Where would casting skill animations be at?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

Somewhere in gfx.pck, translate some of the chinese and I believe there is a folder named 'skills' or something like that

nope . chuck testa

3d clips for 3d models in .ecm files on Models/Players but the effects for this animations are on gfx.data

nope. chuck testa

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Originally Posted by coolgirlpwns

I dont understand what you mean by that. I went into Players/Models and there was no skills :(

However in gfx i found all of the skill graphical effects. I just want to know where in the client does the casted skill know which graphical effect to pick >.> I would think it would be linked somewhere in configs.pck along with all of the skill descriptions but i cant find it anywhere :(

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I believe that would be elementskill.dll, afaik it isn't something you can change (easily)

nope.chuck testa

Ok for example, go to Models/PLayers and find some model (blademaster for example). This model got a .ecm file. Well this ecm file got all the skills animations for the class blademaster inside specified like a 3d corrdinates for the 3d bone system of the model. Im not 100% sure but i think is 3dmax biped bone system or something like that.


Here and example of ecm file:

PHP Code:

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nope.chuck testa

Skills are alwais on .ecm because skills are animations. Now, im thinking that are you talking about skill effects?

Skill effects gfx but skill animations on ecm.

Game links to .ecm file, wich is links to:
- .smd file (SkinModelPath:)
files located at .\Game\element\models.pck.files

- .ski files (AddiSkinPath:)
files located at .\Game\element\models.pck.files\Models

- .wav files (FxFilePath:)
files located at .\Game\element\sfx.pck.files\sfx

- .gfx files (FxFilePath:)
files located at .\Game\element\gfx.pck.files\gfx

- .att files (AtkPath:)
files located at .\Game\element\gfx.pck.files\gfx\skillattack

About animation:
.ecm files links to animation by CombineActName. In .smd file there's name, and link to animation file (in 8 version of smd file).

About effects:
.att files links to .gfx files, and that's how it works.

nope.chuck testa

Have you ever tried to fix mount, or fly, or any other model with animation?
If yes, then tou must know, that there's CombineActNames in .ecm file, wich says, what action is this. In that CombineActName there's name link to animation it self.
Example: you are jumping. There's an action in .ecm file, smthing like "Jump" (On Chinese), it links to animation, wich is playing, wile doing this action.

How to fix? Replace CombineActName to you needed.
How to understand what change to what? When I was fixing mounts, flyes, etc., I was translating CombineActNames with google translate, and by translation I was guesing wich action I need.

I tought it has something to do with *.bon and *.stcks files ...

I think this is a laguage problem, sorry my english is too bad. Collgirl if you want to aplly an , for example, ep skill to an blademaster with hex, the skill will run but the player looks freeze when cast the skill. If i understood you correctly, you are are talking about take the animation of casting this skills of the ep class and put it on the blademaster class.

Well for do that you need to edit .ecm files and .stcks files because on .ecm files there are the list of skills and on the .stcks are the skills animations.


Sorry for my bad english i hope you understood me :*::*::*::*:

There's no need to edit .stck files.

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hardcoded in elementclient.exe then :mellow:

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That's how:

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Originally Posted by Du100

Have you ever tried to fix mount, or fly, or any other model with animation?
If yes, then tou must know, that there's CombineActNames in .ecm file, wich says, what action is this. In that CombineActName there's name link to animation it self.
Example: you are jumping. There's an action in .ecm file, smthing like "Jump" (On Chinese), it links to animation, wich is playing, wile doing this action.

How to fix? Replace CombineActName to you needed.
How to understand what change to what? When I was fixing mounts, flyes, etc., I was translating CombineActNames with google translate, and by translation I was guesing wich action I need.

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Ok an animation have two important parameters to modify.

-Efects: The ligths or effects, in profesional terms its name is particle system, of the skill.

-Animations: Named clips.Is the player movement when cast skills.



OK to edit Effects you need to unpack gfx.pck with PWPack.exe and edit the files stored inside.

For change animations you need first you fix ecm files with sMODFix and later you would change animations with sACTedit.

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Originally Posted by coolgirlpwns

Okay but you dont understand, In nowhere in my client is there any skill files at all. Im trying to figgure out where i can edit them. Like the link to them :/ Like where in my client does it say this:

Skill A links to gfx/file/file/skillA.gfx


Not how to edit them :( Im just trying to figure out where they are in the client now.

Does anybody have teamviewer or msn im seriously willing to pay for help if someone will just show me where to look now because i dont think anybody understands what im trying to ask here.


I think i may be describing it wrong so i took a short video to show you all exactly what im trying to do. Im just trying to link the skill effect to the skill.


extra extra example:

YouTube - Animations Error

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feel free to add me to msn if anybody is nice enough to look at it:
coolgirlpwns@live.com

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[facepalm]
Realy, read my posts again. It's all there.

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Originally Posted by coolgirlpwns

Or how do i see the link from the skill into the gfx.pck, Where is the actual file that tells the skill to have those effects >.> That one dude is saying Models.pck, people are telling me its in configs.pck, other people are saying its in elements.data

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That's how.

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Originally Posted by Du100

Game links to .ecm file, wich is links to:
- .att files (AtkPath:)
files located at .\Game\element\gfx.pck.files\gfx\skillattack

About effects:
.att files links to .gfx files, and that's how it works.

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nope.chuck testa

You see, the game links to .ecm file, and when you trying to use skill, it loos for some CombineActName, which is action.
That action has animation, and some effects.

Your animation doesn't work, because game couldn't find needed CombineActName in the .ecm file.

For example:
In Your Game:
CombineActName: SuperCombo (it's an action)
BaseActName: SuperCombo (it's an animation)
AtkPath: SuperCombo.att (it's an effect)

In Some Other Wanmei Game:
CombineActName: SuperPunch (it's an action)
BaseActName: SuperPunch (it's an animation)
AtkPath: SuperPunch.att (it's an effect)

Your animation didn't works, because game looks for CombineActName: SuperCombo, but there's no SuperCombo, there is SuperPunch, and game don't use it, because nothing links to it.

You need to make somthing like that:
CombineActName: SuperCombo
BaseActName: SuperPunch
AtkPath: SuperPunch.att

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I believe its models.pck and its the ecm for the particular class.

ie if its a blademaster skill you would find the blademaster ecm in models.pck and it would be there.

I could be wrong though I havent messed with combine acts.

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