- Skinning FAQ

What is a skin?
As with most online RPG's, a skin is what you use to represent your character. Depending on the game, the skin has several different frames for movement and actions. IE: Quake: Your skin is very mobile and changes a lot. But with this game, the skins are fairly simple and easy to make. Your imagination is the limit, with a 49k filesize restriction. (Unless you don't care if other people can see it.)

Where do I find the skins?
Well first off, you're going to need a grid to put the skin on. You can find these in your Well of Souls folder in the file labeled 'skins'. If you want a blank skin grid, these are in the file labeled 'WoSViewer'. This program is very useful if you need to compress your skin later. (You should have downloaded it when you downloaded Well of Souls.) If not, then go here and scroll down until you see the 'Developer Tools'.

Okay, I found the skins, now what?
Well, pick out a grid that's in the size you want and open it with MS Paint. (MS Paint is the default art program that comes with Windows. You should find it in your 'Accessories' folder.

Yay I made a skin! But it's bigger than 49k! What do I do?!
Open the 'WosViewer' and click on 'Browse'. Paste a copy of your skin to the 'Desktop' and open the copy. (If you use your only copy of the skin, you might ruin it.) Now, look at the information listed under 'File Info'. If it says your skin *needs compression*, hit the 'Compress Button' and your file size will shrink. The colours might change a bit, and it might look bad. That's why you made a copy. If it says *already compressed*, your next option is to shrink the frames on your skin or downgrade the colour scheme.

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