UPDATING FROM 1.58 TO 1.59: If you used the utility in 1.58 version and have pictures in your bases, just download the 1.59 version, rerun the utility with the pictures and simply swap the old mod with newly created 1.59 mod pak file. thats it.
USAGE INSTRUCTIONS: MUST READ BEFORE USE!
1)use latest version of winrar/7zip to extract the downloaded zip file. Make sure the folder you extract to has read/write permissions. otherwise it wont work.
2)in the extracted folder, you will have a folder called "YOURIMAGES" . You need to place all images you want to make into decorations, into that folder.
3)then in the extracted folder, you will have a exe called "PICCONVERTER.exe" . run that executable once you finish the step 3.
4) Thats it. now you just need to wait for 10 or so seconds , (wait till the console window of the executable to close) . Then you will have a mod file called "_MOD_GAMER_SCREENSHOTS_TO_PICTURE_FRAMES.pak".
5) place the "_MOD_GAMER_SCREENSHOTS_TO_PICTURE_FRAMES.pak" in the MODS folder of your NMS installation and play.
MAKE SURE TO DELETE THE DISABLEMODS.TXT file in the PCBANKS folder. otherwise mods wont work.
NOTE: there is a upper limit of 600 total images. anything above that number is not supported for now.
The utility has been tested working on any windows 10 build. it has not been tested on windows 8 and lower. but i guess it will work.
INGAME USAGE:
Inside the game build menu, the images will show up as decoration items under the "decoration" category. in survival/nomal mode, each picture will cost 1 carbon to build. its free to build in creative mode.
There will be five subcategories as below.
1)SMALL_PICTURE_FRAMES: normal sized picture frames, for use as wall decoration inside cube rooms 2)MEDIUM_PICTURE_FRAMES: medium sized picture frames, 2x size of small picture frames. 2)LARGE_PICTURE_FRAMES: large sized picture frames, 4x size of small picture frames. 2)HUGE_PICTURE_FRAMES: huge sized picture frames, 6x size of small picture frames. 2)MEGA_PICTURE_FRAMES: mega sized picture frames, 10x size of small picture frames.
Proper picture frames will be added once NMSDK gets Updated for NEXT. till then , it will be a simple picture without any proper frames.
I would like to test in NMSky Visions your mod for NEXT and try to examing it for possibly updating by me or someone else. I realize your support is only for the basic vanilla version 1.59. Could you specify as a change in your description page which files are actually modded? In other words, what are the commonly updated filenames?
"The files necessary for this mod are one of the most commonly updated files. so the mod will only support Public builds of the game and there wont be any support for experimental versions of the game."
Thanks for any filname specifics you could add to the Nexus description page.
1) what format where the pics in.? only PNG/JPG/jpg/png will work. 2) did you place the images in the "YOURIMAGES" folder? 3)in the game, go check the decoration category in build menu. it will have stuff called "small_picture_frames" and so on, within which will have all pics. 4) make sure you delete "DISABLEMODS.TXT" in the PCBANKS folder.
if you still have issues after all the above, let me know.
I made sure my folder was read-write - I numbered all the images (there were over 100)
I deleted mods I thought conflicted and then the menu showed up but I couldn't see the images. Then it crashed. There could still be mods conflicting - not sure.
I'll play around - maybe I can use that mod-combiner app. The Eucli-ea mod is a must have.
Like the idea but not working for me. I do not get any of the pictures under decorations. The PAK file generated no problem. I do have other mods that might conflict.
Amazing Tool btw once again! i have a Small Question: how do you make them Transparent Backgrounds? like a logo or emblem PNG; im using Photoshop and know how to make it on PNG's and stuff but when it converts it to the DDS file for in-game use that is?
you dont need to use DDS. just make it PNG/JPEG. whateveer that supports the alpha channel. i need to add a small change to the materials though for it to work. i will let you know when i have time.
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UPDATING FROM 1.58 TO 1.59: If you used the utility in 1.58 version and have pictures in your bases, just download the 1.59 version, rerun the utility with the pictures and simply swap the old mod with newly created 1.59 mod pak file. thats it.
USAGE INSTRUCTIONS: MUST READ BEFORE USE!
1)use latest version of winrar/7zip to extract the downloaded zip file. Make sure the folder you extract to has read/write permissions. otherwise it wont work.
2)in the extracted folder, you will have a folder called "YOURIMAGES" . You need to place all images you want to make into decorations, into that folder.
3)then in the extracted folder, you will have a exe called "PICCONVERTER.exe" . run that executable once you finish the step 3.
4) Thats it. now you just need to wait for 10 or so seconds , (wait till the console window of the executable to close) . Then you will have a mod file called "_MOD_GAMER_SCREENSHOTS_TO_PICTURE_FRAMES.pak".
5) place the "_MOD_GAMER_SCREENSHOTS_TO_PICTURE_FRAMES.pak" in the MODS folder of your NMS installation and play.
MAKE SURE TO DELETE THE DISABLEMODS.TXT file in the PCBANKS folder. otherwise mods wont work.
NOTE: there is a upper limit of 600 total images. anything above that number is not supported for now.
The utility has been tested working on any windows 10 build. it has not been tested on windows 8 and lower. but i guess it will work.
INGAME USAGE:
Inside the game build menu, the images will show up as decoration items under the "decoration" category. in survival/nomal mode, each picture will cost 1 carbon to build. its free to build in creative mode.
There will be five subcategories as below.
1)SMALL_PICTURE_FRAMES: normal sized picture frames, for use as wall decoration inside cube rooms
2)MEDIUM_PICTURE_FRAMES: medium sized picture frames, 2x size of small picture frames.
2)LARGE_PICTURE_FRAMES: large sized picture frames, 4x size of small picture frames.
2)HUGE_PICTURE_FRAMES: huge sized picture frames, 6x size of small picture frames.
2)MEGA_PICTURE_FRAMES: mega sized picture frames, 10x size of small picture frames.
Proper picture frames will be added once NMSDK gets Updated for NEXT. till then , it will be a simple picture without any proper frames.
I would like to test in NMSky Visions your mod for NEXT and try to examing it for possibly updating by me or someone else. I realize your support is only for the basic vanilla version 1.59. Could you specify as a change in your description page which files are actually modded? In other words, what are the commonly updated filenames?
"The files necessary for this mod are one of the most commonly updated files. so the mod will only support Public builds of the game and there wont be any support for experimental versions of the game."
Thanks for any filname specifics you could add to the Nexus description page.
1) what format where the pics in.? only PNG/JPG/jpg/png will work.
2) did you place the images in the "YOURIMAGES" folder?
3)in the game, go check the decoration category in build menu. it will have stuff called "small_picture_frames" and so on, within which will have all pics.
4) make sure you delete "DISABLEMODS.TXT" in the PCBANKS folder.
if you still have issues after all the above, let me know.
I made sure my folder was read-write - I numbered all the images (there were over 100)
I deleted mods I thought conflicted and then the menu showed up but I couldn't see the images. Then it crashed. There could still be mods conflicting - not sure.
I'll play around - maybe I can use that mod-combiner app. The Eucli-ea mod is a must have.