[Guide] How to Make Your Own Jam Arenas

How to make custom JAM arena

Things you’ll need:

1. Adobe Photoshop
2. Any O2JAM Server
3. An image of your choice (Should be at least 800x600..
4. A little photoshop Experience
5. Common Sense
6. THIS FILE HERE


Part 1: The Scanning.

Step1. Extract “.rar” anywhere in your computer.. it really doesn’t matter. Now get the file called “O2JamImageViewer” and paste it in your o2jam/image folder..
(Note: It is better that you back up your “Playing1.opa” file somewhere… just in case anything goes wrong)

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(Note: Server Used.. O2JAM PH)
Be sure that the “O2JamImageViewer is in the same folder as “Playing1.opi” just like in fig.1

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Step2. Run O2JAMImageViewer, and a window should pop up…

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There should be a list of ojs and ojt names on the right side.. browse to find where the Playing_BG.ojs files are located. There are a number of Playing_BG.ojs files there… double click Any Playing_BG file and browse the arena you want to replace with your custom arena… Be sure to write it down..

In this tutorial… Im using “Playing_BG2.ojs”

After that.. close O2JAMImageviewer.. we won’t need it anymore..


Part2. Arena Making.

Step3. Open up “template.psd” (this came along with the rar file you just downloaded) and open it with Adobephotoshop.. in this tutorial.. I will be using CS3.

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It should look like this.. or maybe close to that…

Now, on the layers window (on the right side of the screen), highlight the “Your image goes here” Layer…


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(Note: if you don’t see the layer window. Just click WINDOW>LAYERS and it should show up)
Step4. Now. Open the image that you want in photoshop.. crop, edit, resize it to fit the template… once that’s done… paste your image in the “your image goes here” layer (which we will be calling now as YIGHLayer)
Go back to the layer window and drag the YIGHLayer below LAYER 7

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If everything goes well.. it should look a lot like fig5
Once its done.. Save the file as “file0” into 32bit .BMP

For noobs. Click FILE> Save AS. .. on the file name, type in file0. On the FORMAT LIST.. click .BMP. and click save
on the DEPTH list.. choose 32BIT and click OK

Part3 Converting

Step5. Locate the bmp2ojt file and put the image you just made in the same folder..

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Step 6. Run bmp2ojt

Now on the FIRST inputbox, type in file
On the 2nd inputbox, type in .bmp (note: its .bmp.. with the DOT)
check the checkbox.
And click ???ojt

When done successfully a NEW file will be created, named file.ojs

Now rename this file into the filename you just wrote… so in this tutorial, I will be renaming it into “Playing_BG2.ojs” (note: do NOT remove the file extension .ojs)

Part4. PACKING and PATCHING

Now that we have our Playing_BG2.ojs all we need to do is pack it and patch on our o2jam client

Step7. Run “Makopi”

Now click on ADD then locate the Playing_BG.ojs file we made…
Click OPEN
Then click PACK

Now on the FILENAME inputbox, type in playing1_123 and save.

PATCHING

Go to your o2jam’s IMAGE folder (where we placed o2jamimageviewer previously) and create a new folder named TEMP

Now PASTE your Playing1_123.opi file INSIDE temp folder…

After pasting.. CLOSE the temp folder

Then RUN O2JAM…


That’s IT! The old arena should be replaced by the NEW arena you made..

[Guide] How to Change your O2Jam Background Music

Okay, I've been receiving a lot of "PANO PALITAN YUNG BACKGROUND NG O2 JAM PLSPLS PSLSSSSS!!!ONEONEONE"

So, Here me goes.

Okay... Things you'll need:

1. A good Sound Editor, like Audacity or Goldwave... Goldwave works great. Download them Here.
Audacity: Click!
Goldwave: Click!


2. Your BGM.ojm file.. (you can find this in your O2Jam's Music Folder)


3. Notetool (Classified, so please don't abuse)

Download that here: (WARNING, CLASSIFIED CONTENT AHEAD) Click!


Okay, Let's get started.

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The idea here is to convert your music into OGG. and replace the current OGG of your OJM.. If you don't get it, just stop thinking about it and READ. I'll make this as simple as possible..

So first things first.. Know what Music you want to replace and What song you want to replace it with...

Start off with having your mp3 ready, place it in a folder along with the other files.

Open your mp3 with Goldwave or Audacity and Save as ogg.. (files can be opened just by dragging the mp3 on the workwindow of both editors.)

Saving with Goldwave

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With the mp3 loaded. Your window should look like this..
Go to file, Save Selection As.

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Type in any filename you want.. Then choose "ogg" on the "save as file" dropbox
Then hit save..

Saving with Audacity

Same thing with loading.. Just drop your mp3 and poof.. It's loaded..
on saving, Just Click: FILE, EXPORT AS OGG VORBIS.

Now you have your OGG file.. YEY! Time to Load it in your OJM :)

Open up notetool (I recommend the new one)

If you want to change your BGM when in a versus/single room read along..


if you want to change the LOBBY BGM. Ignore the text written in a step with a SPOILER.. and Read what's written in the spoiler instead


1. Drag your "BGM.ojm" file on your notetool..

Spoiler // Click to see Hidden Message: Drag your "EVENT.ojm" on your notetool

2. Then click the OGG tab on the left side of the window..

3. Highlight "MOO5: bgWaiting.ogg" by clicking it

Spoiler // Click to see Hidden Message: Highlight "MOOO" by clicking it

4. Click on "LOAD" just below the tab

5. locate the OGG you just made earlier, and Load.

6. Fill up the text boxes above the tab.. (Name, Artist, Editor, ID, Genre and BPM. Any random value/text will do)

7. Click on File..SAVE AS.

8. Save your work as "TEST" in the same folder where your OGG is located. This will give you 3 new files.. TEST.ojn, TEST.ojm and another file which isnt really important.

9. Discard TEST.ojn.

10. Rename TEST.ojm into "BGM.ojm" (You'll have to delete the older BGM.ojm, if it's in the same folder as TEST.ojm) and place it back in your o2jam's MUSIC folder..

Spoiler // Click to see Hidden Message: Rename TEST.ojm into "EVENT.ojm" (You'll have to delete the older EVENT.ojm, if it's in the same folder as TEST.ojm) and place it back in your o2jam's MUSIC folder..

Test it out by Running O2Jam.

FAQ:

Q. My BGM stays the same, WHY?
A. Use the latest cracked notetool. I won't provide the Link, tho.

Q. My BGMs pitch increased, My BGM sounds like a bunch of chipmunk having S3X. What did I do wrong?
A. You did nothing wrong, Try converting your overall OGG into MP3 again, then to OGG again.. or .. try a different Sound Editor. BTW.. Leave them chipmunks alone =.=

Q. This is illegal.. Why is this here?
A. I don't see why editing the BGM is illegal.. It's just music -.-

Q. Why do you know "Notetool" do you "notetool" your songs so you can FC them?
A. STFU

Q. Who are you?
A. Nayou

Q. Are chickens tasty?
A. Yes, they are.

Q. This is great.. Can I put emo music on?
A. FU