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Topic: Spell Conversions
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Apocalypse Demon Moderator
   
Posts: 4023 From: Mississauga, Ontario Registered: Oct 2001 |
posted 23 January 2002 19:14
Okay, I'm going to work alot on the different spells of different games. So, this will be a "who is converting what spells" thread. So, if anyone is planning on converting spells, post here. So far, Novus has converted two cool spells(one that looks like a portal, the other is a good replacement for energy shield).

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Novus Knight

Posts: 71 From: Minneapolis, MN Registered: Jan 2002 |
posted 23 January 2002 19:21
Here's the three I've done so far... The rest is open so far... ------------------ Ratsbane

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Apocalypse Demon Moderator
   
Posts: 4023 From: Mississauga, Ontario Registered: Oct 2001 |
posted 23 January 2002 19:28
Ok, not sure what to do now. You took all my ideas. Well, SPHOLMIG looks pretty cool so I'll do that one but not sure what it could be used for. That would be a cool aura overlay perhaps. And maybe SPMINDAT could be a cool missile, I'll convert that one.------------------ God gave me a brain to use but I miserably failed to use it to my advantage [This message has been edited by Apocalypse Demon (edited 23 January 2002).]

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Apocalypse Demon Moderator
   
Posts: 4023 From: Mississauga, Ontario Registered: Oct 2001 |
posted 23 January 2002 19:39
Oh also, I will be converting the file SPPOWWRD as well, that can be used as a cool aura maybe. Same with the SPTURNI2 animation too. Actually, can you convert the SPTURNI2 file for me please, that will be a really cool aura in my opinion. ------------------ God gave me a brain to use but I miserably failed to use it to my advantage[This message has been edited by Apocalypse Demon (edited 23 January 2002).]

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Novus Knight

Posts: 71 From: Minneapolis, MN Registered: Jan 2002 |
posted 23 January 2002 20:10
Here's the one you asked for... Plus (of course) a few more... a modifed version They probably need to be tweaked. ------------------ Ratsbane [This message has been edited by Novus (edited 23 January 2002).] [This message has been edited by Novus (edited 23 January 2002).]

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Baz Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 687 From: The Netherlands Registered: Nov 2001 |
posted 24 January 2002 05:51
about spell conversions: must I just replace the spell .dcc file, or must I do something elso too?------------------ Give me fuel, give me fire, give me all that I desire

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Baz Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 687 From: The Netherlands Registered: Nov 2001 |
posted 24 January 2002 12:17
wow, they look cool. Can somebode send all the spell files (in .dcc plz) to bas_harenslak@hotmail.com? Or can somebody say where to find and download them?------------------ Give me fuel, give me fire, give me all that I desire

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Apocalypse Demon Moderator
   
Posts: 4023 From: Mississauga, Ontario Registered: Oct 2001 |
posted 24 January 2002 12:42
Try doing "save picture as" on the spell animation and it should save as an animated gif. Then convert it with Cv5.------------------ God gave me a brain to use but I miserably failed to use it to my advantage

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Baz Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 687 From: The Netherlands Registered: Nov 2001 |
posted 24 January 2002 14:28
I'll soon start converting spell animations too... it's less work. but, must I do it the same way (don't know why I post this, just wanna know it for sure): 1. save (for example) SPHOLMIG to .gif. 2. give it the right offsets 3. (I must be forgetting something, coz it's too short ) save to .dcc format.------------------ Give me fuel, give me fire, give me all that I desire

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Apocalypse Demon Moderator
   
Posts: 4023 From: Mississauga, Ontario Registered: Oct 2001 |
posted 24 January 2002 14:55
Well, I've already converted SPHOLMIG. But basically, that's all there is to it. Just save as .gif, alter offsets, save as .dcc. Unless the spell has multiple angles which most don't.------------------ God gave me a brain to use but I miserably failed to use it to my advantage

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KingCold Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 320 From: Skowhegan, ME, USA Registered: Apr 2001 |
posted 24 January 2002 22:16
as i said in the other post be carefull when u rip so many iamges or black isle may get a bit nervose and shut down the infinity engine conversions alltogether and none of us want that------------------ "I Have Risin From The Ashes Of Death More Powerfull Than Ever"

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Brother Laz Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 1134 From: the place where angels watch... Registered: Dec 2001 |
posted 25 January 2002 00:54
Why would they? It's not as if they would lose sales right? It might actually convince more people to buy BG2 and its expansions, when they see the spell effects and think 'that's cool!'.------------------ To practice the Arts of Modding is to be Damned. To master Them is to be Victorious. -D1 manual

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- SubSanity - Moderator
   
Posts: 1202 From: Singapore Registered: Aug 2001 |
posted 25 January 2002 08:19
Great work guys. Very cool animations.. Just give credit to the Bioware/Black Isle dudes when credit is due. Kudos to the Infinity Engine and BG series 
------------------ Try the BG Mod Beta 1.04.. Available NOW! Get it here!

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jbouley Forum Admin.
    
Posts: 4907 From: Portland, Maine, USA Registered: Jan 2001 |
posted 25 January 2002 11:48
Personally, I'm not too worried about pi$$ing off Black Isles...but still, I probably won't flood the Keep with all the BG2 and IWD animations all at once (as if I'd have time to put them all up at once with my 56K connection through AOL ) The less jarring and dramatic the addition of the images to the Keep officially, the less likely it is to draw attention and irritate any lawsuit-happy folks.And probably, I'll establish a separate page for the non-Diablo conversions soon, with a credit to the original game(s) and the company that owns them. Now, onto other business...I have done nothing in terms of graphics conversions myself...I'm not even sure if I have the current CV5 on my hard drive. But...if I were to want to upload fully-functional .dcc files of the spell animations, what do I need to know about offsets? Yes, I know I can look through any number of posts here on the topic in regard to monsters...what I want to know is if there are special concerns or shortcuts you can fill me in on with regard to doing this for overlay and missile animations. ------------------ - JEFF "A hero is no braver than anyone else. He is only brave five minutes longer." For my latest mod (for LoD/expansion), download Version 1.1 of Sanctuary in Chaos - Or for old stuff (for classic D2), visit my orignal mod site at www.planetdiablo.com/sanctuary

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Myhrginoc Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 1326 From: Percussion U Registered: Dec 2001 |
posted 25 January 2002 19:33
I looked at the source code for CVDCC.DLL, available at the CV site, but I don't know C++ and couldn't make heads or tails of it. If somebody were to tell me what the DCC structure is (past the first few bytes) I'll update my table structure and post ALL the offsets and frame dimensions for D2.Jeff, if you wait a couple more days on that last DCC table I uploaded, I'll issue a new one with a better filename format--I rewrote my parser. I will also include the character DCC info. And I am about done making a similar table for all the COFs, although there are still six DWORDs I haven't been able to assign purposes to. [This message has been edited by Myhrginoc (edited 25 January 2002).]

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Apocalypse Demon Moderator
   
Posts: 4023 From: Mississauga, Ontario Registered: Oct 2001 |
posted 26 January 2002 12:20
Where did you get the source code? All I can do is disassemble it in assembly...and my C++ knowledge is limited(still learning).------------------ God gave me a brain to use but I miserably failed to use it to my advantage

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jbouley Forum Admin.
    
Posts: 4907 From: Portland, Maine, USA Registered: Jan 2001 |
posted 27 January 2002 01:27
quote: Originally posted by Myhrginoc: Jeff, if you wait a couple more days on that last DCC table I uploaded, I'll issue a new one with a better filename format--I rewrote my parser. I will also include the character DCC info. And I am about done making a similar table for all the COFs, although there are still six DWORDs I haven't been able to assign purposes to.[This message has been edited by Myhrginoc (edited 25 January 2002).]
Sure. Just e-mail when it's ready. ------------------ - JEFF "A hero is no braver than anyone else. He is only brave five minutes longer." For my latest mod (for LoD/expansion), download Version 1.1 of Sanctuary in Chaos - Or for old stuff (for classic D2), visit my orignal mod site at www.planetdiablo.com/sanctuary

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Myhrginoc Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 1326 From: Percussion U Registered: Dec 2001 |
posted 27 January 2002 11:32
The source code is on the CV website, in the Developers section. http://user.cs.tu-berlin.de/~mickyk/cv.htmlJeff, my new DCC with COF list is on its way. 

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Alkalund Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 964 From: Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil Registered: Apr 2001 |
posted 27 January 2002 22:48
Besides the baldur's gate series, Planescape Torment has some really cool spell animations also, just thought I should add it here  ------------------ Alkalund

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PandaMonium Serf
Posts: 22 From: Registered: Jan 2002 |
posted 28 January 2002 11:48
Yeah, Planescape Torment has some excellent ones indeed....Rune of Torment would be a trully great spell for a sorceress to cast =) If anyone wants me too i can probably get them saved and send them to people that want to do the magic stuff to them =)

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Baz Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 687 From: The Netherlands Registered: Nov 2001 |
posted 28 January 2002 12:44
Yea, I really love to have some spells from Planescape Torment. It sounds like it is a cool game, and I could really use some spells animations for my Harry Potter mod. Plz send some of the coolest animtions to baz_modder@hotmail.com------------------ Give me fuel, give me fire, give me all that I desire

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PandaMonium Serf
Posts: 22 From: Registered: Jan 2002 |
posted 29 January 2002 08:49
okay baz... just finishing pulling out the best ones now =) I'll send in a littlw while...Rune of Torment still owns all.... the ultimate sorceress spell =)

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Apocalypse Demon Moderator
   
Posts: 4023 From: Mississauga, Ontario Registered: Oct 2001 |
posted 29 January 2002 11:48
Hey, can you send me those spells also? My e-mail is found above my post.------------------ God gave me a brain to use but I miserably failed to use it to my advantage

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Baz Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 687 From: The Netherlands Registered: Nov 2001 |
posted 30 January 2002 07:58
Hey PandaMonium, r u already finished with extracting those spells images?------------------ Give me fuel, give me fire, give me all that I desire

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PandaMonium Serf
Posts: 22 From: Registered: Jan 2002 |
posted 30 January 2002 14:41
okay yeah i'm in the process of sending shortly. You should have some within the hour i'd say =) my worst nightmare happened last night, i had to format after i caught a virus and when i rebooted my PC i couldnt find my vid card drivers.. i had 16 colour display only ~_^thats fixed now though =) I do hope that if i can't get them to work myself someone will explain it for me though ~_^ Getting the graphics out is easy, using them taxes my little mind =) edit: Baz, i think your mail rejected it cruelly for being too big... but it got through to apocalypse demon i think [This message has been edited by PandaMonium (edited 30 January 2002).]

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