A note on XML
Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2006 1:17 am
I've always been too lazy to mod games myself as I prefer to just wait for others to do all the work.[:)]
But some folks seem to think 'editing' XML is hard or requires something special. XML is just a text file and can be modified with any text editor. You can use IE (Internet Explorer) to give you a color tagged version that is a bit easier to read. There are also free editors that make life a tad easier but are certainly not needed. The XML file itself is structured and tagged. Thus it is generally easy to read as well. The manual gives you a head start with some of the structure.
So if you like to mod don't let the XML stuff scare you off!
But some folks seem to think 'editing' XML is hard or requires something special. XML is just a text file and can be modified with any text editor. You can use IE (Internet Explorer) to give you a color tagged version that is a bit easier to read. There are also free editors that make life a tad easier but are certainly not needed. The XML file itself is structured and tagged. Thus it is generally easy to read as well. The manual gives you a head start with some of the structure.
So if you like to mod don't let the XML stuff scare you off!