----------- Step 2 - Files and Folders -----------

As first you need to know where are the installed Files them we need.
The "name"-title is the Name of the Character :) :


UnitPresets.cfg is in C:\Programme\Impressive Title\game\Release\

name.material is in C:\Programme\Impressive Title\media\materials\scripts\

NameHeadTex.jpg is in C:\Programme\Impressive Title\media\materials\textures\

NameEyeTex.jpg is in C:\Programme\Impressive Title\media\materials\textures\

NameBodyTex.jpg is in C:\Programme\Impressive Title\media\materials\textures\

NameTailTex.jpg is in C:\Programme\Impressive Title\media\materials\textures\

----------- Step 3 - editing the UnitPreset File -----------

go to the C:\Programme\Impressive Title\game\Release\ folder and open the UnitPresets.cfg with the "Editor" of Windows.

All windows versions have a Editor.

right-click on the Unitpreset file, click in the popup on properties, and go on "open with". Choose the Editor, and click overtake and okay.

now should pop up the unitpreset file as open file :)

Now go to the old IT game symbol (a black pawprint) on the desktop and run that game. Go to Multiplayer Mode and create a new Character. If the Character looks like you want, write on a paper the Numbers of the bodyparts that you used.

close that game and go back to the Presetfile. Dont be worried if there are many chars already. do the same like them. write your Name, and then all the bodyparts what you created.

My Preset text for example :

[RikoDuroska]
Head1
Mane4
Tail1
RikoDuroskaMat


finished.
Now go on File, Save, and close it.

----------- Step 4 - editing the Name.mat -----------


now go to C:\Programme\Impressive Title\media\materials\scripts and copy one, and paste it directly.

now should be created a " Copy of RikoDuroska.mat ". Now rename it to your characters name. for example TC1.mat and open it.

now Delete all text inner the file and include the following:

material RikoDuroskaMat/HeadMat
{
receive_shadows on
technique
{
pass
{
ambient 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000
diffuse 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000
specular 0.010000 0.010000 0.010000 1.000000
emissive 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000
texture_unit
{
texture RikoDuroskaHeadTex.jpg
tex_address_mode wrap
filtering trilinear
}
}
}
}

material RikoDuroskaMat/EyeMat
{
receive_shadows on
technique
{
pass
{
ambient 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000
diffuse 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000
specular 0.050000 0.050000 0.050000 1.000000
emissive 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000
cull_hardware none
cull_software none
texture_unit
{
texture RikoDuroskaEyeTex.jpg
tex_address_mode wrap
filtering trilinear
}
}
}
}

material RikoDuroskaMat/BodyMat
{
receive_shadows on
technique
{
pass
{
ambient 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000
diffuse 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000
specular 0.010000 0.010000 0.010000 1.000000
emissive 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000
texture_unit
{
texture RikoDuroskaBodyTex.jpg
tex_address_mode wrap
filtering trilinear
}
}
}
}

material RikoDuroskaMat/TailMat
{
receive_shadows on
technique
{
pass
{
ambient 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000
diffuse 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000
specular 0.010000 0.010000 0.010000 1.000000
emissive 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000
texture_unit
{
texture RikoDuroskaTailTex.jpg
tex_address_mode wrap
filtering trilinear
}
}
}
}

material RikoDuroskaMat/ManeMat
{
receive_shadows on
technique
{
pass
{
ambient 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000
diffuse 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000
specular 0.010000 0.010000 0.010000 1.000000
emissive 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000
texture_unit
{
texture RikoDuroskaManeTex.jpg
tex_address_mode wrap
filtering trilinear
}
}
}
}

Change the Names into your Charnames.

Save it and close the file now.

----------- Step 4 - testing -----------


http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww228..._030/TC1001.jpg

this should be now the first result.

a complete white Lion ( or lioness), just his created model.

go now into the game, click multiplayer and create new. Click on Presets now and if your scripttext was in the first line should be there now your preset.

if it look so, you finished the presetmodel. congraz :D

now we step now to the textures, i will show you :)

----------- Step 5 - Draw the Head Tex -----------

Go into the folder C:\Programme\Impressive Title\media\materials\textures and look for the Head Tex what you want to edit.

This is the standard Head Tex of Riko Duroska.:
http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww228..._030/TC1002.jpg

and we will edit him now to our own char.

Use a good Draw-program like Photoshop or Gimp, or Open Canvas. Gimp and Open Canvas are for Free and excellent for texture drawing.

This are the Things what you have to know, what is where.
http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww228..._030/TC1003.jpg

Warning:

the new Catrace with long ears is not the same texture construction like the standard lion.

look at the c:\Programme\Impressive Title\media\materials\textures folder to find nice example for that what you seek, or you look ingame through the presets (its more easy) and then you look for the char texture of this char what you seen.


i have now textured the face and eyes. its looks so now

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww228.../TC1HeadTex.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww228...0/TC1EyeTex.jpg

Ingame Screen:

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww228..._030/TC1007.jpg