Guide how modbuddy generate automatically .dep file for texture

[Pusperk]

Precondition
Create dds and tex file in textures folder with asset editor.
Create xlp file in XLPs folder with asset editor (ReligiousSlot.xlp)

1) Create file UserInterface.artdef and import it to your project into folder ArtDefs.
Into file write name your xlp file and blp file

<AssetObjects::ArtDefSet>
    <m_Version>
        <major>3</major>
        <minor>0</minor>
        <build>215</build>
        <revision>207</revision>
    </m_Version>
    <m_TemplateName text="UserInterfaceBLPs"/>
    <m_RootCollections/>
    <m_BLPReferences>
        <Element>
            <xlpFile text="ReligiousSlot.xlp"/>  
            <blpPackage text="ReligiousSlot.blp"/>
            <xlpClass text="UITexture"/>
        </Element>
    </m_BLPReferences>
</AssetObjects::ArtDefSet>

2) Right click on UserInterface.artdef file choose Properies and in right corner modbuddy set BuildAction on ArtDef
3) Into Mod.Art.xml write

<Element>
   <consumerName text="UI"/>
       <relativeArtDefPaths>
             <Element text="UserInterface.artdef"/>
        </relativeArtDefPaths>
       <libraryDependencies>
              <Element text="UITexture"/>
       </libraryDependencies>
       <loadsLibraries>true</loadsLibraries>
 </Element>

and this

<Element>
  <libraryName text="UITexture"/>
   <relativePackagePaths>
      <Element text="ReligiousSlot.blp"/>
   </relativePackagePaths>
 </Element>

4) Right click on name your mod choose Properties. Choose In-Game Actions then AddAction. For type choose UpdateArt then go into Files choose Add and choose file (Mod Art Dependency File)
5) Choose Build - BuildSolution .dep file is generated automatically.

 

[AmekiKyou]

I want to know how you create BLP files. I only have created XLP files.

 

[KoubaK]

I want to know how you create BLP files. I only have created XLP files.

Follow those instructions, then once you Build your Mod, go to its directory and you should see a "Platforms" folder, in there you will find the .blp files for the corresponding platform (Windows and MacOS).