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Posted: **Tue Feb 28, 2006 5:01 pm**

This tutorial is for editing an existing side.

Create a new map, we'll just use ABC as the 3 character modID for this guide.
Copy the race you want to edit (example: rep for republic) into:

data_ABC\Sides

It is recommended that you copy ONLY the files you need from the Side you're editing.

Now copy the Common folder from:

assets\sides

and paste it in:

data_ABC\Sides

Find a texture you want to edit, they're located in:

data_ABC\Sides\rep\msh

Edit the texture (aka "skin") to your liking.
Be sure to save it with RLE compression OFF.

Now go to:

BF2_ModTools\data_ABC\Common\scripts\ABC

and open the LUA file named:

ABCc_con.lua (ABCg_con.lua for GCW)

Now, if you look down the LUA file you will see:

Code: Select all

ReadDataFile("SIDE\\rep.lvl",

change it to this:

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ReadDataFile("dc:SIDE\\rep.lvl",

Then close and save the LUA.

Finally, we munge the new map and Side, go to:

data_ABC\_BUILD\Modtools VisualMunge.exe

Select the race (Side) you edited (mine was rep) from the Sides drop down menu and leave the Common box ticked then Munge!

Notes:

You can get the race from the assets\sides folder!
The textures are in the msh folder of your copied side folder.
See BF2 Jedi Creation.doc in \BF2_ModTools\documentation for more info.
If you want to create a Side with a new name see THIS topic.
If you get any munge log errors after munging then you must fix them before testing your map

Original tutorial:

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Create a new map, copy the race you want to edit (example: republic) into the sides folder of the new map. Now go to assets/shell and copy all of the folders in it, but not the .req, then paste it in the  _Build/shell folder in the newmap you created. Now Copy the “Common” folder from within the mod-tool “assets/sides” directory and place it in the sides folder of your new map, edit the texture, now, go into common > script > newmapname and open the LUA file named newmapnamec_con.lua (for me that was BS1c_con.lua ). Now if you look down the LUA file you will see ReadDataFile("SIDE\\rep.lvl", change this to ReadDataFile("dc:SIDE\\rep.lvl , then copy 2 .bat files in the side you got, these are: clean.bat and munge.bat , these can be aquired from the _BUILD > 

Sides > ALL in the newmap you created, paste these into the side folder you are modifing. Finally we munge the your new map (see Jedi Creation doc for more info) we select the new race in the drop down menu on the left, and select the race you edited (mine was rep) you alos have to tick the "common" check box, then munge!

P.S: You can get the race from the assets > sides folder  ! 

P. P.S: The textures are in the msh of your copied side folder.

Posted: **Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:28 pm**

Okay........

I do all that stuff and then when I open up the map in game there's no texture at all.

:'(

HELP!?

(Note, this is afer a good three hours of trying to get this to work >.<)

Posted: **Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:56 am**

It seemed to work for me, but there does seem to be a large margin for error, I will see what the problem is and address it, perhaps I have missed something out, keep trying and try reading all the threads on editing troops in this forum.

Posted: **Wed Mar 01, 2006 12:05 pm**

busterkinkade
I see yu are knowlege skinner-modder. Can you contact me?

Posted: **Wed Mar 01, 2006 12:28 pm**

Sorry, so how do I contact you? And I made some changes to the tutorial, it should work now.

Posted: **Wed Mar 01, 2006 12:47 pm**

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Posted: **Wed Mar 01, 2006 12:54 pm**

Thanks, and the tutorial works for me fine perhaps Epena there is something you are missing out?

Posted: **Wed Mar 01, 2006 1:32 pm**

I'm not sure. I'll re-do this later.

Thanks for the update.

Posted: **Wed Mar 01, 2006 1:55 pm**

Leviathan
umm..Thanx

Posted: **Wed Mar 01, 2006 2:14 pm**

i followed every thing in this guide to making a skin but theres only one problem.

i put my clone commander skins (commander and cape) into my rep side this deleted the ones in there and put mine in there.

by the way heres I pasted my skins C:\BF2_ModTools\data_RT1\Sides\rep\msh

then i munged my map ( I i put rep as the side) and it finished and said go play bf2 but i noticed this note pad thing saying 2 errors about my skins

link: http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=3/5912055698.jpg&s=x402
(please tell me if that link is broken i'll fix)

i started up the game and found my commander skin is now black (yes i did get the points to get it)

do you know whats going on???

please help!!!

Posted: **Wed Mar 01, 2006 2:35 pm**

busterkinkade wrote:
Create a new map

Hmmm, now how do i do that? Could someone possibly create an in depth tutorial on how to make a decent map, i tried to make a map but failed miserably.

Posted: **Wed Mar 01, 2006 2:44 pm**

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Posted: **Wed Mar 01, 2006 3:06 pm**

E1025 wrote:i followed every thing in this guide to making a skin but theres only one problem.

i put my clone commander skins (commander and cape) into my rep side this deleted the ones in there and put mine in there.

by the way heres I pasted my skins C:\BF2_ModTools\data_RT1\Sides\rep\msh

then i munged my map ( I i put rep as the side) and it finished and said go play bf2 but i noticed this note pad thing saying 2 errors about my skins

link: http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=3/5912055698.jpg&s=x402
(please tell me if that link is broken i'll fix)

i started up the game and found my commander skin is now black (yes i did get the points to get it)

do you know whats going on???

please help!!!

i have the exact same error!!! what editing software do you use. i use jasc paint shop pro

Posted: **Wed Mar 01, 2006 4:20 pm**

wow so it looks like tis not only me having this stupid problem!

and yes i do use jasic paint shop pro

we need help!

Posted: **Wed Mar 01, 2006 5:15 pm**

Will this guidework for changing Luke to his Tatooine clothes?

Posted: **Wed Mar 01, 2006 8:30 pm**

OGEB1103 wrote:
E1025 wrote:i followed every thing in this guide to making a skin but theres only one problem.

i put my clone commander skins (commander and cape) into my rep side this deleted the ones in there and put mine in there.

by the way heres I pasted my skins C:\BF2_ModTools\data_RT1\Sides\rep\msh

then i munged my map ( I i put rep as the side) and it finished and said go play bf2 but i noticed this note pad thing saying 2 errors about my skins

link: http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=3/5912055698.jpg&s=x402
(please tell me if that link is broken i'll fix)

i started up the game and found my commander skin is now black (yes i did get the points to get it)

do you know whats going on???

please help!!!
i have the exact same error!!! what editing software do you use. i use jasc paint shop pro

I'm getting this one too with both Paint Shop Pro and GIMP... dunno what's going on

Posted: **Wed Mar 01, 2006 9:47 pm**

were do u put the munge and clean after you copy
and were do u munge cause ive been munging in the mod tools start thing visualimage i think

Posted: **Thu Mar 02, 2006 3:34 am**

i copyed my munge and clean into this folder

C:\BF2_ModTools\data_RT1\Sides\rep

then i start the munge here

C:\BF2_ModTools\data_RT1\_BUILD

Posted: **Thu Mar 02, 2006 6:25 am**

t65flyer wrote:
OGEB1103 wrote:
E1025 wrote:i followed every thing in this guide to making a skin but theres only one problem.

i put my clone commander skins (commander and cape) into my rep side this deleted the ones in there and put mine in there.

by the way heres I pasted my skins C:\BF2_ModTools\data_RT1\Sides\rep\msh

then i munged my map ( I i put rep as the side) and it finished and said go play bf2 but i noticed this note pad thing saying 2 errors about my skins

link: http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=3/5912055698.jpg&s=x402
(please tell me if that link is broken i'll fix)

i started up the game and found my commander skin is now black (yes i did get the points to get it)

do you know whats going on???

please help!!!
i have the exact same error!!! what editing software do you use. i use jasc paint shop pro
I'm getting this one too with both Paint Shop Pro and GIMP... dunno what's going on

Okay, I figured it out. I opened a skin file, threw some paint on it, saved it as a GIMP file, closed the program, then reopened and saved as a .tga (with a new name).
The I renamed it rep_inf_ep3trooper and put it in a map. Probably more complicated than necessary, but if it works...

my ueber ugly trooper

: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/ ... t_0011.jpg

EDIT: Okay, also woks with .jpg... in Paint Shop (or whatever) I would save in the native format [i.e Paint Shop Pro (.psp)] so you can go back and edit layers, etc.
ueber ugly trooper 2: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/ ... t_0014.jpg
Kinda looks like something I colored when I was 3...

Now I can reskin the rebel pilot helmets :twisted:

Posted: **Thu Mar 02, 2006 7:49 am**

must i rename the munge.bat into munge.txt and change ALL to my Modid?

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