I have converted into HL sprays the "Inspirational NS Posters" found within this forum post: <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=75043' target='_blank'>http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/in...showtopic=75043</a>
They are split into 4 zip files, because these forums have a maximum upload size of 120kbytes. Total, they are about 400kb zipped, but I've split them into 4 zip files to be able to upload them.
The first zip file contains some sprays by Agent_Smith. The next has more by Agent_Smith. The next has some from Agent_Smith, Skidzor, Svenpa, and tommyd. The last one has some from tommyd and Xyth.
Extract each zip file into the same spray folder that you create, and you should end up with a spray folder containing a folder for Agent_Smith, a folder for Skidzor, a folder for Svenpa, etc.
They are sorted by author, and exist in pairs of bitmap images and WAD files.
The bitmap image is for anyone who wants to edit them further. I have only scaled the images to suitable sizes which work in Half-Life. Some of the text may be distorted or unreadable, so if you feel like updating the sprays with better text, go ahaed.
The wad files contain the custom sprays. First, browse the bitmaps for a spray that you like. Then, find its matching WAD file (they share the same name, but different file extension).
Copy this file into your ..\Steam\SteamApps\YourSteamAccount\Half-Life\nsp\ folder, otherwise known as your Natural Selection Modification installation folder.
Then, rename the file to "tempdecal.WAD" and set it to Read Only. This will prevent it from being changed to a default spray when you visit the Steam Options Menu. To set it to Read Only, right click "tempdecal.WAD" and choose Properties. Then check Read Only. Yes, it needs to be "tempdecal.WAD", not "pldecal.WAD" because "pldecal.WAD" is no longer used in recent Steam versions.
To be safe, open your config.cfg file in this same folder. Make sure cl_allowupload, cl_allowdownload, and cl_download_ingame are all set to 1.
Now your spraypaint SHOULD work in servers which allow custom sprays.
-Liquidscript
Thanks to these people for their "Inspirational NS Posters": Agent_Smith Skidzor Svenpa tommyd Xyth
I have yet to test them. It was late when I finished making them into sprays. Half-life and steam wont let you use them if they are too big, but I'm pretty sure I stayed within the limits. I'll get to work testing all of them, and I'll upload any fixes.
EDIT: They all seem to work for me.
I may get around to fixing up the text on alot of these. Only a few of them are readable in game. There is a severe quality loss when converting to WAD format. Not to mention, they've already been scaled down so small from such large sizes. The text gets all jumbled and blurred, so to fix it requires erasing it and redrawing it at the shrunken size to see if better quality can be achieved. I'll start that later though.
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They are split into 4 zip files, because these forums have a maximum upload size of 120kbytes. Total, they are about 400kb zipped, but I've split them into 4 zip files to be able to upload them.
The first zip file contains some sprays by Agent_Smith. The next has more by Agent_Smith. The next has some from Agent_Smith, Skidzor, Svenpa, and tommyd. The last one has some from tommyd and Xyth.
Extract each zip file into the same spray folder that you create, and you should end up with a spray folder containing a folder for Agent_Smith, a folder for Skidzor, a folder for Svenpa, etc.
They are sorted by author, and exist in pairs of bitmap images and WAD files.
The bitmap image is for anyone who wants to edit them further.
I have only scaled the images to suitable sizes which work in Half-Life.
Some of the text may be distorted or unreadable, so if you feel like
updating the sprays with better text, go ahaed.
The wad files contain the custom sprays.
First, browse the bitmaps for a spray that you like.
Then, find its matching WAD file (they share the same name, but different file extension).
Copy this file into your ..\Steam\SteamApps\YourSteamAccount\Half-Life\nsp\ folder,
otherwise known as your Natural Selection Modification installation folder.
Then, rename the file to "tempdecal.WAD" and set it to Read Only.
This will prevent it from being changed to a default spray when you visit the Steam Options Menu.
To set it to Read Only, right click "tempdecal.WAD" and choose Properties. Then check Read Only.
Yes, it needs to be "tempdecal.WAD", not "pldecal.WAD" because "pldecal.WAD" is no longer used in recent Steam versions.
To be safe, open your config.cfg file in this same folder.
Make sure cl_allowupload, cl_allowdownload, and cl_download_ingame are all set to 1.
Now your spraypaint SHOULD work in servers which allow custom sprays.
-Liquidscript
Thanks to these people for their "Inspirational NS Posters":
Agent_Smith
Skidzor
Svenpa
tommyd
Xyth
I took the wad placed it in my nsp folder, bacuped the current tempdecal.wad in a folder and the renamed the Today.wad to tempdecal.wad.
Waht am i doin wrong? uploads and etc was all on 1.
Im on swedish XP i cant find anithing related to "read only" thats probably it..
EDIT:
They all seem to work for me.
I may get around to fixing up the text on alot of these. Only a few of them are readable in game. There is a severe quality loss when converting to WAD format. Not to mention, they've already been scaled down so small from such large sizes. The text gets all jumbled and blurred, so to fix it requires erasing it and redrawing it at the shrunken size to see if better quality can be achieved. I'll start that later though.