Modding Tutorials: Asset-Injection

[MasonFace]

Ah, when I click dragged to grab just the "273" archive records for the package, I missed the first frame thinking that the XML was before all the other images... I didn't look carefully; sorry about that.

I've corrected the package and re-uploaded it for testing.

I know this wasn't the issue for my mod file because I used select all and got ALL the files in the folder and have verified that all frames are there.

Ghost Transparency Test 2

[TheLacus]

Sorry, i wasn't clear in my previous post. The issue with the scale is what makes the billboard invisible: if you provide an xml file but not a custom scale, zero is incorrectly used as default. You can solve it if you manually provide a value of one, otherwise wait for next build when this will be the default value.

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<scaleX>1</scaleX>
<scaleY>1</scaleY>

[MasonFace]

Ah, gotcha.

I tried adding the scale code to the XML file and the frame shows up again, but nothing is transparent.

I tried lowering the alpha on the source image down real low just in case it was just not very noticeable in game, but it didn't change anything.

[TheLacus]

Ah, i didn't notice it. You are putting the rendering mode in the meta file for the record instead of the file for the archive. (check daggerfall-unity/modding/textures/#billboard > Mobile). Also note that you want to use Fade, not Transparent.

[MasonFace]

Well, I changed the name of the XML file from "273_0-0.xml" to "273.xml" and changed the code to this:

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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<info>
	<renderMode>Fade</renderMode>
	<scaleX>1</scaleX>
	<scaleY>1</scaleY>
</info>

I made sure to include it in the .dfmod and built it per usual. Loaded up the game and now each frame has no transparency.

Fade.png (99.04 KiB) Viewed 2002 times

I still haven't updated DFTFU. Could that really cause this problem though? I'm running the MOD in DFU alpha 0.10.4.

[TheLacus]

I tested it from the Unity Editor but i really should also have checked behaviour with a final build; i'll do it tomorrow. If you want, try running it from the Editor (place it inside StreamingAssets/Mods as usual) and, if it works, include a dummy material with the mod using Fade rendermode. That's should prevent optimization that strips unused shader keywords, which caused similar effects in the past.

[MasonFace]

Doesn't work in Unity. I included a material with the standard shader using "Fade" rendering mode and it didn't help.

If it's working on your end, then I must be doing something wrong on my end. You've spent enough of your time trying to help me; I'll keep investigating on my end and see if I can figure it out. I may reach out to you later if I still can't find a solution in a few days.

Thanks for your time, TheLacus!

[MasonFace]

I updated DFTFU to 1.8.5 and it seems to be working now!

Thanks for all your help, TheLacus! Ghosts are lookin' good now!

[TheLacus]

That's good to hear!

[MasonFace]

Sorry to dig this back up, but I just had someone post on the Nexusmods page for PVE that the ghosts are showing full black instead of transparency like in this screenshot from before.

I have confirmed that it is working as expected in Unity, but it doesn't work correctly in DFU on my computer. I've double checked that I have a dummy material packaged in the DFMOD file with the standard shader and fade rendering mode. I named the material "Fade_Dummy".

Can you double check and see if the previous package that you got working in DFTFU also works in the final build on your machine?