renaissance mod, suggestion,draft.

[Geùvadan]

Hello, this is my first post on this forum.

I've had this idea for a long time, I'm not a modder, nor do I know how to code, I like to draw in traditional, if someone likes the idea of the mod, it's all yours, I just want to participate as a creative mind, giving suggestions or giving art of units, I'll see if chatgpt helps me learn code, greetings to all,

[Deicide4u]

7 hours ago, Geùvadan said:

I'll see if chatgpt helps me learn code

I appreciate your enthusiasm. But, you should learn mostly by yourself, else you won't spot when ChatGPT gives you bad or incorrect code.

[ChronA]

8 hours ago, Deicide4u said:

you should learn mostly by yourself, else you won't spot when ChatGPT gives you bad or incorrect code

This is terrible advice if you really are starting from zero; and I'm pretty certain you are. Otherwise you would have a look at some of the other mods out there and quickly realize there is no coding needed for what it looks like you want to do.

You want to change how units in the game look. That's art assets. You can edit them with art programs like MS paint.

You want to change the names and stats of units. That's simulation data. You can edit it with text editor programs like notepad (if you hate yourself).

If you give it enough context, ChatGPT can very accurately talk you though performing all of these steps, from navigating to the right folders, to teaching you how to edit the files, to guiding your modifications, to getting better tools that will make the process much less tedious. Just remember that with a low profile project like 0 AD, ChatGPT doesn't have perfect knowledge. It needs you to be its eyes: double checking that its hazy impressions and impulses conform to reality and common sense. It's basically an alien life form magically conjured out of all the data on the internet. It has to interpret and navigate all its interactions with you though its hazy memories of that origin point, plus a miraculous feat of brute force intuitive inference.

And it can also teach how to code, faster and better than any other method except hiring a full time private tutor. The key is to never ask it to code for you. Ask it to teach you how to write your own code; and more vitally, ask it to teach you the basic skills and knowledge to continue learning of your own initiative. That will take you far.