Question about birds

{JT}Tim · Post by **{JT}Tim** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:35 pm

Could someone maybe tell me how I might be able to change the bird tga, I've tried replacing the bird.tga by erasing its contents and placing a new image in its file, but when I go in-game the bird appears as another bird, one which isn't even in my world folder. So if anyone has any ideas of how I can accomplish this, it would be most appreciated, thank you for your time.

P.S. I have already added the necessary information to the ***.req file, the lua files and the tga of my new bird is in my world file as well.

woner11 · Post by **woner11** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:50 pm

I didn't understand all of that, but this should work. Open the tga in gimp, then edit it and save it without RLE compression.

{JT}Tim · Post by **{JT}Tim** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:00 pm

lawl that might help if i had gimp

i used photoshop

woner11 · Post by **woner11** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:01 pm

In this case

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{JT}Tim · Post by **{JT}Tim** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:17 pm

.... o i forgot to mention I'm not trying to change the bird to a bird, I'm trying to make a bird into a non-bird object

tsurugi13 · Post by **tsurugi13** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:39 pm

{JT}Tim wrote:.... o i forgot to mention I'm not trying to change the bird to a bird, I'm trying to make a bird into a non-bird object

For that, just create a new .odf with the bird .msh.

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[code][GameObjectClass]		

ClassLabel		=	"prop"

GeometryName	=	"add_your_msh_name_here.msh"

[Properties]		

GeometryName	=	"add_your_msh_name_here"[/code]

{JT}Tim · Post by **{JT}Tim** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 12:32 am

as far as i know the 2-D birds don't have a msh or and odf, unless they have them hidden somewhere?

unless by me saying object you interpreted it that way, in which case its my fault for misinterpreting your reply, I'll rephrase it, I'm trying to change one of the 2-D birds into another 2-D .tga, a non-bird one

SBF_Dann_Boeing · Post by **SBF_Dann_Boeing** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 2:19 am

well some how, foolis got a new bird skin (or new model? i can't tell, it was in glamour skins) set up, as you can see:

So it's possible... but I don't know how. The only file that i can see relating to the bird is just the texture. But apparantly there's a model somewhere that goes with it?

Post by **Maveritchell** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:53 am

Unless you add memorypools for birds, nothing's going to show up. Same for fish. Check out Kashyyyk's .lua.

Post by **Teancum** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 9:20 am

{JT}Tim wrote:lawl that might help if i had gimp i used photoshop

Photoshop will work just fine. You just gotta make sure you uncheck RLE compression.... always

{JT}Tim · Post by **{JT}Tim** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:41 pm

i think i did that, but I'll try again to be sure... and in response to Maveritchell i added the

Code: Select all

--  Birdies
    SetNumBirdTypes(1)
    SetBirdType(0,1.0,"bird")

to the lua and i also added the bird to the texture section in the world.req file, showing up isn't the problem, the birds show up but (i just noticed this) they are a bird shaped thing with no textures.

SBF_Dann_Boeing · Post by **SBF_Dann_Boeing** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:42 pm

Regardless of what texture you put, it has a bird shape/model. The question is whether you can actually change the model to something else...and where the model actually is in the first place. Doesn't seem to be in common/mshs or anything. It may be hard coded.

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