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ThommyDude · Mar 25, 2016

apyja0607 said: ↑

Hey, I am having problems with the transparency with XNB Node 0.2.1, or is it meant to be that way?

(These are the window sunlight thingy from Cursors.xnb file)
Here's an example of a png extracted with 0.2.1:

And here's an example of a png extracted with 0.1.2(with that double dot issue):

I assure you, I did not mix them up.

Maybe I'm just dumb, or my PC is the problem.
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Well I can assure you its not JUST your PC because I have the same problem, and I know for a fact that I am not using YOUR PC...
Anyone know why this is happening yet? Or even a simple way to fix it? Because that would be swell!

izzy82 · Mar 25, 2016

Drogean said: ↑

this looks great

I've been trying to figure out sprite modding and have been doing a lot of research by downloading sprite sheets from old SNES rpgs that have this style pixel art

Here's some links for anyone who wants to try their skills photoshopping parts of old rpg characters into Stardew

http://spritedatabase.net/system/snes

http://tsgk.captainn.net

http://www.spriters-resource.com/

http://opengameart.org

http://www.videogamesprites.net/

http://www.retrogamezone.co.uk/

http://www.spriters-resource.com

http://untamed.wild-refuge.net/rmxpresources.php?characters

http://www.videogamesprites.net/

https://www.pinterest.com/eduardoonguard/free-game-sprites-and-assets/

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Is there a tutorial on how to edit the sprites and portraits in the game? I unpacked the files of the whole game and edited the files but I don't know how to repack them. I want to learn to do it myself so i don't have to bother people to make the changes for me.

Drogean · Mar 26, 2016

Heads up! This thread has been RETIRED

Please move your discussion to the new one here that has loads of new guides and info

http://community.playstarbound.com/...-and-general-modding-discussion-redux.109131/

EpicAdventure · Mar 28, 2016

Drogean said: ↑

SOUND\MUSIC MODDING GUIDE for v1.05+

UPDATED 3/14/16

Also here's a quick and dirty guide to sound/music modding, its similar to terraria. I have created a tools pack for easy install.

1. Download the Direct X Software Kit Here. When installing, do a custom install and ONLY choose to install the "XACT" software.
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Is there any other way of acessing the sound files of Stardew Valley, without that program?
I have Windows 10 Pro here, and when I double-click the shortcut, it always crashes. I tried many compatibility options, and it still doesn't works.
Help?

BAk99 · Apr 18, 2016

I have issues with my sounds constantly looping :/

Juma2000 · Aug 12, 2016

Hello
I really want to try and translate this game into arabic
I may not be able to make a complete translation but still I may learn something from this

the thing is arabic letters come in 4 forms for most of the letters so to add th letters I need to add over 100 forms of letters

my quistion is :
Do I have to edit all the fonts in font folder to translate the game?
there are 6 fonts in there , so editing all of them is really something !

thanks in advance

CID001 · Nov 19, 2016

Drogean said: ↑

SOUND\MUSIC MODDING GUIDE for v1.05+

UPDATED 3/31/16

Also here's a quick and dirty guide to sound/music modding, its similar to terraria. I have created a tools pack for easy install.

1. Download the Direct X Software Kit Here. ( NOT COMPATIBLE WITH WINDOWS 10)When installing, install only the DIRECT X Utilities. The program is now called Microsoft Cross Platform Audio Creation.

2. Download my SOUND TOOLS package (new for 1.05) at the bottom of this post.

3. Extract WaveBankExtractPackv2.zip somewhere where you have lots of space. The unzipped game sounds take almost 1.3 GB of space. We'll refer to this location as your Work Directory.

4. Copy Stardew Valley\Content\XACT\Wave Bank.xwb to your work directory.

5. Run "Extract Wave Bank.bat" in your work directory and it should extract all the files to the "NEW" folder, while automatically encoding them to a file format the XACT application can use.

6. At this point, the Work Directory\New folder will contain every sound and music from the game in .WAV format. Keep in mind currently you can ONLY replace existing .wav files, you cannot add your own.
Use a program like Audacity (or any sound editing software) to modify or save any sounds over the current ones - remembering to save as "16bit wav file" audio.

Keep in mind no matter what you do, the only way to get your sound/music in-game is to replace an EXISTING sound.

7. Once your files are replaced/modified, its time to compile.
With XACT already installed, go to your Work Directory and open NEW\NEW.xap and it should already open the project ready to go in XACT.

8. However, you will need to update the path to point to where YOU have your sounds unzipped - the NEW folder step 3 created.

9. Double click "Wave Bank" on the left so it shows a list of all the files on the right.
Highlight them all, then right click and choose "Update Source Path".

When asked for the new path choose the \NEW directory the sounds were extracted to. This will update the locations to match your computer. Verify it shows 355 sounds on the bottom left of the sound-list window.

NOTE: People are reporting this may duplicate the listing of every file so it will show 710 files in total not 355. If this is the case, make sure you delete the duplicates! The first file listed should be 0000000.wav and the last one must be 00000162.wav. Exact order matters

10. To compile , go to File > Build. The compiled sound package will be in the the Work Directory\New\Win folder, named "Wave bank.xwb"

11. Copy it back to the Stardew Valley\Content\XACT (making sure to back up your old copy first) and start the game.

12. You will learn very quickly if it worked or not. You should first hear birds chirping, followed by the main menu music once it shows the pink birds flying past the mountain. If you do NOT hear this, the order is wrong and the sounds have not been compiled correctly

For an example of what's possible
Check out my MORE MUSIC mod
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Thanks a lot man! I did exactly what I was looking for, perfect! I just changed the season's and town music for the ones of Harvest Moon BtN! Thanks again! (sry for any mistakes, I'm brazilian )

lightsourced · Dec 6, 2016

Drogean said: ↑

SOUND\MUSIC MODDING GUIDE for v1.05+

UPDATED 3/31/16

Also here's a quick and dirty guide to sound/music modding, its similar to terraria. I have created a tools pack for easy install.

1. Download the Direct X Software Kit Here. ( NOT COMPATIBLE WITH WINDOWS 10)When installing, install only the DIRECT X Utilities. The program is now called Microsoft Cross Platform Audio Creation.

2. Download my SOUND TOOLS package (new for 1.05) at the bottom of this post.

3. Extract WaveBankExtractPackv2.zip somewhere where you have lots of space. The unzipped game sounds take almost 1.3 GB of space. We'll refer to this location as your Work Directory.

4. Copy Stardew Valley\Content\XACT\Wave Bank.xwb to your work directory.

5. Run "Extract Wave Bank.bat" in your work directory and it should extract all the files to the "NEW" folder, while automatically encoding them to a file format the XACT application can use.

6. At this point, the Work Directory\New folder will contain every sound and music from the game in .WAV format. Keep in mind currently you can ONLY replace existing .wav files, you cannot add your own.
Use a program like Audacity (or any sound editing software) to modify or save any sounds over the current ones - remembering to save as "16bit wav file" audio.

Keep in mind no matter what you do, the only way to get your sound/music in-game is to replace an EXISTING sound.

7. Once your files are replaced/modified, its time to compile.
With XACT already installed, go to your Work Directory and open NEW\NEW.xap and it should already open the project ready to go in XACT.

8. However, you will need to update the path to point to where YOU have your sounds unzipped - the NEW folder step 3 created.

9. Double click "Wave Bank" on the left so it shows a list of all the files on the right.
Highlight them all, then right click and choose "Update Source Path".

When asked for the new path choose the \NEW directory the sounds were extracted to. This will update the locations to match your computer. Verify it shows 355 sounds on the bottom left of the sound-list window.

NOTE: People are reporting this may duplicate the listing of every file so it will show 710 files in total not 355. If this is the case, make sure you delete the duplicates! The first file listed should be 0000000.wav and the last one must be 00000162.wav. Exact order matters

10. To compile , go to File > Build. The compiled sound package will be in the the Work Directory\New\Win folder, named "Wave bank.xwb"

11. Copy it back to the Stardew Valley\Content\XACT (making sure to back up your old copy first) and start the game.

12. You will learn very quickly if it worked or not. You should first hear birds chirping, followed by the main menu music once it shows the pink birds flying past the mountain. If you do NOT hear this, the order is wrong and the sounds have not been compiled correctly

For an example of what's possible
Check out my MORE MUSIC mod
Click to expand...

Is there some way to do this on Windows 10?

joyous.ariella · Dec 9, 2016

lightsourced said: ↑

Is there some way to do this on Windows 10?
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I have windows 10. I got it to work by changing the properties of dxsdk.exe to run in compatibility mode for windows 7, and checked "run as administrator." I still got an install error at the end but I was able to open and run the program. Haven't tried compression yet. Hope that helps.

MisterToxicYT · Apr 20, 2017

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Jonesy · Apr 20, 2017

OP has asked that further discussion take place in the new thread.

http://community.playstarbound.com/...-and-general-modding-discussion-redux.109131/

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