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visual rock Aug 13, 2024, 5:45 PM

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I have been at this for a few days, and I can't seem to figure this out. I've followed almost every tutorial I can think of, but I am seeing no changes in game. I don't know what to do.

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My goal is just to recolor Death Lightning to literally any different color

regal swallow Aug 13, 2024, 5:46 PM

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See Recolor directory on wiki

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what tutorials did you already look at

visual rock Aug 13, 2024, 5:47 PM

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so far no tool or tutorial I've tried has worked, however I think the main issue is that I'm not quite sure if I am repacking the files correctly

visual rock Aug 13, 2024, 5:48 PM

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regal swallow what tutorials did you already look at

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ErkRo4ZZExt97qKJRvyEopBHCq3DrOec6-6UAKgI7k4/edit
GOE Hue Changer Tool
I also tried using the JS FXR Library but I had trouble understanding what to do

Google Docs

ER XML Recoloring Tutorial

Recoloring Spells and Incantations through XML By: Slendahmon Introduction This is just a quick tutorial on how to change the colors of spells, incantations, and the like to whatever color you want. You’ll need to have your game unpacked to do this properly, and you’ll need WitchyBND. Note:This...

regal swallow Aug 13, 2024, 5:49 PM

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Are you seeing other mod changes in the game?

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If not, it's probably not a SFX issue, but a mod loading issue

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In that case, I recommend you identify if other mod parts load, and if not, see the general troubleshooting tutorial on the wiki

regal swallow Aug 13, 2024, 5:50 PM

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visual rock https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ErkRo4ZZExt97qKJRvyEopBHCq3DrOec6-6UAKgI7k4/...

This is a very old way of doing things

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that tutorial, that is

visual rock Aug 13, 2024, 5:50 PM

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yes, I can edit stuff in smithbox, download any other mods I want, etc

regal swallow Aug 13, 2024, 5:50 PM

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You should use the FXR playground instead

visual rock Aug 13, 2024, 5:51 PM

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I dont really get how to use it yet, I'm still trying to figure it out

regal swallow Aug 13, 2024, 5:51 PM

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Alright well then come back when you have specific questions

visual rock Aug 13, 2024, 5:51 PM

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alr sounds good

regal swallow Aug 13, 2024, 5:51 PM

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alr

visual rock Aug 13, 2024, 6:24 PM

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i think i may just have to throw in the towel, I'm not familiar with most coding languages and can barely understand the ones I am

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I dont understand any of the terminology listed in these guides

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i wish there was like a video tutorial or something for this

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i think im going to look for an alternative

timber tendon Aug 13, 2024, 6:51 PM

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visual rock i think i may just have to throw in the towel, I'm not familiar with most coding...

What's the problem with FXR playground ?

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you just drag and drop your fxr, pick a color, click on recolor and you're done

regal swallow Aug 13, 2024, 6:55 PM

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What terminology specifically?

visual rock Aug 13, 2024, 7:32 PM

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timber tendon What's the problem with FXR playground ?

I tried doing that and it didn't work, no changes were made in game when I put those files back into my mod/sfx folder. I don't know what commands to run or what to fill out in those commands to work. Maybe I'm just overcomplicating it I don't know but I'm burnt out

timber tendon Aug 13, 2024, 7:34 PM

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visual rock I tried doing that and it didn't work, no changes were made in game when I put t...

there's no real commands to run

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just recolor yeah

visual rock Aug 13, 2024, 7:34 PM

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I have an idea gimme a second

regal swallow Aug 13, 2024, 7:34 PM

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Did you reboot the game when you made changes tho

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Like

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Complete reboot

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Idk if playground requires that but sometimes sfx does

visual rock Aug 13, 2024, 7:35 PM

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Yes I did

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Let me share what I did

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Cuz I think I'm missing something

timber tendon Aug 13, 2024, 7:35 PM

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regal swallow Idk if playground requires that but sometimes sfx does

there's a built in reloader

visual rock Aug 13, 2024, 7:35 PM

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I tried pressing reload and I got an error message

timber tendon Aug 13, 2024, 7:36 PM

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yeah maybe the reload doesn't work on the last update

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of the game i mean

visual rock Aug 13, 2024, 7:38 PM

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Here are the FXR files I want to edit. I started her, then I loaded them up on the playground

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selected my color then hit recolor, lastly downloading those files and moving them back into my sfx folder

timber tendon Aug 13, 2024, 7:40 PM

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visual rock

you don't want your fxr just like that in your mod\sfx folder

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where did you pick them up

visual rock Aug 13, 2024, 7:41 PM

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I unpacked my sfxbnd_commoneffects dcx in my game directory, then moved that resulting folder to my mod folder

timber tendon Aug 13, 2024, 7:42 PM

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yeah well you have to take the commoneffect, place it in your mod\sfx folder, unpack it and place your edited fxr inside (or just edit them inside)

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cause me2 isn't magic, it just loads files that have an identical path to the game folder files

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your fxr have to be packed up in a ffxbnd

visual rock Aug 13, 2024, 7:47 PM

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alright, I'll put the unpacked folder there and see what happens

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Ok so this is what i got, or should I move the contents out of those extracted folder(s)

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neither of those two options made any changes in game

regal swallow Aug 13, 2024, 7:59 PM

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Because you didn’t repack the folders

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I mean, according to that image

visual rock Aug 13, 2024, 8:04 PM

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i tried that a few hours back and got this, put it in my sfx folder and still no changes

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should I rename it? i am geuinely lost

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idk what to do with a BAK file

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idek how that happened

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ok fixed that

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noticed changes ingame, however instead of the spell being recolored its invisible

regal swallow Aug 13, 2024, 8:24 PM

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visual rock idk what to do with a BAK file

It’s a backup file because you did something that would have overwritten the file

regal swallow Aug 13, 2024, 8:25 PM

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visual rock

Because it’s a backup file

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It’s the previous version

visual rock Aug 13, 2024, 8:26 PM

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gotchu, I ended up fixing it

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now just trying to get death lightning to be visible again

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Just wanted to say thank you both for your help so far

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at the very least, I know how to package things properly, now whatever other issue I have is likely with the playground itself, which hopefully I'll be able to take care of

regal swallow Aug 13, 2024, 8:41 PM

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visual rock now just trying to get death lightning to be visible again

Uh I mean

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If it’s just that that’s invisible, or like all the dlc sfx

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That means that the whole bnd isn’t loading

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Likely

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But yeah no problem

rain pilot Aug 13, 2024, 8:49 PM

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visual rock now just trying to get death lightning to be visible again

Assuming it's just the one spell affected, somewhere in the FXR a value was changed that shouldn't have been targeted for recolor. When I was still figuring it out, I managed to make Lansseax's Glaive invisible by trying to recolor everything 😅. I ultimately just started that one over

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I'd copy the original FXRs into the modded folder to start over if you're still having trouble restoring the visibility

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