EQInterface Forums - The DDS files...

11-29-2003, 01:12 PM	#1
ÆÆÆÆ A Shissar Defiler Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 170	The DDS files... Anyone know of a program that can open these? ( They're located in the Everquest directory under SpellEffects folder ) Anyone tried messing with them...?

11-29-2003, 01:23 PM	#2
ÆÆÆÆ A Shissar Defiler Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 170	THIS was located in the ini file called PATH in the SpellEffects folder - Any idea what this stuff means...? Or is it just details about the spell particle engine? (pasted directly and shrunk to save space) -------------- [Path] ControlSegmentLength=10 MergeDistance=10 ExtendDistance=10 SegmentLength=2 LODFactor=0 SoundDistance=50 SoundLoopVolume=1 SoundLoopSpeed=100 Texture=path FrameCount=0 Duration=10 InitialLength=25 GrowSpeed=0.1 TextureScale=0.03 TextureSpeed=.005 FloorOffset=1 TwistFactor=.3 TwistSpeed=.005 CurveScale=10 Alpha=180 Additive=1 OpaqueStart=5 OpaqueEnd=15 FadeStart=120 FadeEnd=200 FinishRange=10 SineRadiusX=1.5 SineSpeedX=0.001 SineOffsetX=1 SinePeriodX=0.1 SineRadiusY=1.5 SineSpeedY=0.002 SineOffsetY=0.5 SinePeriodY=0.1 SineRadiusZ=1.0 SineSpeedZ=0.0005 SineOffsetZ=0 SinePeriodZ=0.1 ScaleMin=1.0 ScaleMax=1.0 ScaleSpeed=0.01 ShapeSet=ShapeSet1 EmitterSpeed=0.02 EmitterPeriod=2000 EmitterStartCoordinate=0 MaxEmitterCount=10 Emitter0=Emitter1157 Emitter1=Emitter1158 Emitter2=Emitter1159 Emitter3=Emitter1160 FinishEmitter0=FinishEmitter0 FinishEmitter1=FinishEmitter1 FinishEmitter2=FinishEmitter2 FinishEmitter3=FinishEmitter3 [Emitter1157] Definition=1157 LifeSpan=5000 Density=1 Opacity=1 [Emitter1158] Definition=1158 LifeSpan=5000 Density=1 Opacity=1 [Emitter1159] Definition=1159 LifeSpan=5000 Density=1 Opacity=1 [Emitter1160] Definition=1160 LifeSpan=5000 Density=1 Opacity=1 [FinishEmitter0] Definition=1190 LifeSpan=5000 Density=1 Opacity=1 [FinishEmitter1] Definition=1191 LifeSpan=5000 Density=1 Opacity=1 [FinishEmitter2] Definition=1193 LifeSpan=5000 Density=1 Opacity=1 [FinishEmitter3] Definition=1193 LifeSpan=5000 Density=1 Opacity=1 [ShapeSet1] Shape1 Shape2 Shape3 Shape4 [Shape1] X=.1 Y=.2 Twist=1 Scale=1 Points=6 Red=255 Green=255 Blue=255 Alpha=40 TextureScale=1 [Shape2] X=.12 Y=.2 Twist=1 Scale=.6 Points=6 Red=255 Green=255 Blue=255 Alpha=40 TextureScale=1 [Shape3] X=.2 Y=.7 Twist=-.6 Scale=.3 Points=6 Red=255 Green=255 Blue=255 Alpha=50 TextureScale=1 [Shape4] X=.8 Y=.2 Twist=1.3 Scale=.2 Points=6 Red=255 Green=255 Blue=255 Alpha=70 TextureScale=1 [ShapeSet2] ShapeB2 ShapeB3 ShapeB4 [ShapeB1] X=0 Y=0 Twist=1 Scale=1 Points=8 Red=255 Green=255 Blue=255 Alpha=255 TextureScale=0.5 [ShapeB2] X=2 Twist=1.2 Scale=0.8 Points=6 Red=128 Green=228 Blue=255 Alpha=255 TextureScale=1.0 [ShapeB3] Y=2 Twist=1.5 Scale=0.5 Points=4 Red=255 Green=125 Blue=255 Alpha=255 TextureScale=1.5 [ShapeB4] X=2 Y=2 Twist=1 Scale=0.15 Points=3 Red=125 Green=255 Blue=255 Alpha=255 TextureScale=1.8 [instructions] # Distance between control points. If the path points from the server has gaps larger than this, # control points that rest on the spline containing them will be created. ControlSegmentLength=10 # Minimum segment length. If smaller than ControlSegmentLength, will be placed on the # spline that contains the control points. SegmentLength=1 # Texture is the filename prefix to use for the the line. It will use the EQ game directory # if a plain name is given, but the name can be a full pathname also. ;Texture=H:\destus\Path\TubePathTraslation\Smoke4 # FrameCount of 0 will cause 'Texture/ to be loaded wath just a .tga extension. # FrameCount > 0 will cause the Texture#.tga to be loaded for each frame (no preceeding zeros) FrameCount=0 # Duration controls how many milliseconds to show each frame of the texture animation Duration=10 # InitialLength determines how much of the line is initially visible InitialLength=1 # GrowSpeed controls how fast the line extends towards the goal. GrowSpeed=0.05 # TextureScale controls how much of the texure is used per line segment. Negative values will # reverse it's direction. TextureScale=0.02 # TextureSpeed controls how fast the texture is UV animated TextureSpeed=.005 # FloorOffset controls how far off the ground the pathing line is placed relative to player height FloorOffset=1.0 # ShapeSet is the name of a [Section] in this file that has a list of shape names to use for this line. ShapeSet=ShapeSet1 # # Note: If the following sounds are in the EQ play directory they will be played at the appropriate time: # FIND_START.wa~, FIND_LOOP.wav$ FIND_ABORT.wav, FIND_COMPLETE.wav #

11-29-2003, 02:47 PM	#3
*Dolby* Lord Dolby of Veeshan Join Date: Jul 2002 Server: Veeshan Posts: 2,397	Nothing that I know of opens DDS. I think if you were to change anything the patcher would just patch over it since the MD5SUM or what ever it checks is not the same.

12-04-2003, 02:38 PM	#4
Maelaas A Gray Wolf Join Date: Sep 2002 Server: Povar Posts: 9	there is one actually there is an addon for paintshop pro 7 and photoshop pro 7 I have both that you can get that will allow you to manipulate dds files __________________ 'First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then, shalt thou count to three. No more. No less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, nor either count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then, lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who, being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it.'-monty python and the search for the holy grail