Multiple grf for custom item

[mrlongshen]

Hi all.

I want to ask, how do i make a many grf,

then how do i put the custom item on it,

for example.

1. customitem.grf

At this grf, only custom item..

2.customweapon.grf

At this grf, only custom weapon.

Is that possible ? if yes, what folder should i create. can the client read the grf ?

if not..

Please guide me.

Edited December 31, 2012 by mrlongshen

[Winz]

Yes, it is.

First, diff your client so that it can read multiple GRFs.

Next, if you have your custom items working on the client, you can separate them from each other..

Then, you can simply put them on the GRF and make as much GRFs as you want.

Note that the folder structures inside the GRF will be the same, which will allow all files to be put inside the same folder when you merge them all.

Have a nice day!

[mrlongshen]

thx winz for the reply, and then for the below i bold where should i put it ?

i have to put at the two grf or only one ?

and for this below pic, i had to copy what?

all ?

or just what? idk

[Winz]

I recommend at least you make 2 GRFs, data and Pallete. the data here consists of custom weapons and headgears. If you want to separate all of them, well, you might need:

• palette.grf > If you put the palettes on the main GRF of yours, when it's patched, it will take a long time, especially on slower computers.
  
• MainData.grf > this will hold lua files, "book" folder, and other txt and xml files.
  
• CustomWeapon.grf > holds your custom weapon sprites as you intend
  
• CustomHeadgear.grf > holds your custom headgear sprites as you intend
  

you may refer to luafiles514/datainfo/accname.lua and accessoryid.lua to determine which the custom sprites are. then, you will be able to separate them all.

The folders in custom grfs are: sprite/ and texture/

Depends on you, whether you want to put lua files/datainfo/accname.lua and lua files/datainfo/accessoryid.lua on your MainData.grf or CustomHeadgear.grf. I am not sure whether custom weapons need this too or not.

*If you're referring to the lua files I mentioned above, just don't bear with the ASCII characters, unless your custom also has ASCII characters in it. the easiest way is to refer to accessoryid.lua and see the numbers, starting from 1000, on the right side of the '=' sign.

Should be there any other question, feel free to ask me.

Have a nice day!

*P.S: This might be a though thing to do. Otherwise, the result will bring so much satisfaction

[mrlongshen]

thx alot bro

+1 for u.

now i understand. i try 1st. later i ask u again

btw i have add u in YM.

[Winz]

sure, no problem. thanks for that too.

just post your question here or on my PM or on my YM. I'll be glad to help you.

Have a nice day!

[mrlongshen]

topic closed . thx winz

[c e d i e]

May I ask how to diff the client so I can enable multiple grf?

[Whathell]

Diff your client using either

http://rathena.org/board/topic/53420-shins-diff-patcher/

http://rathena.org/board/topic/82727-xdiffpatcher-xdiffgen2-packet-parser-and-packet-extractor/

depending on your client and choose the "enable multiple grf" patch.