Birth of the Federation

Is there a instruction manual?
What do I need to learn?
What resources do I need?
Please can you all help?

learn what?
how to play botf? yes there is a manual included with the install and am sure you can find it in downloads too
there are also some guides here on the forum
or just keep playing and once the ai becomes too easy try mp

I'm thinking about the moding and programming

here is a few things you will need

modding game
Hex editor
QD's patcher
UE (ultimate editor)
IDA disassembler

ship building
MultiGen-Paradigm creator
3D max (or other model program)
photoshop
hob convertor

thunderchero

Are all of these on this website?

djaldo wrote:Are all of these on this website?

free download hex editor (not what I use)
http://www.hhdsoftware.com/free-hex-editor

QD's patcher
viewtopic.php?f=126&t=2515

UE (ultimate editor)
https://www.armadafleetcommand.com/get- ... file_id=71
UE (ultimate editor) dev version
http://www.4shared.com/zip/cOYmf_QD/UE_072dev5c.html

IDA disassembler free download (IDA 5.0 Freeware: free for non-commercial use)
https://www.hex-rays.com/products/ida/s ... load.shtml

MultiGen-Paradigm creator
contact me, very old software no longer available

3D max (or other model program)
blender is free
http://www.blender.org/download/

photoshop (any image editor will work even windows paint)

hob convertor
https://www.armadafleetcommand.com/get- ... &file_id=5

thunderchero

I don't know what you are looking to do, but I have seen your other posts offering to help.
I am still working on Uncivil wars mod and need suggestions for 15 new buildings per major and 3 per minor.

that's a lot of new buildings

let me know if you are interested.

thunderchero