[HELP] 1.4.4 New models (.dds , .ecm) added don't appear in the game

It still doesn't work, OMG! I CANNOT BELIEVE, WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY PW? :@ I'VE JUST REPLACED THE FILES INSIDE THE FOLDER U UPLOADED INTO THE ORIGINAL FOLDER OF THE BOW! AND THEN I USED sPCK.exe -c models.pck.files models.pck , but the bow is invisible . Same as before.

What can be wrong? :(

The log says:

[22:46:13.102] A3DSkinModel::Load, Cannot open file Models\Weapons\ÈËÎï\¹­åó\¹­\17Æ·¹­\fonts\weps\17Æ·¹­\17Æ·¹­.SMD!

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sPCK.exe -c models.pck.files models.pck

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sPCK.exe -c models.pck.files

without models.pck at the end ... > look at dokumentation > pwTools

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Compress

Compressing all files from directory "example.pck.files" to file "example.pck"

• command line usage: sPCK.exe -c "example.pck.files"
• -c is the switch for compression
• example.pck.files is the root directory containing the files to be compressed
• the root directory must always ends with ".pck.files"
  
• the output file will be named "example.pck" without the tailing ".files"
• the output file will be placed in the same folder as the root directory
• the output file is perfect world angelica file packages v2008 compatible

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ohh, I did not know that xD , then I did it properly as you said, but it still DOES NOT WORK! I CANNOT BELIEVE IT, IT SOUNDS EASY, BUT NEVER WORKS

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Originally Posted by haguiru

ohh, I did not know that xD , then I did it properly as you said, but it still DOES NOT WORK! I CANNOT BELIEVE IT, IT SOUNDS EASY, BUT NEVER WORKS

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1.4.4 seems to be pretty srange 9ive tested the bow on 1.3.6 i dont even have a 1.4.4 server made and i dont need it , but hmm i used the original files of the boow to fix it so it should work , try adding it to a new directory without damaging the original one) also id recommend CPW to test fast your files but still it should work since only the .dds its edited.
try this: put back the original weapon , test it if it works , then replace only the .dds an test again tell me the result

Hehe, before I do that, i'm just installing PWI v580 again and i'll get its models.pck which is clear. Then I try and do what you said.

These are my last hopes :l

Repack the whole models.pck. It may take a while but it might work.

Another option is to open the .ski in blender and re-export it.

How do I know if I repacked the whole models.pck or not? I always repack it by using the normal command.

1 - sPCK.exe -x models.pck
2- sPCK.exe -c models.pck.files

O.o seems like you are already repacking the whole thing each time already then.

Well a note for future reference then. You can actually just add the files you need buy creating the directory structure with the required files and using the -a command. This does make the .pck slightly larger each time however so every now and then you need to do a full repack.

I'll try that later cuz I have no time now :l

Just in case you did not know, PCK files have a physical limitation of maximum size. That limitation is 2 GB...

thanks for telling me this, but my models.pck has 1.54GB

Jacknife, well... I just replaced the .dds file as you said, and it worked :D, but how about the .ecm and the other stuff?

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Originally Posted by haguiru

thanks for telling me this, but my models.pck has 1.54GB

Jacknife, well... I just replaced the .dds file as you said, and it worked :D, but how about the .ecm and the other stuff?

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why would you need the ecm too?

That's a good question, but I thought the .ecm files was important.

By the way, it does not work when I just replace the textures (.dds) in monsters, the monster is weird.

I'm needing help with the monsters :l

try addin same name , but your colors wont look too good if not the same shape of the mob ,the ECM's are diff so each mob has diff .dds
so be carefull when playing with them.
also id recommend to get cpw (easyest i guess that with Psytrac's release its same as 343's 1.3.6) you will make the test way faster , then waiting so much time to repack whole models with cpw gonna take few minutes

As far as an invisible weapon you may want to look at the item number, as certain items with be invisible if the item number in elements is too high.