Hexing Tutorials

[~Shaki~]

Below is some useful information on hexing .dog or .cat petz breedfiles. (I started this last year and haven't finished, though, lol. I did it for myself so I don't forget how to hex, but I will make it public incase it proves useful to someone else, hehe.)


The minimum requirements you need to hex a breedfile include:

- A Hexing Program (I use ResHacker)

- A Color Chart:


- A Breedfile (I use petz 5 files, but my tuts should work with the other versions as well)

- Good Reading Skills, lol

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-> Other useful charts include:

- A Bodyball Chart:


- An XYZ Coordinates Charts:


- A Texture Chart:




Ok. Lets Begin!

[~Shaki~]

Learning to Use ResHacker

Launch Resource Hacker and open the breefile you wish to work on. Double click on the folder titled LNZ, and then double click on the folder below that one that appears. Click on the yellow-green star below the last folder you clicked on, and you should see the following:



The breed's name should be at the top. As you can see, mine is the Dalmation. The rest of the breefile's information will be listed. That is what you will be working on if you wish to hex that breedfile

The green arrow is pointing at a button called Compile Script. After modifying the breedfile, you need to click on that before you save.

Note: ALWAYS have a backup copy of your breedfile!!!


Other Info

When I tell you to "scroll up" or "scroll down" to a specific part of the breedfile (like [Ballz Info]) you can either scroll up/down with your scroll bar, or you can simply press Ctrl + F. It will open a window:



Type in what you want it to find (like "[Ballz Info]") and it will take you there!

[~Shaki~]

General Hexing of a Breedfile: Learning the Columns

[Add Ball]
This section of the breedfile is used to add extra body parts to the petz. Addballz are connected to specified bodyballz, and they move around in the same way. An example of an addball is the pompoms on a poodle.



Column Number: 1
Column Name: ;base
Column Explanation: The ball from [Ballz Info] that a particular addball is attached to. See the Bodyball Chart to see which numbers correspond to which body part. Because it is attached, the addball will move around in the exact same way as the bodyball from [Ballz Info] does (ex. if an addball is attached to a tail bodyball, then when the dogz tail wags, the addball will move with the tail). All numbers from the Bodyball Charts are applicable.

Column Number: 2
Column Name: x
Column Explanation: The X coordinate. The number determines the position of the addball in relation to the bodyball. 0 is in the very middle of the bodyball, positive numbers move the addballz to the left of the bodyball, and negative numbers move the addballz to the right. All numbers are applicable. (see the XYZ Coordinates Charts for a visual aid).

Column Number: 3
Column Name: y
Column Explanation: The Y coordinate. The number determines the position of the addball in relation to the bodyball. 0 is in the very middle of the bodyball, positive numbers move the addballz down, and negative numbers move the addballz up. All numbers are applicable. (see the XYZ Coordinates Charts for a visual aid)

Column Number: 4
Column Name: z
Column Explanation: The Z coordinate. The number determines the position of the addball in relation to the bodyball. 0 is in the very middle of the bodyball, positive numbers move the addballz to the back of the petz, and negative numbers move the addballz to the front. All numbers are applicable. (see the XYZ Coordinates Charts for a visual aid)

Column Number: 5
Column Name: color
Column Explanation: The color of the addball. See the Color Chart to see which numbers correspond to which colors. All (positive) numbers from that chart are applicable.

Column Number: 6
Column Name: otlnCol
Column Explanation: The outline color of the addball. Again, you'll need the Color Chart to see which numbers correspond to which colors. All (positive) numbers from that chart are applicable.

Column Number: 7
Column Name: spckCol
Column Explanation: The Speckle color of the addball. I don't suggest you bother even changing it, as the differences in color are minute. All (positive) numbers from the Color Chart are applicable.

Column Number: 8
Column Name: fuzz
Column Explanation: The fuzziness of the addball. The higher the number, the greater the fuzz. This gives the petz the appearance of being shaggy. All positive numbers are applicable.

Column Number: 9
Column Name: group
Column Explanation: Group affects how colors are passed down to offspring, and how your petz get painted with the paint can in the game. All positive numbers are applicable. "-1" makes it a "groupless" addball; in other words, it does not allow for mutations to occur in offspring.

Column Number: 10
Column Name: outline
Column Explanation: The outline type. This is not usually changed when hexing.

Column Number: 11
Column Name: ballsize
Column Explanation: The size of the addball. the bigger the number, the bigger the ball. All numbers are applicable.

Column Number: 12
Column Name: bodyarea
Column Explanation: I am not really sure! This is not used in hexing, so it is not of concern.

Column Number: 13
Column Name: addGroup
Column Explanation: I am not really sure! This is not used in hexing, so it is not of concern.

Column Number: 14
Column Name: texture
Column Explanation: The texture of the ball. The texture depends on what textures are listed in [Texture List] in the breedfile. The first texture listed is number "0." Numbers you can use in this column depend on how many textures you have listed (ex, if you have four textures listed, the numbers you can use are: 0, 1, 2 and 3)


[Paint Ballz]
This section of the breedfile is used to add spots or patterns to the fur of the petz. Paintballz are "painted" onto specified bodyballz. Two examples include the paw pads and the black spots on a dalmation.



Column Number: 1
Column Name: ;base ball
Column Explanation: The ball from [Ballz Info] that a particular paintball is paintd on to. See the Bodyball Chart to see which numbers correspond to which body part. All numbers from the Bodyball Charts are applicable.

Column Number: 2
Column Name: diameter(% of base ball)
Column Explanation: The paintball size. Like the comment says, the number you type in is the percentage of the bodyball. The bigger the number, the bigger the spot/paintball. All positive numbers are applicable.

Column Number: 3
Column Name: direction
Column Explanation: the XYZ coordinates. This actually has three colums positioned close together.
The numbers determine the position of the paintball in relation to the bodyball. The number "0" is in the very middle of the bodyball. In the X coordinate, positive numbers move the paintballz to the left of the bodyball, and negative numbers move the paintballz to the right. In the Y coordinate, positive numbers move the paintballz down, and negative numbers move the paintballz up. In the Z coordinate, positive numbers move the paintballz to the back of the petz, and negative numbers move the paintballz to the front. All numbers are applicable. (see the XYZ Coordinates Charts for a visual aid).

Column Number: 4
Column Name: color
Column Explanation: The color of the addball. See the Color Chart to see which numbers correspond to which colors. All (positive) numbers from that chart are applicable. Note: If you look closely at the picture above, you'll see that some numbers don't match up with the columns, starting at "color". The number "39" in the fourth, eighth, twelfth, and sixteenth row are positioned further to the right than the other numbers. The title "color" is also far to the right. This is common in breedfiles; positions do not always match. Don't let this confuse you! Just follow my color-coded diagram above and be sure to count your columns carefully.

Column Number: 5
Column Name: outlinecolor
Column Explanation: The outline color of the paintball. Again, you'll need the Color Chart to see which numbers correspond to which colors. All (positive) numbers from that chart are applicable.

Column Number: 6
Column Name: fuzz
Column Explanation: The fuzziness of the paintball. The higher the number, the greater the fuzz. This gives the ballz the appearance of being shaggy. All positive numbers are applicable.

Column Number: 7
Column Name: outline
Column Explanation: The outline type. This is not usually changed when hexing.

Column Number: 8
Column Name: group
Column Explanation: Group affects how colors are passed down to offspring, and how your petz get painted with the paint can in the game. All positive numbers are applicable. "-1" makes it a "groupless" addball; in other words, it does not allow for mutations to occur in offspring.

Column Number: 9
Column Name: texture
Column Explanation: The texture of the spot. The texture depends on what textures are listed in [Texture List] in the breedfile. The first texture listed is number "0." Numbers you can use in this column depend on how many textures you have listed (ex, if you have four textures listed, the numbers you can use are: 0, 1, 2 and 3). A texture of -1 means "no texture."

[~Shaki~]

Hex Painting

Goal: To change the original colors of a breedfile to those of the hexer's taste.

Method:

- Follow preliminary steps from "Learning to Use ResHacker."

- Scroll down to [Ballz Info] and simply change the numbers at the very left column (they are in red). You will need a color chart to know which numbers correspond to which colors. Unless you want freaky looking petz, don't change the iris or eye ball colors.




- Scroll up to [Add Ball] and fix the numbers you wish to change in the fifth column (marked in blue below). (The reason it is in the fifth column is because color is listed as the fifth feature: ;base=1 x=2 y=3 z=4 color=5 See "Learning the Columns" for more info) Do not play with addballz listed above ; ### From here down are animator's addballz 77. Just change the numbers I marked in red.




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