Just a heads up: I managed to do it with paint.net.
Ive had the app for ages now after trying to make a mod for FFVI Remake (1st part), so I cant recall if I got any addon for it to allow me to open/edit .dds files, but afaIk, you don't need one. All I did was download the .tex converter, opened the .dds with Paint.net (which I could preview it already as a .dds file before opening it), and did the same steps as mention in the forum post after opening the .dds. Only had one option to change when "Save As" doe, but it worked like a charm.
I put this out incase anyone already has Paint.net, or is looking for a simplier method, as that took me like 30 mins to do, and that was mostly figuring out how to move the files and file names so they dont ovewrite eachother.
Excellent mod and teaching method to start modding AT LEAST textures withing the game (I suppose the Quest Book works similar or even the same)
If it's out of scope I understand, but it would be really neat if a randomiser element was added - we put a few pics in a folder and on startup it randomly chooses 1 from those few pics. Even one's favorite pic could get old seeing it every time.
I'm afraid, that's beyond me. It's possible to make an out of game tool or probably a plugin mod that switches the specific files in NativePC every time you launch it, but it's probably too much work just to randomize the 1-second splash screen at the start.
I have been using the joke version (No. 00) since I made it, and it never got old for me, heh. I do get where you're coming from, though. I'm not sure if it would be of use, but maybe something advanced like Mod Organizer 2 might have the feature you're asking about. I didn't use it myself a lot, but it's worth checking out.
At worst case scenario, if you or someone else REALLY wants such a mod, you can cough up some cash to commission it. I'm sure it's not rocket science to make such a mod. We have a randomizer tool for monster genitalia mods, for crying out loud.
It's ordering the mods as if it were alphabetical instead of numerical, so "2" is between "19" and "21" and "3"/"4" etc is after "24". I'm guessing that the mods will be ordered correctly if you add a "0" to all single digit images. So "1. MHW Logo" would be "01. MHW Logo", and "2. MHW Guild Badge" would be "02. MHW Guild Badge".
They can be changed BUT they render as small rectangles so you can't change the whole screen for the other logos. I just tested it by pasting random crap over them and all of them got cut off.
The game must be drawing that section differently and not as a whole. Not to mention that the .tex file has a fixed size of 2048x2048 (if I remember correctly) which means that you can't fit two 1920x1080 images into it.
In short: It's not possible unless more extensively modded. You would probably need a plugin to make the game draw that image as a whole instead of 5 rectangles and that's too much work for 1 second of image at the startup.
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Ive had the app for ages now after trying to make a mod for FFVI Remake (1st part), so I cant recall if I got any addon for it to allow me to open/edit .dds files, but afaIk, you don't need one. All I did was download the .tex converter, opened the .dds with Paint.net (which I could preview it already as a .dds file before opening it), and did the same steps as mention in the forum post after opening the .dds. Only had one option to change when "Save As" doe, but it worked like a charm.
I put this out incase anyone already has Paint.net, or is looking for a simplier method, as that took me like 30 mins to do, and that was mostly figuring out how to move the files and file names so they dont ovewrite eachother.
Excellent mod and teaching method to start modding AT LEAST textures withing the game (I suppose the Quest Book works similar or even the same)
I have been using the joke version (No. 00) since I made it, and it never got old for me, heh. I do get where you're coming from, though. I'm not sure if it would be of use, but maybe something advanced like Mod Organizer 2 might have the feature you're asking about. I didn't use it myself a lot, but it's worth checking out.
At worst case scenario, if you or someone else REALLY wants such a mod, you can cough up some cash to commission it. I'm sure it's not rocket science to make such a mod. We have a randomizer tool for monster genitalia mods, for crying out loud.
I'm guessing that the mods will be ordered correctly if you add a "0" to all single digit images. So "1. MHW Logo" would be "01. MHW Logo", and "2. MHW Guild Badge" would be "02. MHW Guild Badge".
Past me had other ideas, it seems. Thanks for the heads-up. I'll try it and see if it works out or not.
5 minutes later: It worked. Seriously, why didn't I think of this before...
The game must be drawing that section differently and not as a whole. Not to mention that the .tex file has a fixed size of 2048x2048 (if I remember correctly) which means that you can't fit two 1920x1080 images into it.
In short: It's not possible unless more extensively modded. You would probably need a plugin to make the game draw that image as a whole instead of 5 rectangles and that's too much work for 1 second of image at the startup.
edit : awesome mod btw
It's a bit of a hassle to prepare (getting tools etc) but editing isn't hard.