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Custom mapping and Mods => Resources => Topic started by: minimurder28 on December 09, 2013, 08:18:57 PM
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I am new to the modding community and I was wondering if someone could give me step-by-step (preferably) instructions on how to install/use new character sprites. ???
Thanks.
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Do you just want to replace the old ones with new graphics?
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yes. please....HOW DO YOU DO IT!?!?!??!
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Actually I would love this as well. I am not sure if I am overlooking things here, but I can't find anything to get me on the level of most people in the forums. I am completely lost.
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Firstly, it depends on whether you just want to play the normal campaign with different character sprites, or if you want to create a custom campaign that makes use of different character sprites.
If you're just planning on using different sprites for the main campaign, you're going to run into issues. The sprites are a part of the campaign just as much as the level lay-out and game logic are. They're irreversibly intertwined with the campaign, and can't be changed without some serious work that I can't even comprehend accomplishing.
So let's just hope you're talking about custom campaigns (And the alternative to the above issue, that is sort of a work-around)!
Firstly, in your custom campaign, you have to unpack the assets using the ResourceExtractor.
(Copy assets.bin to your custom campaign folder, and then drag it from the custom campaign folder onto the ResourceExtractor. This will create a bunch of folders in your custom campaign folder that contain all of the HammerWatch assets. These assets will overwrite all of the native game assets when that custom campaign is run.)
Now it's only a matter of finding the Sprites within the assets (hammerwatch\editor\customCampaign\actors\player\) and modifying them.
Now, if you really just want to play through the main campaign with your custom sprites, you can download the editor files for the campaign, (Located in resources, courtesy of Hipshot), and go in and modify the sprites in that, re-pack it, and play. However, I'm pretty sure that would prevent you from getting any achievements.
If you have any further questions, or need anything I said explained, feel free to ask!
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thank you enjay. very much. I cant speak for minimurder28, but for me, I am just thinking about making some custom tilesets and doodads to match for a map i am working on. I know I am new, but i like jumping head first into the fire ;D
also, sorry for asking, but the resourceextractor... where would I get it at? and are there any rules for naming campaigns and setting up the folders?
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So you have your hammerwatch folder, and in that an editor folder. In the editor folder, you should create a new folder, and name it whatever you'd like for your campaign. This is where you'll put the copy of assets.bin (Found in the hammerwatch folder). You also need the levels.xml and the info.xml files in the folder, otherwise the campaign won't work properly. (Attached below if you need them). The ResourceExtractor is in the editor file, simply drag and drop your copy of assets.bin onto it, and then your campaign folder should have plenty of new stuff in there.
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there are no words that can express my thanks. and such a quick reply 8) now that i have the basics set up, time to start work. doing 2d work seems so much better to me. im sick of valves SDK and its crap lol. so time to start on a new game. hopefully i can produce something worth playing. wish me luck.
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Good luck.
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well, I ran into a lil bit of a problem when I followed the instructions you gave me... when I ran the editor, it came up with a crap load of errors and I have no clue what to do now...
EDIT: Forgot to mention, all custom doodads are working fine, but my custom tilesets are not.
(http://i.imgur.com/CBBP3qD.jpg)
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Tons of errors is normal. That's saying that the resources you have there are just copies of resources that are already present. They should work fine.
For custom stuff I can't tell you what the issue is without seeing it myself, otherwise I'd just be shooting in the dark :D
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Tons of errors is normal. That's saying that the resources you have there are just copies of resources that are already present. They should work fine.
For custom stuff I can't tell you what the issue is without seeing it myself, otherwise I'd just be shooting in the dark :D
thank you about the error thing. Now a lil bit more detail about the tileset problem. I basically copied an existing tileset, edited it, and named it something else. I copied all the xml files associated with it and edited them to corespond with the new PNG file. I double checked all of them just to make sure it was correct. All the files are in the Tilemaps folder, yet none of the custom ones are showing up. do all the tilemaps show up in the editor, or do I need to edit another file somewhere to have it default load that custom tilemap?
EDIT: Enjay, I just downloaded your custom tilemap and doodads. they all work great for me. which makes no sense on what I missed. I edited every single xml file to correspond with the new png file... im so confused.
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Ahh, this is an issue with Tilemaps specifically. You have to change the layer that the tilemap uses in it's xml to something that none of the other tilesets use. I managed this by just changing it to various things until it worked.
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Ahh, this is an issue with Tilemaps specifically. You have to change the layer that the tilemap uses in it's xml to something that none of the other tilesets use. I managed this by just changing it to various things until it worked.
Hey it worked. nice. thank you again man. have I mentioned how great you are? ;D
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Post information about your map projects please :D
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Post information about your map projects please :D
here or create a new thread? the one i am currently working on is a very early WIP. just basically the layout is done and I am starting to work on scripts.
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That's where I'm at. I also have a terrible habit of getting just far enough to show the potential of something, and then dropping it entirely. So to combat crushing people's expectations, I'm not showing anything until it's finished. :D
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That's where I'm at. I also have a terrible habit of getting just far enough to show the potential of something, and then dropping it entirely. So to combat crushing people's expectations, I'm not showing anything until it's finished. :D
;D i have done that so many times... i have about 4 maps on SDK for left4dead2 & half-life 2 DM and a couple for some other older games as well like supreme commander 2, quake 3 arena, even WC3 that are just sitting not finished. I get defeated when i get to the point of triggers, events, scripts, etc. but so far, the scripts in the hammerwatch editor seem to be the most user friendly and are easy to get the hang of.