Texture Compiling (and getting it to show on the main menu....)

[Tsg TheSmartyGamer]

So... I have a few folders with XNB files, they will all be seperate texture packs.
I can't figure out a way to get it show on the Terraria main title screen page.
I have tried Zip files, Folders and Both Together.
Does anyone know how to compile them correctly, and if so, sources to any programs needed?

Current place / status. (6:37PM BST+)

Thanks in advance.

It's fixed/completed!

 

[darthmorf]

Have you include the required texturepack json file?

 

[Tsg TheSmartyGamer]

I haven't, I don't know where to get one. (Or how to make one.)
Do I need a special software?

 

[darthmorf]

You can find instructions in the texturepack section of the JE announcement thread: There & Back Again: A Summary of Journey's End

 

[Tsg TheSmartyGamer]

I've got this:

{ "Name": "Pack Name", "Author": "Author", "Description": "Place a one-line brief description of your pack here", "Version": { "major": 1, "minor": 0 } }

Though how do I make a JSON file?

 

[Tsg TheSmartyGamer]

If you want you can just make a JSON file thats empty and/or contains the base for what I need to put it.

 

[darthmorf]

I've got this:

{ "Name": "Pack Name", "Author": "Author", "Description": "Place a one-line brief description of your pack here", "Version": { "major": 1, "minor": 0 } }

Though how do I make a JSON file?

If you want you can just make a JSON file thats empty and/or contains the base for what I need to put it.

There's now a proper guide in the Texture Packs section: Official - 1.4 Texture Pack Support

To create a json file, simply create any txt file, add the contents and rename it to <name>.json

 

[Tsg TheSmartyGamer]

Thanks for the link! I'll be sure to check it out and do what you said.

 

[Tsg TheSmartyGamer]

Oh...?

It doesn't seem to be working.

 

[darthmorf]

Oh...?
View attachment 271870
It doesn't seem to be working.

Can you share the contents of the file?

 

[Tsg TheSmartyGamer]

Also, it opens with Notepad.

 

[Schrödinger's psycho]

It's not a .json file - it still has a .txt extension

 

[Tsg TheSmartyGamer]

Yeah, I'm trying to get it to have the .json extension.

 

[darthmorf]

It's not a .json file - it still has a .txt extension

This is correct ^.
The contents look fine to me. You should be able to just place that in the root folder. Do you also have the files set up as "Better Solar Sheilds/Content/Images"?

(PS: You've spelt Shields wrong )

 

[Tsg TheSmartyGamer]

god dammit I never can spell the word shield

 

[Tsg TheSmartyGamer]

Still doesn't work, these are what the files look like though:

Still won't convert to json might have to use a online converter tbh

 

[darthmorf]

Did you update the spelling of shields inside the json?

 

[Tsg TheSmartyGamer]

oh, one sec

 

[Schrödinger's psycho]

Because by default Windows are hiding a true file extension, you may want to uncheck the option "Hide Extensions for Known File Types" in the Folder Options

 

[Tsg TheSmartyGamer]

I have now tha- AHA! I FOUND IT!
This option:

Allows me to change the file name extentions (via Rename)!