Hello! I am trying to figure out how to add crowns to portraits but also keep the original crowns (the crown of lombardy, hre crown etc). I have tried to add some items but the original crowns visuals are replaced with the added crowns visuals. What am I doing wrong. Please help if you can. Thanks.
How do I add visible artifacts to portrait?
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Here is what I did, omitting the creation of a new artifact.
1. I created copies of "special_crowns.dds" and "special_crowns_behind.dds" and placed them in my mod, then I increased the width of each image by 2 pixels on the left-hand side, this is because of a slight mistake by Paradox.
2. I further increased the widths by 152 pixels, this time on the right-hand side, this is where the new crown images were added.
3. I opened my mod's version of "00_portrait_properties.txt", located "p18 Special crowns_behind" and scrolled down to
where I added "trait = dead_myartifact", and to
where I added "artifact_type = myartifact".
4. Further down I added the following:
remembering to keep it inside p18's closing bracket.
5. I repeated step 3 for p19, then I added the following to the bottom:
remembering to keep it inside p19s closing bracket.
6. I opened my mod's version of portrait_spirtes.gfx, located these
and replaced "noOfFrames = 16" with "noOfFrames = 17" in both.
One may want to move the new images in "special_crowns.dds" and "special_crowns_behind.dds" by a few pixels to the left, perhaps some of the original ones too!
1. I created copies of "special_crowns.dds" and "special_crowns_behind.dds" and placed them in my mod, then I increased the width of each image by 2 pixels on the left-hand side, this is because of a slight mistake by Paradox.
2. I further increased the widths by 152 pixels, this time on the right-hand side, this is where the new crown images were added.
3. I opened my mod's version of "00_portrait_properties.txt", located "p18 Special crowns_behind" and scrolled down to
Code:
OR = {
trait = dead_crown_hre #Dead kings don't have artifacts
trait = dead_crown_byzantine #Dead kings don't have artifacts
trait = dead_crown_pahlavi #Dead kings don't have artifacts
trait = dead_crown_fylkir #Dead kings don't have artifacts
trait = dead_crown_tengri_fylkir #Dead kings don't have artifacts
trait = dead_crown_finnish_fylkir #Dead kings don't have artifacts
trait = dead_crown_slavic_fylkir
trait = dead_crown_romuva_fylkir
trait = dead_crown_zun_fylkir
trait = dead_crown_west_african_fylkir
trait = dead_crown_aztec_fylkir
trait = augustus # Laurels
}
Code:
OR = {
artifact_type = crown_hre
artifact_type = crown_byzantine
artifact_type = crown_pahlavi
artifact_type = crown_fylkir
artifact_type = crown_tengri_fylkir
artifact_type = crown_finnish_fylkir
artifact_type = crown_slavic_fylkir
artifact_type = crown_romuva_fylkir
artifact_type = crown_zun_fylkir
artifact_type = crown_west_african_fylkir
artifact_type = crown_aztec_fylkir
artifact_type = iron_crown_of_lombardy
artifact_type = cursed_diamond_crown
artifact_type = myartifact
}4. Further down I added the following:
Code:
16 = {
factor = 1
modifier = {
factor = 0
NOT = { has_portrait_property = { layer = 19 index = 16 } }
}
}5. I repeated step 3 for p19, then I added the following to the bottom:
Code:
16 = {
factor = 100
hide_layers = { 5 = { } } #Hide layer 5 (headgear) when this frame is picked.
modifier = {
factor = 0
NOR = {
any_artifact = {
artifact_type = myartifact
is_artifact_equipped = yes
}
trait = dead_myartifact
}
}
}6. I opened my mod's version of portrait_spirtes.gfx, located these
Code:
spriteType = {
name = "GFX_character_special_crowns"
texturefile = "gfx\\characters\\shared\\special_crowns.dds"
noOfFrames = 16
norefcount = yes
can_be_lowres = yes
}
spriteType = {
name = "GFX_character_special_crowns_behind"
texturefile = "gfx\\characters\\shared\\special_crowns_behind.dds"
noOfFrames = 16
norefcount = yes
can_be_lowres = yes
}One may want to move the new images in "special_crowns.dds" and "special_crowns_behind.dds" by a few pixels to the left, perhaps some of the original ones too!
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Wow thank you! What did you use to stretch the image? Gimp or Photoshop?
I used Paint dot net because it loads a bit faster than Gimp, but the other two should also work.
Hmm. I have done all of the things you have outlined but the crowns will not show up on the characters. Does the dds have a limit? I added about 15 new crowns. How do I know if I have edited the picture correctly?