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  2. Posted

    If all you want is the existing K1 twilek_m03 texture variant, it already has an entry in K1's heads.2da. Just add a new appearance.2da row that uses a normalhead value of 67. If you want a new, custom, texture, then follow the below.

     

    If you look in heads.2da, you'll see the model names in the heads column. The Twi'lek head models (in both games) are:

     

    twilek_f twilek_f02 twilek_f03 twilek_f04

    twilek_m twilek_m02 twilek_m03

     

    With F designating female, and M male.

     

    You'll need to extract the appropriate MDL and MDX from

     

    BIFs -> models.bif -> Aurora Model

     

    and

     

    BIFs -> models.bif -> Aurora Model Extension

     

    Note that you need to select the appropriate files and hit the Extract button, don't double click on them. That converts them to ASCII with MDLOps, but you want the original binary files.

     

    Next you'll need to do some hex editing. I'm not going to provide a blow by blow account of how to do that here. The gist though is to choose a new model name and a new texture name with the same number of characters as the originals, rename the MDL/MDX files to your new filename, open the MDL in a hex editor and do a Find and Replace on the appropriate values. As is common with KOTOR models, these Twi'lek heads (with the exception of twilek_f/twilek_m) use the same name for both model and texture. So for example you could take twilek_m02 and replace all instances of that with something like twilek_m27 (whatever you want, as long as it is the same number of characters as the original). Create your texture with the same name. Then go through the 2DA editing process I outlined above to add your new entries.

     

    Now you could say that this is the "proper" way to add custom head variants, and perhaps the only way for K1. But for TSL they added a new column to heads.2da called alttexture where you can specify an override texture. If you look at how they set up the vanilla Twi'lek heads, you can see that they just specified the first model (twilek_f/twilek_m) and then specified the variant texture (Twilek_f07, twilek_m04, etc.) in the alttexure column. So for TSL you can get away without hex editing.

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    Make a copy of the Twi'lek male head model, give it a unique new filename, then hex edit it and change the texture name (you must keep the same number of characters). Create a new row in heads.2da that references your new Twi'lek head. Then create a new appearance.2da row as you presumably have done previously, and specify your new heads.2da ID number in the normalhead column. Make sure when setting up TSL Patcher that you specify the heads.2da info first, so that the memory tokens can be set correctly.

  4. Posted

    They are globals, defined in the script that Fair Strides posted:

     

    	string stringGLOB_4 = "g_w_blstrrfl001";
	string stringGLOB_5 = "g_i_adrnaline003";
	string stringGLOB_6 = "";

	string stringGLOB_7 = "g_w_blstrpstl001";
	string stringGLOB_8 = "g_i_adrnaline002";
	string stringGLOB_9 = "g_i_implant101";

	string stringGLOB_10 = "g_w_blstrpstl001";
	string stringGLOB_11 = "g_i_secspike01";
	string stringGLOB_12 = "g_i_progspike01";

	string stringGLOB_13 = "end_locker01";
    As Fair Strides pointed out, stringGLOB_13 is the starting footlocker. Referring to the globals list, the tag is end_locker01. If you look in the placeables list for end_m01aa_s.rim, you'll see a number of footlocker UTPs. If you check the tags, you'll see the one you want is footlker001.utp. To do what you want, you'd have to delete the clothing item from the footlocker's inventory by editing its UTP, then edit the script Fair Strides posted to spawn the particular items you want for each class. Then you'd need to package it up as a MOD file.

  5. Posted

    Details left, the tattoo, which... *sigh* Bioware UVmapped in 2 parts.

    One at the top and one at the bottom of the skin layout. Which means getting it all lined up will be bitchy.

    Time for you to upgrade to the 21st century and the wonders of mesh painting, young Padawan.

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  7. Posted

    Regarding Group Finder, as I said in the OP, I am trying to avoid random PUGs like the plague. I don't need the aggravation.

     

    As for PvP, I would recommend starting a new Event toon, getting them to level 10, picking their advanced class, then Queue PvP. Buy a valor boost while you're at it. It only took me 3 matches and I was Valor 5.

    Yeah I have a Smuggler I started today for the two Republic FPs. He's at lvl 12. I did try queuing for Warzones on him earlier, but it was the middle of the night in the US, so no joy. I've parked him until the weekend, will try again then.

  8. Posted

    So I'm coming late to this party. I ignored the Dark vs Light event up until now, but I decided a few days ago that I could probably knock it over up to the Eternal level pretty easily before it ends in a few weeks. That was before I realised that not all the Flashpoints had solo modes added. I'm uber casual (dirty clicker) and basically never do group content, beyond the odd class story teamup with friends back at launch. I'm not looking to PUG for these and deal with the grief that often entails, and I have no interest in joining a guild. I just need someone to babysit me through Tactical versions of the ones left on the DvL checklist. I hear they are duoable (if that is a word). These are the ones:

     

    Athiss

    Cademimu

    Czerka Corporate Labs

    Czerka Core Meltdown

    Hammer Station

    Kuat Drive Yards

    The Red Reaper

    Mandalorian Raiders

     

    I have a 65 Jugg (Vengeance) as the main for the DvL event which was what I was planning on using for these. Gear is just the base Common Data Crystal 208 stuff. I can respec to Immortal if a tank is preferable.

     

    I also have to do PVP to reach Valor 5. Blech. I've never even set foot in a Warzone.

  11. Posted

    Maybe a Hidden Bek logo on her jacket? I guess you'd have to design one though, I don't think they have one in-game

    You could check out the KOTOR comic I guess. They had a bit of Hidden Beks stuff in a few issues as I recall. There are probably some outfits that could be used as inspiration, although you are probably pretty limited without custom models.

     

    It's always tricky working on her lekku, since part of the texture is on her body tga, not just the head tga. I wish Bioware hadn't done that, since it made it too hard for me to make other characters with that head mdl, while incorporating DS transitions <_<

    You could always try condensing the UVs 50% to fit them both within 0 to 1 space, then sticking both textures side-by-side as a single 1024x512 texture. That would allow you to do DS transitions.

  17. Posted

    I've been busy with work stuff, no time or inclination for KOTOR modding lately.

     

    I still have the ponytail head source model, but I don't have a compiled game-ready version at hand presently. I'll cobble together something when I get the chance.

  23. Posted

    I hadn't planned to, since I already had a male version I had played around with previously. However, having a quick look at it the female robe is far more roomy. It doesn't have any of the clipping issues the male version had around the chest plate. Aside from trimming off the shoulder pads and backplate, they basically slot straight together with minimal effort.

    TSL_Armoured_Robes_Female_01_TH.jpg

  24. Posted

    There's only a single Toydarian appearance as far as I know, so any change should affect all instances.

     

    I'd suggest clothes would require an extensive remodelling of the Toydarian mesh, which is highly unlikely to be undertaken by anyone.