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Argh. Preset assistance?
« on: March 21, 2012, 10:52:04 pm »
All right, so I've had these .png preset files in my computer for a while now, they were a public one, that I downloaded, that include the body, right and left, eyes, hair, head, left and right, and the tail. It's for a feline. I'm just not sure what I'm supposed to do with it after I stick it into the preset folder? (I placed it in my_presets>preset_3. I've looked for tutorials, but I'm still not sure as to what I'm supposed to do now.

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Re: Argh. Preset assistance?
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2012, 11:13:39 pm »
So now you go onto Preset Maker in Feralheart.
Load preset 3 which is the preset i assume you downloaded and then click the Export button.
Log in and create a character and on the last tab a button called "Use Preset" or something should be there.
Now you can you your exported preset.
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Re: Argh. Preset assistance?
« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2012, 11:19:05 pm »
When I do that, it came out as the black and yellow material? That's what I'm confused about.

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Re: Argh. Preset assistance?
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2012, 12:08:16 am »
What kind of preset is it? Any effects such as transparency or something. Check your preset 3 material file and see if the images have the same name as said on the material file.
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Re: Argh. Preset assistance?
« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2012, 12:12:31 am »
It didn't come with a material file? Will I have to add the names to the cfg. file manually or something?

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Re: Argh. Preset assistance?
« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2012, 02:25:53 am »
In the preset_3 folder there is a material file. Open it with Notepad and it should look like this....

material preset_3_bodyMatL
{
   technique
   {
      pass
      {
         texture_unit
         {
            texture preset_3body.jpg
         }
      }
   }
}
material preset_3_bodyMatR
{
   technique
   {
      pass
      {
         texture_unit
         {
            texture preset_3body.jpg
         }
      }
   }
}
material preset_3_headMatL
{
   technique
   {
      pass
      {
         texture_unit
         {
            texture preset_3head.jpg
         }
      }
   }
}
material preset_3_headMatR
{
   technique
   {
      pass
      {
         texture_unit
         {
            texture preset_3head.jpg
         }
      }
   }
}
material preset_3_eyeMatL
{
   technique
   {
      pass
      {
         cull_hardware none
         cull_software none
         texture_unit
         {
            texture preset_3eye.jpg
         }
      }
   }
}
material preset_3_eyeMatR
{
   technique
   {
      pass
      {
         cull_hardware none
         cull_software none
         texture_unit
         {
            texture preset_3eye.jpg
         }
      }
   }
}
material preset_3_tailMat
{
   technique
   {
      pass
      {
         texture_unit
         {
            texture preset_3tail.jpg
         }
      }
   }
}
material preset_3_maneMat
{
   technique
   {
      pass
      {
         lighting off
         cull_hardware none
         cull_software none
         scene_blend alpha_blend
         depth_write off
         texture_unit
         {
            texture preset_3mane.png
         }
      }
   }
}

Everything i made red is what i mean by changing the names. Pretend the preset body isnt called preset_3body.jpg pretend it was called awesomepresetBody.png then change that preset_3body.jpg to that.

When you save this file when your done always click "Save" not "Save as"
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Re: Argh. Preset assistance?
« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2012, 12:59:35 pm »
What Ingredient said.
You must open the material file, and switch the image names to the appropriate name and format.
Look at the material again. For each section except mane and tail, there is an L (left) and R (right) side.
So, on the L one, put the left side image, and the right image under the R one.

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Re: Argh. Preset assistance?
« Reply #7 on: March 22, 2012, 07:53:43 pm »
Ah, that makes so much more sense. Thank you very much, Ingredient and Ruby.

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Re: Argh. Preset assistance?
« Reply #8 on: March 22, 2012, 11:13:34 pm »
Your welcome CloudFish :)
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Re: Argh. Preset assistance?
« Reply #9 on: March 22, 2012, 11:59:45 pm »
You're very welcome.