Some Spell Editing Questions

[Glacialus]

So, I've begun to dwell into the world of spell editing, and I have some questions.

How can I change the size of the spells model in-game?

Is there a program I can use to change the colors of the .m2's?

If I begin to get good at it, you can expect me to make and contribute some spell packs to mmowned.com ^.^

[merfed]

Changing the color of the .m2's for spells involves hex editing the particles for the spell m2.

[Glacialus]

Changing the color of the .m2's for spells involves hex editing the particles for the spell m2.

Alright, so I need to use Hex editor, I'm assuming. Would this be something I learn within a few hours, or a few weeks?

[Glacialus]

Anything that I have seen involving the Hex Editor seems to revolve around armor and weapon edits.

[Glacialus]

Let me be more specific.

One of the tasks I wish to accomplish, is turning my Frostbolt black.

[merfed]

Some spells use just blps. So find the associated texture with it, convert it to PNG edit the color, convert back to BLP.

If it has particles, stuff that doesn't use blps to control the colors/textures. You going to half to edit the hex for the particles.

[Pullefjun]

m2modder.exe <-- win when editing simple spells (colors not size, thats complicated)

[Glacialus]

Thanks for the replies, I'll post the patch when I finish.

[Glacialus]

I'm having difficulty changing the color of cone of cold, I've recolored or replaced all the textures, but it doesn't make a difference.

[Pullefjun]

Cone of cold is made of (afaik) alot of particles, not a blp. The only way to change it (that I know of) is to swap it for a cone_of_cold_red.m2 or something that exists in one of the built-in patches. That's what I did for my spellpack :P It looked like someone tossing warm sand :P

[Glacialus]

Yeah, I saw that, mage blind imo

Is there a way to possibly change it with hex?

[merfed]

ofsParticles+0x150 - RGB colors (start, mid, end). There's a start, but it's no animationblock with the colors. I haven't tried it, I've only talked about it with schlumpf.