I have made several pictures for a number of games during the past,so of course I went picture fort he missing pictures in PCMdaily pack,which I find much more fun than the original DB.
It was no problem makeing the pics in the real TGA format,with an alpha channel.but to get them in the game now that is the problem.
1/ First I though okay it's easy just put it in GUI-c yclist_photo,that was a no show.
2/ Then I thought perhap you have to change th DB,so I opened it,and edited,say borremans (no-photo) to sborremans,much to my surprise there were no save DB,and yet again the pic didn't show up.
3/ Final try(sort of anyway was editing the XML file,replacing the no_photo with.say sborremans..and again there was a no show.
Now I do know that it is a tiny mistake I make somewhere,so if someone would tell where it goers wrong,it would be much appreciated
Maybe you just saved wrong. I never tried it, but I guess it`s in DYN_cyclist "gene_sz_tga_photo. Type the correct name in comparison to the TGA in GUI/cyclist_photo and click edit. Then Save the new .cdb and mark DYN_Cyclist before saving.
Take care that the TGA must be 64 x 64 pixels and 32bit, so it will be 16kb.
Edited by roturn on 04-08-2010 17:46
Now I feel stupid I downloaded the fool editor,installed it,and opened it.
Loaded the DB from PCMdaily and DYN_cyclist under gene photo I wrote steffen_borremans (which I had renamed in the GUI folder) to make sure I also opneded the PCM editor,found borremans and replaced the no photo with steffen_borremans,as usual i couldn't save the cdb in PCM editor bit I could (I think) in fooleditor(at least I think I could because when closing it it asked me if I wanted to save the changes...and yes of course I did.
But I wonder if it did.
Anyway it was a no show for the renamed picture,could it be that it is in the wrong folder (it is still in GUI cyclist_photo)
I really.really feel like a fool not being able to to do this (with the fool-editor but ehre do you think it goes wrong
I just want to get the pics to show in the game....Anything else is too complicated for me..so making my own DB is way out for now
So I guess what I'm trying to do is overwriting the PCM.daily DB but it seems to be to no avail,I also have the feeling that I'm missing an obvious step somewhere,but which.
You see this game is new to me,before this I have worked and created a lot of custom stuff for FM,and very much for Paradox Entertainment,but that was all much simpler than this I think.
I wonder if you would be so kind as to make a step list of what to do after I made the picture (and put it in the GUI folder.) I have a feeling that that is what I need...a bit much to answer for I know that,but I would appreciate it.for what that is worth:
No I'd better say what I do. I make the pic and put it in the GUI folder
I now open LachiEditor.load the PCMDaily 2010 DB finds borremans and change the no_phot to steffen_borremans,strangely enough there are no edit button anywhere,but okay I then save the DB,to which it gives no mention of saving but when I then want to exit it ask me if I want to save and yes ....opens the game and starts a new career and then again a nove no_photo pic of borremans.very very weird
was editing the XML file,replacing the no_photo with.say sborremans..and again there was a no show.
I downloaded the fool editor,installed it,and opened it.
