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Next Issue: .nif File
Topic Started: Jul 12 2007, 05:03 PM (241 Views)
Native Daughter
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Okay, so I'm troubleshooting with the "Common Problems" help section and I'm going through the steps to get my skin for the Hector's Dolphin to (a) show up, and (B) stop flashing.

I'm looking through the .nif file for the .dds. What I've found is:

Animal_emote.dds, not WhaleFalseKiller_F_1.dds that I was supposed to find. Do I change the Animal_emote.dds string in the same fashion that the example in the help section? or I have I somehow bungled this entirely?

Also, the guide mentions the possibility of editing 2 or 3 .nif files for a single animal. I only have the one in the graphics file (entities>units>animals>hectorsdolphin). Am I supposed to have others placed elsewhere? I've been checking and cross-checking between APE II, ZA, ZTC, and ZTDC so much my head is spinning.

HELP! :(
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ShenTirag
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For some animals there will be BFB files instead of NIF. You open these in the same way (using a hex editor), and change the codenames within to your codename. These codenames in the BFB refer to Materials files, you can find these within the Materials folder. They must be named the same as you designated them in the BFB, and inside them there is a texture file name you must change.
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