NPC_Tool - Animal Villager Customization

[Maniac]

I wasn't arguing.. >_>

[XAlucarDX454]

thanks for making this update like over night, dspet! keep up the awesome work

:you think maybe there's a way to change their shirts too?

[Area51_Hacker2]

Similar DS Release please?

[DsPet]

I've followed Virus's format. Check the front page for a "TODO" list (ie. add requests here, and they may get folded into the TODO list).

re: Names and Catchphrases in other languages.
As mentioned, use the change "Prototype" feature and the default names/catchphrases will be reset for all 7 languages. Customizing them after that is English only (for now).
re: custom shirts
Simple to add a customize shirt option. Each NPC can hold a custom pattern as well. I won't be supporting that.
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BTW: if someone is interested in writing a pattern import/editing tool, you can write it separately from the existing tools (like Thulinma's AC:WW editor: http://www.xs4all.nl/~aviator/acww )
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> Similar DS Release please?
The ancient AC:WW Map Editor already has NPC customization features, for what is possible. In the DS version the names and textures are hard coded, and can't be customized.

[Area51_Hacker2]

Ah bummer I guess I'll have to keep working on the rom patcher then

[marioANDluigi95]

Can an edited (like edited texture and name) villager move to a friend's town? My friend wants a cat I made called Catboot to move to his town.

[dragonboy269]

Can an edited (like edited texture and name) villager move to a friend's town? My friend wants a cat I made called Catboot to move to his town.

Yes eventually they will move away and still keep their new name and new textures. At least that's what I remember.

[Jonathan]

Yeah, I've tried everything available, but it keeps complaining about the bitmap format not being understood.

Tried MSPaint/PBRush, GIMP and Paint.NET. Running Windows XP. None of the bitmaps can be changed, saved, then imported. The tool complains.

You might want to add this problem to the to-do list, to fix the bitmap incompatibility. I'll wait for a future release and hope I see some support. Great tool regardless, though.

[XAlucarDX454]

yeah it wont accept my modified bitmaps either....

[DsPet]

re: BMP editing problems

Please start over, open a NVFOREST.DAT, press "Export Textures".
Pick a .BMP and edit it with MSPaint/PBrush. Make a trivial edit.
Try "Import Textures". If it fails, please email me the offending .BMP file ([email protected])
Some people have had problems with defaults changing the formats on them. I'll beef up the warnings to give better advice to avoid the format changes.