How to change WS Animation?

[JamesX]

I have a question about changing weapon skill animations. Do you just find the right .dat file and swap them? Or are there additional modification involved?

I wanted to change the WS Sidewinder to Blast Arrow, and Slugshot to Blast Shot. Since I am elvaan male, I switched

Sidewinder: ROM-80-121 with ROM-103-1
Blast Shot: ROM-80-126 with ROM-103-4


They seems to be switched in the model viewer, but when I am in the game They don't look changed at all. Anyone know why?

[Pai Pai Master]

Moved to .DAT forums.

[tazirai]

Check the weapon skill .dat in the modelviewer available from the sticky above and place it over the one you want it to represent.
Make sure to make back ups.

changing WS is just like changing armor, weapon, etc

[LadyPeorth]

The effects of Ranger WS are kinda like magic spells...the actual WS animation isn't what the arrow looks like. You hafta find the 2ndary WS animation.

[JamesX]

Any idea where I start looking? >.< I am really new to graphics editing and Dat Switching

[Malleus]

I'm interested in changing the battle animations for my mithra. Can I simply swap .dats for that as well?

Also, what sticky above?

[Gulkeeva]

When ypu swap magic spells/ weapon skill animations you need to change zones for the change to take effect (or log out etc etc). Unlike armour thats loaded on sight by a change, WS's and magic seem to be stored in memory (I guess) and dosen't change until you change zones.

This is same with changing your "ability" (like changing haste spell to chainspell animation) animations or even using monster WS's on mithra (like changing cure to bomb toss.. haha)

You can see a few examples here

http://as.hadesffxi.com/viewtopic.php?t=995

and here

http://as.hadesffxi.com/viewtopic.php?t=935

which are examples of changing spells into monster WS's, and other odd changes. (I made videos of a few for people to see it)

[Yoko]

We can swap animations for WS's? so basicly, a drk can use slice and view the animation of guillotine, but for the others itll show up as slice still? that would be great, imagine 1 inch punch looking like final heaven :D:D:D:D:D anyone care to explain us which files we have to swap? it seems that there's 2?...

[Gulkeeva]

only 2 files, you can view them in modelviewer under one the options is like "Display .dat File #" option

so like.. you can use scythe WS slice.. change the animation with retribution... and on your screen you can see yourself throwing your scythe and it goes flying. of course others in PT will see slice animation~

[Yoko]

thats totally wicked! XD!!! thanks a lot! i think ima go have some fun now =o

[JamesX]

As far as I know, from all the sites I have visited, you can't change the WS for Sidewinder/Slugshot and below with this method.

It works for all the other WS though :(

[Gulkeeva]

As far as I know, from all the sites I have visited, you can't change the WS for Sidewinder/Slugshot and below with this method.

It works for all the other WS though :(

you can change sidewinder/slugshot, I changed them both to relic WS versions on my game w

[JamesX]

doesn't work for me. Which dat file did you change? >.>

[Edit]
I changed them to Relic also, it shows up in the Model viewer, but it doesn't not change them in the game.

Which ones did you change to have them show up in the game!!

{/tell} <me> {please}!!

[Gulkeeva]

all files in ROM folder
example
ROM/76/117.dat Sidewinder (mithra)

Mithra
76-117,Bow: Sidewinder
141-63,Bow: Namas Arrow

76-122,Marksman: Slug Shot
141-64,Marksman: Coronach


Tarutaru
84-115,Bow: Sidewinder
141-21,Bow: Namas Arrow

84-120,Marksman: Slug Shot
141-22,Marksman: Coronach


Elvaan Male
80-121,Bow: Sidewinder
140-41,Bow: Namas Arrow

103-6,Marksman: Detonator
140-42,Marksman: Coronach



Elvaan Female
82-119,Bow: Sidewinder
140-107,Bow: Namas Arrow

82-124,Marksman: Slug Shot
140-108,Marksman: Coronach


Galka
88-107,Bow: Sidewinder
141-105,Bow: Namas Arrow

88-112,Marksman: Slug Shot
141-106,Marksman: Coronach


Hume Male
76-117,Bow: Sidewinder
139-85,Bow: Namas Arrow

76-122,Marksman: Slug Shot
139-86,Marksman: Coronach



Hume Female
78-124,Bow: Sidewinder
139-127,Bow: Namas Arrow

79-1,Marksman: Slug Shot
140-0,Marksman: Coronach

[JamesX]

For elvaan male it doesn't work. :( as you can see by the original post of this thread.

80-121 is what I switched. It does not show up in game. T.T

[Gulkeeva]

not sure then it works for mithra though when I change it (since I play mithra :cool: )

[JamesX]

Guess the game moved the Elvaan WS for Range to somewhere else, and Mithra was never changed. >.< /fume.

Anyone know how to find specific Dats? or it is all trial and error?

[Milo]

Can you change things like casting animation? It doesnt give a number next to it, but in the info box it says a file number. But all common emotions are the same dat number. Any help?

[NeogearzX]

is there a way to make new WS animations?