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I noticed that black plague includes dynamite, i searched from the .hps files.

So, let's start by opening level01_cells.hps, when you have it opened (in text editor), search for:

CreateTimer("ventmessage1", 0.2f, "VentMessage01",false);

That above code is executed everytime you try to open the vent in the beginning with your hands (and it gives you the message that you can't, etc), so if we add a line under it:

GiveItem("dynamite01","item_dynamite.ent", -1);

You would get dynamite everytime you try to open the vent with your hands, of course the more you add the above line, the more you get when you try to open the vent.

So if you want to get items i suggest you add them to a place what is executed more than one time (eg picking up a coin isn't good, you only do it once).

Here's the item list i've discovered, not sure if it's the full:

So if i'd want an artefact (items_artefact.ent) then it would be like this:

GiveItem("artefact","items_artefact.ent", -1);

To split it down, i think it's like this:

Giveitem("nametheitemwhateveryouwant","itemcodehere", -1);

I don't know what the -1 stands for :/

Pickaxe and hammer tutorial:

Q: I saw one of your videos, how did you get hammer? And can you get the pickaxe too?

A: Yes, you can get both of them. I simply copied the penumbra overture's redist folder to black plagues folder (WARNING: DON'T OVERWRITE ANY FILES) and then i added these lines to my level01_cells.hps file:

Under:

So now it should look like:

Now, when you go to the vent in the beginning, and when you try to open it with your hands you will receive hammer and pickaxe.

Note: backup your black plague redist folder, as you may in accident overwrite your files.

Thank you! This is interesting and usefull for me!

Hmm, after changing string nothing really happened, with that _dynamite_ and with hammer etc/ the same story. Thats what happened, i try to open the vent, it says i cant do it with my hands, then i press Tab to check if i have dynamite etc. in my inventory and the game just abortes without saving current progress. What did i do wrong?

You may have forgotten the icon; I know when I added the 'Hatch Tool' from the tech demo, it crashed until I added the portrait.

Pardon, im not too good at those things. Where shud i add that icon (what i mean is there is already an icon of dynamite in _Penumbra Black Plague\redist\graphics\inventory_ directory)

Hei... the pickaxe appears on my inventory.. but I can't use it

I'm only can do is hold it in hand.. but I can't beat on the monsters "/

hmmm, wen i put in the dynamite script, like it appears almost like in HPL viewer, except u can take damge etc.

I tried to use picaxe in the BP, but no luck. I have NO idea what program i must use to mod the file. Hmm.. well at least now i know that i'am not the right person to mod the Penumbra. I rather not try these things again!

right click>open with..>Offline program> notepad or wordpad

However... I tried every program what i found in my computer, but everytime i have message "you are not allowed" etc.. I use vista, but i don't know what diffrences it makes. Easy to you to do these things, but i'am not born at the computer, if you know what i mean