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Wrath of the Lich King Modding => "Retro-Porting" => Topic started by: Draak on July 08, 2017, 05:20:06 pm

Title: Change the color texture for Underwear for WOD texture.
Post by: Draak on July 08, 2017, 05:20:06 pm

Hello guys, I'm on a WOTLK Server with WOD texture and I try since few days to switch the color and features of this WOD Texture Patch.
I would like to begin the modding and test my creations.  8)
So, for start I would like to change the skin color of the characters and make some better Underwears if possible.

So for that I hope you have some guides for manipulate the textures ( .BLP Files )

I have pick only the female_00 Textures for test ( extract with MPQeditor )
Converted them on PNG ( BLPconverter)  files and I Modified them with my photoshop.
So after that I Save the Textures in PNG-24 and Re-convert them in BLP files.
Put the new textures in my WOD patch for WOTLK ( With the same name as the textures needed for the patch )

Problem : when I run the game, the texture for my female_00 is just Green With the normal head from WOD.  >:(

If anyone can explain to me what is wrong And can give me a tutorial to improve myself on the modding for character Texturing.

Thank's for your time / Sorry for my bad English ( I'm French )  :-[
Hope you can do something for me ! :D

Cordially Draak.

Title: Re: Change the color texture for Underwear for WOD texture.
Post by: Finsternis on July 08, 2017, 06:20:08 pm

I would say it is the wrong blp format or wrong size.
Character textures have no alpha and palettized colors.

Title: Re: Change the color texture for Underwear for WOD texture.
Post by: Draak on July 08, 2017, 06:29:28 pm

Sooo ... How I can fix that ?  :o

Title: Re: Change the color texture for Underwear for WOD texture.
Post by: Finsternis on July 08, 2017, 08:34:33 pm

Edit the blb converter config ^^  So that it output the correct one.

Title: Re: Change the color texture for Underwear for WOD texture.
Post by: Draak on July 08, 2017, 09:07:25 pm

Okay, I will try !

Soooo, I don't Know how to edit The Blpconverter ...

But thx for your time :D

Title: Re: Change the color texture for Underwear for WOD texture.
Post by: inico on July 09, 2017, 04:36:28 am

Quote from: Draak on July 08, 2017, 05:20:06 pm

If anyone can explain to me what is wrong And can give me a tutorial to improve myself on the modding for character Texturing.

This has been posted like one hundred times. Character textures must be in indexed format, otherwise they look green.
Use this code when converting your blp files and it will fix your problem:
BLPConverter.exe /FBLP_PAL_A8 "file.blp"

Example of .bat file:

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@echo off
for %%i in (*.png) do BLPConverter.exe /FBLP_PAL_A8 "%%i"
pause
Otherwise, do it manually with photoshop (http://www.modcraft.io/index.php?topic=3736.msg20365#msg20365) (Image->Mode->Indexed Color) and convert it back to BLP.

Title: Re: Change the color texture for Underwear for WOD texture.
Post by: Draak on July 09, 2017, 04:55:08 am

Thank you all ! I will try this  8)

Title: Re: Change the color texture for Underwear for WOD texture.
Post by: Amaroth on July 09, 2017, 09:06:50 am

Or you can just use BLiPster and when converting texture in it, make "Character texture" checked. Done.

Title: Re: Change the color texture for Underwear for WOD texture.
Post by: Draak on July 09, 2017, 08:44:32 pm

I think that is  a good Software !
I Will try too !
Thank you all for you help :P

Title: Re: Change the color texture for Underwear for WOD texture.
Post by: Draak on July 10, 2017, 02:50:16 am

Obviously I think I have an error somewhere ...
I have perfectly converted my .Blp and imported them into my patch but I have that WowError

(https://image.noelshack.com/minis/2017/28/1/1499647584-capture.png) (https://www.noelshack.com/2017-28-1-1499647584-capture.png)