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Originally posted by HomeWear:
**Thanks guys!
I'll try to figure out how to use that **** weap resource 
hehe. I'll let you know when it's finished (the plug).
DJ HomeWear (yes, that's me!)
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Yea, get novatools for resedit. It makes editing weap resources really easily. The best way to make a plug is to erase the resources from an existing plug, and starting from there. That way you don't have to change the file type and stuff. Having a printed copy of the nova bible next to you, while it's long, is infinitely helpful, and easier to use because you don't have to go searching through windows and windows to find the page you want.
At least you've modeled the weapon graphics. That's the first step. Then you get a blank plug (through whatever means), and create new resources for weäp and oütf. After you create your weapon in the weap resource, you have to create a corresponding outfit in the outf resource or else (all versions of) EV will go a little wonky. Specifically, when you go into the outfitters, EV doesn't have any outfit for your weapon, and then erases it from your ship. This means, of course, that if you want to keep your cool new weapon, you can never go to the outfitter. Oh, and when you create the weapon and outfit, make sure that they're on unused resource IDs, unless you want your new weapon to override an existing weapon.
And another thing. Just as this forum was designed for users to get help from others, it's also generally understood that when someone asks for help, they want help from experienced (or at least from someone who knows an answer) users. This (luckily) isn't a general EV nova board. Very few people who don't make plugs visit it (and if they do, it's usually "can someone make me..."), so you can safely assume that there's going to be someone here who can help you. It's much better to title your topic something more specific like "I need help with the weap resource," or "Need help with making weapons." Luckily for you, the weap resource is one of the first resources that people learn how to use, so almost anyone will be able to help you with that.
And one last thing, Homewear, please change your signature. Shakespeare wrote (as everyone knows) "To be, or not to be, that is the question" (Hamlet, III, 1, 55). If you want to change the quote to be yours, then don't cite it to Shakespeare. Otherwise people who happen to like Shakespeare (like me), while they get the joke, might feel a bit upset that you're citing a quote to someone who didn't say/write it. It would be better to leave off the "Shakespeare" from the end.
Matrix
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"Nothing is fool-proof to a sufficiently talented fool."
