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Renegade Skinning Problem [message #277009] Fri, 03 August 2007 17:31 Go to next message
UltimoWOL is currently offline  UltimoWOL
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Hi ya'll.
I use the Jasc Paint Shop Pro 9 in combination with .dds plug-in of Nvidea. I have already made an edit some skins in the past but suddenly it wont save well.
I used to use the cncden instructions, and that instruction is alright, you know. I did answer the right boxes before saving it, and answered "no" while loading. But when I am running the game for a test it just doesn't appear, or its just all black. Does somebody know about this situation?
I'm Rick James BITCH!!!

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Re: Renegade Skinning Problem [message #277011 is a reply to message #277009] Fri, 03 August 2007 17:36 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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PSP only works fine for skins with no transparancy (dtx1 mode or whatever). The plugin was made for photoshop, so it bugs up somewhere.

When you try to save a skin that needs transparancy/alpha ingame, PSP cant provide it. The texture will show black ingame.

I also use Paintshop, and whenever I have this problem, i use DDS Converter 2 (google) as an in between step.

Painshop -> png -> DDS Converter -> DDS (with dtx5)

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Re: Renegade Skinning Problem [message #277018 is a reply to message #277009] Fri, 03 August 2007 17:53 Go to previous messageGo to next message
UltimoWOL is currently offline  UltimoWOL
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Hey yeah, great idea of the converter.
I am gonna donwload it tomorrow or later becouse you know we are both living in The Netherland and it is now for about 02.48.
Getting late over here, i really gonna try that.
It's still strange why it dit save perfectly before.
btw people, sorry that I put this topic in the wrong selection.
If it still doesn't working, you'l hear.
If it works, I'll make a link to the same site I got it from.
Peace Out!!!

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Re: Renegade Skinning Problem [message #277939 is a reply to message #277009] Wed, 08 August 2007 16:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I got the DDS Converter 2, and it didn't work.
I did selected the DTX5, now what...
Here are my steps:
Extract .dds Skins of Always.dat > Launch Paint Shop Pro 9 > Open .dds > Show Mip Maps "No" > Edit > Save As .png > Launch Converter 2 > Open "Edit".png > Option and select DTX5 > Convert
And I test it and still not appeared.
what did I do wrong, and wich options I must select of the Converter?

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Re: Renegade Skinning Problem [message #277986 is a reply to message #277009] Thu, 09 August 2007 01:36 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Dude, Use photoshop, It's going to be easyer.

Open .DDS > "No" to mit maps > Edit Skin > Save as .DDS > Save with DX1/2/3/4/5.

Don't save it as a .png then re-open it, only to save it as a .dds. :/

Presence is a curious thing, if you think you need to prove it... you probably never had it in the first place.

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Re: Renegade Skinning Problem [message #278001 is a reply to message #277009] Thu, 09 August 2007 03:53 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Gen_Blacky is currently offline  Gen_Blacky
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well i am guessing most people use nvidia .dds plugin
when that plugin was made for Adobe Photoshop
thats why there are some problems with transparent/dxt5 skins

Fix = Get Adobe Photoshop

http://s18.postimage.org/jc6qbn4k9/bricks3.png

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Re: Renegade Skinning Problem [message #278037 is a reply to message #277011] Thu, 09 August 2007 09:24 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Slave wrote on Fri, 03 August 2007 20:36

PSP only works fine for skins with no transparancy (dtx1 mode or whatever). The plugin was made for photoshop, so it bugs up somewhere.

When you try to save a skin that needs transparancy/alpha ingame, PSP cant provide it. The texture will show black ingame.

I also use Paintshop, and whenever I have this problem, i use DDS Converter 2 (google) as an in between step.

Painshop -> png -> DDS Converter -> DDS (with dtx5)

I got paintshop to work fine with transparency and skins.. The only thing is that paintshop has a poor way of handling it and things turn up really messy looking ingame.

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/9055/tunamanlmao.png

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Re: Renegade Skinning Problem [message #278056 is a reply to message #277009] Thu, 09 August 2007 10:48 Go to previous messageGo to next message
mrãçķz is currently offline  mrãçķz
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get DXTBmp Tools, convert the DDS in BMP. Edit the BMP and open up again DXTBmp Tools, then u open ur edited BMP with DXTBmp and convert it to DDS! Finish!

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Re: Renegade Skinning Problem [message #278281 is a reply to message #278001] Fri, 10 August 2007 11:30 Go to previous message
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Gen_Blacky wrote on Thu, 09 August 2007 05:53

well i am guessing most people use nvidia .dds plugin
when that plugin was made for Adobe Photoshop
thats why there are some problems with transparent/dxt5 skins

Fix = Get Adobe Photoshop


Or get The Gimp with a different .dds plugin. Sarcasm
My tutorial: http://www.renhelp.net/index.php?mod=Tutorials&action=view&id=117

cncnick13 wrote on Fri, 24 August 2007 23:05

ok but will it work for vista

Ryu wrote on Sat, 25 August 2007 00:31

No, It will make your pc explode!!11 The Bomb

cncnick13 wrote on Sat, 25 August 2007 00:32

what you mean

Jerad Gray wrote on Wed, 26 September 2007 10:00

too bad EA murdered Westwood.

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