-!(release)!- change chracter look

[Gary]

oh here we go

1.open rylcoder
2.open character in rylcoder and open data in character
3.search pc_akhan_a for combatant....pc_akhan_b for officiator pc_man for human i dun know...maybe pc_woman for woman in human....it will many of that file (must used GCMDS type....)
4.after open that file...open another rylcoder....open the same file character,data open wat monster u like example i choose abomy(mon_abomy GCMDS file) after open the monster copy all in it......
5.and delete the pc_akhan_a,pc_akhan_b,pc_man,pc_woman containing letter and paste (monster that u choose before) letter in it.log in and hav fun......important(must use all file in GCMDS type...)

Sorry for my bad letter if dun understand pm me... maybe i will make a screenshot for those dun understand...

[toffey]

A few additions to make this guide complete, in my opinion.
(Taken from another thread, but this thread should be a lot more straightforward)

Changing Armor Texture:
I really like this

ok first of all u need

Download Photoshop CS3

then u need
Nvidia DDS plugins


Ok Go to Folder RYL

C/ProgFile/CiB/RYL/Character/Data/Texture

u can see alot of dds file right?/
just edit it using photoshop and u ae ready on it :

Regards,
nazrutox

This is completely possible and won't get you banned since it doesn't actually change anything except for you what you see on your screen. Give me a moment and I'll edit this post with a link to the topic with the guide.

Edit:
Website is down, but Google still has it saved in their cache.
http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:Ds ... clnk&gl=us

And here is the Guide formatted for this forum, including the screenshots (except for two that were no longer available).

Credit: Morghana from http://www.tartarus-files.com/forum/

So i was browsing ragezone last night and came across alpha's code editor, and i played around with some GCMDS files. Here's what i did:

From this gray shadow:


Converted to the black shadow:

(click on thumbnail to see larger picture, i didn't want to screw up the screen for those using 1024*768 res)

Compare the inventory and the actual char in the second and third pictures. I personally like the silver trophy

What do u guys think?

EDIT: Added guide to first post

Oki, here goes.

First you need 2 programs:
1) Irfanview - to view your DDS (texture) files. Download and install the plugins as well.
http://www.irfanview.com/

2) Alpha's ryl coder (filefront link). Just unzip the folder and go to \bin\debug\rylcoder.exe
http://forum.ragezone.com/f283/release- ... yl-220076/
http://files.filefront.com/rylCoder+27+ ... einfo.html
(hillover has some problems using it, and i've not figured it out yet, i don't think i could. but maybe good ol pavy can help with this if you're facing the same prob)

Once you've got both programs installed, go to the directory of where you installed RYL Tartarus.
Find these files (whichever relevant to what you want to edit):
1) Akkan combatant - \Program Files\RYL Tartarus\Client\character\data\pc_akhan_a.gcmds
2) Akkan ofc - \Program Files\RYL Tartarus\Client\character\data\pc_akhan_b.gcmds
3) Human male - \Program Files\RYL Tartarus\Client\character\data\pc_man.gcmds
4) Human female - \Program Files\RYL Tartarus\Client\character\data\pc_woman.gcmds

Next, go to the directory \Program Files\RYL Tartarus\Client\character\data\texture\ and open your *.dds files with Irfanview.

Find the texture of the current equipment you're using. E.G.:
I was using 110dex arm, which is file b_a_05c.dds

Next, find the desired skin that you wish to use. E.G.:
I wanted the 250dex arm skin, which is b_a_08.dds

BACKUP THE GCMDS FILE THAT YOU WANT TO EDIT

Then, open your corresponding GCMDS file (e.g. edit officiator, open pc_akhan_b.gcmds)

Find the name of the desired texture file want to change to. E.G.:
(Image no longer exists)

Highlight and copy under the name of the skin. E.G.:


Find the filename of the current texture you're using. E.G.:


Replace the script under the name of the current texture. E.G.:


Save your GCMDS file. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALREADY MADE A BACKUP OF THE ORIGINAL!
(Image no longer exists)

Close the RYL coder. Start RYL2 Server to see if there are any changes.



This is how I did it. If you still don't see any changes, try to check if there are any wrong steps. This guide might not be 100% correct as I'm still experimenting with it myself, so if you have any improvements, please do notify.

Also, if you got it right, please post here to show us what you've done, it would be a great contribution

Thank you!