Step By Step Guide To Model Editing In Aion

Things needed to get started:
~Photoshop
~Dds Thumbnail Viewer Download (XP & Vista x86 32-bit)
~Mystic Thumbs (Vista x64)
~.dds tool (Used to open .dds and save in PS)
~Python script for unpacking .PAK
~Winrar
Click each name to download them above.


Step 1:
Ok, So I'm assuming you have all the aforementioned programs and such. Now we are ready to start modding. Your going to first go to C:\Program Files\NcSoft\Aion and find the .pak you would like to extract.




Step 2:
Alright, Now, You have found the .pak file you would like to open? Good, Now your going to click on the .pak and drag it on top of the .bat file downloaded earlier. It will open a cmd prompt, and unzip everything. It will then make a .zip file with the .pak contents in it. I recommend using 7zip because WinRar was giving me some weird errors. As seen in the picture below, That is the .zip I was talking about. Now on to step 3!




Step 3:
So you finaly unpacked the .pak file, And are now left with the .zip. Now your going to right click the now made .zip, And click Extract to Blah blah. It will now make a folder with ALL the contents of the .zip into a folder. Now your going to open the folder and view the goodies inside. Notice they are .dds? Good thing we downloaded the viewer! Now you can just click on the .dds and see a preview of it before you open in PS. Look at the image below to see what I mean. Now onward to step 4!



Step 4:
Ok, Now that you have chosen which .dds you wanna edit. We can start by opening it. Thanks to the plugin we downloaded earlier. Right click the .dd and choose open with... Then PhotoShop. You will now see your image pop up in photoshop. You can continue to edit with the paint brush, Color Replacement tool etc..Go nuts. When your done, Just save and the Nvidia save thingy will pop up. Always save using this setting shown in the picture below. Now we will move on to step5, Which will be repacking the .pak.



Step 5:
Now that you've had your little fun, It's now time to turn your creation back into a .pak file for you to use. Your going to highlight all the files you edited, Then drag them back into the .zip you created earlier.



Now last, But not least, The .zip where you just dragged your files to, Your going to rename from .zip to .pak. MAKE SURE YOU BACK UP YOUR OLD .PAK FIRST! To do this, Rename your default .pak from SoandSo.pak to SoansSo.pak.bak.



FAQ:

Q:How come I can't see the file extensions?
A:Make sure this option is unchecked. http/i34.tinypic.com/2yowfn6.png

Q:How do I know which and where *insert skill effect or armor name here* is?
A:Just keep looking. I'm way too lazy to compile a list.

SRC : Mmowned http://www.mmowned.com/forums/other-...l-editing.html

.DSS Tool
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[table="head"]Antivirus|Version|Last Update|Result
a-squared|4.5.0.41|2009.11.06|-
AhnLab-V3|5.0.0.2|2009.11.06|-
AntiVir|7.9.1.61|2009.11.06|-
Antiy-AVL|2.0.3.7|2009.11.05|-
Authentium|5.2.0.5|2009.11.06|-
Avast|4.8.1351.0|2009.11.06|-
AVG|8.5.0.423|2009.11.06|-
BitDefender|7.2|2009.11.06|-
CAT-QuickHeal|10.00|2009.11.06|-
ClamAV|0.94.1|2009.11.06|-
Comodo|2866|2009.11.07|-
DrWeb|5.0.0.12182|2009.11.06|-
eTrust-Vet|35.1.7108|2009.11.06|-
F-Prot|4.5.1.85|2009.11.06|-
F-Secure|9.0.15370.0|2009.11.04|-
Fortinet|3.120.0.0|2009.11.06|-
GData|19|2009.11.06|-
Ikarus|T3.1.1.74.0|2009.11.06|-
Jiangmin|11.0.800|2009.11.06|-
K7AntiVirus|7.10.890|2009.11.06|-
Kaspersky|7.0.0.125|2009.11.07|-
McAfee|5794|2009.11.06|-
McAfee+Artemis|5794|2009.11.06|-
McAfee-GW-Edition|6.8.5|2009.11.06|-
Microsoft|1.5202|2009.11.06|-
NOD32|4580|2009.11.06|-
Norman|6.03.02|2009.11.06|-
nProtect|2009.1.8.0|2009.11.06|-
Panda|10.0.2.2|2009.11.06|-
PCTools|7.0.3.5|2009.11.06|-
Prevx|3.0|2009.11.07|-
Rising|21.54.44.00|2009.11.06|-
Sophos|4.47.0|2009.11.06|-
Sunbelt|3.2.1858.2|2009.11.06|-
Symantec|1.4.4.12|2009.11.07|-
TheHacker|6.5.0.2.063|2009.11.06|-
TrendMicro|9.0.0.1003|2009.11.06|-
VBA32|3.12.10.11|2009.11.06|-
ViRobot|2009.11.6.2025|2009.11.06|-
VirusBuster|4.6.5.0|2009.11.06|-

Additional information
File size: 1496132 bytes
MD5...: 6a6658aa1c532ba1c3b3bbf5c0aa18e3
SHA1..: 1c78a74d2e689aa0786a95c74c0181acd12b9229
SHA256: 3ddab6798c8bbad314e5e33c04c0c234d716adc7154508c6a1e8e4bfa14ad9fd
ssdeep: 24576:EvkK6tHZEMIRyEntaw5RFRiBCff43WuuuuuxevNR6I5wDzCK6s5qTGT2rH<br>MQY7QK:EvkHt HZEMS3agikff43WuuuuukvNR6IM<br>
PEiD..: -
PEInfo: -
RDS...: NSRL Reference Data Set<br>-
pdfid.: -
sigcheck:<br>publisher....: n/a<br>copyright....: n/a<br>product......: n/a<br>description..: n/a<br>original name: n/a<br>internal name: n/a<br>file version.: n/a<br>comments.....: n/a<br>signers......: -<br>signing date.: -<br>verified.....: Unsigned<br>
packers (F-Prot): CAB
trid..: RAR Archive (83.3%)<br>REALbasic Project (16.6%)[/table]

Photoshop Plugins
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[table="head"]Antivirus|Version|Last Update|Result
a-squared|4.5.0.41|2009.11.06|-
AhnLab-V3|5.0.0.2|2009.11.06|-
AntiVir|7.9.1.61|2009.11.06|-
Antiy-AVL|2.0.3.7|2009.11.05|-
Authentium|5.2.0.5|2009.11.06|-
Avast|4.8.1351.0|2009.11.06|-
AVG|8.5.0.423|2009.11.06|-
BitDefender|7.2|2009.11.06|-
CAT-QuickHeal|10.00|2009.11.06|-
ClamAV|0.94.1|2009.11.06|-
Comodo|2866|2009.11.07|-
DrWeb|5.0.0.12182|2009.11.06|-
eTrust-Vet|35.1.7108|2009.11.06|-
F-Prot|4.5.1.85|2009.11.06|-
F-Secure|9.0.15370.0|2009.11.04|-
Fortinet|3.120.0.0|2009.11.06|-
GData|19|2009.11.06|-
Ikarus|T3.1.1.74.0|2009.11.06|-
Jiangmin|11.0.800|2009.11.06|-
K7AntiVirus|7.10.890|2009.11.06|-
Kaspersky|7.0.0.125|2009.11.07|-
McAfee|5794|2009.11.06|-
McAfee+Artemis|5794|2009.11.06|-
McAfee-GW-Edition|6.8.5|2009.11.06|-
Microsoft|1.5202|2009.11.06|-
NOD32|4580|2009.11.06|-
Norman|6.03.02|2009.11.06|-
nProtect|2009.1.8.0|2009.11.06|-
Panda|10.0.2.2|2009.11.06|-
PCTools|7.0.3.5|2009.11.06|-
Prevx|3.0|2009.11.07|-
Rising|21.54.44.00|2009.11.06|-
Sophos|4.47.0|2009.11.06|-
Sunbelt|3.2.1858.2|2009.11.06|-
Symantec|1.4.4.12|2009.11.07|-
TheHacker|6.5.0.2.063|2009.11.06|-
TrendMicro|9.0.0.1003|2009.11.06|-
VBA32|3.12.10.11|2009.11.06|-
ViRobot|2009.11.6.2025|2009.11.06|-
VirusBuster|4.6.5.0|2009.11.06|-

Additional information
File |size: 4028909 bytes
MD5 | | |: 0f6098df03662433c3875f8ffae30311
SHA1 | |: 7c814099dd365008c8e528e7e736d443bba5d5da
SHA256: 4df63e302483c9b415fc2406512fdb49c6f5de679f2affd9690f45bdd3af58c2
TrID | |: File type identification<br>RAR Archive (83.3%)<br>REALbasic Project (16.6%)
ssdeep: 98304:vb80j/BZn97+7Tb8JRKwZDpkpo8oyISKfM4xnm71ZPqRcqCC0bgyA66nOGMV:vbpBZ9S7v8DNZepo8oOffqRcq CC0bgnq
PEiD | |: -
RDS | | |: NSRL Reference Data Set<br>-[/table]

Python Script
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[table="head"]Antivirus|Version|Last Update|Result
a-squared|4.5.0.41|2009.11.06|-
AhnLab-V3|5.0.0.2|2009.11.06|-
AntiVir|7.9.1.61|2009.11.06|-
Antiy-AVL|2.0.3.7|2009.11.05|-
Authentium|5.2.0.5|2009.11.06|-
Avast|4.8.1351.0|2009.11.06|-
AVG|8.5.0.423|2009.11.06|-
BitDefender|7.2|2009.11.06|-
CAT-QuickHeal|10.00|2009.11.06|-
ClamAV|0.94.1|2009.11.06|-
Comodo|2864|2009.11.06|-
DrWeb|5.0.0.12182|2009.11.06|-
eTrust-Vet|35.1.7108|2009.11.06|-
F-Prot|4.5.1.85|2009.11.06|-
F-Secure|9.0.15370.0|2009.11.04|-
Fortinet|3.120.0.0|2009.11.06|-
GData|19|2009.11.06|-
Ikarus|T3.1.1.74.0|2009.11.06|-
Jiangmin|11.0.800|2009.11.06|-
K7AntiVirus|7.10.890|2009.11.06|-
Kaspersky|7.0.0.125|2009.11.06|-
McAfee|5794|2009.11.06|-
McAfee+Artemis|5794|2009.11.06|-
McAfee-GW-Edition|6.8.5|2009.11.06|-
Microsoft|1.5202|2009.11.06|-
NOD32|4580|2009.11.06|-
Norman|6.03.02|2009.11.06|-
nProtect|2009.1.8.0|2009.11.06|-
Panda|10.0.2.2|2009.11.06|-
PCTools|7.0.3.5|2009.11.06|-
Prevx|3.0|2009.11.07|-
Rising|21.54.44.00|2009.11.06|-
Sophos|4.47.0|2009.11.06|-
Sunbelt|3.2.1858.2|2009.11.06|-
Symantec|1.4.4.12|2009.11.06|-
TheHacker|6.5.0.2.063|2009.11.06|-
TrendMicro|9.0.0.1003|2009.11.06|-
VBA32|3.12.10.11|2009.11.06|-
ViRobot|2009.11.6.2025|2009.11.06|-
VirusBuster|4.6.5.0|2009.11.06|-

Additional information
File size: 5811 bytes
MD5...: 901184ecbaa7646212ff83b2b01d2547
SHA1..: 7ff05ca387f1fa64c24fb91d823a301d3a151a5f
SHA256: f95ab4f86c1e378447c263ecf18f37d474db1bc4a694926550c0e18609808ea6
ssdeep: 96:v+7jMK5Y4qGQVuiTxON8T+5P6fMmCTQli61DCL4FpGZPLEtgKfQS2UTZT9lht<br>3Su:2UKW4PQo iTIokCEmCT4i61gwpGZPLIfF<br>
PEiD..: -
PEInfo: -
RDS...: NSRL Reference Data Set<br>-
pdfid.: -
trid..: RAR Archive (83.3%)<br>REALbasic Project (16.6%)
sigcheck:<br>publisher....: n/a<br>copyright....: n/a<br>product......: n/a<br>description..: n/a<br>original name: n/a<br>internal name: n/a<br>file version.: n/a<br>comments.....: n/a<br>signers......: -<br>signing date.: -<br>verified.....: Unsigned<br>[/table]

 

I really do hope your not taking credit for that guide. I really do hope so.

If I don't see credit where it is due, I will delete this thread and perhaps an infraction as for the seasoning. We don't need other servers getting mad at us for stealing their guides that they made.

I'll give you time.

 

Would you like me to give a link?... there are only like 20 mmowned threads on aion anyway but http://www.mmowned.com/forums/other...iting-steb-step-guide-aion-model-editing.html

 

K then.:sideways:

 

Im just here to spread around stuff that people dont already know

 

i can't convert pak 2 zip, it not work

 

This is pretty neat. Do any of the GM's know if Carl will be implementing custom items anytime soon? Like maybe GM jackets just to be awesome.

 

Can't convert pak to zip ?

EDIT: if you google unpack .pak files you can use dragonunpaker or what ever its called it unpacks the files and can repack it alot easier then using winrar and what not and has an auto DDS viewer but sadly still comes up with errors

 

anybody know how to do this in windows 7? i also read this post in this link but did not tell too how to do in windows7 http://www.elitepvpers.de/forum/aion-guides-strategies/180377-how-open-pak-files.html