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Lord Kain
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posted 09 December 2001 11:38     Click Here to See the Profile for Lord Kain   Click Here to Email Lord Kain        Reply w/Quote   
How can I exactly insert dc6 Files into mpq archives for instance into the patch_d2.mpq archive?

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jbouley
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posted 09 December 2001 12:13     Click Here to See the Profile for jbouley   Click Here to Email jbouley        Reply w/Quote   Visit jbouley's Homepage!
There's a graphics tutorial here at the Keep. You just need to pack them into the appropriate path (like the missiles path or overlay path, for example).

You can use MPQView or CV5 to see what the paths are...but start with the tutorial.

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Lord Kain
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posted 10 December 2001 09:01     Click Here to See the Profile for Lord Kain   Click Here to Email Lord Kain        Reply w/Quote   
I have tried to make a dc6 file exactly how it was described in the Phrozenkeep tutorial, but it doesn't worked. I have tried it again and again always with other properties but it doesn't worked either. I don't know what i should do now. Can anyone help me?

[This message has been edited by Lord Kain (edited 10 December 2001).]

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posted 10 December 2001 09:07     Click Here to See the Profile for mandzo   Click Here to Email mandzo        Reply w/Quote   Visit mandzo's Homepage!
hey what exactly are you trying to make

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masakari
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posted 10 December 2001 09:22     Click Here to See the Profile for masakari   Click Here to Email masakari        Reply w/Quote   
If your dc6-file is done, look for the name of the file you want replace with it OR choose a name in the for the file an set it in armor/misc/weapons....txt and look also for the path like: data\global\items\... Than rename your dc6 and put it in the right path in the patch_d2.mpq like a txt.

cu Masakari

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Lord Kain
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posted 10 December 2001 09:29     Click Here to See the Profile for Lord Kain   Click Here to Email Lord Kain        Reply w/Quote   
I am a great Soul Reaver fan an I want to create a new Unique Item named The Soul Reaver. The item is finished yet but not the picture. I try to make a picture. Within the I-Net i have found a good looking picture from the sword. The picture now have the right size and the right color dept. But if I create a dc6 file I couldn't insert it in the patch_d2.mpq and I absolutely don't know why. I do it in the same way as you can insert txt files but it doesn't work with the my dc6 file. With an other dc6 file that I have extract from an other patch does it work but not with my.

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masakari
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posted 10 December 2001 11:18     Click Here to See the Profile for masakari   Click Here to Email masakari        Reply w/Quote   
look for right spelling an right path, maybee you forgett an charakter.
Or replace with the grafic the grafic of a short sword (just name it like the dc6 and put it in the right path) so you can see if there isn't a picture, or there is a broken picture, wrong colors or so on. If there isnt a picture then the name isn't correct.

otherwise i have no idea.

cu Masakari

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NefariusDX
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posted 10 December 2001 11:24     Click Here to See the Profile for NefariusDX   Click Here to Email NefariusDX        Reply w/Quote   Visit NefariusDX's Homepage!
you should all really use the -direct methode that way you can know what you add, where it is and fix errors faster.

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posted 10 December 2001 11:32     Click Here to See the Profile for Lord Kain   Click Here to Email Lord Kain        Reply w/Quote   
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Originally posted by masakari:
look for right spelling an right path, maybee you forgett an charakter.
Or replace with the grafic the grafic of a short sword (just name it like the dc6 and put it in the right path) so you can see if there isn't a picture, or there is a broken picture, wrong colors or so on. If there isnt a picture then the name isn't correct.

otherwise i have no idea.

cu Masakari


Mmh... maybe this can work, this option I haven't tried yet. Do the unique item pictures have special names f.i. inv???.dc6?

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NefariusDX
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posted 10 December 2001 11:44     Click Here to See the Profile for NefariusDX   Click Here to Email NefariusDX        Reply w/Quote   Visit NefariusDX's Homepage!
yes they end with u lets say bone helm gfx is invbhm wormskull gfx is invbhmu

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posted 10 December 2001 12:18     Click Here to See the Profile for Lord Kain   Click Here to Email Lord Kain        Reply w/Quote   
Yes that was it. The filnames were incorrect. Now it works great. I thank you all for your great help.

May the dark power with you all

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posted 11 December 2001 11:51     Click Here to See the Profile for Lord Kain   Click Here to Email Lord Kain        Reply w/Quote   
But why isn't it possible to use other names like maybe invssv.dc6? Is there anywhere a file who I can edit such names?

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posted 11 December 2001 12:11     Click Here to See the Profile for NefariusDX   Click Here to Email NefariusDX        Reply w/Quote   Visit NefariusDX's Homepage!
lol u can use any name you like i added a file called "NuclearArtillaryWEAPNT0001.dc6" in xyrax just take care that the file name is the same and that it contains only letters and numbers no symbols also make sure that you remember how it is spelled it might treat MMMMMM.dc6 other then mmmmmm.dc6

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posted 11 December 2001 12:19     Click Here to See the Profile for Lord Kain   Click Here to Email Lord Kain        Reply w/Quote   
I use the this name invbsu.dc6 but I can't insert the file. How do you mean this "just take care that the file name is the same".

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posted 11 December 2001 12:25     Click Here to See the Profile for Lord Kain   Click Here to Email Lord Kain        Reply w/Quote   
I have created a new weapon in the weapon.txt. It is a little bit better than the Colossus Blade but called it Vampiric Blade. The new weapon needs new pictures but I can't insert them. Whatever I do it doesn't work

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use mpq2k or the -driect methode

in mpq2k just type this

mpq2k a patch_d2.mpq invbsu.dc6 data\global\items\invbsu.dc6

now open armor or weapons.txt change the invgfx column to invbsu for whatever item you wanna new gfx for put the txt in the patch if you use -direct -txt you dont need to do the .bin steps, find the item and it will work.

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posted 11 December 2001 12:33     Click Here to See the Profile for Lord Kain   Click Here to Email Lord Kain        Reply w/Quote   
I have done it exactly in the way you had described but it isn't in the archive. If it would be inside, I could see it with mpqview.

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posted 11 December 2001 15:30     Click Here to See the Profile for NefariusDX   Click Here to Email NefariusDX        Reply w/Quote   Visit NefariusDX's Homepage!
LOL LMAO (sorry)

it is inside the archive you just dont see it cuz your datafile dosent contain it.

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posted 11 December 2001 16:12     Click Here to See the Profile for jbouley   Click Here to Email jbouley        Reply w/Quote   Visit jbouley's Homepage!
quote:
Originally posted by Lord Kain:
I use the this name invbsu.dc6 but I can't insert the file. How do you mean this "just take care that the file name is the same".


I think he means this:

If you name your new graphic
coolSword.dc6

and insert it into the patch, you need to make sure that you put the exact same name in the invfile column in, say, weapons.txt (or the adjcanet unique inv file or set item inv file columns)...but without the extension.

So, you would need to make sure you typed
coolSword into one of those columns rather than cool sword or koolsword or cool_sword or whatever. Just make sure the filename you give it and the name youuse in the .txt files are the same.

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posted 12 December 2001 10:20     Click Here to See the Profile for Lord Kain   Click Here to Email Lord Kain        Reply w/Quote   
quote:
Originally posted by NefariusDX:
LOL LMAO (sorry)

it is inside the archive you just dont see it cuz your datafile dosent contain it.


Aaaaaah... you were right. The files are in but I can't see them. Now it works great. Thx

[This message has been edited by Lord Kain (edited 12 December 2001).]

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masakari
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posted 12 December 2001 11:00     Click Here to See the Profile for masakari   Click Here to Email masakari        Reply w/Quote   
Notice: Every new (not original) file you insert in your patch will not be displayed in mpqview without the entry in your datafile. You must write the path and the filename.
And than everything will be OK

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Lord Kain
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posted 12 December 2001 11:03     Click Here to See the Profile for Lord Kain   Click Here to Email Lord Kain        Reply w/Quote   
Do you mean in the string.tbl in the data file?

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NefariusDX
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posted 12 December 2001 11:49     Click Here to See the Profile for NefariusDX   Click Here to Email NefariusDX        Reply w/Quote   Visit NefariusDX's Homepage!
no we both ment the data file you load into mpq view

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Lord Kain
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posted 12 December 2001 12:49     Click Here to See the Profile for Lord Kain   Click Here to Email Lord Kain        Reply w/Quote   
LOL

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masakari
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posted 12 December 2001 13:33     Click Here to See the Profile for masakari   Click Here to Email masakari        Reply w/Quote   
Sorry if i confused you, but what do you mean with string.tbl
I'm sure you know you have to laod first in mpqview the datafile listfile datalistfile or whatever you call it

cu Masakari

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