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[Deratiseur]

The question is in the title.

I have show the MSPIG*.bam in the BG2 database (with Near infinity), they are the animation bam for the BG1 spider. But how to use thems in bg2 ?

[Jarno Mikkola]

Generally you would...

I have show the MSPIG*.bam in the BG2 database (with Near infinity), they are the animation bam for the BG1 spider. But how to use thems in bg2 ?

Open the character file with DLTCEP, you'll see the first window, it it there is a definition of "Creature Animation" set it to 0x7ayy, where the yy is last part, normally 01, 02, 03 or 04... You can see this from the your Anisnd.2da, if you open that with your NearInfinity for example. But...

Or you can do the same using WeiDU.exe and a setup-*modname*.tp2 -action that first copies the creature file, and then sets the value...

... but, as the animations are not apparently in the set, it cannot be used. And the Infinity Animation doesn't have it either, so it cannot be used.
You would need to request it from the Infinity Animation mods makers...

Edited by Jarno Mikkola, 18 August 2010 - 04:00 AM.

[Deratiseur]

Thanks again, Jarno.

I know how to change animation of a creature. I have used spider_huge, spider_giant, spider_phase, spider_sword, spider_wraith and spider_small (0x7f2f). but the red spider seems not be here. (and there isn't associated 2da with MSPIG)

Edited by Deratiseur, 17 August 2010 - 01:29 PM.

[Miloch]

The "myrlochar" (drow soul spider) uses the base animation with a slight (brownish) recolour (available in Infinity Animations and Aurora). So it would be even easier to use the base animation without recolouring - just assign it to a new slot.

[Deratiseur]

Thanks for this advise, Miloch.
So i leave the idea. Slots are limited and precious, so use one of them for a new "spider" is a for me a bad idea, as the game include Five of thems at all.

I prefer looking for very "new ones" and i hope finding one day a giant ant or scorpion ^^

[Sam.]

I prefer looking for very "new ones" and i hope finding one day a giant ant or scorpion ^^

If you were willing to give converting animations a try yourself, Lionheart has a "Desert Beast" and a "Desert Beast Tough" which are scorpion-like. There is also a wasp animation that you could convert . See the image in the first post here.

[Deratiseur]

Thanks fot this advice too.
In fact, i have NWN animatiosn in head. I have played on servers of NWN where i have fight giant ants and scorpions, so these animation exist and are really good.

[Miloch]

In fact, i have NWN animatiosn in head. I have played on servers of NWN where i have fight giant ants and scorpions, so these animation exist and are really good.

NWN animations will work; you'd just need to port them as described here.