Item Appearance Qu

[Domi]

Uhm... which tools are needed and how to do a shield (any item) which looks differently than the default:

 

a ) when equipped

b ) as an inventory icon

c ) ID in the description.

 

I am guessing it is BAM workshop for the items b and c. But how to change the look of the equipped item?

[Andyr]

Using IEEP you can change the paperdoll/screen appearance with a panel on the main window, if that's what you mean - though I wouldn't recommend making it a non - shield.

 

If you mean the BAM displayed in the bar at the bottom of the screen (with spells and skills etc) then each extension header has a BAM slot, so shove your new one in there.

 

Is either of these what you mean?

[Domi]

I think I still remeber the changing BAM's procedure, but changing the item on the paperdoll is something new. Can you elaborate a bit? Say I want to simply recolour the shield - what would I do? If I want to put a new pattern on it? What file do I need to hack in and edit to have the new paperdoll item?

[Andyr]

Oh, if you want to change the colours displayed on the paperdoll you'll need to add some equipping effects to the item - I think the opcode is called Set Item Colour in the .DAT files, but don't recall the opcode number.

 

Lots of items do it - look at Elven Chain or something for an example of the use, it's how it gets the green colour. Or the Jester's Chain.

 

I don't think you can change the actual shape/patterning on the item, though.

[Domi]

That's what I am wondering about since if it was possible, surely we would have seen some examples by now...

[Domi]

Guess what I just found :

 

http://forums.spellholdstudios.net/index.php?showtopic=9594