Tenderfoot Thahd DrakonWorshiper Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Hello, I was wondering why would Jeff transform the Drakon graphics? I mean the previous Drakon looked like a tall and strong looking Dragon standing on 2 legs. But in G5... the Drakon is wingless and look just like a Slith (from the Avernum series) with a wierd (non dragon-looking) head. Is there a way to take the G4-G3 graphic pack and modify the G5 files in order to get the cool graphics back? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Dahak Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Originally Posted By: DrakonWorshiper Hello, I was wondering why would Jeff transform the Drakon graphics? I surmise it was because he wanted a new look. Originally Posted By: DrakonWorshiper Is there a way to take the G4-G3 graphic pack and modify the G5 files in order to get the cool graphics back? Yes there is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan jlsgaladriel Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Drakons are still at least *taller* than sliths. And they don't try to poke you with three-pointed spears... <-- icon for size comparison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Silver Shadow Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I still like the old version better. Wings for the awesomeness! Edit: Has anyone put together a location list for the charms, or thought about doing so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan jlsgaladriel Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Quote: Has anyone put together a location list for the charms, or thought about doing so? Erm, I've included 'em in the walkthrough, but I'm not guaranteeing they're all there. Let me know if you find one missing? I've not yet typed in the challenge areas -- sammon drops the omnicharm. Otherwise, they should be there? edit: oh, bizarre mis-post, but I'm not mod, so no deletion. Bah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd DrakonWorshiper Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 Thanks Dahak, but my real question was how should i do this? As the G4 Graphic pack (for mac at least) is not in form of a accesible "Tile" like the Graphic A/B folder that G5 use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Dahak Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 1. Get a resource editor. 2. Backup the drakon images. 2. Open the file containing the resource you want. 3. Copy the resource to a file. 4. Save the file as the drakon image. Exact same filename mind you. 5. Confirm that the proportions of the two files are the same. 6. Launch GF5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgeoning Battle Gamma Desmarestia Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Originally Posted By: jlsgaladriel And they don't try to poke you with three-pointed spears... Two-pointed spears. Interesting that Jeff neglected to change the drakon graphic for the creation selection dialog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd DrakonWorshiper Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 1. Get a resource editor. 2. Backup the drakon images. I downloaded ResKnife (for mac), wich is a Resource Editor... but im not allowed to modify/view any other files than the .rsrc ones, so im not able to to even see the Drakon images (I assume that the Drakon graphic from G4 would be in the "Genefore 4 Graphics" Unix executable file)-> i can't save them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Dahak Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 ... Use rezilla then, or resourceror. Use resedit if you're on a non-intel box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Sleeping Dragon Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I like the new version. The old one looked too soft to represent the hardened fighters that their race had become. I do wish Jeff had kept the wings, though. Those were kind of an important plot device in the earlier games, it was strange for him to remove them, or, at least, be okay with whoever the artist was removing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd DrakonWorshiper Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 I got it, i am able to use the Copy/Paste graphic from G4 to G5... but as you said the square are not the same size. ( I see the G4 Drakon but he is dephased, out of the box, and act weirdly. this is due to the fact that, for instance, the G4 Drakon have a 10 Square Melee attack animation and the G5 Drakon use 12... Is there a way to set the game so the drakon animation uses AxB (A, B= lets say G4 Drakon Box size) instead of CxD( C, D= G5 Drakon Box size) These are the mesures i can see in the G1850 (first) Drakon image pack, if it can help anyone to solve this. G4= 80 wide by 97 tall scaled to 175 G5= ht=90 73x93 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd DrakonWorshiper Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 I finally got it... i had to mess some template from the gf5floorster.txt in order to make the game use A number of case and put the Box size to AxB...(but i had to apply minus 2 in order to make them fit in the box) Thanks everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Can somebody post a large enough picture of the new drakon so I can see it, please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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