Modding Minifigs in the LEGO Star Wars videogame

LOL, I seem to get that a lot around here!

Yes, all is explained in my earlier posts. This is for PC only, and part of the deal with the developers / publishers granting permission to mod the game to me, was that all mods be posted only to lucasfiles.com

Oh, and I'm already receiving requests for character changes via PM. The whole idea of me making a step-by-step tutorial is so you can make your own mods,

I do realise it will be beyond the scope of some people, as it does get a little complicated at times. But I'm not interested in taking requests at this time, sorry. However I will help you learn to do it yourself if you have trouble with the tutorial, just use this thread to ask me questions and I will try and assist.

Maybe if somone else here learns to mod the game using by techniques, they will take requests?

But until then, you're going to have to try and do it for yourselves...

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jp30's LEGO STAR WARS VIDEOGAME MODDING TUTORIAL

hmmm, jp30 i've been trying this out again and it works, so i might start taking requests, soon not now, i will tell you when i'm ready thanks

Obliviumjr also jp30 i think i can make a PC program that can help you do this, you know a small program that opens the DDS files and you can edit them from there??? what do you think

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~Obliviumjr

I'm gonna try this out soon, but I need to re-install LSW
and is it possoble to make whole new skins?

~Crazy Boy

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~Crazy Boy / Ollie  
Brickshelf | Flickr

I have a program that opens DDS files, and in which I can edit them, Paint Shop Pro (Photoshop also works). If you would like to write your own image editing software, that is wonderful, but I think I will stick with Paint Shop Pro myself.

If you are a whizz programmer, what I need is a simple mod installer / uninstaller that will allow someone to, say, replace the stormtrooper HGP file with the TIE Pilot one, also swap the icon...

... and then revert back to Stormtrooper once you're finished with the mod. Are you familiar with the Jedi Knight / Mysteries of the Sith games? They had such a utility called "Patch Commander" - basically a mod-manager. At present installing / unisnstalling mods is messy (manually backing up files, overwriting files with one's modded ones, then manually copying the original file back when finished).

 

 

 

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jp30's LEGO STAR WARS VIDEOGAME MODDING TUTORIAL

In some circumstances, yes. There are some limitations to what you can do... and don't get 'skins' confused with 'models'. All the limitations and work-arounds are explained in the tutorial.

Check sections 5 and 6 in particular on this page.

 

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jp30's LEGO STAR WARS VIDEOGAME MODDING TUTORIAL

okay you need a mod installer, i can sort that what do you want it to do Jp? i need specifics, not just what it does do you want specific files and so on?

Obliviumjr

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~Obliviumjr

OK, I will write up a detailed explaination of what it needs to do later today. :-)

Thanks.

What's your background / experience, by the way?

 

Edit: It won't be "later today", but it will be in the next few days.

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jp30's LEGO STAR WARS VIDEOGAME MODDING TUTORIAL

I know the difference between skins and models ;-)

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~Crazy Boy / Ollie  
Brickshelf | Flickr

Cool. Just found it a funny question to be asking given the screenshots in my opening post, thought you may have had some of the terms confused - believe me I've encountered it many times before...

 

 

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jp30's LEGO STAR WARS VIDEOGAME MODDING TUTORIAL

Yeah sorry, I was thinking new meaning new non SW people,
Actually, hold on, now I look at it, I wasn't thinking at all, anyway I havw many plans which will take place in two hours or so.
Also thanks a bundle to you jp30 your tutorial is proving very usefull, I will post some pics when I get them.

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~Crazy Boy / Ollie  
Brickshelf | Flickr

Welcome to the forums jp! It's always nice to see somebody from another forum I visit. :)
And I wasn't quit sure what to do with this thread; since it's neither really minifigs, or questions; so I moved it to 'Brick Talk'.

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MCN Moderator of Customizing Tips, Techniques & Questions

can you use it on different videogames?

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I asked Recluce where to put it before starting it, and she said either Brick Talk or Tips. I figured it worked better in Tips as, well, I'm teaching people how to modify minifigs in a new way (albeit virtual ones), but whatever works I guess (though personally, I thought it fitted better where it was)...

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jp30's LEGO STAR WARS VIDEOGAME MODDING TUTORIAL

The basic technique can work on other games that use DDR textures, yes. It looks like sparedlife.com is currently down, but the technique and the DDS extractor and inserter works on other games such as No One Lives Forever 2, plus quite a few others I can't recall off the top of my head.

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jp30's LEGO STAR WARS VIDEOGAME MODDING TUTORIAL

ahhhhhhh!!!!!!!
Photoshop says that its not the right kind of file or something, I did everything.

~~~EDIT~~~
ah yes, I am a fool everyone can learn a lesson from this, Check where you install stuff,
I installed it in the illustrator as apposed to photoshop folder LOL.

~Crazy Boy

~~~EDIT(again)~~~
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha I AM INVINCIBLE

THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE END HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

~Crazy Boy
P.S. sorry I got a bit excited, BTW i made that. HaHaha...

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~Crazy Boy / Ollie  
Brickshelf | Flickr

Hey, that's great work, and it's your very first attempt!

And it's reassuring to see the tutorial can be followed without me having to clarify anything! :-)

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jp30's LEGO STAR WARS VIDEOGAME MODDING TUTORIAL

hey jp ive got a question are u a genius? or am i dumb because i started reading and gave up lol or am i lazy idk

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My sig ran away..

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Does that answer your question?

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~Crazy Boy / Ollie  
Brickshelf | Flickr

Well, if you're not familiar with copying-pasting-renaming files, making directories etc, nor familiar with using graphics programs, it is daunting. But if you have a basic knowledge of such things, the tutorial should get you there in the end.

But basically the whole thing boils down to this.

1. Find a character
2. Extract its texture
3. Edit the texture
4. Insert the edited texture back into the character file
5. Back up the original character
6. Replace original character with your modified version.

So while it may read quite complicated the first time, after you've made a couple of new skins you'll find the whole process very simple indeed!

But yeah, I'm a genius... ;-)

 

 

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jp30's LEGO STAR WARS VIDEOGAME MODDING TUTORIAL

You may be a genius, But I am Invincible

It's luke from the new game, in the old one

in a metaphorical sense I am jesus and jp3o is god, now who can tell me what that means?
and by the way the next mods I make will be obi-wan Clone Wars maybe an arc trooper and my custom mandalorion as can be seen here

~Crazy Boy

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~Crazy Boy / Ollie  
Brickshelf | Flickr

You're on fire! That Luke is delightful.

That you have delusions of grandeur and can't spell my name correctly?

Once obliviumjr and I get the mod managment utility sorted (so any old person can install and uninstall other's skins with no hassles), I'll re-approach LucasFiles.com for a LEGO Star Wars section, then we can all submit these lovely mods.

 

 

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jp30's LEGO STAR WARS VIDEOGAME MODDING TUTORIAL

I'm gonna make so many more....
but not now because It's time for bed

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~Crazy Boy / Ollie  
Brickshelf | Flickr

Good day, brothers!

Where jp-30 might be the skinning junkie for Lego SW, I am it's coder!
I already made 3 mods, 2 of which completely change a level, and 1 that changes level names, character names and intro texts.

I already uploaded 2 mods, but I had to put 'em down because the developer didn't want us to put 'em up on the internet, and no matter how many times I've contacted Lucasfiles or send 'em files, they never responded or anything :(.

Here are some pics of the mods I've made :

Duel Of The Fates (Darth Maul overhaul)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v61/MangaLord/dueloffates.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v61/MangaLord/dueloffates2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v61/MangaLord/dueloffates3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v61/MangaLord/dueloffates4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v61/MangaLord/dueloffates5.jpg

Battle of Kashyyyk (Kashyyyk overhaul)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v61/MangaLord/battlekashyyyk.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v61/MangaLord/battlekashyyyk3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v61/MangaLord/battlekashyyyk4.jpg

Enjoy, I hope this will be a new beginning for Lego SW Modding!

Manga, checkin' out!

EDIT : Jp, I just read your most excellent skinning tutorial, if you want, or if enough people want it, I might write a programming tutorial about the code, I'll see if I can get people enthousiastic first! :P

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