pranksta Posted April 21, 2002 Posted April 21, 2002 I have edited the default sabers using adobe photoshop, then saved them. Then, I packed them all up into a pk3 file using winzip. Then I put that file into my gamedata/base directory, then loaded the game, and it gave me the DEFAULT SABERS. I can load other people's sabers, but not mine. WHY? I have even gone so far as to take someone else's sabers and change just one of them - the green one - the put it back in the pack and try to load it. When i do this all the other custom sabers load EXCEPT the one that i edited, WHAT THE HECK IS WITH THIS???
Sylohn Posted April 21, 2002 Posted April 21, 2002 I'm not an expert on this but if you make the saber's too dark then it wont load. (Even if its not black) .just my 2 cents.
pranksta Posted April 21, 2002 Author Posted April 21, 2002 Nope that's not it. And I know I'm doing everything right. What in the world can be the problem, I am so frustrated right now its not even funny. Im using windows2000 if that helps any, WHAT CAN I DO???
Sylohn Posted April 21, 2002 Posted April 21, 2002 well when you save your files in photoshop (thats what im using) choose baseline"standard from the three options . (progressive is the default) and also do not compress your zip/pk3 files
pranksta Posted April 21, 2002 Author Posted April 21, 2002 I've done all those things exactly and none of my tries will work!!!! I've even tried sabers that I just make completely solid with no blue at all, and they wont load, so I know its not the way Im coloring them. WHAT CAN IT BE???!!!??
pranksta Posted April 21, 2002 Author Posted April 21, 2002 Maybe its the way Im packing them, I just select the files I've changed, right click then add to zip file. Then I make the file a .pk3 and choose no compression. I dont put the files in any certain order, do I have to put them in some kind of order? This is starting to suck really bad.....
pranksta Posted April 21, 2002 Author Posted April 21, 2002 I'm starting to lose faith in the whole game because of this problem, I've been trying for hours, and I get nothing..... Someone please help me with this.....
pranksta Posted April 22, 2002 Author Posted April 22, 2002 *BUMP* NOW SOMEONE PLEASE RESPOND BEFORE I GIVE UP ON THE WHOLE THING! Oh and by the way, now i seem to be making the .pk3 file right, but when i take out my lightsaber in the game, I get an error and the game quits.
pranksta Posted April 22, 2002 Author Posted April 22, 2002 It turns out that I wasn't doing my .pk3 files wrong, because I have gone so far as to take some custom sabers that I have downloaded and just take out the orange_line.jpg, then change it and put it back in. When I did this, then loaded up the game, the orange saber was the default one, so why is it that the sabers other people make will load but mine won't? IM SO FRUSTRATED RIGHT NOW! I have been trying all day and I haven't gotten ANYWERE! ARGH! *bashes head repeatedly*
pranksta Posted April 22, 2002 Author Posted April 22, 2002 *bump* And I'm gonna keep bumping till I get a response that helps me with this!
toolboi Posted April 22, 2002 Posted April 22, 2002 Are you sure that your PK3 file has the right directories? I was fiddling with it for ages before I realized that the pk3 had to have the gfx/sabers directory. I DONT sugest using winzip for this stuff, its a pain in the ass (why is it that all the sh!t programs become the standard?).
pranksta Posted April 23, 2002 Author Posted April 23, 2002 Wait, they have to be in the gfx\sabers directory? I always thought it was gfx\effects\sabers
pranksta Posted April 23, 2002 Author Posted April 23, 2002 Well regardless neither of them work, I am currently looking for a program that will make .pk3 files other than winzip. Any suggestions?
pranksta Posted April 23, 2002 Author Posted April 23, 2002 Well, I got a program called power archiver that works very well, but I tried both gfx/sabers and gfx/effects/sabers and neither worked.
pranksta Posted April 23, 2002 Author Posted April 23, 2002 Well I guess that it is atleast TRYING to work now, but now I get an error when I try to run the game, it says: ERROR: filename length > MAX_QPATH ( strlen(prankstas/jedi outcast/jedi 2 outcast/jedi2/jedi2/GameData/base/gfx/effects/) = 76)
volrathxp Posted April 23, 2002 Posted April 23, 2002 when you zip it you shouldn't zip with full paths. your pk3 could be retaining full paths and that could be your problem. it should only contain the folders, no path information. the folder structure obviously should mirror assets0.pk3 else it won't work. but when you zip definitely turn off full paths. ALSO: for all you people who really need a good program for pk3 creating: WINRAR! in case you didn't realize winzip obviously sucks. that's why i use winrar now. compression technology is better, the options are better, plus: even for normal everyday usage, the rar format has a much better compression and usage than zip does. winrar is the way to go. i haven't had any problems with it ever. peace out.
pranksta Posted April 23, 2002 Author Posted April 23, 2002 How exactly, like step by step, do you use winrar and make the .pk3
evilhomernz Posted April 23, 2002 Posted April 23, 2002 Hey man ive made qutie a few saber mods post the zip on here or email it to me on zak201@hotmail.com as soon as i can get it ill have a look at it and see if i can get the bugger working for you man jsut make it available could jsut be a shader problem or problem with directories or zipping or it could veen jsut be your install of jk2 any ways it is leem have a look at it if it sitll doenst work after other ppl have had a look then its jsut a biatch:) i woudlnbt worry man we all have our "difficulties" hehe always happy to help:)
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