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BlackIntel => Help and support => Topic started by: shippo on March 23, 2012, 09:53:04 pm

Title: .dds converter 2 not working
Post by: shippo on March 23, 2012, 09:53:04 pm
Hey guys I've started skinning and moddling again, however my .dds conveter is not working correctly. I believe it's a settings issue, which I corrected along time ago and forgot how to do.

anyway here is the issues:

I'm using .DDS converter 2.1 from  http://eliteforce2.filefront.com/file/DDS_Converter;29412

k so I've extracted a dds file with the XCC mixer, I convert it with the converter to a png file and edit it with paint. After that I convert it back to dds with the converter and it says its susscesful. When I go back in game though, the character is all black. Any ideas?
Title: Re: .dds converter 2 not working
Post by: StealthEye on March 23, 2012, 11:55:38 pm
This isn't really my area, but wasn't there something with deleting the map's .thu file after making changes? That may be in My Documents/Renegade/Client/... with TT.
Title: Re: .dds converter 2 not working
Post by: lavakill on March 24, 2012, 07:32:19 pm
What file are you trying to convert?
Title: Re: .dds converter 2 not working
Post by: shippo on March 24, 2012, 09:05:53 pm
.png into a .dds
Title: Re: .dds converter 2 not working
Post by: lavakill on March 24, 2012, 10:08:40 pm
I meant the name of the skin file and why are you using a converter program.  Can't you just use photoshop or paint.net.
Title: Re: .dds converter 2 not working
Post by: shippo on March 26, 2012, 07:16:04 am
I'm modifying the skin files, ex. c_gdi_hotwire.dds, or c_nod_shipcaptian.dds. idk I used to be able to create skins and stuff before I got a new computer but for some reason the programs I used don't seem to work right anymore :/

I don't have photoshop (costs $) and paint.net loaded gimp which coverts everything but .dds
Title: Re: .dds converter 2 not working
Post by: lavakill on March 26, 2012, 12:45:00 pm
I don't think you install paint.net.  Download here http://www.dotpdn.com/files/Paint.NET.3.5.10.Install.zip.
You can simpy open up the .dds file and edit it and save it again as .dds.
Title: Re: .dds converter 2 not working
Post by: shippo on March 28, 2012, 07:42:50 am
thanks got it working with the paint.net program :)