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Norf_the_Dorf

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Newb here, questions about tilesets/graphics.
« on: March 12, 2014, 04:19:33 pm »

Hello all!  :D

I'm an utter newb to DF, and thus, am using the LNP. It's very useful so far, but I seem to be having some trouble with installing new tiles/graphics.

For example, I tried installing Taffer's graphics set, and LNP complained that the file "d_init.txt" was missing from the pack. I copied it from another graphics pack (not sure I should've done that), which allowed it to install properly, but then starting DF gave me the message that "mouse.png" was missing, and crashed. Then I tried to install a basic tileset (not graphics pack) manually, rather than through LNP's installer gui, and I got the same "mouse.png" message. At this point I thought I'd come ask around here to avoid further breaking my game.

So basically, here's my question: What is the process for installing new tilesets/graphic sets that aren't comprised of the same files/folders as the included graphics sets? I'm sure there's a simple answer for this and I'm just being thick, but I really am a noob and I would really like some guidance here.  :-\

Thanks in advance for helping out an aspiring DF player!
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fricy

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Re: Newb here, questions about tilesets/graphics.
« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2014, 05:24:20 pm »

Best way to install is to duplicate one of the ASCII folders in LNP/graphics, and extract the 'raw' and 'data' folders from taffer.zip overwriting any duplicates.

Norf_the_Dorf

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Re: Newb here, questions about tilesets/graphics.
« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2014, 05:57:08 pm »

Thank you! This appears to have worked quite nicely. Knew it would be something simple. :P

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