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Originally posted by Memnoch:
All criticism is welcome as long as it's constructive, but in defense of TL and the other guys who made IEEP possible, without IEEP everyone would be hex editing to make ANY changes - and that is a LOT harder than using IEEP.  I thankful that at least someone went to the trouble of creating IEEP, which you can use to create items/spells for BG, BG2 and IWD, and is the simplest option out there.
IEEP can be daunting for people who are afraid to have a go. Don't be! Think of how hard it was to use MS Word or Excel for the first time. You will not always be initially successful at what you're trying to do; don't give up that easily. Trial and error, and looking at how existing items/spells are put together, are the only way to learn how to use it. Like in all things start simple, and then add more complexity to your items as you go.
I personally think this would be a good idea, Vaskez. Maybe you could expand on some of the points that Drizzt raised in his tutorial. The feedback I'm getting is that 90% of people who start editing quit within 1 week because they either can't work out how IEEP works (even though there's a comprehensive help section) or they want a complex item with effects that don't exist in the game, so it's impossible to use a template. I think that once people are past that initial hurdle they will pick the nuances of editing up easily.
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Yep, I agree with all that....don't look a gift-horse in the mouth!!! IEEP may not have an editing for dummies guide but I found it very easy to use etc., and I had no help from tutorials, so if I can do it, so can others...
Memnoch what Drizzt's tutorial are u talking about? I only know of his kit one, although I've never read it. Are u now saying I should do a more advanced kit making tutorial?