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konterr56
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posted July 09, 2014 11:24 AM |
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Texturing, adding-removing questions by konterr56
Hi everyone!I've wanted to make a thread where people can help for (currently) noob modders like me, in everything we want know about modding. I do not think about what is in the Modding wiki or something other thread.
I think the most helpfuls will help us in this like: SimonaK,Fauch,Hayven,Radar,etc.
1) I think we should start with the textures.There are much threads about how to retexture a creature,but there's no one which can show or explain us how to remove or add weapons or masks to creatures. I think it can be good to know about if somebody can do it to make his/her own imagined being with that equipment that he/she wants.
2) The 2nd would be that how to retexture a creature as good as an advanced modder, I mean in some threads are as good retexures what I don't know how could they do it. With Photoshop CS4 or with what,cuz i don't know what's the best tool for that retextures like this:
http://heroescommunity.com/viewthread.php3?TID=32731
and this guy moreover didn't make theese downloadable
For 1st thread i think it's enough so i very hope you guys can help us. 
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Hayven
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posted July 09, 2014 11:56 AM |
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Edited by Hayven at 11:58, 09 Jul 2014.
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Great 
1) To make a part of texture (model) invisible - like if it was unexistant use alpha channel while editing texture. Use eraser or something. In GIMP if you mark a part of texture and press delete, it becomes "empty".
WARNING: If in the .(Material) file (it can exist alone or inside the .(Model) file) texture is said as:
AM_ALPHA_TEST - everything's OK
AM_OPAQUE - change it to AM_ALPHA_TRANSPARENT as the game will 'see' empty parts of texture as if they were never erased in the Opaque mode
AM_TRANSPARENT - the transparency of the model will depend on the alpha channel 'strongness' - it can be half-transparent, quarter-transparent and so. Otherwise the game will make only fully transparent parts of the texture transparent in the game.
To add weapon or ANYTHING to the model - check my tutorial on joining models in H5 
2) The only way to do that is to become familiar with your graphics program. I cannot tell anything else as you can see that I'm terrible texturer
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konterr56
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posted July 09, 2014 12:58 PM |
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Thx Hayven its nice, but i will waiting for the other's posts too.
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Hayven
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posted July 09, 2014 01:18 PM |
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No problem
BTW where r u from?
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konterr56
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posted July 09, 2014 02:36 PM |
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im from Europe.I'm livin in Hungary.
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konterr56
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posted July 10, 2014 05:12 PM |
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Hayven said:
Great
AM_ALPHA_TEST - everything's OK
AM_OPAQUE - change it to AM_ALPHA_TRANSPARENT as the game will 'see' empty parts of texture as if they were never erased in the Opaque mode
AM_TRANSPARENT - the transparency of the model will depend on the alpha channel 'strongness' - it can be half-transparent, quarter-transparent and so. Otherwise the game will make only fully transparent parts of the texture transparent in the game.
Can you pls tell me how to change theese alpha channels,with what program?
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Hayven
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posted July 10, 2014 09:15 PM |
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You'll need something in kind of the GIMP or the Photoshop. I'd prefer the GIMP as it's totally free. However you'll need some time to get on well with it. To "erase" part of texture in the GIMP you'll have to:
1. Use 'eraser' tool in 'drawing' section OR
2. Mark unnecessary part of texture and press Delete or Ctrl+X
The alpha channel is already made so you won't need to add it.
To be honest it's good in modding to know basic keyboard shortcuts such as:
Ctrl+Z - back
Ctrl+Y - forward
Ctrl+C - copy
Ctrl+P - paste
Ctrl+X - cut
In the GIMP you can use 'magnifying glass' by pressing Ctrl and moving the mouse wheel.
To open .dds textures with the GIMP you'll need to download plugin. You'll find it easily.
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konterr56
Hired Hero
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posted July 19, 2014 09:43 PM |
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Hayven
Can you post me how can i change the 2nd T5 orc creature's sword?I cannot find the weapon of it. But it looks like easily, because all of his files are in one place but i cannot find the destination of the axe that he has. I hope you can help me.
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Hayven
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posted July 20, 2014 11:38 AM |
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His axe in included into his body texture. You can find blade and handle there. If I see correctly the handle is in the top-right corner and the blade near the head - on the right side.
Tip: If you don't know what part of the texture is this that you want to erase, use brush in a intensive colour such as cyan , paint a part of the texture, save and reload the Map Editor. Check what has changed, use Ctrl+Z (in our polish keyboard there are 2 keyboard style and when we press Ctrl+Shift(+E for exporting images), the style changes so that Y replaces Z, Z replaces Y and some more weird things happen so that Ctrl+Z works like Ctrl+Y - I don't know if you have similar problems with hungarian keyboard but if you do, just press Ctrl+Shift), erase a part of texture if you made sure that's it or paint another piece and reload until you find out where's this thing in the texture.
Very useful during 'cleaning' when there are 'bugs' left in texture and they float around your creature
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konterr56
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posted July 21, 2014 05:42 PM |
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i've done this with the texture, but it didn't become transparent pls watch it whats wrong.
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Hayven
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posted July 22, 2014 10:06 AM |
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In the T5b_Executer material (3.2) change line
<AlphaMode>AM_OPAQUE</AlphaMode>
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<AlphaMode>AM_ALPHA_TEST</AlphaMode>
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Fauch
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
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posted July 22, 2014 12:34 PM |
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I don't see any transparence in these pictures. I should be able to see the grid under it. when you erase your image, you should see a grid under it, not a white page.
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Hayven
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posted July 22, 2014 03:32 PM |
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I thought he shows texture and its alpha channel (as black&white layer)
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konterr56
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posted July 22, 2014 05:10 PM |
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Yes i think it too
Hayven did you get my e-mail?
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Hayven
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posted July 22, 2014 06:47 PM |
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I hadn't checked it before reading your message
Oh damn it. What a stupid mistake. Sorry, it was mine. Just change
<Scale>0</Scale>
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<Scale>1</Scale>
so that the axe will appear. The rest you made is well done. Only texture is cut quite wrongly but it is possible to correct. And... you don't need Material 3.0, 3.1 and AIGeometry in it You have only to put the modded files - SkelAnims (e.g. T5b_Executioner-arena-idle00.xdb), Effect.xbd, Instances, textures and so on.
The Scale param changes the general size of the added model. 0 makes it unexistant and 1 is standard. Some bones change size of the glued model. Rotation also does that (if more than 0.5) - but it warps only one or two dimensions and the model becomes long and thin.
The "<Scale>" is very useful, as well as Placement and Rotation.
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konterr56
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posted July 22, 2014 08:08 PM |
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really??
sure, but... can you tell me x,y,z means.which is right up left or down or i dunno
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Hayven
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posted July 22, 2014 08:14 PM |
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Edited by Hayven at 09:24, 23 Jul 2014.
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X is horizontal axis (left -> right)
Y is vertical axis (near -> far)
Z is height axis (down -> up)
However, the placement may be different for different bones and animations.
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konterr56
Hired Hero
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posted July 23, 2014 01:04 PM |
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ok but it takes me too much time, because when im editiing the position, the editor is on too.So, if the editor is on when im editing than i clicked on the save of the xdb file and than it cant allow me to save it to the pak file because it writes(like this):"it cannot save because the map editor is on!"
So im so angry of it!! 
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Hayven
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posted July 23, 2014 01:49 PM |
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You don't have to pack it. Just put the unpacked 'Characters' folder in /HoMM5/data/ and the Map Editor will read it.
Just to have MapEditor on and reload it each time you change something in the Characters (or any other) folder.
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konterr56
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posted July 23, 2014 04:24 PM |
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aaah... Hayven i will give up. I cannot find its(axe's) position.im doing it for 3 or 4 hours or more. I cannot make it. if i writes to y=0.4 it goes nearer but than x isnt going just left or right, it goes left and it goes up; right and down. And there is nothing tool program or i dunno
what, which can help me in this.
i hope you can tip something 
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