Modding (GTA2)

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This is the main page of GTA2 modding. Here you'll find everything about altering GTA2, ranging from installing new levels to making your own. The most important parts of this tutorial are mapping (creating levels) and scripting (writing scripts). Next to that, some smaller tutorials like altering text or physics are further down the page. At the very bottom, you'll find a list of downloads.

Mapping		Scripting
Basic features		Basic features
Map Editor	A description of the GTA2 Editor, the program needed to create levels.	Main script	How to make a simple script to play your level.
Buildings	Creating a buildin and learning to work with block type mode.	Script Compiler	A description of the Script Compiler, the program needed to convert text files to GTA2 scripts.
Roads	Creating a road network and get vehicles to drive on it.	Code lists	A list of all available objects, vehicles, weapons, characters and more.
Water & animations	Animating tiles and creating water.	Vehicles	Creating parked vehicles.
Slopes	Creating slopes, diagonal walls and other shapes.	Objects	Creating objects, pick-ups and weapons.
Flat tiles	Creating flat and see-through tiles.	Sounds	Creating sounds.
Collision info	Making walls solid, partially solid or unsolid.	Programming
Level edge	Explanation of the edge of a level.	Scripting manual	GTA2 scripting.doc, the official DMA Design scripting manual.
Lighting	Creating lights to make it possible to play your level in "dusk" mode.	IF	If X, do Y.
Zones	Description of all available zones.	COUNTERs	Keeping track of conditions
Putting a level ingame	How to get your newly created level ingame.	WHILE	While X, do Y
		Subroutines	Jumping to commands
		THREAD_TRIGGERs	How to trigger threads like missions.
		PHONEs	Creating telephones.
		Kill Frenzies	Making a Kill Frenzy
		Jesus saves!	Creating a save point.
		A simple mission	An example of a very simple mission.
Additional features		Additional features
Car shops	Creating a building for car shops	Car shops	Scripting the actual car shop
Cranes & crushers	Creating a building for a car crusher.	Cranes & crushers	Scripting several different cranes and the car crusher.
Gangs	The placement of gangzones.	Gangs	Scripting the features of a gang.
Subway	Creating the subway track and placing all the zones.	Subway	Scripting the ammount of trains, how they look and where they start.
Map	Creating a map of your level.	Multiplayer scripts	Converting a level to a multiplayer level.
Other tutorials
Texting	Altering text in GTA2 using the GXT-editor.
Physics	Altering the physics of vehicles, like top speed and weight.
Creating vehicles	Creating and installing your own vehicles with proper remaps and deltas.
Terminology	A list of terminology used when modding GTA2.
Installing levels	Installing new levels

Downloads

• Map Editor
• Script Compiler
• Industrial District script - The uncompiled Industrial District script.
• GTA2 Scripting.doc - Official scripting manual
• STY Tool
• GXT Editor
• Map0 Zonefix

External links

• GTA2 Modding - Forum at GTAForum.nl.