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Fellow Adventurers,
I got tired of using the same character combat icons and wrote a program to
alter them. The program (NEWPARTY.EXE) can insert any normal icon. (1196 file
length only)
Dan Durgin
75016 , 530
Description of files: Newparty.exe **** Changes the player party icons one
at a time. Only works on a copy of the original Cbody.tlb file that contains
the character icons for Unlimited Adventures.
Installation : In the \FRUA\DISK3\ directory :
1. Make a copy of your original Cbody.tlb file
(Rename Cbodorig.tlb for example)
This is important.
2. Make a work copy for NEWPARTY.EXE
Copy cbodynew.tlb cbod.tlb
NEWPARTY works with CBOD.TLB only
3. I prefer to work in an empty directory.
Copy NEWPARTY.EXE , CBOD.TLB , and the
sample icon files *.ICN to the empty directory.
4. That's all you need. Just run Newparty at the
dos prompt. When you're done copy the altered
CBOD.TLB to the \FRUA\DISK3\ directory renaming
it CBODY.TLB so UA can use it. (MAKE COPY 1ST!)
Icon Making : It's easy. Run Unlimited Adventures. Go to the Art Gallery
and import a normal sized combat icon. (A PCX or LBM file)
If you don't have any there's plenty here in the forum.
NOW IMPORTANT - Write down the time you imported it and
what it was.
Exit Frua and go to the design directory you were using.
(Example - Heirs.dsn)
Find the file with the time you wrote down, it should be
something like CPICxxxx.TLB where xxxx is a number.
Now just rename that file ANYTHING.ICN or KNIGHT.ICN
or whatever....as long as the extension is *.ICN.
Copy the file to the directory that has NEWPARTY.EXE
Cbod.tlb and the sample *.ICN files. Now you can be
an Orc or a Zombie or whatever you want.
NOTES:
1 : NEWPARTY.EXE asks for *.ICN file : Type Warrior not Warrior.icn
2 : Don't missspell or type in an ICN you don't have.
(If you do the program won't know)
If you catch yourself just do it over.
3 : LENGTH of *.ICN files must be 1196.
(Normal size combat icons only)
4 : I beleive there's a file here by another author that
extracts *.ICN files from the main monster file. Look
for it in the forum.
5 : If you mess up just copy the original CBODY.TLB which you
made a copy of to CBOD.TLB and start over.
6 : I tested this thing alot but I'm not perfect.
7 : Character slots 24 , 34 , and 39 can't be changed because
they don't follow the logic of the universe and the
programmer is too lazy to figure them out.
8 : Any feedback is appreciated. E-Mail.
Hope you enjoy...