Adding DLC to game files

[Drew]

Hey guys ive been a long time user of the base app and bought allot of DLC with the huge sale recently. I was confused with having to manually add my DLC after downloading it but it wasnt as bad as i had thought. There are several sub folders with different names in the DLC folder compared to the main game, mainly tiles and and character things like portraits. How can i be user im copying them in the correct folder?

Sorry this was so poorly explained. Any help would go a long way

[JohnDoeNews]

The easiest way is click the Recourse Manager on your taskbar, then select what you want to import, and then click DLC, and select the files in the folder corresponding with the right name.

You can also use copy- paste in your operating system. (Mac, windows or linux)

If the recources don't show up in your database, close RPG maker and re-open it. This normally only happens when you edit excisting files. Importing new filex should be visable right away.

[Caethyril]

I don't actually have any DLC for MV, but here are a few stumbling blocks you may encounter:

• Partial tilesets, which may require resizing and/or splitting into separate files before they can be used. I use GIMP for image editing, but Photoshop or similar programs can do the job just as well.
  
  
• Generator parts, which go into the folders under Generator in your MV install directory (rather than a project folder). The naming scheme and setup is pretty intimidating, but hopefully if you have any they'll all be appropriately named and split into their appropriate folders already... xP
  
  
• Resources that don't seem to belong to any of the basic categories can probably go into the pictures folder, unless you know otherwise, e.g. if you're using a plugin that looks for character busts in the faces folder or something. I hear the medieval DLCs in particular need a fair bit of setting up.

Also, if you're uncertain about how files ought to be sized or formatted, you can check out the help file: Help > Contents (F1) > Documentation > Asset Standards. =)

[JohnDoeNews]

Originally posted by Caethyril:

I don't actually have any DLC for MV, but...

Have you ever checked your DLC folder anyway? There is a ton of extra's in there, that you might love, including sound effects, music effects, and awesome background- music.

[Caethyril]

Originally posted by BigFatX:

Have you ever checked your DLC folder anyway? There is a ton of extra's in there, that you might love, including sound effects, music effects, and awesome background- music.

Oh, yes, you're correct (I keep forgetting about it...).
I'm aware it's there, I just don't count it as DLC. =)

[JohnDoeNews]

I won't forget about it. :p With every new project I start. (I have restart 100 times before I got something I like to build on) The first thing I do, is import all audio.

[Drew]

Originally posted by BigFatX:

The easiest way is click the Recourse Manager on your taskbar, then select what you want to import, and then click DLC, and select the files in the folder corresponding with the right name.

You can also use copy- paste in your operating system. (Mac, windows or linux)

If the recources don't show up in your database, close RPG maker and re-open it. This normally only happens when you edit excisting files. Importing new filex should be visable right away.

Thanks allot for this. I was being greedy in wanting to copy everything out of excitement. Ill be using Recourse Manager for the time being. Is adding music similar to adding characters and tiles or dont you have to assign music to "group A" for example.

[JohnDoeNews]

There is 4 groups of audio:

BGM (Background music)
BGS (Background sounds)
ME (Music effects)
SE (Sound effects)

They are all placed into the right folder in the DLC folder. You import or copy them to the folder with the same name, and you should be good to go.

Again, if after importing some music doesn't show, or shows old versions, restart the software.

[kittylitterproduction]

Originally posted by ANG3LIC:

How can i be user im copying them in the correct folder?

This question confuses me a lot. Don't you look at things you are importing? The DLC either reside is folder that are named to indicate where they go or they look/sound distinctive enough to leave little doubt as to their intended location.