Utilities

Hunter · Oct 29, 2005, 10:07 AM

This is just a small thread (until I die or they make something better) to discuss and share tools for graphic and eventually 3D work.

Graphics are located here:
C:\Program Files\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Assets
in a file called: Art0.FPK

They can be extracted with:
http://www.2kgames.com/civ4/support_ati.htm

The image format is in DDS and can be viewed with this:
http://developer.nvidia.com/object/w...re_viewer.html

The image can be converted with:
Photoshop plugin:
http://developer.nvidia.com/object/p...s_plugins.html

Or with:
http://eliteforce2.filefront.com/fil...29412#Download
A program I have had some luck with and is based on the Nvidia converter as I understand it.

The image can be changed with:
Gimp (like photoshop but free, Remember to download the proper version for your OS)
http://www.gimp.org/

More to be added as they appear.

Hunter · Oct 29, 2005, 10:55 AM

Graphic locations

structures(Contains: Cities, improvements and buildings)
Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Assets\Art\structures

terrain
Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Assets\Art\terrain

Unit Locations
Once unpacked unit files can be located in Assets\art\units
UU's are found in Assets\art\units\unique
Extra and some of the senario units are in Assets\art\units\senario
Mod units are found under C:\Program Files\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Mods

Paladin · Oct 29, 2005, 12:32 PM

Good job on blazing that trail for us!

WildWeazel · Oct 29, 2005, 04:53 PM

Hunter! Good to see you working on Civ4

Hunter · Oct 29, 2005, 06:06 PM

Life is very busy but there is always time for CIV

MMMMMM CIV

Hunter · Oct 30, 2005, 01:40 PM

Just to try and keep this thread comprehensive (and alive).

More units have been found in the assets/art/senarios folder which can be found fter you unpack the Art0.FPK file.

PointlesS · Oct 30, 2005, 02:04 PM

how exactly do you replace the content with your own?

Hunter · Oct 30, 2005, 02:32 PM

What I am doing now is coping the original graphics files to a storage folder then replacing them in the original folder with the new graphic file.
Example file name: infantry_128.dds

However soon I want to have a way to add units and create mod folders. I hope to learn this tonight.

Hunter · Oct 31, 2005, 01:24 PM

Can anyone recomend a free 3d program? (if such a thing exists)

PointlesS · Oct 31, 2005, 01:45 PM

blender...maya personal learning edition...milkshape...all pretty decent

LlamaGod · Nov 01, 2005, 04:10 AM

How do you modify DDS files in Gimp?

LlamaGod · Nov 01, 2005, 04:46 AM

Alright, I am able to load DDS files into Gimp, but how the crap do I simply resize the image?

This is rather confusing.

Hunter · Nov 01, 2005, 06:59 AM

Ok first off which files are you working on, unit, building so on...
Second did you use some sort of DDS converter?
Lastly Im unsure why you would "resize" them as they are texture maps and once changed in size tey would not fit the 3D model any more.

O I will be able to help more with GIMP after work today.

PS: if your using the GIMP DDS plugin I would recomend that you try to convert the files into JPEG using http://eliteforce2.filefront.com/fil...29412#Download then back into DDS with the same program. I have never had luck with plugins.

WildWeazel · Nov 01, 2005, 07:29 AM

I might be better to convert them to bmp, since jpeg can lose detail.
edit: Hunter, the url for the converter got cropped and it doesn't work. But the Error 404 page is hilarious!

NateDawgNY · Nov 01, 2005, 05:17 PM

Quote:

But the Error 404 page is hilarious!

Absolutely Awesome!

LlamaGod · Nov 01, 2005, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hunter

Ok first off which files are you working on, unit, building so on...
Second did you use some sort of DDS converter?
Lastly Im unsure why you would "resize" them as they are texture maps and once changed in size tey would not fit the 3D model any more.

O I will be able to help more with GIMP after work today.

PS: if your using the GIMP DDS plugin I would recomend that you try to convert the files into JPEG using http://eliteforce2.filefront.com/fil...29412#Download then back into DDS with the same program. I have never had luck with plugins.

i'm trying to shrink the size of the textures from 1024x1024 to 64x64 or 128x128.

I'm a little unsure of what i'm doing, though.

Oct 29, 2005, 10:07 AM	#1
Hunter Civ Addict Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Feeding my addiction. Posts: 833	Utilities This is just a small thread (until I die or they make something better) to discuss and share tools for graphic and eventually 3D work. Graphics are located here: C:\Program Files\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Assets in a file called: Art0.FPK They can be extracted with: http://www.2kgames.com/civ4/support_ati.htm The image format is in DDS and can be viewed with this: http://developer.nvidia.com/object/w...re_viewer.html The image can be converted with: Photoshop plugin: http://developer.nvidia.com/object/p...s_plugins.html Or with: http://eliteforce2.filefront.com/fil...29412#Download A program I have had some luck with and is based on the Nvidia converter as I understand it. The image can be changed with: Gimp (like photoshop but free, Remember to download the proper version for your OS) http://www.gimp.org/ More to be added as they appear. Last edited by Hunter; Oct 31, 2005 at 01:19 PM.

Oct 29, 2005, 10:55 AM	#2
Hunter Civ Addict Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Feeding my addiction. Posts: 833	*Graphic locations* structures(Contains: Cities, improvements and buildings) Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Assets\Art\structures terrain Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Assets\Art\terrain Unit Locations Once unpacked unit files can be located in Assets\art\units UU's are found in Assets\art\units\unique Extra and some of the senario units are in Assets\art\units\senario Mod units are found under C:\Program Files\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Mods Last edited by Hunter; Oct 31, 2005 at 01:21 PM.

Oct 29, 2005, 04:53 PM	#4
WildWeazel Maker of Worlds Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: %CIV3%\Conquests\Scenarios\ Posts: 6,689 Images: 11	Hunter! Good to see you working on Civ4 __________________ Civilization + Minecraft = CIVCRAFT 2.0 Don't have Conquests? Let me help you out. MOD \| FOLD \| BLOG \| TWEET

Nov 01, 2005, 06:59 AM	#13
Hunter Civ Addict Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Feeding my addiction. Posts: 833	Ok first off which files are you working on, unit, building so on... Second did you use some sort of DDS converter? Lastly Im unsure why you would "resize" them as they are texture maps and once changed in size tey would not fit the 3D model any more. O I will be able to help more with GIMP after work today. PS: if your using the GIMP DDS plugin I would recomend that you try to convert the files into JPEG using http://eliteforce2.filefront.com/fil...29412#Download then back into DDS with the same program. I have never had luck with plugins. Last edited by Hunter; Nov 01, 2005 at 07:03 AM.

Nov 01, 2005, 07:29 AM	#14
WildWeazel Maker of Worlds Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: %CIV3%\Conquests\Scenarios\ Posts: 6,689 Images: 11	I might be better to convert them to bmp, since jpeg can lose detail. edit: Hunter, the url for the converter got cropped and it doesn't work. But the Error 404 page is hilarious! __________________ Civilization + Minecraft = CIVCRAFT 2.0 Don't have Conquests? Let me help you out. MOD \| FOLD \| BLOG \| TWEET Last edited by WildWeazel; Nov 01, 2005 at 07:34 AM.

Oct 29, 2005, 12:32 PM	#3
Paladin Chieftain Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Pueblo West, CO Posts: 5	Good job on blazing that trail for us!

Oct 29, 2005, 06:06 PM	#5
Hunter Civ Addict Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Feeding my addiction. Posts: 833	Life is very busy but there is always time for CIV MMMMMM CIV

Oct 30, 2005, 01:40 PM	#6
Hunter Civ Addict Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Feeding my addiction. Posts: 833	Just to try and keep this thread comprehensive (and alive). More units have been found in the assets/art/senarios folder which can be found fter you unpack the Art0.FPK file.

Oct 30, 2005, 02:04 PM	#7
PointlesS Chieftain Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 28	how exactly do you replace the content with your own?

Oct 30, 2005, 02:32 PM	#8
Hunter Civ Addict Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Feeding my addiction. Posts: 833	What I am doing now is coping the original graphics files to a storage folder then replacing them in the original folder with the new graphic file. Example file name: infantry_128.dds However soon I want to have a way to add units and create mod folders. I hope to learn this tonight.

Oct 31, 2005, 01:24 PM	#9
Hunter Civ Addict Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Feeding my addiction. Posts: 833	Can anyone recomend a *free* 3d program? (if such a thing exists)

Oct 31, 2005, 01:45 PM	#10
PointlesS Chieftain Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 28	blender...maya personal learning edition...milkshape...all pretty decent

Nov 01, 2005, 04:10 AM	#11
LlamaGod Chieftain Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 53	How do you modify DDS files in Gimp?

Nov 01, 2005, 04:46 AM	#12
LlamaGod Chieftain Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 53	Alright, I am able to load DDS files into Gimp, but how the crap do I simply resize the image? This is rather confusing.

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