hpl2:tutorials:level_editor:tutorial_7
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hpl2:tutorials:level_editor:tutorial_7 [2020/04/14 16:40] (current) mudbill [Developers! Read!] Updated note about DevIL |
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| ===== Developers! Read! ===== | ===== Developers! Read! ===== | ||
| - | As of Amnesia's 1.3.1 release, the method in which the game reads Skyboxes has changed slightly, breaking them. **HOWEVER:** Thanks to Daemian's skills on the forum and finding the issue, you can fix them as a developer by downloading this version of [[https://www.dropbox.com/s/c2e7bi3k8f871ka/DevIL.zip?dl=0|DevIL.dll]]. You __DO NOT__ need this file if your //Amnesia: The Dark Descent // version is not 1.3.1. Optionally include the file when exporting your Custom Story or Full Conversion, however have a readme or note as to why DevIL.dll is included out of courtesy to the user. | + | As of Amnesia's 1.3.1 release, skyboxes render incorrectly in the game due to a bug in the DevIL version used. **HOWEVER:** Thanks to Daemian's skills on the forum and finding the issue, you can fix it for Windows by downloading this version of [[https://www.dropbox.com/s/c2e7bi3k8f871ka/DevIL.zip?dl=0|DevIL.dll]]. Optionally include the file when exporting your Custom Story or Full Conversion, however have a readme or note as to why DevIL.dll is included out of courtesy to the user. A solution for Mac and Linux should also be possible by replacing library versions, however is currently not documented. |
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| - | Skyboxes may show incorrectly depending on which Amnesia version a user plays on. | + | |
| ===== What is a Skybox? ===== | ===== What is a Skybox? ===== | ||
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| So let's get started. For this tutorial, I used: | So let's get started. For this tutorial, I used: | ||
| - | <nowiki>*</nowiki> Adobe Photoshop ( or for a free alternative, you may use [[http://www.gimp.org/|GIMP]], and may make use of this [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uKBYVEyw1s|video tutorial]]).\\ | + | - Adobe Photoshop ( or for a free alternative, you may use [[http://www.gimp.org/|GIMP]], and may make use of this [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uKBYVEyw1s|video tutorial]]).\\ |
| - | <nowiki>*</nowiki>.DDS plugin for your appropriate image editor (nVidia for [[https://developer.nvidia.com/nvidia-texture-tools-adobe-photoshop|Photoshop]] or [[https://code.google.com/p/gimp-dds/|GIMP]])\\ | + | - .DDS plugin for your appropriate image editor (nVidia for [[https://developer.nvidia.com/nvidia-texture-tools-adobe-photoshop|Photoshop]] or [[https://code.google.com/p/gimp-dds/|GIMP]])\\ |
| - | <nowiki>*</nowiki> A raw collection of images which will make up your skybox<sup>1</sup> .\\ | + | - A raw collection of images which will make up your skybox .\\ |
| - | <nowiki>*</nowiki> The HPL2 Level Editor and either a Steam or Retail copy of Amnesia: The Dark Descent. I was using Retail.\\ | + | - The HPL2 Level Editor and either a Steam or Retail copy of Amnesia: The Dark Descent. I was using Retail. |
| - | <sup>1</sup> I made use of [[http://www.redsorceress.com/skybox.html|this website]] to retrieve my images. You will need something to open .zip files if you are using that site. | + | |
| ===== How do I make a Skybox? ===== | ===== How do I make a Skybox? ===== | ||
| - | I used Adobe Photoshop to make the skybox. I also used the //Mountains// skybox from the above page. | + | I used Adobe Photoshop to make the skybox. |
| ==== Step 0: Understanding the construction of a Skybox ==== | ==== Step 0: Understanding the construction of a Skybox ==== | ||
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