I (successfully?) installed your Inventory Screen and Character Record Screen on my iPad, but for some reason there is no background -> take a look at the following screenshots for further details. Do you know what went wrong?
@Luke93 I don't really know what are the differences or limitations of the EEs on iPad.
These screens use MOS V2 file. Do you put the corresponding PVRZ file (MOS4309.PVRZ for the inventory and MOS4312.PVRZ for the record) in the override folder? You can also try to use PNG instead of the MOS file (if it works for iPad).
Ok, will try tomorrow.... Anyway, I noticed in my override I have MOS1011.PVRZ and MOS1014.PVRZ -> these two files seem identical to MOS4312.PVRZ and MOS4309.PVRZ.... What are the correct ones?
Ok, will try tomorrow.... Anyway, I noticed in my override I have MOS1011.PVRZ and MOS1014.PVRZ -> these two files seem identical to MOS4312.PVRZ and MOS4309.PVRZ.... What are the correct ones?
In fact, it depends on what you install. In my mod, I only copy the files so the MOS use fixed PVRZ file (4309 and 4312). But in EEUITweaks, I think @AncientCowboy did a better thing that will patch the MOS files at install time to use free PVRZ slots. You can check INVENTOR.MOS and GUIREC2.MOS from your install to see which PVRZ file they use.
PVR(Z) supports dozens of different texture encoding types. It's simple for desktop games, as they only use DXT1 and DXT5. iOS (and Android) may support either one of those dozens of formats though. @Luke93@subtledoctor If you can export an original PVRZ file from your iOS game I could determine the texture format required by your device.
As I suspected, iOS uses the "PVRTC 4bpp RGBA" texture format. The PVRZ conversion mod found in this topic should already support this format. However, it looks like the converter adds a bit of meta data to the textures, which the game might choke on.
I have attached an updated mod version. It removes the meta data block, and I have added a few more conversion options. Just run this mod on top of all your other mods to make the PVRZ files iOS-ready.
@argent77 There is still something wrong.... After the conversion (I chose option 4 -> override files only, iOS recommended), nothing has changed (except for some blue dotted lines)....
The attached pvrz files are empty, i.e. contain only transparent pixels. Was this also the case with the original (unconverted) files?
No, it wasn't. To clarify: I can clearly see unconverted MOS1011.PVRZ and MOS1014.PVRZ in Nearinfinity, they're not empty..... Does this have something to do with the removal of meta data to the textures?
I don't think so. Meta data is is removed in a very safe manner.
I've tried the conversion mod with a fully installed EEUITweaks, but can't reproduce this effect on my installation. All PVRZ files were properly converted.
Maybe it's a platform issue. Have you tried it on Windows or macOS? Can you attach the SETUP-A7-TEXTURECONVERT.DEBUG from the conversion?
I can't see anything out of the ordinary in the debug file, except that MOS1000.PVRZ through MOS1006.PVRZ appear to have the exact same size, which implies they are duplicates. But that doesn't necessarily mean to be an issue.
Let's focus on the conversion tool itself. Could you perform the following steps on an unconverted PVRZ texture?
Open MOS0011.PVRZ in NI and export it as PVR to MOS0011.PVR.
Execute from the command line in the root folder of the game:
Open NI and use Tools > Convert > Image to PVRZ, add MOS0011A.PVR, set directory to override folder and convert the file.
Refresh NI (F5) and open the newly converted MOS0011A.PVRZ in NI. It should display the same content as original MOS0011.PVRZ and "Properties" type should say "PVRTC_4BPP_RGBA".
@argent77 What am I supposed to do at this point? (see attached screenshot) Anyway, MOS0011.PVRZ is already of type "PVRTC_4BPP_RGBA". Shouldn't we try with .PVRZ files in the override folder? (i.e., with files that are added by EEUI Tweaks?) @subtledoctor Are you also trying this?
Yes, use a file that has not yet been converted. I assumed MOS0011.PVRZ was an unconverted file.
There was probably a typo in the cd command. To save typing the full path, enter 'cd ' (without quotes) into the shell and drag the folder icon from the file manager to the console and press enter. The commands from my previous post can be simply copied and pasted into the shell. Update filenames if needed.
So, I used MOS1011.PVRZ (which is of type DXT1). I keep getting "No such file or directory". Where are the typos? To clarify: the root folder is the one containing chitin.key, right?
-bash: cd: /Users/Luke93/Music/iTunes/Previous iTunes Libraries/iTunes Media/Mobile Applications/Baldur's Gate II 2.4.71/Payload/Baldur's Gate II.app/A7-TextureConvert/tools/PVRTexToolCLI/osx/PVRTexToolCLI -i MOS1011.PVR -o MOS1011A.PVR -potcanvas + -squarecanvas +: No such file or directory
-bash: cd: /Users/Luke93/Music/iTunes/Previous iTunes Libraries/iTunes Media/Mobile Applications/Baldur's Gate II 2.4.71/Payload/Baldur's Gate II.app/chmod +x ./A7-TextureConvert/tools/PVRTexToolCLI/osx/PVRTexToolCLI: No such file or directory
So, the type of MOS1011.PVRZ is "PVRTC_4BPP_RGBA", but the file is still empty.... (can you @subtledoctor confirm?) -> Does this mean that your tool doesn't work on MacOS? Damn, we were so close... Is there anything else you can do?
Has the conversion tool produced any kind of error or warning message? Does macOS apply some security measures that could prevent the tool from reading graphics data?
I'd like to try it myself on my system. Can you zip and attach all original PVRZ files from your mod installation?
Hmm, conversion worked perfectly fine on my system. I've attached the converted results.
@subtledoctor It worked!!! So, a couple of comments:
It seems that most of iOS PVRZ files are of type "PVRTC_4BPP_RGBA" (i.e., all those files where width == height). When width ~= height, they're of type "DXT1". -> Anyway, can you confirm that now it's possible to use UI mods and/or mods that add/update areas on iOS devices? It's sufficient to run your tool as the last mod and convert override files into "PVRTC_4BPP_RGBA" (option 4), right?
What about Mac users? Are they doomed? It seems your tool doesn't work here.... Can you do something?
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I (successfully?) installed your Inventory Screen and Character Record Screen on my iPad, but for some reason there is no background -> take a look at the following screenshots for further details. Do you know what went wrong?
These screens use MOS V2 file. Do you put the corresponding PVRZ file (MOS4309.PVRZ for the inventory and MOS4312.PVRZ for the record) in the override folder? You can also try to use PNG instead of the MOS file (if it works for iPad).
Maybe @subtledoctor will know more.
As I suspected, iOS uses the "PVRTC 4bpp RGBA" texture format. The PVRZ conversion mod found in this topic should already support this format. However, it looks like the converter adds a bit of meta data to the textures, which the game might choke on.
I have attached an updated mod version. It removes the meta data block, and I have added a few more conversion options. Just run this mod on top of all your other mods to make the PVRZ files iOS-ready.
I've tried the conversion mod with a fully installed EEUITweaks, but can't reproduce this effect on my installation. All PVRZ files were properly converted.
Maybe it's a platform issue. Have you tried it on Windows or macOS? Can you attach the SETUP-A7-TEXTURECONVERT.DEBUG from the conversion?
Let's focus on the conversion tool itself. Could you perform the following steps on an unconverted PVRZ texture?
Anyway, MOS0011.PVRZ is already of type "PVRTC_4BPP_RGBA". Shouldn't we try with .PVRZ files in the override folder? (i.e., with files that are added by EEUI Tweaks?)
@subtledoctor Are you also trying this?
There was probably a typo in the cd command. To save typing the full path, enter 'cd ' (without quotes) into the shell and drag the folder icon from the file manager to the console and press enter. The commands from my previous post can be simply copied and pasted into the shell. Update filenames if needed.
-bash: cd: /Users/Luke93/Music/iTunes/Previous iTunes Libraries/iTunes Media/Mobile Applications/Baldur's Gate II 2.4.71/Payload/Baldur's Gate II.app/A7-TextureConvert/tools/PVRTexToolCLI/osx/PVRTexToolCLI -i MOS1011.PVR -o MOS1011A.PVR -potcanvas + -squarecanvas +: No such file or directory-bash: cd: /Users/Luke93/Music/iTunes/Previous iTunes Libraries/iTunes Media/Mobile Applications/Baldur's Gate II 2.4.71/Payload/Baldur's Gate II.app/chmod +x ./A7-TextureConvert/tools/PVRTexToolCLI/osx/PVRTexToolCLI: No such file or directory1. Change into the root folder of the game (where the chitin.key is located): 2. Make the converter binary executable: 3. Convert the PVRZ file (replace filename if needed): Btw, I forgot to add a parameter to PVRTexToolCLI. I have fixed the line above and in this post.
So, the type of MOS1011.PVRZ is "PVRTC_4BPP_RGBA", but the file is still empty.... (can you @subtledoctor confirm?) -> Does this mean that your tool doesn't work on MacOS? Damn, we were so close... Is there anything else you can do?
I'd like to try it myself on my system. Can you zip and attach all original PVRZ files from your mod installation?