you could edit the textures, but that won't be easy to do with the current tools. PWE's model/texture editing stuff kinda sucks, I only implemented it so I could make the editor models (transform gizmos and etc).
ok, i'll try my best
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MetroidPrime_Stratton: 2016-03-25 08:23:02 pm
MetroidPrime_Stratton: 2016-03-25 08:20:45 pm
how do you change the door type in prime 1?
It still confuses me
and the color as well
It still confuses me
and the color as well
There's a STRG editor tool I made in 2014 that can edit STRGs from MP1/2. You can use that to edit STRGs/make custom STRGs, but just keep in mind PWE does not handle creating new assets and properly adding them to paks/worlds so you will need to do it yourself by putting it in the folder and manually adding it to the PakTool list file, and if you're adding brand new assets you will probably see some hitching ingame because it's not been added to the area's dependency list in the MLVL file.
If you're only editing properties or something and you haven't added or deleted anything then you can just repack while Dolphin is running and then reload the room. I typically just set up a save state two rooms away and then reload it and go back to the room where I have my test set up. This will crash if the size of the pak has changed though.
In Metroid Prime the color of the door is determined by two things: 1. the door shield model (the one that lines the rim of the door) and 2. the textures used by the DamageableTrigger for the door, which is the scrolling fluid plane inside the door. To change the door color you need to change both those things. The DamageableTrigger damage vulnerabilities are what determines which weapons can actually open the door; it's completely separate from the door's visual appearance. Changing door color was simplified a lot in Metroid Prime 2 where they just have a color property that you can change to make the door whatever color you want without messing with assets.
technically for 2 you *do* still need to mess with assets if you want to change a door into a Dark door, because there's a white door shield model that gets tinted with the color from the property, and dark beam doors are black so they use a different model than other door types. But yeah it's overall simpler in MP2.
edit: I think this is true for Annihilator doors too, now that I think about it.
edit: I think this is true for Annihilator doors too, now that I think about it.