UI Texture Editing

Are we allowed to edit the UI Textures in the VDK files listed under the Data folder?

If we are then we can make a less cluttered UI based texture, because I for one do not like the brown everywhere.

We have gotten permission to edit the UI, However they will not give support if we break or mess up the VDK files.

(Mods will not give support if you mess up your client. Reinstall the game if you did not keep a back up.)

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VDK files are located in

Normal Installation

C:\<Directory you installed in>\Ragnarok Online 2\Data\

or 

Steam Users

C:\<Directory you installed in>\Steam\steamapps\common\Ragnarok Online 2\Data

The VDK is called "UI.VDK" 

You can extract the vdk using a VDK unpacker.

!The program you can find on your own, Search google or pm someone.!

Inside the UI.VDK you will find a number of folders and files.

Most UI texture files you will find under UI.vdk\UI\Texture and the names will start with Rag2_<Base/Btn/Con/Damage/Hud/Icon/Option/OutGame>_<Number>.tga

These files can be edited with free art applications such as Gimp, and Paint.net.

Lets see what everyone can come up with!

PS: Make sure you repack as version 1.1 and not version 1.0 otherwise it will not work and not display the hud.

~Texturing Tutorial~

We will be focusing on the menu button

First of all we will open the file Rag2_Hud_001.tga

Down in the bottom right you will see

^Normal                                       ^Hover                                      Click Down^                                    Inactive^

From here we can assume that these buttons are triggered by mouse events

Now we need to find the bounding boxes by trial and error.

Red is unviewable, Black and inwards is viewable.

So any edits shall be done at black and inwards.

We will add the mouse event names over the menu buttons so that we have a base to work from.

And then we remove the Menu buttons.

Make sure to also check the top left of the image file where the menu button is embeded into the hud, find the bounding box and remove it like so.

The black is the area that matches the black bounding box of our previous edits

And when it all matches up you get

You can change the inside of the bounding box to anything you like!

Hopefully this was informative enough to give a small intro to texture editing.

If you have any questions please feel free to PM me.

Also when you repack you can replace the original UI.VDK as long as you make a backup of said file.

From what I have seen "UI2.VDK" or "UICustom.VDK" Isn't read by the game file system.

~List of Edited Huds~

~Other UI Editing Resources~

http://forums.warppo...h/#entry1324762 - Flashes VIP Patch

http://forums.warppo...ting/?p=1427838 - AmiiMii's Photoshop tutorial 

Edited by Nanition, 10 July 2013 - 12:58 PM.

Edited by AmiiMii, 12 June 2013 - 10:02 PM.

Though It's technically a Violation of The Terms of Service To Modify Files In the VDKs, as long as it's not being used to your own advantage/unfair play, i doubt it'll raise flags enough to be bannable, though you should be-careful what you do, otherwise you CAN get in trouble doing this stuff, in many other MMO's it's bannable to even be editing models or other stuff, BUT if you take this approach, that is up to you, trouble may follow however.

Edited by 5821130524091526807, 13 June 2013 - 07:51 AM.

Edited by AmiiMii, 13 June 2013 - 07:52 AM.

it is easy enough to make transparencies actually.

GIMPSHOP-TRANSPARENT-Photoshop-Modify, Then Fill With Original Color of texture file, CTRL+Click Texture Layers (Transparent, you want to fill another layer with the color) Selection Tool+Save Selection, New, Type Alpha Channel in channel name, Or Alpha 1, save Image. JOBS A GOOD'UN.

Alpha channels are easy.

Edited by 5821130524091526807, 13 June 2013 - 07:54 AM.

Edited by AmiiMii, 13 June 2013 - 07:55 AM.

You have to fill the original color it was in the file type before you edited it.
E.G Brown in second layer, and place the second layer under the certain transparent image layer

Edited by AmiiMii, 13 June 2013 - 08:08 AM.