New .mop file doesn't work for Dalish

[Taragor]

Hi everyone,

 

I'm quite new to DA modding, so please be patient if I'm asking silly questions ^^

 

I just created a new .mop file for elves and put it in the chargenmorphcfg. The mop itself works correctly, but it just works for City Elves.

Is there any way to make that mop available for Dalish Elves?

 

Thank you.

[DarkeWolf]

Heyas Taragor :)

ok, well this problem that you're having... thats just wierd.

So no, its not a silly question at all. I've never seen something like this before. Kudos for something completely new!

The chargenmorphcfg.xml file doesn't designate between origins, only race and gender. The only things that I can really think of is that A) your chargenmorph file has an error in it, or B) Some feature that you added to the morph isn't available for the Dalish elves. (Tho I'm kinda stretching it a bit with that last idea).

 

First thing I'd recommend doing is making sure that your chargenmorph file is in order, by double checking it for errors.

 

Beyond that, I can't really think of what might be causing it, since they all use the same features.

[Taragor]

Heyas Taragor :)

ok, well this problem that you're having... thats just wierd.

So no, its not a silly question at all. I've never seen something like this before. Kudos for something completely new!

The chargenmorphcfg.xml file doesn't designate between origins, only race and gender. The only things that I can really think of is that A) your chargenmorph file has an error in it, or B) Some feature that you added to the morph isn't available for the Dalish elves. (Tho I'm kinda stretching it a bit with that last idea).

 

First thing I'd recommend doing is making sure that your chargenmorph file is in order, by double checking it for errors.

 

Beyond that, I can't really think of what might be causing it, since they all use the same features.

Hi and thanks for Kudos! :D

Well, my own .mop is not the only one wich does that. If I install a random .mop file wich contains a new tattoo, it will be shown correctly on City Elves, but not on Dalish Elves. The morph actually does exist and you can also choose it as a Dalish, but the new tattoo included in the new morph is replaced with a vanilla Dalish tattoo.

I found out that I'm having this issue only with tattoos - new skin tones, hair colors etc. work perfectly on Dalish Elves.

A) I checked my chargenmorphcfg, it doesn't contain any faults...

B) I don't know, I added a new tattoo. It should work, because it doesn't replace one of the old ones or something, but I'm not sure if the Dalish tattoos have some kind of extra folder. I didn't find any Dalish tattoo in the chargenmorphcfg.

Edited February 1, 2011 by Taragor

[DarkeWolf]

No problem at all for the kudos. I love it when somebody stumps me, ESPECIALLY when I get to learn something out of it! :D

 

Ok, I think I've tracked down part of your problem. :D

<tattoos>

<resource name="uh_tat_av1_0t" />

<resource name="uh_tat_av2_0t" />

<resource name="uh_tat_av3_0t" />

<resource name="uh_tat_da1_0t" />

<resource name="uh_tat_da2_0t" />

<resource name="uh_tat_da3_0t" />

<resource name="uh_tat_dw1_0t" />

<resource name="uh_tat_dw2_0t" />

<resource name="uh_tat_p01_0t" />

</tattoos>

 

Keep in mind that I haven't added any tattoos to my chargen, that I'm aware of, so all of those should be stock.

 

Notice the two that I highlighted in color. See how one is desgnated AV, another is DA and yet another is DW? I think that's the source of your problem. That part of the name designates them for different elves, and for dwarves (the third one).

 

So IF you can locate the tattoo file, and then make a copy of it (and it's subsequent files that control tint, etc... If there are any) to say... uh_tat_XXX_0t it should be available to any origin. I think.

Now however, locating the file(s) may be a problem. If they are custom files they would be located in the install folder for the mod. either in documents/bioware/dragon age/addins

or

documents/bioware/dragon age/packages/core/override.

 

BUT if they are stock tats, they are going to be located in one of the .erf files within your dragon age install directory

c:/program files/dragon age (vista 32 bit)

for mine, the files are located in U:\Game Files\Dragon Age\packages\core\textures (custom install directory, as you can tell by "U:/Game Files". However the rest of it is the same.

Inside textures you have 2-3 folders, each of them containing the textures made for different resolutions. You'll need to do BOTH. (medium AND high)

Inside the texture files are texturepack.erf

 

You'll need to open that file up in the toolset, and find the name of the tattoo file that you're using. Once you find it, RIGHT CLICK on it, and choose Extract and choose where you want the toolset to make a copy of the file to.

 

Once you've got them done in both folders, you can then rename them to however, and then move them to your override folder. Then just pick the new on in your .mop's .MRH file, and extract a new .mop file

 

IF it's a custom tat, the texture (.dds) files MIGHT not be packed in an erf file, but if they are, it's the same process to extract them for renaming.

 

And of course you'll have to update your chargenmorph file with the new file.

 

I learned two things: 1) That the tats are divided up by names, and 2) Where the tattoo files are stored in the distro files!

AWESOME! Thanks for bringing this one up, I learned from it :)

 

ANd hope that this sorts out the problem that you're having with your presets :)

Edited February 1, 2011 by DarkeWolf

[Taragor]

Well, the tattoo section of my chargenmorphcfg doesn't seem to work for me. Whatever I put in there - it's just not showing up on Dalish Elves, neither on the other races. I also wonder if that section is really for the tattoos, because there are much more tattoos for elves in the game than in the chargenmorphcfg.

I'm not really sure about that, but I think the problem is the morph itself. Maybe it's just the morph which has to be renaimed to fit the Dalish Elves. But I can't find different names in the head section, only ef_cps_...

Maybe I can just replace a stock tattoo with my one (that actually works). The problem with that solution is that I have to change all NPCs wearing that tattoo if I want this tattoo to be unique. By the way, is there an option for the Toolset to show only NPCs with the same tattoo?