¶ How to Make an Armbands Mod
How to make a simple Armbands mod for DayZ Standalone.
¶ Prerequisites
1.None.
¶ Required Materials
1.Photo editing software --- Adobe Photoshop is recommended, https://www.adobe.com/ca/products/photoshop/free-trial-download.html
2.Script editing software --- I recommend VSCode, https://code.visualstudio.com/download
3.IceBlade's mod package --- https://
¶ Setting Up the Mod's Structure
The first thing before creating any mod is setting up the structure of the mod. This is essential for organization as well as for the compiler to read everything correctly.
- Extract Armband Mod Tutorial.zip to a folder caled Armband Mod Tutorial.
- Inside the folder create two more folders. One called
IceBlade_Clothingand one called@IceBlade_Clothing. - Go into the folder
IceBlade_Clothing. - Right-click, go to New and select Text Document. Rename it from
New Text Document.txttoconfig.cpp. - Open the file and paste this into it:
class CfgPatches
{
class IceBlade_Clothing // Name of your mod.
{
units[]= // -------------------------------------------------------- |
{ // You can make a list of your items in units[]=. Each item |
"IB_Armband_Example", // must end with a comma (,) EXCEPT for the LAST line. |
"IB_Armband_Dragon" // No comma on last line. |
}; // Example: "IB_Armband_Dragon", |
weapons[]={}; // "IB_Armband_DB" |
requiredVersion=0.1; // |
requiredAddons[]= // |
{ // -------------------------------------------------------- |
"DZ_Characters" // Addons from the game your mod requires. No comma on |
}; // last line. For clothing all you need is DZ_Characters. |
}; // -------------------------------------------------------- |
};
class cfgVehicles
{
// ARMBANDS
// --------------------------------------------------------
class Armband_ColorBase; // Leave alone.
class IB_Armband_Dragon : Armband_ColorBase // Replace IB with your own prefix. Replace Dragon with your armband name.
{
displayName="Dragon Armband"; // Name that players will see ingame.
descriptionShort="Dragon Armband by IceBlade"; // Description that players will see ingame.
scope=2; // Leave alone.
color="ArmbandDragon"; // Replace Dragon with your armband name.
hiddenSelectionsTextures[]= // The file paths to your textures. Yes, you must keep the doubles.
{
"\IceBlade_Clothing\data\armbands\armband_dragon_g_co.paa",
"\IceBlade_Clothing\data\armbands\armband_dragon_small_co.paa",
"\IceBlade_Clothing\data\armbands\armband_dragon_small_co.paa",
"\IceBlade_Clothing\data\armbands\armband_dragon_big_co.paa",
"\IceBlade_Clothing\data\armbands\armband_dragon_big_co.paa" // No comma on last line.
};
};
};
- If done correctly it will look like this
Go Here to learn more about the config.cpp
Now lets test