Noob skinning assistance
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 12:55 am
Ok so this is the story. I was sitin at my desk and then an idea hit me in the face like a brick. Why not skin the MC to have desert cammo, I was like this should be a breeze. First problem i ran into. I dont have photoshop or paintshop pro and im on DIAL UP and cant download trials. So i started looking for some .dds to jpg/bmp/ect... and back to .dds. I found one at http://eliteforce2.filefront.com/file/D ... 12x#591146
but when i started to use it, it will not convert a .dds to anything but will convert a jpeg/bmp/ect... to a .dds.
As every skinner knows there are differnt kinds of .dds and this converter offers DXT1c, DXT1a <--- HMT doesnt want to put those in for some reason. DXT3 and DXT5. The DXT3 works - ish. OK before i start to ramble
here are my problems.
1. Where can i find a uncrappy .dds converter i did alot of searching and the file sizes for some that look good are over my kind of bandwith.
2. The texture did go in after 3 hours of fiddleing around with and it came out realllllllllllllllllllllllllllllly crappy. Take a look for yourselves.
if pictures dont come out due to my crappy internet (i will be getting high speed in may - june) heres a discription
i replaced the cyborg.dds and the cyborgmultipurpose with my new texture and useing my third person camera do hickey it looked cool. But when i moved forward the texture got jaggy and musty then when i completley moved away from the wall so that the camera pulled all the way back the MC turned into a liveing gullie suit !!!!!!!!
HELP
but when i started to use it, it will not convert a .dds to anything but will convert a jpeg/bmp/ect... to a .dds.
As every skinner knows there are differnt kinds of .dds and this converter offers DXT1c, DXT1a <--- HMT doesnt want to put those in for some reason. DXT3 and DXT5. The DXT3 works - ish. OK before i start to ramble
here are my problems. 1. Where can i find a uncrappy .dds converter i did alot of searching and the file sizes for some that look good are over my kind of bandwith.
2. The texture did go in after 3 hours of fiddleing around with and it came out realllllllllllllllllllllllllllllly crappy. Take a look for yourselves.
if pictures dont come out due to my crappy internet (i will be getting high speed in may - june) heres a discription
i replaced the cyborg.dds and the cyborgmultipurpose with my new texture and useing my third person camera do hickey it looked cool. But when i moved forward the texture got jaggy and musty then when i completley moved away from the wall so that the camera pulled all the way back the MC turned into a liveing gullie suit
!!!!!!!!HELP