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Help getting started with DLL mods

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CraigParton

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Hey guys, first post, just looking for a bit of help getting into the modding scene for 7d2d. I do have experience modding other games. I've written plugins for Minecraft (Java) and Ultima Online, or RunUO (C#). Minecraft had a modding API, Bukkit (now Spigot). From what I am reading 7d2d won't have an official mod API until Beta, but people are making mods anyway somehow. I downloaded the source for Alloc's Server Fixes and opened it in Visual Studio, and noticed that he seems to be making calls to some kind of internal API. I've learned a little about it by peeking around in there, but I was curious if anyone had more information about this mysterious internal API. I've done a lot of searching but real information on the subject is sparse and questionable.

I'm aware you can change a lot about the game through the XML config files. But I need more than that. I'm looking to play around with chat, perhaps filter or modify it, add in a LCB that prevents any type of damage similar to a trader area, things like that. I don't want to add models or change anything that will require anyone to download any files to connect to the server. I read about the SDX API, but it requires you to turn off EAC and I don't want to do that. I saw that Alloc's mods were just neat little DLLs that went into a mods folder. Those are the type of mods I'm looking to make. If anyone could provide any information about how to get started doing this it would be greatly appreciated. I have Visual Studio 2017 and will download anything else I need.

 
Thank you so much everyone! I downloaded the Bad Company mod and looked around and saw how you were hooking events. But the mod-base template is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you Stompy! Now to buckle down this weekend and figure all this stuff out. I'm familiar with CIL so I may do some additional poking around for clarity. Thank you all for the great info!

 
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