Hexing Resources
When I was first playing Dogz4 back in the early 2000s, hexes were the coolest part of the online petz community. Each pet file could be opened up in text editor to reveal esoteric rows of numbers, allowing every part of the pet to be retextured, recolored, or mutated into something completely new. What I know about hexing is still basically nothing 20 years later, so here's the list of what I want to learn, followed by resources I've been using on my hexing student journey:
How to change eyelid color.How to change palettes.How to change eye color.- How to incorporate textures of choice.
- How to modify color and texture.
- How to modify shape, size, location.
- How to add new shapes (like horns).
Getting Started: Tools & Charts
The default color chart from the petz games can be found here. In order to start hexing, you'll also need to know how to find specific body parts within the petz file, so you'll need a chart or list of all the ball numbers like this one or this one.
The program Lnz Pro is all you need to start modifying pet files. Andi's got a lovely intro tutorial for LnzPro. There's a newer tool called Lnz Live that you can learn more about and download here.
Palettes
Palettes are so much fun and are actually one of the easiest ways to experiment with hexing from square one. There is a fantastic Masterlist here of all of the palettes in the petz community. And all you need is a photo of a pet to use this amazing Petz Paletteire tool to preview what the pet will look like with different palettes swapped in.
Hexing Bases
Lots of members of the PC have created hexing bases, meaning blank petz of different styles that you can start with to add colors, textures, etc. in your hexing projects. Waverly Academy has blank bases, including Danes with a variety of ears.
Pro Guides
Some guides and tutorials that I'm stashing here: