Are you using GIMP for this part, Chibi?

No, I'm working with CS3 as stated XD;;. Never tried GIMP.

Ah - I know with GIMP you have to use a tool to decompose the channels, but I don't know these other programs much at all, so I can't be much help.

I want to thank you for your time and energy you spend teaching us how to do this stuff. But I still don't get it. Doesn't help that I am using adobe and I am not use to it. I like my coral photo shop but it doesn't save files as DDS. I have tried for hours to get this right and still failed. All I am using is a solid background with a solid flower design. Should be simple, but the flowers still show up transparent in the game and the flowers are picking up other patterns instead of being a solid color. which in some ways that's kinda cool, but that isn't how this is supposed to work. or is it?

Trying to prevent some confusion for those using GIMP 2.6 with the DDS plugin. The tutorial explains the format to be Default when saving. Doing this will crash delphi's pattern packager, and will cause almost any image editor to crash with an unexpected end of file error if attempting to reload and correct. When saving the format used should be RGBA8 and that should import with no problems.

Error message appears if press save button

What problem is it?

sorry...bad English

leehee: Simple: You didn't read the installation requirements of the Pattern Packager. It requires .NET 3.5.

Thank you so very much Delphy ...it's working

My problem is I've no idea how to set channels or if I can even do it in Pdn.

I found a channel mask plugin for it but I'm not sure how it works or how to set the different channels, ie; order and what not. Plus it makes the visible area white and the transparent is the background checkers which makes it hard to distinguish if its working like it should.

Anyway if anyone is using Pdn and can give me some pointers in this area I'd appreciate it.

Chibi -

When you have your layers ready to paste into channels, try creating a new image that's 256x256, but for "Background Contents" choose a White/Black background instead of Transparent. This will create a flattened image and give you easier access to the channels.

Hope this helps...

Hello!

I wanted to do an encore of the Retro Waves wallpaper I made for Sims 2, so I went by the tutorial and tried to make a pattern out of it.

It consists of a groovy geometric pattern of 3 colors, all should be recolorable.

In the pattern packager the dds file shows 3 different colors. I picked 3 recolor option.

But when imported to game two of the patterns turned into one color so it is only 2 colors.... (there's 3 color buttons in game, but graphic shows only two)

I have tried to swap the order of the channels, but to no avail.

I am not sure I understand which order it should be in. To me it seems that it does not matter? Or maybe I am stupid and have missed something obvious?

I hope I am not of too much trouble.

I have uploaded package, dds and psd to my ftp, you can look at them and maybe help me find where I did wrong.

http://www.monostar.net/ichigo/misc/sims3/

THANK YOU in advance!

I had a similar propelm, except all the pattern vanished, and the only colour was the colou of the flowers of the pattern. I posted about it on page 2, and think it got lost - hopefully somehow someone can point out where we went wrong on this.

Is it possible to post questions for the pattern packager here too?
If so when I try to run the program i get this message: The application failed to initialize properly (0xc000007b). Click OK to terminate the application.

I'ev re-downloaded this program 8times and I can't seem to find anybody with the same problem who might me able to help. I was thinking it might be my .NET FrameWork but the microsoft website isn't loading on my computer so I download it off another website but it can't connect to their website to repair, uninstall, OR download. This has never happened before with any other program I've downloaded in the past. Please help! I really need this pattern packager.
Does this picture help?:

Forgive me for asking, but...
Is it not possible to upload your custom creations you made using the Pattern Packager?
So far I tried, and it looks like the pattern will not show unless the people who download it has the resource.cfg file and the .package file I created.

Duckeh - Please post questions about the Pattern Packager in its download thread.

VampireMike - People will need the .package and resource.cfg - that's how it works.

That's a shame :/
Maybe I'll have to add a link to downloading them on each upload?
I'm sure alot of people would grow tired of none proper custom community content which is why I may upload the ones I make.
But I'm promising myself to not create anything that breaches the rule of copyright.

Duckeh - You'll have better luck in typing your error message up in google, that's the best way to go when recieving error messages.

I hate to nag, but could anyone see on my files above? Or should I start a new thread about it? :P

I'd look, but I've not got any of the adobe graphics programs, and can't even figure out where I'm going wrong following this thing.

I am -working- on getting a copy, but it might be a while yet - its not cheap.

Well Reyn you can actually find Photoshop's that have like a free 30 day trial

Tutorial: Next, take each layer from your 4-layer tiled document and copy it, and paste the contents into a different channel in the new document.

I'm using Photoshop but every time I paste a layer into the channel, it appears in all 4 channels... I'm new to all this (never worked with channels), so bear with me please.

Edit: figured it out, had something to do with pasting using Illustrator instead of Photoshop

Let me preface this by saying I am certainly no expert...

But I opened your PSD, and there is a lot of overlapping white areas between the Red and Blue channels. From what I understand, any particular spot on the pattern should only be white on one channel.

It could be that the game or the Pattern Packager isn't designed to do a "mix" of colors if a particular area is affected by two color channels at once....or I could just be uninformed.

Hope this helps...

Oh, maybe you are right and I was totally stupid and overlooked. I will look at the files now!

Thanks!

EDIT:
Yes, it was true. I must have been confused by all the similar looking shapes and the thinking/switching of "layer", "channels". It works now. But it is not very pretty looking, ugly edges. But now I know how to do it I can polish it further!

Thank you!!

HELP!!!!! This is my first time at creating things sim wise and im having a bit of trouble, i've created a pattern put it to a dds file loaded it into Delphy's Pattern package gone through what it says then when it comes to save as i just get an error message and the waffle below can anyone help please????




See the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'System.Core, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
File name: 'System.Core, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089'
at PatternCreator.Form1.sanitiseString(String input)
at PatternCreator.Form1.validateFields()
at PatternCreator.Form1.saveAsToolStripMenuItem_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.RaiseEvent(Object key, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEventInteractive(EventArgs e, ToolStripItemEventType met)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEvent(EventArgs e, ToolStripItemEventType met)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

WRN: Assembly binding logging is turned OFF.
To enable assembly bind failure logging, set the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog] (DWORD) to 1.
Note: There is some performance penalty associated with assembly bind failure logging.
To turn this feature off, remove the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog].



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PatternPackager
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application or computer (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled.

For example:

<configuration>
<system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />
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When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer
rather than be handled by this dialog box.

Well, I solved my problem of not being able to paste a layer into a channel, maybe this will help some people as well. Select the layer you want and just Select => All (CTRL+A), then copy/paste into the desired channel. Dunno why I haven't thought about it before x.x

Thanks for the tips! ^_^

*Goes off to make new pattersn!*

ambereve Reinstall .NET Framework 3.5.