Texture modification tutorial with VBF Browser

[kidling]

Open the file FFXII_TZA.vbf located in the folder of FFXII with the VBF Browser
Navigate to /gamedata/d3d11/artdata/chr/chara/c10/c1004/tex to get Vaan texture(first one is the texture for the body). Inside the folder c10 are the files for the other characters:
• 1004: Vaan
• 1005: Balthier
• 1006: Fran
• 1019: Basch
• 1021: Ashe
• 1023: Penelo
• 1024: Vossler
• 1025: Reks
• 1026: Larsa
• 1029: Reddas



Copy the texture file to a folder with the ff12-phyre.exe(it is on the package of vbfbrowser, inside the folder \ff12-vbf). Open a command prompt and unpack it with this:
ff12-phyre.exe -u tex_0_clut_0_c1004_clut_1.dds.phyre tex_0_clut_0_c1004_clut_1.dds


Install the Nvidia texture tool for adobe photoshop
https://developer.nvidia.com/nvidia-texture-tools-adobe-photoshop

Open the texture file with adobe photoshop:
Load with default size without mipmaps
Let the color profile as default, edit the file as you want and when done save with the following settings:


Set to 8.8.8.8 ARGB 32 bpp.
Click Mip Map filtering, set to quadratic.
Save.
Command prompt again and do:
ff12-phyre.exe -p tex_0_clut_0_c1004_clut_1.dds tex_0_clut_0_c1004_clut_1.dds.phyre

Now, you need to inject in the place of your original texture with the vbf browser

link to tutorial: https://www.nexusmods.com/finalfantasy12/articles/8

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Originally posted by Kidling:

Open the file FFXII_TZA.vbf located in the folder of FFXII with the VBF Browser
Navigate to /gamedata/d3d11/artdata/chr/chara/c10/c1004/tex to get Vaan texture(first one is the texture for the body). Inside the folder c10 are the files for the other characters:
• 1004: Vaan
• 1005: Balthier
• 1006: Fran
• 1019: Basch
• 1021: Ashe
• 1023: Penelo
• 1024: Vossler
• 1025: Reks
• 1026: Larsa
• 1029: Reddas



Copy the texture file to a folder with the ff12-phyre.exe(it is on the package of vbfbrowser, inside the folder \ff12-vbf). Open a command prompt and unpack it with this:
ff12-phyre.exe -u tex_0_clut_0_c1004_clut_1.dds.phyre tex_0_clut_0_c1004_clut_1.dds


Install the Nvidia texture tool for adobe photoshop
https://developer.nvidia.com/nvidia-texture-tools-adobe-photoshop

Open the texture file with adobe photoshop:
Load with default size without mipmaps
Let the color profile as default, edit the file as you want and when done save with the following settings:


Set to 8.8.8.8 ARGB 32 bpp.
Click Mip Map filtering, set to quadratic.
Save.
Command prompt again and do:
ff12-phyre.exe -p tex_0_clut_0_c1004_clut_1.dds tex_0_clut_0_c1004_clut_1.dds.phyre

Now, you need to inject in the place of your original texture with the vbf browser

link to tutorial: https://www.nexusmods.com/finalfantasy12/articles/8

you don't even have to do all that now. When my "The Zodiac Party Editor" is done you can jsu tswap any main character/Guest for any character or monster in the game with there unique Models, Animations, and Sounds. The Video is Here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4_bbzRFeQg

[Black_Hole]

So I'm having a problem and don't know how to solve it.
I replaced some textures on Penelo, but there is still a lot of contouring remaining. Is this in her model file or something ? Can someone help me fix this ?
https://i.imgur.com/dezmEIR.jpg

[kidling]

it is because the normal map, download this file and inject
"https://mega.nz/#!18U0mQ6S!X_krRMoovafBKYQWHFjQx4185By0Dea1uET0lXrcd7U"

i will do a new tutorial explaining how to edit the normal files too, but first i need to do a application to extract the normal dds from phyre and reimporting.

If anyone have expertise in how to use a hexedit, here are the bookmarks for manual extraction and importing of normal maps:
"https://mega.nz/#!8tlXhbIR!E1P5qny13TK-FqW4xVentTW1IkCymHtmOAeIej3FIas"

[kidling]

well, try to get it at nexus site

[Black_Hole]

Originally posted by Kidling:

it is because the normal map, download this file and inject
"https://mega.nz/#!18U0mQ6S!X_krRMoovafBKYQWHFjQx4185By0Dea1uET0lXrcd7U"

i will do a new tutorial explaining how to edit the normal files too, but first i need to do a application to extract the normal dds from phyre and reimporting.

If anyone have expertise in how to use a hexedit, here are the bookmarks for manual extraction and importing of normal maps:
"https://mega.nz/#!8tlXhbIR!E1P5qny13TK-FqW4xVentTW1IkCymHtmOAeIej3FIas"

Looking forward to teh app, will be of great value as I'm already working on Mercy skin for Penelo and D.Va for Ashe.

[kidling]

just did the app, get it here: https://www.nexusmods.com/finalfantasy12/mods/30

[Skopin]

Thank you for the tutorial and the tool itself. I do have a question though. Is it normal for some of the textures to overlap or be cut off? When I try to open the dds files for some of the character faces, I'm seeing things like half an eyeball instead of the full thing.

http://i63.tinypic.com/ak7blv.png

[kidling]

yeah, the uv of that texture is for high resolution face

[General]

I had success on changing character textures but i am unable to do so with map textures. Whatever i do, it exceeds the original file size and it crashes the game (I don't even do much, just painted a few things on the same layer to test it) Does maps require a special way of exporting unlike character textures?