AJenbo
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7 months ago We already support mpq mods and direct file loading. Belzebub (HD) and The Hell both modefy/replace the engine, which would mean replacing DevilutionX, so we cannot support them. Instead they would need to rebase there mods on DeviluionX. In the up coming version there is also support for Lua scripting which will remove the need to modefy the engine it self.
Correct me if I misunderstood how the emulator works.
It's not an emulator.
I think it won't be too difficult if DevilutionX just reads mpqs and plays back their contents.
MPQ files are not some form of game programming language, it's just a file container very similar to a ZIP file. You might as well say that the engine should support games that where released on a CD. You can't just "play back" the content when the content can be anything.
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Maderator3000
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I suggest adding support for existing mods for Diablo & Hellfire. I do not know how difficult it is to do this. I understand that it is very difficult to support all mods. I propose to support those mods that require mpq mod files to work with, as with Hellfire. I think it won't be too difficult if DevilutionX just reads mpqs and plays back their contents. Correct me if I misunderstood how the emulator works. There are very few mods based on Devilution and almost no one deals with them, while there are already a huge number of suitable mods for the game itself, like the "HD Mod" and the "The Hell" series of mods.