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Kaleun Suhren 04-22-07 08:40 AM

[TEC] Need Help by Texture Problem
 
Hello;

I will Mod the PeriscopeDials_metric in German, but after re converting to .dds file it looks like so (picture).

Please is there anyone who can help?

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/5202/fehlerqj1.jpg

CaptainCox 04-22-07 09:07 AM

Yea i think you have to make a MASK using the Alpha Chanel in Photoshop.
You know how to do that? In case not post and I will do a small pic tut for you.

CaptainCox 04-22-07 10:07 AM

OK I did this small tutorial as I did not have much to do anyway :p




As you open a "TGA" or a "DDS" you will see this normally.
The "Alpha Channel" is not activated by default.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...nCox/STEP1.jpg






To see the "Alpha Chanel" you have to activate it in the "Channels" window and click the little "eye" icon. As you see a lot of stuff turns red, that is a mask and the "RED" area will be "TRANSPARENT" in game.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...nCox/STEP2.jpg






So if you just copy/paste a object from the TGA/DDS to a new canvas, it will look like this, no ALPHA CANNEL. You now have to create one.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...nCox/STEP3.jpg





Simply click the "NEW ALPHA CHANNEL" (left of the dustbin in the Channels Window).

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ox/CLOSEUP.jpg




As you see it creates a "RED" mask that covers the whole picture. What you have to do now is simply to select the area you want to be visible using the (in this case the CIRCULAR) "Selector Tool".

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...nCox/STEP4.jpg






Hit "DELETE" after you are happy with the selection and you are finished.
Now all the "RED" mask will be transparent in game and the "normal colored" stuff will be visible.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...nCox/STEP5.jpg




Hope that will help you further in creating this mod.

Alles bestens und viel glück.

the word "Channel" is misspelled in the graphics as I did this on the fly :p just in case you thought I was talking about a perfume or something :)

Kaleun Suhren 04-22-07 01:16 PM

Yeeeaaahhhhh, thats it!:rock: Thank You CaptainCox for this "little Workshop". I have made it. Look at this nice Picture.

Thanks
Merci
Vielen Dank!!!!
http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/6...hlayoutvs4.jpg

CaptainCox 04-22-07 01:22 PM

Glad to be of help. Nice Job Man! :up:

ReallyDedPoet 04-24-07 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptainCox
Glad to be of help. Nice Job Man! :up:

Nice explanation there:yep:

RDP

Mush Martin 07-21-07 04:49 PM

Total tutelage CC Nice :up:
MM

Bando 07-21-07 11:18 PM

Amazing stuff

I don't know anything on the graphical side of the game, but it looks as if it's easy when you explain things.:o
Brilliance is something really difficult made look easy.
You just did that, hence you're brilliant :up:


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