Modding Help How do I get a fullbright.png to work on a monster, critter, etc?

So I'm working on some critters for a mod I am working on and I can't figure out how to get it to have glowing eyes. I tried copying some of the coding from the Chiropterror from the 1.3 update and it causes my critter to not spawn, what should I do?

.monsterpart code-

Code:

{
  "name" : "etecooncritter",
  "category" : "etecooncritter",
  "type" : "body",

  "frames" : {
    "body" : "body.png",
    "bodyfullbright" : "etecoonfullbright.png"
  }
}

.animation code-

Code:

{
  "animatedParts" : {
    "stateTypes" : {
      "damage" : {
        "priority" : 3,
        "default" : "none",
        "states" : {
          "none" : {
            "frames" : 1
          },
          "stunned" : {
            "frames" : 1
          }
        }
      },
      "movement" : {
        "priority" : 0,
        "default" : "idle",
        "states" : {
          "idle" : {
            "frames" : 3,
            "cycle" : 0.7,
            "mode" : "loop"
          },
          "walk" : {
            "frames" : 4,
            "cycle" : 0.4,
            "mode" : "loop"
          }
        }
      },
       "bodyfullbright" : {
        "properties" : {
          "zLevel" : 2,
          "anchorPart" : "body",
          "fullbright" : true
        },
      "releaseParticles" : {
        "default" : "off",
        "states" : {
          "off" : {
            "frames" : 1,
            "properties" : {
              "particleEmittersOff" : [ "releaseParticles" ]
            }
          },
          "on" : {
            "frames" : 1,
            "cycle" : 0.1,
            "mode" : "transition",
            "transition" : "off",
            "properties" : {
              "particleEmittersOn" : [ "releaseParticles" ]
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },

    "parts" : {
      "body" : {
        "properties" : {
          "rotationGroup" : "body"
        },
        "partStates" : {
          "movement" : {
            "idle" : {
              "properties" : {
                "image" : "<partImage>:idle.<frame>"
              }
            },
            "walk" : {
              "properties" : {
                "image" : "<partImage>:walk.<frame>"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },

  "rotationGroups" : {
    "body" : {
      "rotationCenter" : [0, 0],
      "angularVelocity" : 5
    }
  },

  "particleEmitters" : {
     "deathPoof" : {
      "particles" : [
        { "particle" : "monstersplosion" },
        { "particle" : "deathfizz1left" },
        { "particle" : "deathfizz1right" },
        { "particle" : "deathfizz2left" },
        { "particle" : "deathfizz2right" },
        { "particle" : "deathfizz3left" },
        { "particle" : "deathfizz3right" },
        { "particle" : "deathfizz4left" },
        { "particle" : "deathfizz4right" }       
      ]
    },


    "captureParticles":{
      "particles" : [
        { "particle" : "monstercapture" }
      ]
    },
    "releaseParticles":{
      "particles" : [
        { "particle" : "monsterrelease" }
      ]
    },
    "teleportOut":{
      "particles" : [
        { "particle" : "monstercapture" }
      ]
    },
    "teleportIn":{
      "particles" : [
        { "particle" : "monsterrelease" }
      ]
    }
  },

  "effects" : {
    "blink" : {
      "type" : "flash",
      "time" : 0,
      "directives" : "fade=ffffff;0.5"
    }
  },

  "sounds" : {
    "turnHostile" : [ ],
    "deathPuff" : [ "/sfx/npc/enemydeathpuff.ogg" ]
  }
}

 

Look at your "parts" in the animation file. You have "body" but not "bodyfullbright" as a part. Yet you seem to have "bodyfullbright" as a state, and I don't see why that would be a state.

I didn't yet check to see that your brackets match up, etc.

 

I didn't see a bodyfullbright part in the Chiropterror .animation file (wich I was using as a reference). If I was to add one where and how would I add it?

 

Probably something closer to this

Code:

{
  "animatedParts" : {
    "stateTypes" : {
      "damage" : {
        "priority" : 3,
        "default" : "none",
        "states" : {
          "none" : {
            "frames" : 1
          },
          "stunned" : {
            "frames" : 1
          }
        }
      },
      "movement" : {
        "priority" : 0,
        "default" : "idle",
        "states" : {
          "idle" : {
            "frames" : 3,
            "cycle" : 0.7,
            "mode" : "loop"
          },
          "walk" : {
            "frames" : 4,
            "cycle" : 0.4,
            "mode" : "loop"
          }
        }
      },
      "releaseParticles" : {
        "default" : "off",
        "states" : {
          "off" : {
            "frames" : 1,
            "properties" : {
              "particleEmittersOff" : [ "releaseParticles" ]
            }
          },
          "on" : {
            "frames" : 1,
            "cycle" : 0.1,
            "mode" : "transition",
            "transition" : "off",
            "properties" : {
              "particleEmittersOn" : [ "releaseParticles" ]
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },

    "parts" : {
      "body" : {
        "properties" : {
          "rotationGroup" : "body"
        },
        "partStates" : {
          "movement" : {
            "idle" : {
              "properties" : {
                "image" : "<partImage>:idle.<frame>"
              }
            },
            "walk" : {
              "properties" : {
                "image" : "<partImage>:walk.<frame>"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "parts" : {
      "bodyfullbright" : {
        "properties" : {
          "rotationGroup" : "body",
          "zLevel" : 2,
          "anchorPart" : "body",
          "fullbright" : true
        },
        "partStates" : {
          "movement" : {
            "idle" : {
              "properties" : {
                "image" : "<partImage>:idle.<frame>"
              }
            },
            "walk" : {
              "properties" : {
                "image" : "<partImage>:walk.<frame>"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "rotationGroups" : {
    "body" : {
      "rotationCenter" : [0, 0],
      "angularVelocity" : 5
    }
  },

  "particleEmitters" : {
     "deathPoof" : {
      "particles" : [
        { "particle" : "monstersplosion" },
        { "particle" : "deathfizz1left" },
        { "particle" : "deathfizz1right" },
        { "particle" : "deathfizz2left" },
        { "particle" : "deathfizz2right" },
        { "particle" : "deathfizz3left" },
        { "particle" : "deathfizz3right" },
        { "particle" : "deathfizz4left" },
        { "particle" : "deathfizz4right" }      
      ]
    },


    "captureParticles":{
      "particles" : [
        { "particle" : "monstercapture" }
      ]
    },
    "releaseParticles":{
      "particles" : [
        { "particle" : "monsterrelease" }
      ]
    },
    "teleportOut":{
      "particles" : [
        { "particle" : "monstercapture" }
      ]
    },
    "teleportIn":{
      "particles" : [
        { "particle" : "monsterrelease" }
      ]
    }
  },

  "effects" : {
    "blink" : {
      "type" : "flash",
      "time" : 0,
      "directives" : "fade=ffffff;0.5"
    }
  },

  "sounds" : {
    "turnHostile" : [ ],
    "deathPuff" : [ "/sfx/npc/enemydeathpuff.ogg" ]
  }
}

I haven't played with monsters though. Dunno if it should be anchored or not.

But you see I just cloned the "body" part, renamed, and added those properties you where trying to add.

 

It didn't seem to work, did I mistype something?

Code:

{
  "animatedParts" : {
    "stateTypes" : {
      "damage" : {
        "priority" : 3,
        "default" : "none",
        "states" : {
          "none" : {
            "frames" : 1
          },
          "stunned" : {
            "frames" : 1
          }
        }
      },
      "movement" : {
        "priority" : 0,
        "default" : "idle",
        "states" : {
          "idle" : {
            "frames" : 3,
            "cycle" : 0.7,
            "mode" : "loop"
          },
          "walk" : {
            "frames" : 4,
            "cycle" : 0.4,
            "mode" : "loop"
          }
        }
      },
      "releaseParticles" : {
        "default" : "off",
        "states" : {
          "off" : {
            "frames" : 1,
            "properties" : {
              "particleEmittersOff" : [ "releaseParticles" ]
            }
          },
          "on" : {
            "frames" : 1,
            "cycle" : 0.1,
            "mode" : "transition",
            "transition" : "off",
            "properties" : {
              "particleEmittersOn" : [ "releaseParticles" ]
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },

    "parts" : {
      "body" : {
        "properties" : {
          "rotationGroup" : "body"
        },
        "partStates" : {
          "movement" : {
            "idle" : {
              "properties" : {
                "image" : "<partImage>:idle.<frame>"
              }
            },
            "walk" : {
              "properties" : {
                "image" : "<partImage>:walk.<frame>"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
   "parts" : {
      "bodyfullbright" : {
        "properties" : {
          "rotationGroup" : "body",
          "zLevel" : 2,
          "anchorPart" : "body",
          "fullbright" : true
        },
        "partStates" : {
          "movement" : {
            "idle" : {
              "properties" : {
                "image" : "<partImage>:idle.<frame>"
              }
            },
            "walk" : {
              "properties" : {
                "image" : "<partImage>:walk.<frame>"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },

  "rotationGroups" : {
    "body" : {
      "rotationCenter" : [0, 0],
      "angularVelocity" : 5
    }
  },

  "particleEmitters" : {
     "deathPoof" : {
      "particles" : [
        { "particle" : "monstersplosion" },
        { "particle" : "deathfizz1left" },
        { "particle" : "deathfizz1right" },
        { "particle" : "deathfizz2left" },
        { "particle" : "deathfizz2right" },
        { "particle" : "deathfizz3left" },
        { "particle" : "deathfizz3right" },
        { "particle" : "deathfizz4left" },
        { "particle" : "deathfizz4right" }       
      ]
    },


    "captureParticles":{
      "particles" : [
        { "particle" : "monstercapture" }
      ]
    },
    "releaseParticles":{
      "particles" : [
        { "particle" : "monsterrelease" }
      ]
    },
    "teleportOut":{
      "particles" : [
        { "particle" : "monstercapture" }
      ]
    },
    "teleportIn":{
      "particles" : [
        { "particle" : "monsterrelease" }
      ]
    }
  },

  "effects" : {
    "blink" : {
      "type" : "flash",
      "time" : 0,
      "directives" : "fade=ffffff;0.5"
    }
  },

  "sounds" : {
    "turnHostile" : [ ],
    "deathPuff" : [ "/sfx/npc/enemydeathpuff.ogg" ]
  }
}

Or is it the body.monsterpart ?

Code:

{
  "name" : "etecooncritter",
  "category" : "etecooncritter",
  "type" : "body",

  "frames" : {
    "body" : "body.png",
    "bodyfullbright" : "etecoonfullbright.png"
  }
}

 

If it didn't work, probably the answer is in Starbound.log

Maybe misspelled file names, missing/bad frames file, etc

 

Found the problem, there shouldn't be two "part" strings in the code.
We had it like this.

Code:

"parts" : {
      "body" : {
        "properties" : {
          "rotationGroup" : "body"
        },
        "partStates" : {
          "movement" : {
            "idle" : {
              "properties" : {
                "image" : "<partImage>:idle.<frame>"
              }
            },
            "walk" : {
              "properties" : {
                "image" : "<partImage>:walk.<frame>"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "parts" : {
      "bodyfullbright" : {
        "properties" : {
          "rotationGroup" : "body",
          "zLevel" : 2,
          "anchorPart" : "body",
          "fullbright" : true
        },
        "partStates" : {
          "movement" : {
            "idle" : {
              "properties" : {
                "image" : "<partImage>:idle.<frame>"
              }
            },
            "walk" : {
              "properties" : {
                "image" : "<partImage>:walk.<frame>"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },

When it should have been like this.

Code:

 "parts" : {
      "body" : {
        "properties" : {
          "rotationGroup" : "body"
        },
        "partStates" : {
          "movement" : {
            "idle" : {
              "properties" : {
                "image" : "<partImage>:idle.<frame>"
              }
            },
            "walk" : {
              "properties" : {
                "image" : "<partImage>:walk.<frame>"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "bodyfullbright" : {
        "properties" : {
          "rotationGroup" : "body",
          "zLevel" : 2,
          "anchorPart" : "body",
          "fullbright" : true
        },
        "partStates" : {
          "movement" : {
            "idle" : {
              "properties" : {
                "image" : "<partImage>:idle.<frame>"
              }
            },
            "walk" : {
              "properties" : {
                "image" : "<partImage>:walk.<frame>"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },

 

I'm surprised I made that mistake. But I did. That's what I get for trying to rush something before heading out the door.

 

Thats fine, at least you taught me I can use the Starbound log to pinpoint the problem.