# New ADD-ON Tattoos

By default we have added some custom tattoos so it will also be easier for you to follow our examples.

## STEP 1: Find your tattoo template

1. Open Open IV
2. Enable ***Edit mode***
3. Find a specific tattoo in config.lua vms\_tattooshop in a specific position you are interested in, for example, a tattoo from **mpbusiness\_overlays** - **MP\_Buis\_M\_Neck\_002**.
4. Search in Open IV - `mpbusiness_overlays`

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5. Select file mpbusiness\_overlays.xml

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6. Search in the file for the tattoo that interests you, i.e. MP\_Buis\_M\_Neck\_002
7. Copy the entire Item

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8. Take the name from txdHash and search for this tattoo file in Open IV

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9. Extract this file to your desktop and edit it

## STEP 2: Template creation

You need a graphics editor such as Adobe Photoshop, depending on where you want to create a new tattoo you can find an equivalent through Open IV and create your own design on its template.

For example, I used the skull tattoo (mp\_bea\_tat\_m\_004) on face to make new design tattoos

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If you have prepared your tattoo save it in png format.

## STEP 3: Creating .ytd of addon tattoo

Also use my example from @vms\_tattooshop/stream/**(*****any)***.ytd, download it to your desktop.

{% hint style="warning" %}
And now importantly, if you want to create new DLC tattoos you will also need to do so in the config and HTML but we will do that next.
{% endhint %}

Now we want to make another tattoo in the same DLC i.e. vms\_overlays, we rename our downloaded .ytd file to **mp\_vms\_tat\_m\_011.ytd** and the previously created graphic to **mp\_vms\_tat\_m\_011.png** (if it is another one we give 012, 013 etc.)*.*

Then open Open IV, give admin permissions and drop the .ytd file you created there, open it, delete the current file from it and upload the new one i.e. mp\_vms\_tat\_m\_011.png, if you have done that, save it and you can close it, download to your desktop ready to upload file.

## STEP 4: Create or edit the file \[dlc\_name]\_overlays.xml

{% hint style="warning" %}
If you want to create new DLC, download the vms\_overlays.xml file and rename it to a new name for e.g. as text\_overlays.xml.

If you want to add new tattoos to VMS DLC, just edit the vms\_overlays.xml file.
{% endhint %}

```xml
<Item>
      <uvPos x="0.500000" y="0.680000" />
      <scale x="0.350000" y="0.220000" />
      <rotation value="0.000000" />
      <nameHash>MP_VMS_FACE_011</nameHash>
      <txdHash>mp_vms_tat_m_011</txdHash>
      <txtHash>mp_vms_tat_m_011</txtHash>
      <zone>ZONE_HEAD</zone>
      <type>TYPE_TATTOO</type>
      <faction>FM</faction>
      <garment>All</garment>
      <gender>GENDER_MALE</gender>
      <award />
      <awardLevel />
</Item>
```

If it is a new DLC, you need to change \
**nameHash** - This is the name you will use for the config (can be, for example, MP\_TEST\_LEG\_000)\
**txdHash, txtHash** - This name must same the name of the .ytd file\
\
if you are doing in DLC VMS, just change the number to the next one.

If you want to tattoo in a place other than the face as it is in the example, you need to change the **uvPos**, **scale**, **zone**, below you have the names of the places to tattoo.

{% hint style="info" %}
**Available zones in GTA:**

ZONE\_TORSO

ZONE\_HEAD

ZONE\_LEFT\_ARM

ZONE\_RIGHT\_ARM

ZONE\_LEFT\_LEG

ZONE\_RIGHT\_LEG
{% endhint %}

After preparing the Item, if you have created a new DLC, you need to name this DLC in the file

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## STEP 5: Adding your new tattoo to shop\_tattoo.meta file

In creating this I will use the name **mp\_vms\_tat\_m\_011**

```xquery
<Item>
      	<cost value="0" />
      	<textLabel>TAT_VMS_011</textLabel>
      	<id value="0" />
      	<collection>vms_overlays</collection>
      	<preset>mp_vms_tat_m_011</preset>
      	<updateGroup>Face</updateGroup>
      	<eFacing>TATTOO_FRONT</eFacing>
      	<eFaction>TATTOO_MP_FM</eFaction>
	<lockHash/>
</Item>
```
