H4: Is this possible?

[AKuHAK]

new version of heroes resource editor

http://depositfiles.com/files/70aaxhioe
this is mh4 v0.96

[Duzeom_]

Is this possible to change and/or add new prologues/epilogues images and voices in H4?

[jeff]

Is this possible to change and/or add new prologues/epilogues images and voices in H4?

I don't know of any, but it would sure be nice if the Equilibris team could do something along the lines of their face tool. I would definitely use new images.

[AKuHAK]

Links is dead so here is new link
https://yadi.sk/d/3kdw7Df_bRu5o

[Slavax]

Hello everybody and sorry for necro-posting. I just tried to convert that new H4 map from Ubi into a new menu, but i have a problem. After making a .h4r file and putting it into Data folder, Main Menu becomes black. I am using Equilibris 3.51 and here are the menu graphics: http://www7.zippyshare.com/v/tqypyt6E/file.html. Programs that I used: GIMP (editing graphics), mh4 (making a .h4r file), ResEdit2 (extracting original menu graphics as .bmp). Anybody can help me?

[Baronus]

This program:
MH4.96 + txtedit simple link:
http://supershare.pl/?d=FCC7BF2C2
Resedit doesnt work perfectly.
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Edited
Thanks. MH4.96
http://supershare.pl/?d=FD5A42D32
First link is map of Axeoth made yesterday for me from orginal creators maps and Marzhin works (unkown areas).

[Pol]

@Baronus
I'm afraid that you have that link wrong. It's lead to Map of Axeoth.

Edit1
In past I used Game Extractor - imperfect but interesting multi games editor, together with Resedit2 and MH4 0.06. So, you mentioning newer version of MH4 is quite interesting.

Edit2
@Slavax
Resedit2 is having issue with extracting to .bmp, it does shift them in some cases. However in your case it seems more like that you have problem with pcx colour map. (The original archived pic was pcx right? Not sure for h4 but this was the case for h3 portraits.)

[Baronus]

Thanks for extractor. Resedit damage orginal files... It maybe not work. You can add menu but file is no correct. But maybe it works. I think in HIV there are bmp files converted to raw lay etc. extensions.

[Slavax]

So I made menu image in 3 sizes, they only lack EQ logo.




I still don't know how to put them into the game. Maybe if Duzeom came here (he succeded in it with MC) things would get simplier.

[Pol]

@Slavax
Send him PM

[Duzeom_]

Hi! I don't remember exactly how I did it. I used this thread and post of UndeadKing from 1 page to replace main menu picture. To replace music I used Wandering theme given also here because changing bits in music file isn't so easy for me. I remember that main menu picture must be in raw format and in proper RGB coding - I mean the proper coding is different that RGB - maybe its GRB or GBR, I don't remember. You must just improvise I think.

[Slavax]

Duzeom, thanks for your answer, but I have one more question: what programs did tou use to convert into .raw with the right palette? I am still stuck with black screen instead of my image and I don't know how to solve this problem.

[Duzeom_]

Irfanview has this feature.

[Baronus]

Which version? In my Irfan it no works... Irfan dont see bitmap.raw extracted from game.

[Duzeom_]

Hmmm I checked it and actually IrfanView doesn't read raw files, but it can swap colors in bmp.

I don't remember what program I used, maybe gimp maybe other one, but I bet there are free program which read raw files. If you know python or have a hex edit you could easily make a bmp from a raw by adding bmp header.

EDIT: after writing this post I reminded myself that Irfanview has a plugin for raw files.

[Karmakeld]

Is this possible to change and/or add new prologues/epilogues images and voices in H4?

Baronus managed to change the Splashscreens (pro/epilogues).
Have a look:
http://heroescommunity.com/viewthread.php3?TID=43655

Namerutan also manged to do so, using another method. I guess that will have to follow later on, though..
I guess voices must be sound files found somewhere in the main h4r file. I guess you could change them the way the others managed to change the music. The words that scroll down, can be found in one of the text files. On how to edit the text, have a look at Taro's guide:
https://www.celestialheavens.com/forum/ ... 71#p366671

[jacozewa]

If you still just looking for for a file to replace, there is from polish heroes community site download:
http://h4.heroes.net.pl/uploaded/Downlo ... erride.h4r
Or go to the http://h4.heroes.net.pl/download site and download "Motyw menu z podstawki"