I Just Wanna Make New Skins!
 

Ok, here's my problem. I'm really new to character skinning and stuff, and would like to have a few questions answered...

1. I'm pretty sure I need the original targa skin files from the characters in order to reskin them, but where do I get them?
2. Many people have talked about "bf2_mod_tools", or whatever. Do I need that to skin, and if yes, then where can I find it?
3. I'm using the DVD version of SWBF2. Does that make any difference?

Yeah, so I have a program that can open targa files, and stuff, so I can edit them, and reskin and stuff... Thanks in advance.

Re: I Just Wanna Make New Skins!
 

bf2 mod tools is a thing to make new mods/maps
you need the mod tools to get the targas

just follow my instructions

1 go here and dl the mod tools:http://starwarsbattlefront.filefront...Tools_PC;57352

2 go to (bf2_mod_tools/assets/sides/"lets say rep") and then get the targa of the trooper you want to skins EX:rep_inf_ep3trooper and you can skin it

3 here are what they all mean
all- rebel alliance
cis- ceperatist
des- desert people
ewk- ewok
gam-gammorean
gar- naboo people
geo-genosian
gun-gungan
imp-imperial
jed-jedi
rep-republic
snw-wampa
tur-turrets
wok-wookiee

and i dont know what the dvd does differently

Re: I Just Wanna Make New Skins!
 

Ok, thanks lots. The only reason I thought the dvd might work differently, is because at GameToast, I've seen many people posting about "how the DVD version has it's disadvantages" and stuff... Yeah. Anyways, thanks a lot!

Re: I Just Wanna Make New Skins!
 

np man

Re: I Just Wanna Make New Skins!
 

Now that I've got new skins and stuff, I'd really like to make them playable. I see many people posting that you HAVE to create a new map in order to make your new skin playable, but what about this new character?
http://starwarsbattlefront.filefront...Commando;63031

The Storm Commando can be used in any map, if you're the Empire. It must be possible to add a new character to a map, because Astute did it, without creating a new map. Anybody got any idea how to do this? (Astute, if you're signed up here on the forums, it'd be nice if you could help me out!)

Re: I Just Wanna Make New Skins!
 

Just follow the tutorial I wrote:

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, then copy the 2 .bat files into the side in the mod tools you are modifying. 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.

On another note, to get the skins working in all maps, not just the map you made, you simply need to follow my tutorial, then go in data_ABC\_LVL_PC\SIDE and copy the 2 .lvl files (for me these were rep.lvl and repshell.lvl) into the side of your SWBF II game.

Hope that helped!

P.P.P.S: I've been gone for a while, could someone tell me what forums are new and what forums have been closed on this site?

Re: I Just Wanna Make New Skins!
 

"ABC" being my map name? Or is there an actual folder called ABC?

Re: I Just Wanna Make New Skins!
 

In this case, "ABC" is the modID example, since it is also used in the "Getting Started" documents in the Modtools!:)
Your 3 letter modID is probably different.:)