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====== Create a New Bonfire (DS2) ======
Authors: Desgeras

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===== Required Tools =====
  * MapStudio
  * Yabber
  * Yapped Honey Bear or ParamStudio
  * Gimp or similar photo editing software

===== Creating your Bonfire =====
Create or open an existing project in //MapStudio//

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Load (right click) the map you want in //MapStudio// (they're on the left side of //MapStudio//) 
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Find a bonfire near the location you want

Click on that bonfire and duplicate the bonfire (ctrl-D), move it to your desired location

Click on the collision near your bonfire

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Copy all DrawGroups and DispGroups from the collision and paste them into your new bonfire (they should look identical) 

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Note the **MapObjectInstanceParamID** (it's in the Properties on the right side of //MapStudio//)

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Click the arrow near your map on the on the Map Object List (it's on the left side of //MapStudio//)

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Find your bonfire's **objinstance_xxxxx** and click on it (it's on the right side of //MapStudio// if you're still clicked on the bonfire) 

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Duplicate the existing bonfire's **objinstance_xxxxx** (ctrl-D)

Change the ID to that of the xxxxx in **objinstance_xxxxx** (you won't be able to save your changes otherwise) 

Copy the name

Paste that name into your bonfire object's **MapObjectInstanceParamID** section (you need to click on your bonfire object again, not the **objinstance_xxxxx**) 

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Save your changes

Navigate to your mod project directory

Navigate to your Dark Souls 2 directory ''\steamapps\common\Dark Souls II Scholar of the First Sin\Game''

If you are using //ModEngine//, ignore this. Otherwise copy the data from your project into the game directory

Open //Yapped Honey Bear// or //ParamStudio// and go to **MapObjectBonfireParam**

Duplicate the nearest bonfire's entry by clicking on the row, then click edit followed by Duplicate Row (you can find your bonfire by checking the **Param ID** in the **objinstance_xxxxx** for your bonfire in //MapStudio//)

The value for your row should preferably incremented by one higher than your duplicated bonfire 

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If you need your bonfire to be part of a different bonfire menu grouping, you can change this by swapping Unk04 (the second definition) to that of a different area grouping; there can only be five bonfires per grouping, so in this tutorial I've swapped mine to that of the Grand Cathedral rather than Frozen Eleum Loyce 

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Change the **objinstance_xxxxx** ID in //MapStudio// to that of your new //Yapped Honey Bear// or //ParamStudio// entry 

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Find ''Game\menu\text\english'' in your game directory

Unpack **bonfirename.fmg** with //Yabber// (drag it to Yabber.exe, not Yaabber.DCX.exe)

Edit the newly created **bonfirename.fmg.xml**

Find the row number you added in //Yapped Honey Bear// or //ParamStudio// and give it a name 

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Repack the __.xml__ with //Yabber// into an __.fmg__

Replace **bonfirename.fmg** into your ''/menu/text/english/'' folder

Go to ''Game\menu\tex\icon\bonfire_list'', find the nearest bonfire to the one you made

Copy and paste this entry into a place of your choosing

Unpack the new **ic_list_xxxxx.tpf** with //Yabber//

Open the **ic_list_xxxxx** folder

Edit the __.dds__ file with //Gimp// or a similar photo editing program

Take a picture of the bonfire area in game with hud off and binoculars on///Cheat Engine// fly cam (You can press the PRT screen key on your keyboard for this)

Shrink your picture to roughly match the size of the existing __.dds__ image

Use the eraser tool to lightly erase edges of the image to mimic the Dark Souls 2 format 

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Save and export as a __.dds__ file

Place the __.dds__ into the **ic_list_xxxxx** folder

Rename the __.dds__ to use the number of the bonfire you made in //Yapped Honey Bear// or //ParamStudio// 

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Open the __.xml__ in the **ic_list_xxxxxx** folder

Change the xxxxx portion in the filename and name sections **ic_list_xxxxx.dds** to the one you renamed it to 

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Save and repack the **ic_list_xxxxx** folder with //Yabber//

Rename and change the xxxxx portion to that of your bonfire name

Place the **ic_list_xxxxx.tpf** into your ''Game\menu\tex\icon\bonfire_list''

Your bonfire should now work like any other including a custom image and name

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