Chittering Clawbug Vox Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Ive been wondering this for awhile. Ive clicked through almost every menu and submenu I can find in the editor and searched the forums several times. Is it possible to change the wall sheets for an outdoor location? or even for the scenario as a whole? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Kelandon Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 You can change from surface to cave, but other than that, no, not by normal means. You could conceivably try to create custom terrains that work the same way as walls, but it would be an incredible pain. You could also use the LP approach to changing character graphics (use a custom graphic with the same number as the graphic you're trying to replace), but that only worked on Macs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chittering Clawbug Vox Posted August 20, 2020 Author Share Posted August 20, 2020 Ah I didn't think of that. I might try to give that a go making custom terrains. Cheers! Time to dust of the BoA Editor guide! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Ishad Nha Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 You can create two new outdoor terrain types that replace the two existing types but that is about it, unless you want a town to function as a surrogate outdoor section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chittering Clawbug Vox Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 17 hours ago, Ishad Nha said: You can create two new outdoor terrain types that replace the two existing types but that is about it, unless you want a town to function as a surrogate outdoor section. what do you mean exactly with terrain types? Like replace the wall sheet somehow or do you mean something else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Ishad Nha Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Put the official outdoor wall types in a safe place, You can create a special folder in your BoA directory. I think the graphics are types 614 and 616. All terrain graphics should be found in the folder: Blades of Avernum\Data\Terrain Graphics Make your own two new wall types, name them G614.bmp and G616.bmp and put them in the Data folder. This change will affect all outdoor sections in your scenario, whether you want that or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chittering Clawbug Vox Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 Oh i see yeah that would work but everyone else who downloads my scenario would also need to do the edit so I probably won’t do that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Ishad Nha Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 The process could be automated by a batch file or a small custom program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chittering Clawbug Vox Posted August 22, 2020 Author Share Posted August 22, 2020 5 hours ago, Ishad Nha said: The process could be automated by a batch file or a small custom program. That's a bit out of my league there bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Celtic Minstrel Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Replacing base data files would only be required on Windows for the record, since with the cmg file the game automatically loads sheets from there in preference to the main resources. The reason that doesn't work on Windows is because it's not an intentional feature - it's just the way the Macintosh Resource Manager works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Kelandon Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 But it’s still a bad idea, and I say that as someone who actually did it for one scenario. (Not changing the walls, but changing a built-in graphic.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Celtic Minstrel Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 I don't think it would be a bad idea if it worked on both platforms, though I'd say there's no point unless it's a graphic that's not otherwise customizable. Custom missiles or explosions could be done this way, though. That said, not working on Windows is a pretty big barrier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Kelandon Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 44 minutes ago, Celtic Minstrel said: That said, not working on Windows is a pretty big barrier. Agreed. If it worked, it would be perfectly fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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