PNG-Replacer

PNG Replacer

This feature is targeting server owners/staff but may be useful to certain advanced players as-well.

Description

This feature gives you the ability to use png (and bmp) files to replace specific gump and item art graphics, without the need for mul/uop patchers.

How do I use this?

You will need to create a few directories in your TazUO folder:

/ExternalImages/
/ExternalImages/gumps/
/ExternalImages/art/
/ExternalImages/land/

• ExternalImages/gumps/ replaces gump art.
• ExternalImages/art/ replaces static (item/world) art.
• ExternalImages/land/ replaces land tile graphics (referenced by their raw land id). The land/ folder is created automatically when the client starts.

1. Now find the gump or art id you would like to replace, lets say gump id 83
2. Create your art and save it under /gumps/ like this: ExternalImages/gumps/83.png
   ℹ️ file extension must be lower case
3. Restart your client and open the gump that uses that art, it will be replaced with your png file!

File naming and formats

• Formats: .png and .bmp (24-bit and 32-bit BMP) are both supported.
• Filenames: either decimal (83.png) or hex (0x53.png) graphic IDs are accepted.
• Subfolders: images are found recursively, so you can organize files into subfolders under gumps/ or art/ instead of keeping everything in one flat folder.
• A missing or unreadable image (bad format, corrupt file, etc.) is skipped with a logged error instead of crashing the client.