GECK Alternatives?

[masternetra]

I was wondering if there are any alternatives to the GECK editor for fallout 3 or am I stuck with that unstable piece of garbage? ...Wish they at least open-sourced the editor so people could improve upon it after they stop all work on it.

[prensa]

masternetra - Hello!

 

"I was wondering if there are any alternatives to the GECK editor for fallout 3"

 

No, GECK is the only true editor built for the task.

 

There's FO3Edit which is a fantastic tool & can be used to make many changes, even a few things the GECK won't let you, but it's not suitable for full scale modding.

 

"or am I stuck with that unstable piece of garbage?"

 

I've found the GECK to be largely stable, it has it's quirks but nothing you can't work around.

 

Probably it's most temperamental moments are when I'm navmeshing, particularly when I'm cutting trianlges & tidying up, that's when I find it prone to crash. I simply save often during those times.

 

Other than that, it behaves itself surprisingly well.

 

Give it some time, start out small & you'll be surprised what you can do with the GECK once you get into it.

 

I took it up many, many months ago & would never have believed I'd be doing the things I'm doing now when I first started. I've even managed to get my head around scripting (finally :) ).

 

I've found the GECK rather well set up & quite intuitive, it really is suited to my preference for programs that allow a "hands on" feel rather than something that feels like raw number crunching.

 

The Official GECK pges are a great source of information & following the toutorials there is a good way to start:

 

http://geck.bethsoft.com/index.php/Main_Page

 

There are even example plugins to illustrate what they are talking about.

 

The forums here are also a good source of information.

 

Not to mention the Nexus Wiki:

 

http://wiki.tesnexus.com/index.php/GECK:_Tips_and_Tricks

http://wiki.tesnexus.com/index.php/Category:Tutorials

 

Hope you stick with it!

 

Prensa