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sykoone

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

Mystical Chaos

E/

04 Aug 2007 at 10:58 - 641

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mad King Corn

Can someone else host skyoone's cartography mod? I downloaded the tyrian one and it won't let me download the other because there is a free download limit of one file apparently.

That's the unfortunate downside to rapidshare. You have to wait a while if you're trying to download multiple files. We'll look for a better place to host it, but for the time being, we were concerned with simply getting it out there.

Metatail

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

04 Aug 2007 at 11:18 - 642

Sorry if it has been asked before but is it legal to apply mods to your GW ? I remember someone was banned (dunno if permanently) for modding. So I wanna get some of these cartography mods but I dont wanna be banned

Miral

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

Hell. AKA Phoenix, AZ

The Gear Trick [GEAR]

W/A

04 Aug 2007 at 11:22 - 643

texmod is legal. modifying game files directly, no.

sykoone

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

Mystical Chaos

E/

04 Aug 2007 at 11:32 - 644

The guy that was banned for using texmod wasn't really banned for the modding. From what he's posted, which is actually buried somewhere in this thread, is that his account was flagged for his rapidly logging in and out testing a modification. To my knowledge, no one has been banned for simply using texmod. If that were the case, half my guild would have been banned by now, since many have been using other mods since they were first released, and the three of us in charge of this one haven't run GW without texmod in a week or so.

JackRabbitSlim

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2006

04 Aug 2007 at 12:23 - 645

I've got a load of spare bandwidth if you want them mirrored, sykoone. Drop me a message on the wiki (User:AT) if you're interested.

dr_ishmael

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2005

04 Aug 2007 at 16:36 - 646

Quote:

Originally Posted by sykoone

We've progressed much faster than anticipated, and have not only completed the Tyrian mod, but the Elonian mod as well. The Canthan mod is still in development, with an estimated completion time of seven days. A page on the mod, with screenshots and download instructions is on the official wiki.

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/User:...aphy_Made_Easy

That is pretty darn sweet. I see now what you meant about including the "colored-fog" effect - the first samples you posted didn't show it very well.

I've got some webspace I'm not using extensively at the moment, so I'll go ahead and mirror these mods for you:

Tyria: http://www.gwchecklist.com/Tyria_Car..._Made_Easy.zip
Cantha: http://www.gwchecklist.com/Cantha_Ca..._Made_Easy.zip
Elona: http://www.gwchecklist.com/Elona_Car..._Made_Easy.zip

[Edit] Sorry JackRabbitSlim - didn't mean to "one-up" you, I just hadn't read through to your post when I went ahead and posted this.
[Edit2] Added the Cantha mod, changed to .zip files because some browsers try to "display" .tpf files as gibberish.

Rider

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2006

SW Missouri

Mystical Chaos

W/

05 Aug 2007 at 03:01 - 647

I didnt realize that rapidshare was that way when I uploaded the files. We were just looking for a quick way to get it out to everyone.

I have also uploaded them to MediaFire as well to try and alleviate that.

Tyria Cartography Made Easy.tpf
Elona Cartography Made Easy.tpf

Mad King Corn

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2006

05 Aug 2007 at 03:04 - 648

Thanks to everyone that made the "Cartography Made Easy" mod, without it I never would have found some of those places, I just could not see them with Anet's map! Congrats on a job well done!

Miral

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

Hell. AKA Phoenix, AZ

The Gear Trick [GEAR]

W/A

05 Aug 2007 at 03:09 - 649

with the CME mods, what is the areas that are like the border of explored areas, but a solid shape like that? its different from both explorable and unexplorable shadings...

and I assume areas that are black within my explored areas means I found it and the GMC didn't?

Alkonium

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Oct 2006

Order of Ascendancy

W/E

05 Aug 2007 at 03:48 - 650

I'm not quite sure how to obtain appropriate textures legally and alter them to find, but I'm hoping someone here is for this. I was wondering if it was possible to replace all the sky textures ingame with ones of quality similar to the login screens for Factions, Nightfall, and Eye of the North.

elecwolf

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2005

The Northeren Hoard

E/R

05 Aug 2007 at 04:18 - 651

Did a quick and easy method of mapping the skin sheet to my Prophecies Female Elementalist if anyone wants a look. Tried numbers first and found out that they need to be backwards... Then I used color patches.
Will drop on Photobucket if anyone wants a look...

BlueSS

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

Finland

Me/E

05 Aug 2007 at 07:48 - 652

I've been playing with the 3d models little bit

fun fun!

Rider

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2006

SW Missouri

Mystical Chaos

W/

05 Aug 2007 at 17:49 - 653

Ok since I havn't seen skyoone yet today, For those of you that need Cantha here ya go... Works the same as the others. Enjoy and have fun.

rapidshare - Cantha_Cartography_Made_Easy.tpf

Mediafire - Cantha Cartography Made Easy.tpf

Wraith of Shadows

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2007

Atlanta, Georgia

The Mentalists[THPK]

A/

05 Aug 2007 at 18:22 - 654

a big problem someone else may have posted is someone may be able to attach a virus to something tryin to sell. idk, im not a huge computer person, but that seems like a viable problem to completly "custom" stuff

Mad King Corn

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2006

05 Aug 2007 at 18:43 - 655

I scan everything I download (No exceptions) These files included.

immortius

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

Black Cats

E/Mo

05 Aug 2007 at 21:26 - 656

Generally you can only get viruses on executable and script files, so a tpf file is highly unlikely to be infected as it is just a data file. I'd be more concerned about the texmod executable, so be sure to get it from somewhere reliable.

Nero_Fayth

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

A very large, cozy virtual world.

05 Aug 2007 at 22:49 - 657

I'm not entirely sure if it's possible since they behave like particles, but rank emotes might be fun to toy around with. Somebody out there might be creative enough to do something with them, just an idea.

elecwolf

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2005

The Northeren Hoard

E/R

05 Aug 2007 at 23:10 - 658

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueSS

I've been playing with the 3d models little bit

fun fun!

How are you able to pull the models out?
And are they replaceable like the skins?

chichory

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/W

05 Aug 2007 at 23:55 - 659

My guess is she/he is using DX ripper, a free bit of software mean't for learning purposes only.

It rips DX9 models(geometry, textures and shaders) out in Maya and 3ds max format, not much point for modding purposes though, as you can't get them back in.

I may be wrong, but I think you would need a plugin for whatever software anet used to open the models properly.

It launches attached to the dx9 application(gw in this case) though, so I would not touch it with Guild wars as its considered a third-party program(I would expect).

As such BlueSS, maybe you or a mod should take those images down as it kinda shows a clear breach of the user agreement.....(I may be wrong, but that is how I understand it

)

Chthon

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Apr 2007

06 Aug 2007 at 02:46 - 660

Quote:

Originally Posted by elecwolf

Did a quick and easy method of mapping the skin sheet to my Prophecies Female Elementalist if anyone wants a look. Tried numbers first and found out that they need to be backwards... Then I used color patches.
Will drop on Photobucket if anyone wants a look...

Love to see it.

elecwolf

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2005

The Northeren Hoard

E/R

06 Aug 2007 at 03:12 - 661

Ok, female, elementalist, prophecies.
Can't remember which one of the skin choices it was but hopefully they all map to about the same locations...

Looks like they also are only half the image, they mirror to the other side.
And again, they seem to be backwards when I used numbers...

sykoone

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

Mystical Chaos

E/

06 Aug 2007 at 03:45 - 662

Now that Cartography Made Easy has been released, we are now taking requests and suggestions for our next project. If there is something you'd like to see, either leave a post here, or leave a note on my talk page on the official wiki. No armor\cape redesigns please.

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/User_talk:Pyron_Sy

arcanemacabre

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Feb 2006

North Kryta Province

Angel Sharks [As]

06 Aug 2007 at 03:51 - 663

Just wanted to say, that mapping made easy mod is teh uber awesomeness. You guys went above and beyond on that.

As far as the next project, well I have something in mind, but it's going to be very, very time consuming... place the locations of all elite skill captures on all the maps

(ya know, like someone put dots for the FFF points on the map)

If you don't want to do that, I understand, but boy would it be useful! Especially for those triple XP for skill caps weekends!

Miral

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

Hell. AKA Phoenix, AZ

The Gear Trick [GEAR]

W/A

06 Aug 2007 at 03:54 - 664

Quote:

Originally Posted by sykoone

Now that Cartography Made Easy has been released, we are now taking requests and suggestions for our next project. If there is something you'd like to see, either leave a post here, or leave a note on my talk page on the official wiki. No armor\cape redesigns please.

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/User_talk:Pyron_Sy

perhaps a mod that places key NPCs and some notes on the map? or something that shows hard to find mob areas for vanquishing...

Moloch Vein

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2007

Reactive Hexing Sucks

[Thay]

N/

06 Aug 2007 at 04:51 - 665

I have a problem to load the tyria cartographer made easy tpf. Texmod claims "unable to open". Any ideas?

Mad King Corn

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2006

06 Aug 2007 at 07:34 - 666

Quote:

I have a problem to load the tyria cartographer made easy tpf. Texmod claims "unable to open". Any ideas?

A corrupted download perhaps, I would re-download it and try again.

BenjZee

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2006

The Overacheivers [Club]

Mo/

06 Aug 2007 at 12:07 - 667

if only my computer with guild wars worked...i so want my last %age. nice job

you could just make random mods that may help such as labelling certain areas on maps...

Zodiak

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

Gatineau, Qc, Canada

Kiss of Anguish [KISS]

P/W

06 Aug 2007 at 13:23 - 668

Quote:

Originally Posted by sykoone

Now that Cartography Made Easy has been released, we are now taking requests and suggestions for our next project. If there is something you'd like to see, either leave a post here, or leave a note on my talk page on the official wiki. No armor\cape redesigns please.

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/User_talk:Pyron_Sy

Known chest spawn locations

Lord Xeshm

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2007

06 Aug 2007 at 15:53 - 669

I don't know if this is the right place to ask, but how would you be able to remove mods if you didn't need them anymore? I couldn't find the answer on wiki or search.

bobrath

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

Texas

Scouts of Tyria

06 Aug 2007 at 16:26 - 670

Since TexMod makes you tell it which mods you want to load... just don't include it in the list... Right?

sykoone

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

Mystical Chaos

E/

06 Aug 2007 at 21:22 - 671

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobrath

Since TexMod makes you tell it which mods you want to load... just don't include it in the list... Right?

Correct. Each time you load TexMod, you choose which mods to load, so there is no uninstall procedure required. If you no longer wish to use a mod again, simply don't load it.

The suggestions have been great. Right now, I think we're leaning toward the Elite Skill mod. The NPC mod may be a bit difficult to do, since so many NPCs spawn for a variety of quests. For the chest spawn, we would need to do a bit of research to locate all the spawn points. I'll kick the ideas around with the rest of the team, and we'll keep everyone informed about the next one.

You just got tomahawked

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2006

H-Town

The Battle Bakery [vPie]

N/

06 Aug 2007 at 22:43 - 672

This is soooooo not fair, We were running dual defensive anthems on paragons in gvg. They had a ranger on their team that interrupted our d. anthems every time. I PM'd him and asked how he interrupted it every time and he said he had a mod that put a big sign oer people that were using high priority skills. This modding is nit fair.

Miral

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

Hell. AKA Phoenix, AZ

The Gear Trick [GEAR]

W/A

06 Aug 2007 at 22:59 - 673

Quote:

Originally Posted by You just got tomahawked

This is soooooo not fair, We were running dual defensive anthems on paragons in gvg. They had a ranger on their team that interrupted our d. anthems every time. I PM'd him and asked how he interrupted it every time and he said he had a mod that put a big sign oer people that were using high priority skills. This modding is nit fair.

big sign over peoples head? I don't think thats even possible... you could change the effects to be a bit more noticeable (brighter colors, less transparency, words written within the effect area) but i think its still limited by its normal size...

Celestial_Kitsune

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Me/

06 Aug 2007 at 23:13 - 674

Quote:

Originally Posted by sykoone

Now that Cartography Made Easy has been released, we are now taking requests and suggestions for our next project. If there is something you'd like to see, either leave a post here, or leave a note on my talk page on the official wiki. No armor\cape redesigns please.

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/User_talk:Pyron_Sy

Thank you Sykoone

Your cartography study guide made it easy to earn A+ in Tyrian, Canthan, and Elonian geography classes

greyf0x_f0x

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

UK

DVD Forums [DVDF]

Mo/Me

07 Aug 2007 at 00:23 - 675

Just wanted to say thanks to the Cartography team

best... mod... ever... >_>

Blackest Rose

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

07 Aug 2007 at 04:28 - 676

Quote:

Originally Posted by greyf0x_f0x

Just wanted to say thanks to the Cartography team

best... mod... ever... >_>

Ditto from me!

You guys are AWESOME!
Thanks!

Qcho

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

Poland

WAFP/rev

07 Aug 2007 at 11:17 - 677

Hi , is there a way to run TexMod with GW switches like ''-password'' ?

Zodiak

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

Gatineau, Qc, Canada

Kiss of Anguish [KISS]

P/W

07 Aug 2007 at 20:23 - 678

Yes

1. Go to your Guildwars folder
2. Make a blank .txt file
3. Open it
4. Type gw.exe -password=Enter Password Here
5. Save it
6. Rename it to whatever you like, making sure you change the extention from .txt to .bat

When you open Textmod, point to your gw.bat instead of your .exe, making sure that you select "all" instead of only .exe files in the browse window or you will not see the batch file.

That is all

King Kong

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

W/R

07 Aug 2007 at 20:52 - 679

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zodiak

When you open Textmod, point to your gw.bat instead of your .exe, making sure that you select "all" instead of only .exe files in the browse window or you will not see the batch file.

I cant get texmod to run gw, which is on another drive

I wonder if i crate a batch file on the C drive to launch gw on my D drive, would it work then?! What would i have to put in the batch file to make it run?

gw is at D:\Games\Guild Wars\gw.exe

R F O X

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2005

NC USA

Acolytes of Anguish [aOa]

W/P

07 Aug 2007 at 21:16 - 680

Tell me what yall think guys and gals