Extra Lord Portraits

[Boaster]

In the next update of the GS5R2, players will now be able to change the portrait of their Lord. One limitation exists, the Lord has to have more than one possible portraits.

Also, the whole way the game looks for portraits is now revamped. I've setup a dictionary to look for the unittype in question each unittype will have an array. The array will contain different strings which can be called upon and used for a unit.

So now extra portraits can potentially be used and they're not hard coded to look at the unit's FAITH and CODE.

/portrait_file_names
       <<
       unittypedict begin 
       ; -1[-1]
       dewiz["dewizp00.lbm" "dewizp01.lbm" "dewizp02.lbm" "dewizp03.lbm" "dewizp04.lbm" "dewizp05.lbm" "dewizp06.lbm" "dewizp07.lbm" "dewizp08.lbm"]
       defit["defitp00.lbm" "defitp01.lbm" "defitp02.lbm" "defitp03.lbm" "defitp04.lbm" "defitp05.lbm" "defitp06.lbm" "defitp07.lbm" "defitp08.lbm"]
       dethf["dethfp00.lbm" "dethfp01.lbm" "dethfp02.lbm" "dethfp03.lbm" "dethfp04.lbm" "dethfp05.lbm" "dethfp06.lbm" "dethfp07.lbm" "dethfp08.lbm"]
       deinf["deinfp00.lbm"]
       decav["decavp00.lbm"]
       demis["demisp00.lbm"]
       deshp["deshpp00.lbm"]
       decr1["decr1p00.lbm"]
       decr2["decr2p00.lbm"]
       decr3["decr3p00.lbm"]
       decr4["decr4p00.lbm"]
       deldf["deldfp00.lbm"]
       deldt["deldtp00.lbm"]
       deldw["deldwp00.lbm"]
       
       liwiz["liwizp00.lbm" "liwizp01.lbm" "liwizp02.lbm" "liwizp03.lbm" "liwizp04.lbm" "liwizp05.lbm" "liwizp06.lbm" "liwizp07.lbm" "liwizp08.lbm"]
       lifit["lifitp00.lbm" "lifitp01.lbm" "lifitp02.lbm" "lifitp03.lbm" "lifitp04.lbm" "lifitp05.lbm" "lifitp06.lbm" "lifitp07.lbm" "lifitp08.lbm"]
       lithf["lithfp00.lbm" "lithfp01.lbm" "lithfp02.lbm" "lithfp03.lbm" "lithfp04.lbm" "lithfp05.lbm" "lithfp06.lbm" "lithfp07.lbm" "lithfp08.lbm"]
       liinf["liinfp00.lbm"]
       licav["licavp00.lbm"]
       limis["limisp00.lbm"]
       lishp["lishpp00.lbm"]
       licr1["licr1p00.lbm"]
       licr2["licr2p00.lbm"]
       licr3["licr3p00.lbm"]
       licr4["licr4p00.lbm"]
       lildf["lildfp00.lbm"]
       lildt["lildtp00.lbm"]
       lildw["lildwp00.lbm"]
       
       orwiz["orwizp00.lbm" "orwizp01.lbm" "orwizp02.lbm" "orwizp03.lbm" "orwizp04.lbm" "orwizp05.lbm" "orwizp06.lbm" "orwizp07.lbm" "orwizp08.lbm"]
       orfit["orfitp00.lbm" "orfitp01.lbm" "orfitp02.lbm" "orfitp03.lbm" "orfitp04.lbm" "orfitp05.lbm" "orfitp06.lbm" "orfitp07.lbm" "orfitp08.lbm"]
       orthf["orthfp00.lbm" "orthfp01.lbm" "orthfp02.lbm" "orthfp03.lbm" "orthfp04.lbm" "orthfp05.lbm" "orthfp06.lbm" "orthfp07.lbm" "orthfp08.lbm"]
       
       orinf["orinfp00.lbm"]
       orcav["orcavp00.lbm"]
       ormis["ormisp00.lbm"]
       orshp["orshpp00.lbm"]
       orcr1["orcr1p00.lbm"]
       orcr2["orcr2p00.lbm"]
       orcr3["orcr3p00.lbm"]
       orcr4["orcr4p00.lbm"]
       orldf["orldfp00.lbm"]
       orldt["orldtp00.lbm"]
       orldw["orldwp00.lbm"]
       
       chwiz["chwizp00.lbm" "chwizp01.lbm" "chwizp02.lbm" "chwizp03.lbm" "chwizp04.lbm" "chwizp05.lbm" "chwizp06.lbm" "chwizp07.lbm" "chwizp08.lbm"]
       chfit["chfitp00.lbm" "chfitp01.lbm" "chfitp02.lbm" "chfitp03.lbm" "chfitp04.lbm" "chfitp05.lbm" "chfitp06.lbm" "chfitp07.lbm" "chfitp08.lbm"]
       chthf["chthfp00.lbm" "chthfp01.lbm" "chthfp02.lbm" "chthfp03.lbm" "chthfp04.lbm" "chthfp05.lbm" "chthfp06.lbm" "chthfp07.lbm" "chthfp08.lbm"]
       chinf["chinfp00.lbm"]
       chcav["chcavp00.lbm"]
       chmis["chmisp00.lbm"]
       chshp["chshpp00.lbm"]
       chcr1["chcr1p00.lbm"]
       chcr2["chcr2p00.lbm"]
       chcr3["chcr3p00.lbm"]
       chcr4["chcr4p00.lbm"]
       chldw["chldwp00.lbm"]
       chldf["chldfp00.lbm" "chldfp10.lbm"]
       chldt["chldtp00.lbm"]
       

       
       
       fiwiz["fiwizp00.lbm" "fiwizp01.lbm" "fiwizp02.lbm" "fiwizp03.lbm" "fiwizp04.lbm" "fiwizp05.lbm" "fiwizp06.lbm" "fiwizp07.lbm" "fiwizp08.lbm"]
       fifit["fifitp00.lbm" "fifitp01.lbm" "fifitp02.lbm" "fifitp03.lbm" "fifitp04.lbm" "fifitp05.lbm" "fifitp06.lbm" "fifitp07.lbm" "fifitp08.lbm"]
       fithf["fithfp00.lbm" "fithfp01.lbm" "fithfp02.lbm" "fithfp03.lbm" "fithfp04.lbm" "fithfp05.lbm" "fithfp06.lbm" "fithfp07.lbm" "fithfp08.lbm"]
       fiinf["fiinfp00.lbm"]
       ficav["ficavp00.lbm"]
       fimis["fimisp00.lbm"]
       ficr4["ficr4p00.lbm"]
       ficr1["ficr1p00.lbm"]
       ficr2["ficr2p00.lbm"]
       ficr3["ficr3p00.lbm"]
       fishp["fishpp00.lbm"]
       fildw["fildwp00.lbm"]
       fildf["fildfp00.lbm"]
       fildt["fildtp00.lbm"]
       
       wawiz["wawizp00.lbm" "wawizp01.lbm" "wawizp02.lbm" "wawizp03.lbm" "wawizp04.lbm" "wawizp05.lbm" "wawizp06.lbm" "wawizp07.lbm" "wawizp08.lbm"]
       wafit["wafitp00.lbm" "wafitp01.lbm" "wafitp02.lbm" "wafitp03.lbm" "wafitp04.lbm" "wafitp05.lbm" "wafitp06.lbm" "wafitp07.lbm" "wafitp08.lbm"]
       wathf["wathfp00.lbm" "wathfp01.lbm" "wathfp02.lbm" "wathfp03.lbm" "wathfp04.lbm" "wathfp05.lbm" "wathfp06.lbm" "wathfp07.lbm" "wathfp08.lbm"]
       wainf["wainfp00.lbm"]
       wacav["wacavp00.lbm"]
       wamis["wamisp00.lbm"]
       washp["washpp00.lbm"]
       wacr1["wacr1p00.lbm"]
       wacr2["wacr2p00.lbm"]
       wacr3["wacr3p00.lbm"]
       wacr4["wacr4p00.lbm"]
       waldw["waldwp00.lbm"]
       waldf["waldfp00.lbm"]
       waldt["waldtp00.lbm"]
       
       eawiz["eawizp00.lbm" "eawizp01.lbm" "eawizp02.lbm" "eawizp03.lbm" "eawizp04.lbm" "eawizp05.lbm" "eawizp06.lbm" "eawizp07.lbm" "eawizp08.lbm"]
       eafit["eafitp00.lbm" "eafitp01.lbm" "eafitp02.lbm" "eafitp03.lbm" "eafitp04.lbm" "eafitp05.lbm" "eafitp06.lbm" "eafitp07.lbm" "eafitp08.lbm"]
       eathf["eathfp00.lbm" "eathfp01.lbm" "eathfp02.lbm" "eathfp03.lbm" "eathfp04.lbm" "eathfp05.lbm" "eathfp06.lbm" "eathfp07.lbm" "eathfp08.lbm"]
       eainf["eainfp00.lbm" "eainfp01.lbm" "eainfp10.lbm"] 
       eacav["eacavp00.lbm"]
       eamis["eamisp00.lbm" "eamisp01.lbm"]
       eashp["eashpp00.lbm"]
       eacr1["eacr1p00.lbm"]
       eacr2["eacr2p00.lbm"]
       eacr3["eacr3p00.lbm"]
       eacr4["eacr4p00.lbm"]
       ealdw["ealdwp00.lbm"]
       ealdf["ealdfp00.lbm" "ealdfp10.lbm"]
       ealdt["ealdtp00.lbm"]
       
       aiwiz["aiwizp00.lbm" "aiwizp01.lbm" "aiwizp02.lbm" "aiwizp03.lbm" "aiwizp04.lbm" "aiwizp05.lbm" "aiwizp06.lbm" "aiwizp07.lbm" "aiwizp08.lbm"]
       aifit["aifitp00.lbm" "aifitp01.lbm" "aifitp02.lbm" "aifitp03.lbm" "aifitp04.lbm" "aifitp05.lbm" "aifitp06.lbm" "aifitp07.lbm" "aifitp08.lbm"]
       aithf["aithfp00.lbm" "aithfp01.lbm" "aithfp02.lbm" "aithfp03.lbm" "aithfp04.lbm" "aithfp05.lbm" "aithfp06.lbm" "aithfp07.lbm" "aithfp08.lbm"]
       aiinf["aiinfp00.lbm"]
       aicav["aicavp00.lbm"]
       aimis["aimisp00.lbm"]
       aishp["aishpp00.lbm"]
       aicr1["aicr1p00.lbm"]
       aicr2["aicr2p00.lbm"]
       aicr3["aicr3p00.lbm"]
       aicr4["aicr4p00.lbm"]
       aildw["aildwp00.lbm"]
       aildf["aildfp00.lbm"]
       aildt["aildtp00.lbm"]
       

       deldr["deldrp00.lbm"]
       dewz2["dewz2p00.lbm"]
       dewm1["dewm1p00.lbm"]
       
       orld1["orld1p00.lbm"]
       orld2["orld2p00.lbm"]
       orld3["orld3p00.lbm"]
       orft2["orft2p00.lbm"]
       orcav2["orcavp00.lbm"]
       orwmm["orwmmp00.lbm"]
       orwmi["orwmip00.lbm"]
       
       chwmf["chwmfp00.lbm"]
       chwz2["chwz2p00.lbm"]
       chwmm["chwmmp00.lbm"]
       chwmi["chwmip00.lbm"]
       chwmc["chwmcp00.lbm"]
       chwm1["chwm1p00.lbm"]
       chwm2["chwm2p00.lbm"]
       
       eawmi["eawmip00.lbm"]
       eawm1["eawm1p00.lbm" "eawm1p01.lbm"]
       
       watf1["watf1p00.lbm"]
       wawm2["wawm2p00.lbm"]
       
       liwm1["liwm1p00.lbm"]
       liwm2["liwm2p00.lbm"]
       
       aiwm1["aiwm1p00.lbm"]
       aiwm2["aiwm2p00.lbm"]
       aiwm3["aiwm3p00.lbm"]
       
       
       
       chcr5["chcr5p00.lbm"]
       eacr5["eacr5p00.lbm"]
       wacr5["wacr5p00.lbm"]
       licr5["licr5p00.lbm"]
       ficr5["ficr5p00.lbm"]
       aicr5["aicr5p00.lbm"]

       chwmw["chwmwp00.lbm"]
       pychi["pychip00.lbm"]
       pycow["pycowp00.lbm"]
       pyele["pyelep00.lbm"]
       pygoa["pygoap00.lbm"]
       wasc1["wasc1p00.lbm"]
       gate[-1]
       
       decr2b["decr2p00.lbm"]
       lildr["licr3p00.lbm"]
       eald1["eawm1p00.lbm" "eawm1p01.lbm"]
       end 
       >> userdict begin def end 

[Boaster]

However, the way the game is set up internally, only champions can have multiple choices of portraits.

Lords which do have the new portraits will be able to change portraits between their new one and old one.


Aside from this, the unit stat "portrait_doodad" is now used if you want a particular portrait to always show. This can be used to set champions or non-champion portraits.

Such that if you set to: /portrait_doodad 0 def

Always the first portrait will be used.

If you set to: /portrait_doodad 1 def

Always the second portrait will be used.


If you set to: /portrait_doodad -1 def

A portrait will not be set and will use the first portrait by default.

[QUAAL]

VERY GOOD! i dont like the face of elven thief... [Laugh out Loud] xD

[Boaster]

Jan 5, 2010 17:55:40 GMT -6 QUAAL said:

VERY GOOD! i dont like the face of elven thief... [Laugh out Loud] xD

Well, the file has to be in the pic.mpq and the choices in the new file 'gs\portraits.gs' must be set for that unittype.

So you could go to the LILDT (Life Lord Thief) and change her portrait choices.

For Lords, the first portrait is the default but it can be changed by opening the unit's info panel and right clicking the icon.

This option, for changing portraits, had already existed in the mod for awhile, for regular champions who normally had varying portraits.

[Boaster]

A little something I sent to Shin by email. Maybe he'll respond and we'll get to see some more new LOMSE portraits ;D

Hi Shin,

I hope you remember me. I am Mantera from the LOMSE mod community. I've recently been able to revamp the way the game's construct works in regards to portraits for LOMSE. So now, Lords can have multiple portraits and they can be changed at the click of a button. However, the same does not apply for non-champion units. These units cannot have their portraits changed on the fly based on limitations existing inside the game.

The portraits for Champions are randomized based on a Champion-only real value. Much the same way UNIT_WIZARD_MANA is a value only Wizards obtain.

The GS6 mod is down the line from now, but I do plan on getting such a mod out and about. I plan for even more graphics added to the GS6, with more spell, action and artifact icons and portraits than ever before. No easy work, as you know. Everytime I feel like I'm done with something, I have to go back and change something as I have decided to expand more things.

My hope would be that you would help participate in the same fashion you did before, with an extended portrait pack. However, this time the plan is to include your portraits as part of the PIC6.mpq archive.

Would you be willing to create some portraits for the PIC6 and GS6 mod? It would be a lot of work, but I don't have any deadlines set for a GS6 release. Let me know what you think.


Thank you,

Mantera