Starsiege: Tribes/Skinning - Revision history

Te-noxwizard: Typos

2012-06-18T03:03:04Z

Typos

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	Check the Supported Recplacements.txt file in the TRIBES\Hudbot folder and see if the image you are replacing is on the list. If it is, you can just move the .tga file to the TRIBES\Hudbot\Replacements folder, unless it's a HUD, which needs to go in the TRIBES\Hudbot\HUDs folder.		Check the Supported Recplacements.txt file in the TRIBES\Hudbot folder and see if the image you are replacing is on the list. If it is, you can just move the .tga file to the TRIBES\Hudbot\Replacements folder, unless it's a HUD, which needs to go in the TRIBES\Hudbot\HUDs folder.

	If your image is not on the Supported Replacements list, there is ~~anothe~~ step you must follow.		If your image is not on the Supported Replacements list, there is another step you must follow.


	=== Step 2 ===		=== Step 2 ===

Te-krogoth: Added boxes

2012-06-18T01:22:41Z

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	After ''@echo off'' you need to add the following line:		After ''@echo off'' you need to add the following line:
			<pre>makeskin pal3 ''your_image_name.bmp'' plasma.bmp</pre>
	:makeskin pal3 ''your_image_name.bmp'' plasma.bmp


	Replace the text that says ''your_image_name'' with the name of your image. For example, I named my new skin: plasmaskin.bmp, so my makeskin.bat will look like this:		Replace the text that says ''your_image_name'' with the name of your image. For example, I named my new skin: plasmaskin.bmp, so my makeskin.bat will look like this:

	:@echo off		<pre>@echo off
	:		makeskin pal3 plasmaskin.bmp plasma.bmp</pre>
	:makeskin pal3 plasmaskin.bmp plasma.bmp


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	If you're making armor skins, there's an extra part that you add to your ''makeskin.bat'':		If you're making armor skins, there's an extra part that you add to your ''makeskin.bat'':

	:@echo off		<pre>@echo off

	:
	~~:makeskin pal3 light_armor_skins.bmp skinname.larmor.bmp~~

	~~:makeskin pal3 medium_armor_skins.bmp skinname.marmor.bmp~~

	~~:makeskin pal3 heavy_armor_skins.bmp skinname.harmor.bmp~~

	~~:makeskin pal3 female_light_skins.bmp skinname.lfemale.bmp~~

	~~:makeskin pal3 female_medium_skins.bmp skinname.mfemale.bmp~~

	~~:pause~~

	:
	~~:vt -sp MySkins.vol skinname.larmor.bmp~~

	~~:vt -sp MySkins~~.~~vol~~ skinname.marmor.bmp		makeskin pal3 light_armor_skins.bmp skinname.larmor.bmp
			makeskin pal3 medium_armor_skins.bmp skinname.marmor.bmp
			makeskin pal3 heavy_armor_skins.bmp skinname.harmor.bmp
			makeskin pal3 female_light_skins.bmp skinname.lfemale.bmp
			makeskin pal3 female_medium_skins.bmp skinname.mfemale.bmp

	~~:vt -sp MySkins.vol skinname.harmor.bmp~~		pause

	~~:vt -sp MySkins.vol skinname.lfemale.bmp~~

	:vt -sp MySkins.vol skinname.mfemale.bmp		vt -sp MySkins.vol skinname.larmor.bmp
			vt -sp MySkins.vol skinname.marmor.bmp
			vt -sp MySkins.vol skinname.harmor.bmp
			vt -sp MySkins.vol skinname.lfemale.bmp
			vt -sp MySkins.vol skinname.mfemale.bmp

	:		vt MySkins.vol</pre>
	:vt MySkins.vol


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	In TRIBES\Hudbot\Docs folder, extract the ''t1_crc_textures.zip'' file. Move your new .tga file, and the original .bmp file into the t1_crc_textures folder. Open the command prompt to that folder and run:		In TRIBES\Hudbot\Docs folder, extract the ''t1_crc_textures.zip'' file. Move your new .tga file, and the original .bmp file into the t1_crc_textures folder. Open the command prompt to that folder and run:

	:t1_crc_textures.exe > out.txt		<pre>t1_crc_textures.exe > out.txt</pre>


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	Open the newly created out.txt file. Inside will be a CRC value for your new file. Copy the line and paste it into your Autoexec.cs file, which is in the TRIBES\config folder. You should find something similar to this in your out.txt file:		Open the newly created out.txt file. Inside will be a CRC value for your new file. Copy the line and paste it into your Autoexec.cs file, which is in the TRIBES\config folder. You should find something similar to this in your out.txt file:

	:Hudbot::addReplacement( "4f0e55a3", "BLUE00.TGA" ); // .		<pre>Hudbot::addReplacement( "4f0e55a3", "BLUE00.TGA" ); // .</pre>

Te-krogoth: Added categories

2012-06-11T23:50:25Z

Added categories

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	=== Step 4 ===		=== Step 4 ===
	Move the .tga file to the TRIBES\Hudbot\Replacements folder, unless it's a HUD, which needs to go in the TRIBES\Hudbot\HUDs folder. And you're done.		Move the .tga file to the TRIBES\Hudbot\Replacements folder, unless it's a HUD, which needs to go in the TRIBES\Hudbot\HUDs folder. And you're done.

			[[Category:Tribes]]
			[[Category:Tutorials]]

Te-krogoth at 02:39, 10 June 2012

2012-06-10T02:39:36Z

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	[[Starsiege: Tribes\|Tribes]] allows you to replace the skins on every object with those of your very own. This tutorial will show you how to extract a skin from Tribes (the plasma gun), and then convert your skins so that they will work with Tribes. This page covers how to create skins for Tribes, Tribes 1.40, and ~~Hubot~~.		[[Starsiege: Tribes\|Tribes]] allows you to replace the skins on every object with those of your very own. This tutorial will show you how to extract a skin from Tribes (the plasma gun), and then convert your skins so that they will work with Tribes. This page covers how to create skins for Tribes, Tribes 1.40, and Hudbot.

Te-krogoth at 01:01, 10 June 2012

2012-06-10T01:01:32Z

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	== ~~HudBot~~ ==		== Hudbot ==
	This section will go over how to create skins for Hudbot. If you don't already have it, you can get it here:		This section will go over how to create skins for Hudbot. If you don't already have it, you can get it here:

Te-krogoth: Added Tribes 1.40 and Hudbot

2012-06-10T01:00:08Z

Added Tribes 1.40 and Hudbot

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-[[Starsiege: Tribes|Tribes]] allows you to replace the skins on every object with those of your very own. This tutorial will show you how to extract a skin from Tribes (the plasma gun), and then convert your skins so that they will work with Tribes.
+[[Starsiege: Tribes|Tribes]] allows you to replace the skins on every object with those of your very own. This tutorial will show you how to extract a skin from Tribes (the plasma gun), and then convert your skins so that they will work with Tribes. This page covers how to create skins for Tribes, Tribes 1.40, and Hubot.
+== Step 1 - Tools ==
 The first thing you need to do is download a few tools that you will need. You can download them here:
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-== Step 2 ==
+== Step 2 - Extracting the image ==
 All of the skins for Tribes are in .vol files in your Tribes\Base folder.  In order to extract the files from the .vol files, you need to use Tribes Tools.  This program will also convert the .bmp files to an editable format.  Launch Tribes Tools and click on ''Tools'' and then click on ''VOL File Extractor''.
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 Click OK until you get back to your image.  Now click ''File'', and click ''Save As''.
-Save your image as a .bmp file.
+Save your image as a .bmp file. (NOTE: Tribes only supports a maximum image resolution of 256 x 256)
 A prompt will come up, and you need to make sure that ''Depth'' is on 8 Bit.
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-== Step 7 - Armor Skins ==
+== Armor Skins ==
 If you're making armor skins, there's an extra part that you add to your ''makeskin.bat'':
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 Put the .vol file in your Tribes\Base\Skins folder.

Te-krogoth: Created page for Skinning Tribes

2012-06-09T23:15:37Z

Created page for Skinning Tribes

New page

[[Starsiege: Tribes|Tribes]] allows you to replace the skins on every object with those of your very own. This tutorial will show you how to extract a skin from Tribes (the plasma gun), and then convert your skins so that they will work with Tribes.

This tutorial is for all version of Tribes '''except''' for Tribes 1.40, and the HudBot script, they have special instructions.

== Step 1 ==
The first thing you need to do is download a few tools that you will need. You can download them here:

[http://library.theexiled.pwnageservers.com/file.php?id=405 Tribes Tools]

[http://library.theexiled.pwnageservers.com/file.php?id=2608 Skin Tools]

== Step 2 ==
All of the skins for Tribes are in .vol files in your Tribes\Base folder. In order to extract the files from the .vol files, you need to use Tribes Tools. This program will also convert the .bmp files to an editable format. Launch Tribes Tools and click on ''Tools'' and then click on ''VOL File Extractor''.

In the upper left column, go to your Tribes\Base folder. In the lower left column, select ''Entities.vol''. In the middle column, select ''plasma.bmp''. In the right column, select the location that you want your file extracted to. In the lower right corner, put a check next to ''PBMP -> BMP''. Then click ''START''. A progress bar should come up and then go away, and now your file should be where you told it to be extracted.

This is what your screen should look like:

[[File:TribesTools.jpg]]

If you don't need to extract the skin from a .vol file you can just click ''Tools'' and click ''PBMP -> BMP'' and use that window to convert your skin to an editable format.

== Step 3 - Editing in PhotoShop ==
Now open plasma.bmp in PhotoShop. In order to edit the image, you will need to click ''Image'', then go to ''Mode'', and click on ''RGB Mode''. Next you need to duplicate the layer (Ctrl + J), and then delete the original layer. You can now modify the image.

[[File:Skinning_Step3.jpg]]

== Step 4 - Saving in PhotoShop ==
After your image is edited you will need to go to ''Image'', then go to ''Mode'', and put it back on ''Indexed Color''.
A prompt will come up. Click the drop down next to ''Palette'' and click ''Custom''.

[[File:Skinning_Step4.jpg]]

Another prompt will come up, and you need to click on ''Load'', and go to where you extracted Skin Tools and choose ''pal3PS.act'' and click ''Load''.

[[File:Skinning_Step4b.jpg]]

Click OK until you get back to your image. Now click ''File'', and click ''Save As''.
Save your image as a .bmp file.
A prompt will come up, and you need to make sure that ''Depth'' is on 8 Bit.

[[File:Skinning_Step4c.jpg]]

== Step 5 - Converting to PBMP ==
Go to where you extracted Skin Tools, right click on ''makeskin.bat'', and click ''Edit''.

Delete everything after ''@echo off''

After ''@echo off'' you need to add the following line:

:makeskin pal3 ''your_image_name.bmp'' plasma.bmp

Replace the text that says ''your_image_name'' with the name of your image. For example, I named my new skin: plasmaskin.bmp, so my makeskin.bat will look like this:

:@echo off
:
:makeskin pal3 plasmaskin.bmp plasma.bmp

plasma.bmp is the file that will be created.

Save your file, and then run ''MakeSkin.exe''

It will create plasma.bmp and put it in the folder that MakeSkin.exe is in.

== Step 6 - Final Step ==
Now move the newly created ''plasma.bmp'' to your Tribes\Base folder, and launch Tribes. It will now be on your Plasma gun.

== Step 7 - Armor Skins ==
If you're making armor skins, there's an extra part that you add to your ''makeskin.bat'':

:@echo off

:
:makeskin pal3 light_armor_skins.bmp skinname.larmor.bmp

:makeskin pal3 medium_armor_skins.bmp skinname.marmor.bmp

:makeskin pal3 heavy_armor_skins.bmp skinname.harmor.bmp

:makeskin pal3 female_light_skins.bmp skinname.lfemale.bmp

:makeskin pal3 female_medium_skins.bmp skinname.mfemale.bmp

:pause

:
:vt -sp MySkins.vol skinname.larmor.bmp

:vt -sp MySkins.vol skinname.marmor.bmp

:vt -sp MySkins.vol skinname.harmor.bmp

:vt -sp MySkins.vol skinname.lfemale.bmp

:vt -sp MySkins.vol skinname.mfemale.bmp

:
:vt MySkins.vol

The left .bmp file is the input, so put there whatever you named your file, and the right .bmp file is the output, you can replace ''skinname'' with the name of your amor.

'''What this does''':

Converts the .bmp files to the Tribes .pbmp format.

Then puts the converted .bmp files into a .vol file called MySkins.vol, which can be renamed to whatever you want.

Put the .vol file in your Tribes\Base\Skins folder.