extracted it from the archive, edited it in Notepad, then created a zip archive, renamed it, and put it in the user mods folder. It seems like I followed all your instructions. Then I checked – nothing changed in the game.

Upload it and provide a link, please. I'll take a look and see what might be wrong.

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These phoenixes are really getting on my nerves. The guy who replaced their models did it in a way that makes it very difficult to make changes. I've basically finished everything, but I wanted to turn another neutral phoenix into an emerald dragon (why do we need two phoenixes?), and it seems to be mysteriously linked to the Sylvan phoenix; if you change one, the other changes too. So, I either have two phoenixes or two crystal dragons (but with different stats) :( I'll try to separate them again tomorrow.

I'm posting this monstrosity.