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Author Topic: Editing Dat Files... Hoping to Skin AC [Locked]
Darktorizo  1 star
Posts: 216
Registered: 2006-12-10 14:00:32
TY Zenodice. I was using XVI as a Hex editor, HW works much better, and the graphics Issue is fixed on my end. Onwards...

 

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Jeefwee
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I like where this is going. Keep up the good work everyone
Darktorizo  1 star
Posts: 216
Registered: 2006-12-10 14:00:32
Hope you guys can help me with the following Numbers: Chat Arrow, Chat Text Background, # 8&9, Dove Icon, Tan line above dove icon, Backpack open & close, tan line above backpack.


See attached picture for clarification of locations.


http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4608385


Thank you in advance for your help.

 

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Joshuel_Stray
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Hope you guys can help me with the following Numbers: Chat Arrow, Chat Text Background, # 8&9, Dove Icon, Tan line above dove icon, Backpack open & close, tan line above backpack.


See attached picture for clarification of locations.


http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4608385


Darktorizo, wow, I didn't think there was that many decal plug-ins around anymore.
B_R_U_C_E_L_E_E
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wow real tecno bable j/k good luck!
Churi-ya  2 stars
Posts: 278
Registered: 2002-7-9 03:42:57
Wow guys - this is cool - keep us posted!!!

 

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iodinevii
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Hello first of all i would like to thank you for figuring this out i was dabbling with it myself a bit i have skinned before and know quite about about somputers / getting stuff to work i have d/l all the files you have listed in these pages but ass soon as i try to run readdat or writedat all its doeas is gives me an error here is the info after typing

"readdat -f client_portal.dat 0600195C" this is the ui im trying to change now i have tried diffrent uis and i get the same message

window popup message


ReadDat.exe - Common language runtime debugging services

process id=0x7e0(2016), Thread id=0x73c (1852)


click ok to terminate the application

click cancel to debug the application


command messages

Unhandled exception: System.io.ioexception: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process

at system.io_error.winioerror<int32 errorcode, string str>

at system.io.filestream..ctor<string path, filemode mode,file access access,fileshare share, int32 buffersize, boolean useasync, string msgpath, boolean bfromproxy>

at system.io.filestream..ctor<string path, filemode mode,file access access,fileshare share?

at ac.datfile.datfile..ctor<string filename> in c:\src\asheron's call\acdev\ac.datfile\datfile.vb:line 75

at readdat.main.main,string[] args> in c:\src\asheron's call\acdev\datutils\readdat\main.vb:line 114


sorry for any errors in spelling / caps ect..

when i do stuff in cmd i make shure its perfect
Talice
Posts: 7
Registered: 2000-7-13 19:34:02
iodinevii:


Make sure you close ACVIEW before you try to extract with readdat.. this line should have tipped you off:


The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process

 

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Minamoto-Musashi
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please keep us upto date


I'm more of the artist end of things, not so much on the technical side If implimenting the graphics ect can be automated I'd be willing to build some skins
ThunderousTigereyez
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how do u do it? Ive downloaded plenty of skins but dont know how to make it actually appear on my AC ingame screen??

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