custom pal

drizzt_dourden · GDI Hacker **Joined**: 21 Feb 2008 **Location**: Plains PA

I made a custom pal for a building. I put it the RA2 folder and nothing.

line from art file

Foundation=2x3
NewTheater=no
DemandLoad=true
Height=4
Palette=DDcus.pal

I put it in a mix folder and still nothing. Where do I place it? and did i put it the art section correctly? I am using it for the urban theater.

Allied General · Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:29 pm Post subject:

1. Custom pal only works currently with NPatch

2. You fail at reading documentation i.e. the MDK

The NPatch allows you to add a custom palettes for animations and buildings.
Determines what palette the animation will use.
For instance, Palette=test.pal would load test.pal for the animation.

Palette=[Filename with *.PAL extension (31 chars max)]

example:

[YATECH_A]
Normalized=yes
NewTheater=yes
LoopStart=0
LoopEnd=32
LoopCount=-1
Rate=200
Layer=ground
Palette=MYANIM.PAL

Animation YATECH_A will be drawn with MYANIM.PAL palette.
NOTE: AltPalette tag must be turned off. Otherwise this do no effect at all.

Determines what palette the building will use.
For instance, Palette=test would load testtem.pal for TEMPERATE theater, testsno.pal for SNOW theater.

Palette=[Part of filename + (TEM | SNO | URB | UBN | DES | LUN)]

example:

[YATECH]
Palette=MY ; will load MYSNO.PAL or MYTEM.PAL or MYURB.PAL etc

3.

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drizzt_dourden · GDI Hacker **Joined**: 21 Feb 2008 **Location**: Plains PA

I did read that, but i was unsure of where I should put it. and yes AG i am using the NPatch. thank you. This is complete art code

;American House 29
[AmHouse29]
Foundation=2x3
NewTheater=no
Theater=urban
DemandLoad=true
Height=3
Palette=ddcust.pal
MuzzleFlash0=9,17 ; these are pixel offsets for muzzle flashes from center of base
MuzzleFlash1=38,18
MuzzleFlash2=20,27
MuzzleFlash3=-1,37
MuzzleFlash4=20,27
DamageFireOffset0=-12,-2
DamageFireOffset1=22,29
CanHideThings=true
CanBeHidden=false
OccupyHeight=2
RemoveOccupy1=0,-1
RemoveOccupy2=-1,-1

i edited one of the "purple" spots and added a colorand saved it as ddcust.pal and placed in my ra2 folder. it did not work, the building shows up as purple (the 1 i edited), more like pink. I will do back and look at the mdk again.

Allied General · Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 12:24 pm Post subject:

drizzt_dourden wrote:

[AmHouse29]
Palette=ddcust.pal

Allied General wrote:

Determines what palette the building will use.
For instance, Palette=test would load testtem.pal for TEMPERATE theater, testsno.pal for SNOW theater.

Palette=[Part of filename + (TEM | SNO | URB | UBN | DES | LUN)]

example:
[YATECH]
Palette=MY ; will load MYSNO.PAL or MYTEM.PAL or MYURB.PAL etc

Seriously can you read?

.PAL is only needed for animations

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Vefbl4 · General **Joined**: 07 Feb 2007

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Dark Templar X · Commander **Joined**: 26 Feb 2009

vef... god. I lol'd so hard, bro. XD

Anyway. drizz, read what AG says. You don't need to define .pal for the custom palette on a building. You need to make copies for each theater. Call it something like ddtem.pal, et al for each theater.