LH Question

[jlc102127]

Is there a tutorial for adding leaderheads to the game. i just want to add pictures (not animated, because it always gets really slow)? if not, could someone perhaps tell me how to?

 

[Flintlock1415]

If you look at either of the how to add a civ tutorials in the mod tutorial index I believe they both have demonstrations on how to do this

 

[jlc102127]

i looked, but they didnt really have one on how to just import a leaderhead in game. i dont want them to be 3d, just a picture (like in TR).

 

[Flintlock1415]

Try looking here
In section 1.2

 

[stevo32]

This is how I did it,
I used DXTBmp

1) Create a bitmap of your created leader
2) Open up DXTBmp and click open
3) In the drop down menu select extended bitmap and find your leader picture.
4) Click save as, make sure you are saving it as a dds file
5) To create the button open up Art/Interface/Buttons/Civics_Civilizations_Religions_Atlas.dds
6) Add in the a new button anywhere (Try using the attached template) and put in the corresponding alpha background (You can copy and paste this)
7) Save as Art/Interface/Buttons/My_Leaders_Atlas.dds
8) Open up Assets\XML\ART\CIV4ArtDefines_Leaderhead.xml
9) Add the following code
<LeaderheadArtInfo>
<Type>ART_DEF_LEADER_YOUR_LEADER_NAME</Type>
<Button>,Art/Interface/Buttons/My_Leaders_Atlas.dds,(Co-ordinates of the button in form x,y)</Button>
<NIF>Directory of your leaders art file e.g. Art/LeaderHeads/Garm_Bel_Iblis/Bel_Iblis.dds</NIF>
<KFM/>
<NoShaderNIF/>
<BackgroundKFM/>
</LeaderheadArtInfo>
10) Open up Assets\XML\Civilizations\CIV4LeaderHeadInfos.xml
11) Find and edit this piece of code for your leader
<ArtDefineTag>ART_DEF_LEADER_YOUR_LEADER_NAME</ArtDefineTag>
12) Now when you run the game it should work. If it doesn't PM me and I will try to help

 

[jlc102127]

where do i get the file with all the buttons (i got pakbuild but it doesnt work)?

 

[stevo32]

Here are some templates (From BTS but they should work). The black and white is the alpha the other is the main pics. Also in the code <Button>,Art/Interface/Buttons/My_Leaders_Atlas.dds,(Co-ordinates of the button in form x,y)</Button> needs this before the 1st comma (it doesn't change anything but without it the buttons were just purple squares). Art/interface/LeaderHeads/Btn_LH_Greece_Alexander.dds.

 

[jlc102127]

but where is the file in my game?

 

[Ekmek]

it is the fpk. dont try an dopen the fpk use packbuild and go to unpack