Graphics Tools for Emperor

[Rodman49]

Are new graphics being made for Emperor mods?  If so what progs are being used to make the new graphics.  

I'm kind of an Emperor newbie . . . my website host told me to ditch RA2 general editing (but to still work on the Warhammer 40k mod) and make my site a general editing site for Emperor (I'll probably put DR2 editing up on it too).

If new graphics are possible would a TC or a mod be more popular with the Emperor community.

[jacobdouds]

We can't change the models as of yet as we are still trying to decipher the *.xbf? formula.

[Rodman49]

So we are reduced to simple INI editing?

[Gobalopper]

There is a viewer in the works and from that a converter but it might be a couple more weeks before it is done.

Finding out all the details of 3D files is a lot harder then 2D games like RA2.

[nemafakei]

We can change texures of structures, and I'm starting on infantry and vehicles.

I use DuneEx to extract the files, and MGI PSuite to edit them - but its compression isn't right - I need someone to resave them as compressed .tga files in PSP or something.

[Rodman49]

So you can effectively change the color of units and structures?  Well, that's better than nothing.

[jacobdouds]

So how do you change buildings Textures?

[nemafakei]

Look for files like "=AT_PalaceStoneSide.tga" in 3ddata0001.rfh. These are the individual building textures.

Units are in things like "=at_hk_patch_high0001.tga".

Infantry are in "=G_Infantry"