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Topic: NPC Gfx Swaping
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Enfield Serf
Posts: 23 From: Registered: Nov 2001 |
posted 29 November 2001 14:30
I figured the question I'm trying to get an answer for is somewhere in the tutorials, but I couldn't find it.Simply, what am I supposed to change for an NPC gfx swap? My original intention was to change Warriv to Qual-Kehk, but I'm probably going to do this a lot with my act revamps. Simple question, simple answer...I hope.

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jbouley Forum Admin.
    
Posts: 4907 From: Portland, Maine, USA Registered: Jan 2001 |
posted 29 November 2001 15:25
Simple answer: Change the Token in MonType.txt. I think all the NPC have the same Dir values, but if not, you might have to change those.Some NPCs have special animations, though, while others do not. So you may need to set the Mode columns in monstats.txt to be in synch with the NPC you're changing it into. Go to the tutorials section and read my tutorial on making enemy golems. That explains token changes by using a specific example...but the rules will apply for NPCs as well. ------------------ - JEFF "A hero is no braver than anyone else. He is only brave five minutes longer." For my latest mod (for LoD/expansion), download at http://www.fileplanet.com/dl/dl.asp?/planetdiablo/phrozenkeep/mods/sic_beta.zip - Or for old stuff (for classic D2), visit my orignal mod site at www.planetdiablo.com/sanctuary [This message has been edited by jbouley (edited 29 November 2001).]

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Enfield Serf
Posts: 23 From: Registered: Nov 2001 |
posted 29 November 2001 19:13
Okie dokie. I'm gonna go give this a shot. Be back with results.------------------ ::Enfield slaps you around a bit with a large trout::

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Enfield Serf
Posts: 23 From: Registered: Nov 2001 |
posted 29 November 2001 19:23
Failure.Isn't there something I have to do to make it run from .txt rather than .bin? ------------------ ::Enfield slaps you around a bit with a large trout::

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jbouley Forum Admin.
    
Posts: 4907 From: Portland, Maine, USA Registered: Jan 2001 |
posted 29 November 2001 19:29
When you say "failure" do you mean the change didn't take or that the game crashed?If you are running the game normally using a modded patch, you have to generate .bin files and those .bin files HAVE to be in the patch_d2.mpq file. You can run in -direct -txt mode, which is easier and saves you the trouble of packing files into the patch_d2.mpq, but there are steps you have to take (and .bin files will automatically be produced from this). Go back to the tutorials. There's a whole tutorial on -direct -txt and I think the topic might be covered in the "Idiot's guide" tutorial as well. ------------------ - JEFF "A hero is no braver than anyone else. He is only brave five minutes longer." For my latest mod (for LoD/expansion), download at http://www.fileplanet.com/dl/dl.asp?/planetdiablo/phrozenkeep/mods/sic_beta.zip - Or for old stuff (for classic D2), visit my orignal mod site at www.planetdiablo.com/sanctuary [This message has been edited by jbouley (edited 29 November 2001).]

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Enfield Serf
Posts: 23 From: Registered: Nov 2001 |
posted 29 November 2001 20:39
Alright, this is getting irritating.I've got the changes in MonType.txt and monstats.txt that should change Warriv to Qual-Kehk. I've been running d2 with the command line: "C:\Program Files\Diablo II\Diablo II.exe" -txt This hasn't been generating .bin files though. There's still no MonType.bin, so I assume the monstats.bin isn't updated. Both updated text files, however, are in the patch_d2.mpq i'm running the game from. Any ideas? ------------------ ::Enfield slaps you around a bit with a large trout::

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Enfield Serf
Posts: 23 From: Registered: Nov 2001 |
posted 29 November 2001 21:38
Ack. I had it right from the start. I just got tangled on that -txt thing. Got it working now. Thanx.------------------ ::Enfield slaps you around a bit with a large trout::

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Myokai Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 298 From: Entsteig, Sanctuary Registered: Oct 2001 |
posted 30 November 2001 04:15
Enfield: what IS that animation you use in your profile?It would make a nice necromancer cast animation, or maybe with a palette shift a replacement for the ugly fire for Burning damage...

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SabinNur Serf
Posts: 1 From: Hayward, CA, USA Registered: Nov 2001 |
posted 30 November 2001 13:34
Enfield's image looks like the "wisp" in warcraft 3 (find it at www.blizzard.com/war3/races/wisp.shtml) or through the link in one the recent blizzard news posts at www.blizzard.com.

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