Lord_Chris 284 Posted January 11, 2016 As the weeks progress, so do the difficulty and variety of the challenges! This week is a graphics design challenge, which is .... Create an elite unit skin for archers in Stronghold Legends The skin can be anything you like, from a modified unit .etc, to a completely custom-made skin - but at least 40% of the unit must be changed in some way from the original skin if that's what you use. This could be as simple as changing the colour, or a total reconstruction. Useful resources http://www.stronghold-nation.com/article/203-editing-dds-fileshttp://www.stronghold-nation.com/downloads/file/354-dds-converter/ Note: Your entry must be attached to this topic by Midnight on Saturday to be counted in this challenge (16/1/16 23:59). If no entry is attached (via .zip. then your entry will not be counted! The results will be revealed on Sunday. Good luck everyone! 0 Quote The fields have eyes, and the woods have ears. — Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales: The Knight's Tale Useful Articles Stronghold Legends Trails & Walkthroughs Scripting Invasions & Using Invasion Markers Extracting Audio Assets from Stronghold 3 Locking/Unlocking Stronghold Crusader 2 Maps Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tokamaps 27 Posted January 11, 2016 I will try :) 0 Watch: Stronghold 2 Timelapse mapping Videos Stronghold 2 cinematic Serial (German version) Stronghold 2 cinematic Serial (English version) ~Tokamaps Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord_Chris 284 Posted January 11, 2016 That's great to hear @Tokamaps! I'm looking forward to seeing what you can come up with :) 0 Quote The fields have eyes, and the woods have ears. — Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales: The Knight's Tale Useful Articles Stronghold Legends Trails & Walkthroughs Scripting Invasions & Using Invasion Markers Extracting Audio Assets from Stronghold 3 Locking/Unlocking Stronghold Crusader 2 Maps Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tokamaps 27 Posted January 11, 2016 I have been tried modifying scins earlier, but i had failed. And i still dont understand how to edit the skin (Windows 8.1 is able to open and edit dds files)Without getting the whole unit white. 0 Watch: Stronghold 2 Timelapse mapping Videos Stronghold 2 cinematic Serial (German version) Stronghold 2 cinematic Serial (English version) ~Tokamaps Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord_Chris 284 Posted January 11, 2016 Did you try reading the resources provided above? These should give you some understanding of how to modify the DDS files as well as some background information on them. 0 Quote The fields have eyes, and the woods have ears. — Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales: The Knight's Tale Useful Articles Stronghold Legends Trails & Walkthroughs Scripting Invasions & Using Invasion Markers Extracting Audio Assets from Stronghold 3 Locking/Unlocking Stronghold Crusader 2 Maps Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fail Session 2 Posted January 12, 2016 I'll probably be skipping anything that isn't SHC2... :/ 0 "A wolf does not concern himself with opinions of sheep" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tokamaps 27 Posted January 12, 2016 I had read it twice :/But still no matter how to practice it in the graphics Programm. I will try. ? ? ?;) 0 Watch: Stronghold 2 Timelapse mapping Videos Stronghold 2 cinematic Serial (German version) Stronghold 2 cinematic Serial (English version) ~Tokamaps Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord_Chris 284 Posted January 12, 2016 Let me know if you have any more problems then. :) 0 Quote The fields have eyes, and the woods have ears. — Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales: The Knight's Tale Useful Articles Stronghold Legends Trails & Walkthroughs Scripting Invasions & Using Invasion Markers Extracting Audio Assets from Stronghold 3 Locking/Unlocking Stronghold Crusader 2 Maps Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nigel 71 Posted January 12, 2016 (edited) I'll probably be skipping anything that isn't SHC2... :/ Well, if you own SHC2, you also own SHC:HD and SHC:Extreme - they came as free additions to the SHC2 game.Only if you want to give them a try :) I will probably also pass on this challange.Up to now, I have never modded a game and I feel that I am miles behind in that art - too far behind to produce anything reasonable within 1 week. I don't mean to say that I will pass on every modding challenge - only this one comes too early in the year for me to take it on.But it is never too late to start learning something new. So hopefully I will be able to mod something later in the year. Edited January 12, 2016 by Nigel 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EaglePrince 261 Posted January 12, 2016 Well, if you own SHC2, you also own SHC:HD and SHC:Extreme - they came as free additions to the SHC2 game.Only if you want to give them a try :)No one could possibly fool our lord Nigel the Wise. :D 0 Stronghold Crusader faces and shields Stronghold Europe website Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fail Session 2 Posted January 13, 2016 (edited) I'll probably be skipping anything that isn't SHC2... :/ Well' date=' if you own SHC2, you also own SHC:HD and SHC:Extreme - they came as free additions to the SHC2 game.Only if you want to give them a try :) I will probably also pass on this challange.Up to now, I have never modded a game and I feel that I am miles behind in that art - too far behind to produce anything reasonable within ?1 week. I don't mean to say that I will pass on every modding challenge - only this one comes too early in the year for me to take it on.But it is never too late to start learning something new. So hopefully I will be able to mod something later in the year.[/quote']Aha, Lord Nigel! I actually own every copy of Stronghold as I have been playing since I was but a wee squire boy! The Strategist perfers to play games that are fresh to the battlefield and thus: Crusader 2! But thanks for looking out :D Onward Steed!-Lord Fail Edited January 13, 2016 by Fail Session 0 "A wolf does not concern himself with opinions of sheep" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nigel 71 Posted January 14, 2016 Ah, The Strategist will fight his battles on the fields of his own choosing - very wise. * raising hand in salute on rearing horse * 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord_Chris 284 Posted January 16, 2016 The deadline closes tonight everyone, and we still don't have any entries! Why not be the first to enter and safely guarantee yourself another place in the draw? 0 Quote The fields have eyes, and the woods have ears. — Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales: The Knight's Tale Useful Articles Stronghold Legends Trails & Walkthroughs Scripting Invasions & Using Invasion Markers Extracting Audio Assets from Stronghold 3 Locking/Unlocking Stronghold Crusader 2 Maps Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord_Chris 284 Posted January 17, 2016 It's disappointing there are no entries for this week. Perhaps there will be some more for next week's challenge. 0 Quote The fields have eyes, and the woods have ears. — Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales: The Knight's Tale Useful Articles Stronghold Legends Trails & Walkthroughs Scripting Invasions & Using Invasion Markers Extracting Audio Assets from Stronghold 3 Locking/Unlocking Stronghold Crusader 2 Maps Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
