Be careful about adding custom content to the resources folder right now. Apparently, a bug exists in relation to doing so, and may corrupt the game.

No problems here so far and I have been fooling around with it for days. But aye, if there is a problem, be careful and use at your own risk

Well, the developers said it may cause problems in the game over the long term, and to reinstall if you have created custom resources at this point. The post is here: http://aow.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&f=31,3041,0,60

[This message has been edited by Tachu_Tai (edited 08-04-2003 @ 00:21 AM).]

As I stated before, if you use this information, be careful. *shrug*

Can we do a wizard with a unit look (angel) ?

Sure can, just browse for the angel when you choose your avatar.

Can you give me more specification about that ?

Sure thing, but I am about to head out the door atm, When I get home tonight I will try to give you a more detailed description of how it is done.

does a wizard created this way work in multiplayer?

OK, here is a more detailed "how to" for choosing an angel for your wizard's avatar.

Go into the advanced editor, choose "settings" on the right side of the screen. Choose "wizards". There will be 5 resourse tabs underneath wizards. You want to choose "faces". Click on any existing face or an empty spot and it should bring up a "face properties" screen. The last option is "body ID". Click here and choose the browse option which looks like "...". From there you can choose any sprite to represent the wizard you selected.

That is all there is to it. To give you an example, I used this feature to add a beholder wizard, complete with beholder portrait.

aPothead, this will not work in multiplayer unless you all use the same mod. If you are using the same mod, this should work fine.

*laughs* this just gave me a hole new idea for a scenario

If someone else was to play the map, could they just play it straight away or would then need to move files all over the place etc?

Why in the "image selection" i can't find the image of my wizard i create ? I create my mizard in the Library but when i switch in the "Face section" my wizard is not there so i can't chose my avatar. Can you help me ? How to create a ILB files ?

[This message has been edited by Hezekiel (edited 08-06-2003 @ 10:49 AM).]

You need to create two bmp portraits of your wizard and put them in an ILB file using ILed which is found in your age of wonders directory. Open an existing wizard portrait ILB to use as a reference.

These wizards are not custom made for just maps, they are custom made for the game. So for instance, you can run a random map and choose the new wizard as your wizard, complete with custom portrait, sprite, spell spheres, stats etc.

Im having trouble with this, would someone please post step by step how to do it. Ive made the ilb file but its not working

I have the same problem with the ILB files. i can't create my picture. Need Help.

It is definitely slightly complicated to create custom wizard ILB files. I don't have the program in front of me, but I will try to recreate the steps from memory. I would suggest that you back up the portraits folder before you proceed in case you want to go back to the default portraits.

1) Start up the ILB editor. Go to file -> open library, browse to the wizard portraits at C:\Program Files\Age of Wonders Shadow Magic\images\portraits\ and choose a wizard that you normally don't select, like Custom_Male1. Open that file.

2) Using a graphics program, find two images you would like to use, and save them as JPGs. The image sizes should be 180x220 for the close-up and 400x600 for the full-body shot.

3) Go back to the ILB editor. Click on the open image button, and browse to where you saved the JPG files. Open the JPG files.

4) With the Custom_Male1 library file open, delete the two images with the dark hooded figure, and replace them with your images. Make sure the smaller / larger size images are in the same order as the Custom_Male1 images (if the Custom_Male1 has the close-up shot on top, then keep that order, and vice versa for if the full body shot is above the the close-up).

5) Keep the name as it is (even if the portrait is female), and save the file as Custom_Male1, overwriting the original file. Now when you go to create a new wizard and select the portrait, you should see, in place of the dark hooded figure, your own portrait.

[This message has been edited by Anata (edited 08-07-2003 @ 11:07 AM).]

hey, that's an awfully slick website you have there, anata.

What Anata says pretty much covers it...

But, you don't need to overwrite the custom one, you can create a brand new ILB, also, the sequence of the images will not matter in the ILB, and finally, the images don't have to be jpeg to be put in the ILB.

Keep that in mind and do exactly what she said.

Thanks SupertoneD. Also, thanks Foodstamp for the clarifications.

What was that about choosing my Avatar ingame? The figure which stands there...

THAT's what's interesting me, just to add my Image, the ingame feature is sufficient for me.

Once I open the ILB editor, choose open ILB, navigate to the portraits section and try to open any file I get the error:

External Exception C000001D

Any idea where I am wandering off the path of righteousness here?

Thanks all!

Hmm, johny I just tried it and opened a portrait ILB. No problems here. I did exactly as you said you did.

Anata - that is great information, and your website is excellent!

What is the name of the advanced editor? I bought it from GOG and I can't find it in the games folder. There's the map and ILEd editors but that's it.......

I suppose you mean the resource editor.. It is a function of the default AoW:SM editor, which allows you to edit / create custom resources. I explained some on it's workings just recently on this thread. I'm sure these things are explained elsewhere as well, but might be bit hard to find atm.

Thanks! I've got it figured out now.

But as far as i can see there is a limit of further 18 new wizards that can be created over the existing ones... So pity there is not a way to bypass this limit...