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Offline orangemonkey22

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« on: June 27, 2006, 10:06:37 AM »
ok, I'm not quite sure how to download VAT(the thing that helps you make variant skins). I extracted it to the right place, but I don't know what to do after that? Hey, my 300th post. YAY!
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Offline RedNotDead

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« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2006, 10:08:18 AM »
please try to post in the correct place. moved
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« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2006, 10:11:13 AM »
There should be a microsoft word document that you can open and a set of folders for you to use.  The Word Document tells you how to make the variant work in the game and then use the folders to construct the .z2f file.
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« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2006, 10:15:24 AM »
where's the word document?
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« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2006, 11:12:45 AM »
It's on the inside of the zip file, and is called VAT. You'll see a small blue W beside it.
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« Reply #5 on: June 27, 2006, 12:57:47 PM »
thanx cleesburg, I found it. But now I have another problem, you see, I got all the way into Dxtbmp, and there's supposed to be a picture, but there isn't one?
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« Reply #6 on: July 10, 2006, 03:19:45 PM »
same here! I am sooo stuck with that part.
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« Reply #7 on: July 10, 2006, 03:22:18 PM »
Hmmm. Well make sure you first open DXTBMP and then go to file > load and find the dds file. DO NOT right click on the dds file and say "Open With" > Dxtbmp. That will not work ;)
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« Reply #8 on: July 10, 2006, 03:37:39 PM »
OK, I've made a blue elephant variant, but I can't get it into my game!!!!!!
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« Reply #9 on: July 10, 2006, 04:02:06 PM »
Try to explain a little further. What do you mean? Does it not show up in the game? Do you not know where to put the file?
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« Reply #10 on: July 10, 2006, 04:12:24 PM »
I mean, I have the files, but I can't seem to put them into the entities folder, and no, when I right click on the entities folder, it doesn't have the "add to archive" option?
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« Reply #11 on: July 10, 2006, 04:45:35 PM »
Are you using winzip or winrar?
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« Reply #12 on: July 10, 2006, 04:56:54 PM »
I'm using winzip.
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« Reply #13 on: July 10, 2006, 04:59:20 PM »
Then I can't help you with the exact way to do it, but somehow you have to use winzip to add it to a .zip file but change the extention to .z2f.
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« Reply #14 on: July 10, 2006, 05:12:17 PM »
ok, although I've been trying (and failing) to do that a lot. Is it possible that I could send you the files so that you could put them into your game, and then make the variant a dl at ZA listed as made by penguinman and orangemonkey22 so I ( and many other people) could get it????? Just a thought. (I guess I got a little carried away)
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« Reply #15 on: July 10, 2006, 05:18:06 PM »
Well I'd love to, but I seriously don't have the time right now. Prehaps someone who has winzip can come and help you and tell you how to do it :happy:
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« Reply #16 on: July 10, 2006, 05:21:19 PM »
ya, I guess you are busy seeing as though you have all those projects you're working on. Anyway, is there anyone with winzip who can help me?
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