And as Kuri said, those that have your previous preset will continue to see the old one until they download the new one. The only time a preset will appear black and yellow is when the image is missing.
The .fhp is a completely separate file all on it's own, and doesn't depend on any other files from elsewhere. Many people who want more than 12 presets will often switch them out with each other, exporting one with certain textures and then going back and changing the textures to something else and re-exporting it. But all without effecting the .fhp file itself. Once the .fhp file is made, it's done, and can only be changed by overwriting it like said before.
So, (hypothetical scenario) if I were to completely change the preset files to something else (different body texture, etc.), the old .fhp isn't affected and people will see the old one?
If I am missing a file in the preset's folder will the .fhp be affected? I.E. Does the .fhp work on it's own?
I understand what you mean in terms of it overwriting itself but doesn't the .fhp depend on the files in the preset folder, or can it work on it's own?
The .fhp is a completely separate file all on it's own, and doesn't depend on any other files from elsewhere. Many people who want more than 12 presets will often switch them out with each other, exporting one with certain textures and then going back and changing the textures to something else and re-exporting it. But all without effecting the .fhp file itself. Once the .fhp file is made, it's done, and can only be changed by overwriting it like said before.
Okay. That makes sense. And what about the case where someone's preset is black and yellow or a piece of it is black and yellow. Is that because a file was missing when they exported it? Because as you said, the .fhp is independent so it wouldn't matter if a file went missing after the .fhp was created. Am I correct?The only time a preset may end up black and yellow even if it's been exported is if there was no image for that part of it to read in the first place, so essentially its blank. It's also possible for a .fhp file to become corrupt, I'm not sure what the results are of that but it could turn the exported preset to black and yellow.
Thanks for your patience so far
The only time a preset may end up black and yellow even if it's been exported is if there was no image for that part of it to read in the first place, so essentially its blank.
And that means that there wasn't a file for the part when it was exported? Example: the mane. The person exported it without a mane texture, and added a mane to their character after they exported?Mane is the same thing. If a body part on a preset (or the entire preset) comes up as black and yellow, it means that the code for it is there, but there was no image or texture for it to use. So that'd mean the person never made a mane texture for it, leaving just the body, head, tail, and eye textures.
Mane is the same thing. If a body part on a preset (or the entire preset) comes up as black and yellow, it means that the code for it is there, but there was no image or texture for it to use. So that'd mean the person never made a mane texture for it, leaving just the body, head, tail, and eye textures.
If a preset comes up as solid white, with no texture or color at all, it means that the image for it is there but there's a mistake in the code, such as the image types not matching up with the actual textures or i.e. an extra bracket (I've done that once...).
Yeah, with the preset I mentioned in the original post, there was a lot of white happening xD It was a coding mess.Ah XD.
I think you've pretty much explained it for me. But for one last check, if all the files are there and correct when you export it, what you change in the preset folder after the export doesn't change the .fhp and so people will see the older version until they download the newer one. Am I right on that?
Ah XD.
And correct if I understood that right. The final preset aka .fhp file is independent and will remain unchanged until a new one has been exported over it. And those that have the preset will not see the changes you've made until you give them the new one.