Author Topic: [Guide] Ze Art of interface.dds Modification! (Read 4088 times)

Vertical · « **on:** March 03, 2011, 10:24:12 pm »

Programs Needed/Required

Paint.net (link: http://www.getpaint.net/download.html)

Your hands (Extremely important!)

Core Mod System (Gerent, Fantasia, Unofficial Tiara, etc.) (Look on the site in the Client Modifications section)

MabiUnpack (on the site) (OPTIONAL)

WARNING: DESIGNED FOR N00BS

NOTE: TO FULLY SEE THE IMAGES, RIGHT CLICK THEM AND CLICK OPEN IMAGE
NOTE 2: SOME PEOPLE ASKED ME THE FONT, JUST USE THE SEARCH BAR AND ENTER: SEN'S MABINOGI FONT

INTRO!

This guide will hopefully help you to learn the BASICS of modifying an "interface.dds".

First

To begin, you will need .dds editing program/software, "Paint.net" is a relatively simple and easy to use free program to edit .dds and other types of images. The link to download it is provided above. After you have installed and opened Paint.net it should look like this:

Now that you have opened it up, go to the top left corner and click "File" then click "Open". Go ahead and find the place where you put your "interface.dds" file. This is the interface.dds that Nexon uses for the client defaultly.

You can easily get this from the mabiunpack program (USE THE SEARCH BAR: "MABIUNPACK") under the data/gfx/gui/interface.dds section. (MabiUnpack is on this site, just search it)

MUST DO! Now the portions of the .dds you want to modify are these small squares/boxes:

These top boxes will effect the whole colour of the "Inventory" windows and "Character" windows, etc, example:

Now you can begin to edit the bottom section/portion of boxes/squares, which effect the colour of the squares you click the "Use Skill" button and the "Inventory" button along with the "Character" buttons, etc;

PHYSICALLY MODDING THE STUFFZ

To begin, here is an example of the finished product after your editing:

As you can see the boxes in the top corner are a blueish tint and some other things are modified for my preferences. All of my preferences you can do yourself with a bit of practice in Paint.net. In this guide I'll just be showing you how to colour the boxes, etc. Here's the diagram.

As you can see, you will be using the pencil tool (be sure to choose a nice colour) to slowly colour in each individual pixel (Tip: Hold the left click for long lines on the boxes). This process requires time and patience, as you will screw up sometimes, just go back in the history box in Paint.net and click the Pencil that you used before the mistake. (Tip: Let go of the pencil after you do a large portion of colouring, this will make mistakes lest costly)

To make the "Use Skill" and Tabs buttons coloured, here is a diagram:

These are the parts that make the little purple outline around the inside "Use" button when your clicking it, and the gray in the box when it is not being used.

Getting this stuff to work!

To make the interface work correctly, it requires a mod patcher/core modding system installed with the data folder in use (Tiara, Gerent, Frontend, etc.). Then all you have to do is just save the interface.dds when you like it (make sure you dont change the name at all!) and put it into: C:/Nexon/Mabinogi/data/gfx/gui NO WHERE ELSE OR IT WONT WORK!

Et Voila

HAPPY MODDIN!

The Doctor · « **Reply #1 on:** March 03, 2011, 11:41:22 pm »

I like this. Helps a lot.

Toxicwolf · « **Reply #2 on:** March 04, 2011, 01:45:03 am »

Thanks a bunch!

***Edit***
I took a shot at it. What do you think?

vb286 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 04, 2011, 08:51:51 am »

im impressed.

bergauk · « **Reply #4 on:** March 04, 2011, 05:13:23 pm »

I vote it be stickied. Its pretty thorough.

vb286 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 04, 2011, 05:23:00 pm »

well if its taken down i didnt do it. /stickied

TheSkai · « **Reply #6 on:** March 04, 2011, 05:39:31 pm »

This deserves to be stickied.

Also

Quote from: Vertical on March 03, 2011, 10:24:12 pm

Programs Needed/Required
Your hands

Lol'd xD

Vertical · « **Reply #7 on:** March 04, 2011, 11:44:14 pm »

o. o At least I contributed something to this forum, and its noob friendly.

Kisamier~ · « **Reply #8 on:** March 05, 2011, 10:04:22 am »

I like the one I made. :>...

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Vertical · « **Reply #9 on:** March 05, 2011, 11:26:18 am »

Nice one!

No one. · « **Reply #10 on:** March 05, 2011, 03:08:30 pm »

I notice everyone seems to be doing purple with their interface (at least the ones showing images of them). Conspiracy?

Kisamier~ · « **Reply #11 on:** March 05, 2011, 03:11:15 pm »

Purple's my favorite color... QQ...

No one. · « **Reply #12 on:** March 05, 2011, 03:13:00 pm »

Quote from: Simply Orange on March 05, 2011, 03:11:15 pm

Purple's my favorite color... QQ...

Forgot that....

Toxicwolf · « **Reply #13 on:** March 05, 2011, 03:14:58 pm »

I just like black/purple.. or neon green/purple. No conspiracy

No one. · « **Reply #14 on:** March 05, 2011, 03:16:50 pm »

2 people who like purple are the only ones showing something? I can almost smell conspiracy.

Also forgot to say nice guide o-o;.

Penguin Eater · « **Reply #15 on:** March 05, 2011, 03:17:39 pm »

The one I made is in the downloads section.

~Animefreak~ · « **Reply #16 on:** March 05, 2011, 06:37:50 pm »

Purple way back meant Royalty because it was expensive to get.

Rii · « **Reply #17 on:** March 06, 2011, 12:24:00 am »

Quote from: Simply Orange on March 05, 2011, 03:11:15 pm

Purple's my favorite color... QQ...

Change your name to Simply Purple ? D<

Kisamier~ · « **Reply #18 on:** March 06, 2011, 12:33:47 am »

Never...

Shou · « **Reply #19 on:** March 06, 2011, 03:47:33 am »

Great guide. EXCELLENT guide.

But...
Just one question...

I can figure out most of the buttons on my own through trial and error or picture recognition, but I don't remember ever seeing that purple one. (for the dye lite interface, it's the 'party' sign, but with GREEN on the edges. I checked.)
Does anyone know?

Anyway, +karma to you, THANK YOU (for the guide, and showing me the light of Paint.NET), and now I shall be on my way to have the dark green interface I've always wanted!

EDIT: Question hasn't been answered after a few days, but I think I know what the purple is, it's for tents.

Mishca · « **Reply #20 on:** March 06, 2011, 10:32:57 am »

Thanks for the guide, I've always wanted to change the interface colors.
Now I have my 'gold' and white!

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Spitfire · « **Reply #21 on:** March 06, 2011, 03:40:30 pm »

YEAH, UH-HUH, YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS!
whiteandyellowwhiteandyellowwhiteandyellow
/ontopic
Nice guide. I've always wanted to make my own interface. :D

The Doctor · « **Reply #22 on:** March 06, 2011, 03:41:51 pm »

Uh huh.

Darkboy132 · « **Reply #23 on:** March 06, 2011, 08:10:45 pm »

When I try to open Paint.NET, I get this error.

"There was an unhandled error, and Paint.NET must be closed. Refer to the file 'pdncrash.log' for more information."

Rii · « **Reply #24 on:** March 06, 2011, 08:14:46 pm »

This is a stab in the dark, try installing the .net framework perhaps?

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