I need help with modding tools, comp keeps crashing

[West]

hey i need help with some problems i have
ok i downloaded all the tools i needed from starcraft.org (arsenal III, mpq Draft,
mpq compactor, Win mpq) i started making some mods n they worked n it was a @$$ load of
fun, then i started learning more so i downloaded some advanced tools (TBL pad, retrogrp)
and i was using and it was fun n games then suddenly my comp started messing up
and kept crashing and shutting down and we had to type in diff words in numbers(or my dad did that) and the comp started working again, then i downloaded all the same tools again
and i wanted to see a great mod and i downloaded the gundam conversion and my comp crashed again. the third time i downloaded only the gundam conversion and my comp crashed again!!!! from that day my dad wouldn't let me use mod-making tools or dl mods
and now our comp crashed again so i have to use linux now!!! and nothing is getting broken now.
i dont think it coulda been a virus because we scanned everything to be safe n it showed no viruses. i just wanna know the problem cause next week we r getting a new harddrive n i
want to mod again but not destroy my comp.
please, im begging you!! help me
i cant even watch videos or play flash games on here and it sucks!:(:(

[ClintonM]

I have no clue what you're talking about... It sounds as though some of your hardware is malfunctioning from age or use and has nothing to do with the mod unless it's a compatibility issue. However, simply removing the tools would solve the problem.

[coolpotatoes]

Slow down, and talk in more complete sentences. Exactly what were you doing. What programs did u use, what did u do with them, include specifics (ex. marine changed gun to phase disrupter and sight range to 30, well there is the problem sight range must be under 11) Tell us exactly what you were doing at the moment the comp crashed. Somebody has probably done it before and knows how to fix it. If all your doing is .dat editing that shouldn't harm the comp after it restarts, but if you were using a grafting program, that is some very low level coding and I guess its conceivable that it could screw up your hardware or OS.

[West]

ok... thats complicated...
in the mod i was creating i wanted almost all terrans to shoot laser
like marine had a laser rifle, scv had a laser pistol, i was trying to change graphics n stuff
n the siege tank shot the yamato beams
and yeah, my laptop is pretty old, i got this baby, like 6 years ago.
i dont know, but it's pretty wierd.
i used well, i was making a mod on the 3rd day after i downloaded everything the "creating yoru first ,od" tutorials told me to download and the next morning i woke up, turned on my comp
and it said something like, system error, and i kept trying to reboot but it wouldnt work

[DoctorZettabyte]

Therein lies the problem.
in the mod i was creating i wanted almost all terrans to shoot laser
like marine had a laser rifle, scv had a laser pistol, i was trying to change graphics n stuff
n the siege tank shot the yamato beams
Lasers are mainly air to ground weapons. I've never gotten them to work w/ ground units (although it should be possible...). Also, the same goes for the seige tank w/ yamatos. (I'm assuming you were using some kind of laser from a wraith or BC for the laser pistol and other assorted weapons.)
Also, the age of the laptop coupled with making mods and testing them couldn't have helped. SC on a laptop usually isn't a rock-solid idea, in my opinion.
One last thing:
i was trying to change graphics n stuff
Erm...well, did you try to learn anything about IScripting? That's the key to GRP editing. You may want to learn a bit more about graphics edits in SC if you want to do that.
And, on a final note, use punctuation and spell your questions and comments right. You may find everyone to be a little more...willing to help.

-DocTera

Post 150, yay!

[West]

oh yeah. i kept trying to change diff graphica for wraith n stuff n i coldnt get it to work
but the day before my comp kept crashing n stuff i figured ot what i was doing wrong
i was changing it on star.dat! lol i felt sad n stupid that day cause i couldnt try again
i was supposed to use brood.dat

anyways i am getting a new hardrive n i hope sc works on it
(my bro got a new comp last month for an early graduation present, made me jealous)
and my dad said that maybe this year or next we will get a new comp

[matefkr]

You may use win98, it may can broke if you have to shutdown your computer, the shutdown may need becouse a program is still running, and the uggly windows don't care about remake the video mode when it see something bad and you can't use, what win98 give you to solve the problem.

Solvation: don't use arsenal 3 its kinda buggy, use datedit 1.3 (the best version i think). after every mpq import make a flush on the mpq. You can set the directory (your mod directory) in winmpq (option), then after you set the propper directory (where your mpq is), then click on the downer typing field, and if it show the correct location under that typing field (after you positioned the cursor in aim to type), then type: flush "yourmpq name" then hit enter.

[U-238]

Most likely you did actually have some sort of virus. possibly either a replaced dll, or something in the boot sector. Using linux is actually a good option as long as you have a decent enough computer. Just use WINE or some sort of windows emulator or virtual machine so you can run the windows apps.