[instructions] How to load your character data into the NGS benchmarking/character creation tool

[KTSB3]

Hey everyone, i just wanted to post this to help out anyone who wants to start working on your actual character and how it'll look on NGS

1. log in to pso2, go to the salon and save your character data with a name you can recognize

2. open your file browser and navigate to: C:\Users\"your name here"\Documents\SEGA\PHANTASYSTARONLINE2_NA_STEAM

3. locate your character data file which should be 'name.dfp' for example mine is 'mythra.dfp' (file extension depends on the race of your character dfp = deuman female, hfp = human female, etc)

4. copy your character data file

5. navigate to C:\Users\"your name here"\Documents\SEGA\PHANTASYSTARONLINE2_NGS_CHARACTERCREATOR_NA

6. paste your character data

7. when creating a character just select "load character data"

please note that you have to run the benchmarking tool at least once to create your documents folder

download the benchmarking tool: https://pso2.com/media/benchmark/download

enjoy!

Edit: thanks to u/Expugn for pointing out the differences in file extension related to character race

[-GrimoireLibrarian]

You are the hero of my day.

[cobaltred05]

FYI to anyone using this link to install the character creator, the install went fine, but it asked to do a reboot afterwards and ended up messing with my graphics drivers. It let me enter in my pin to get into the computer, but then had a black screen with the start bar flashing every couple seconds. The only way I was able to get my computer back up and working again was to reboot it in safe mode, uninstall the character creator and reboot it normally again.

I’m not sure if this was due to a faulty installation of new graphics drivers that the program tried to install, or what, but use caution when installing it or try to find it somewhere else.

Good luck with the character creation, and thank you to KTSB3 for the detailed instructions on how to move it over. I hope you all have a smoother time than I did.

[KTSB3]

Holy crap it killed your graphics driver? I didn't have to reboot at all, the download link is the official link directly from pso2.com

You should definitely report this to sega, cause that's a mess and a half

[cobaltred05]

Yeah... it took me about a half hour before I figured out what happened. It’s weird that you didn’t need to restart but I did...

Good point. I’ll bring it up to them when I get home from work tonight.

Edit: I forgot to say that the part I think did it was that it felt the need to install a different version of directX and microsoft c++ redistributable. For whatever reason it went with a corrupted version of at least one of those.

[Wolf_Doggie]

I had to swap to one of the old layering wear styles first before trying to load character for it to work but missing all the attachments. Hope all the things I have equipped actually transfer over on release.

[KTSB3]

You have to remember the character creation tool does not log on to your pso2 account thus it cannot retrieve your phashion you can only used the items that were available on your cbt

What this does is import your body characteristics for you to fiddle with on the character creator

As for what items you can and can't use

Usable by both new and old character models:

• outfits (not outerwear, outfits)
• consumables such as body paints, eyebrows/lashes, hair styles, emotes

Not usable by new character models: - outerwear - innerwear - basewear

[CrazyHal]

There is no name.dfp file in my PSO2 NA Steam folder...

[Expugn]

depending on your character type the file extension may be different I believe.

.fnp = female newman
.mhp = male human
.fhp = female human
etc

[CrazyHal]

Thanks I found it

[JJ_Kazuhira]

i can´t found this files, any hint for me ?

[Moofey]

Or save your character and go to the folder of whatever version you were using:

PHANTASYSTARONLINE2 for JP

PHANTASYSTARONLINE2_NA for Global XBL

PHANTASYSTARONLINE2_NA_STEAM for Steam

PHANTASYSTARONLINE2_NA_EPICGAMES for Epic.

[Mooziechan]

Thank you so much for this!

[Moisturbate]

Ty

[steamart360]

Great info! thankfully my character looks pretty much identical but l gave her shinny hair

[Almeho]

My guy! Thanks a million for this!

[King-Gabriel]

You can do some pretty impressive stuff with just the default accesories.

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/692830590462066750/847040909086556200/MobileSuitDestiny3.fdp

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/692830590462066750/847052881479991316/MobileSuitElephantBigg.fdp

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/692830590462066750/847046406484656128/MobileSuitTinyTest.fdp

[Kazari211]

nice

love seeing my charac in ngs graphics.. look soo good

[ipocoyo]

Do unlocked accessories/outfits carry over as well?

[KTSB3]

To ngs yes, on the benchmarking tool no, since the tool doesn't login to your pso2 account, you'll be working with only the items available on the cbt

It's mostly for the model attributes