Texture Repacker
 

I have a prog for unpacking texture files, but am in need of one to repack them...anyone know of such an animal?
Perhaps like chess set except for textures?

KD

This site here... http://www.mnwright.btinternet.co.uk/graphix.htm

Martin Wright's site is intended for CFS modders but his page for graphics tools has a great many useful utilities for textures. :|\\

Hope this helps! :D

You know Graf that's kinda funny you referred me to MW. He and I used to colaborate way back in the day of CFS...
He is kinda responsible for getting me starting in modding. I do have his TGA tools which is the coverter from tex file into bmp or tga although I need something to covert them back into a tex file. I did leave him an email and hopefully he will respond...
any more ideas would be appreciated...

KD

I'll do some digging. You'd be amazed how large my bookmarks file has gotten over the last 10 years. :lol:

I just wish that there had been somebody around to mentor me into modding like MW did with you.

Some people just need to be pointed in the right direction to find a direction to get started. :roll:

Ah, well. At least I can help in small ways around here. ;)

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Did you take a look at ImageMagick? It's the swiss-army knife of graphics conversion and whatnot. Site link... http://www.imagemagick.org

Keep diggin...LOL and thanks


KD

Are you just trying to pack a texture into a .dat file? If so, I thought S3D allows you to import textures into the model .dat. :confused:

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I forget...this is for packing .tga files, right? I know I stumbled across some DDS stuff, but wasn't sure if that's what you needed.

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For .tga files I found this in my bookmarks.... http://www.mslaf.com/projects/textur...ies/index.html

Don't know if this is what you meant.

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Since Targa files are just 24/32-bit RGBA files, why not use the nVidia DXT tools and plugin for Photoshop or the standalone DXT texture ( dxtex.exe ) tool that came with the DirectX SDK?

And don't forget ATI's standalone texture compression tool called, The Compressonator, of course!... http://ati.amd.com/developer/compressonator.html

Ill get back after a nap...grave yard shift ended at 630am...ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ:dead:

KD

Oh sure! Set me to work, sweating and breaking my back, all stooped over my keyboard, digging up information for you while you leave me hanging to take a nap, you lazy bum! :p



















































Sleep well. :)

I'm sure that once 'dawg is finished with his beauty sleep, he'll appreciate any help you can give, Wolf.

I have a few items to upload to my FF page for him also but first I'm off to the kitchen to make a pot of homemade Texas chilli! *drool*

These yankees up here in Washington have no idea what is truly good Tex-Mex food. I see it as my mission to educate these heathens with some home-cooking!

See y'all in a while later! ;)

Ok you bastages im up..considering I had been up since 830pm pst Friday night...
Ok wolf if your program will unpack a texture file, allow me to paint it and repack it I would love to see it....

@ Graf...I appreciate your concern for my beauty sleep although I could sleep for weeks and never become any better looking...
and as far as Texas chili goes...Im the master...NO friggin beans go into the making of good Texas chili...just top sirloin...beans are for those who wanna fart...:rock:
Thank you both for all your help...:arrgh!: ARRRR maaties
KD

Ps Ahem...I have been doing this kinda shizznit since 96...and I know this screeny has nothing to do with subs but this is what im doing now...see the silos in the background...Im trying to make them white for a fertilizer plant...it's a RL based route from a train yard in Denison, TX running into Oklahoma...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...y-denison6.jpg

Amen, KD! REAL chilli has no beans, just several pounds of MEAT! :arrgh!:

Beans are a yankee invention anyways, except for brown beans. Those are best served up with a ham hock and some buttermilk cornbread!


Is that MS Train Sim I see in your screenie?

Some of the DXT texture utilities ought to work perfectly for that.

I'll do some more digging later, got to grind my comino and dried anchos!

Negatory night Ranger...it's Trainzsim2006...waiting patiently for msts2

KD

Wolf just where the hail u at?...

Everyone sleeiping huh? :dead:

Oh and BTW I do chicken and dumplings from scratch...


KD

Ditto on the C&D here as well.

Only commies use Bisquik to make the dumplings! :stare:

I also make my biscuits and gravy from scratch and my pancakes too! Got to have buttermilk to make really good biscuits and pancakes. :D

...and real butter, too! I don't want my arteries clogged with hydrogenated anything! If cholesterol was good enough for my pappy and dad then it's good enough for me, too.

I'd rather die happy. You don't see these health nuts living any longer than the rest of us.

That said, I must apologize for the lack of attention with the texture tool you're seeking but the wife had other plans for my time after supper.

I'll get back to you tomorrow with some more links and/or files. Us non-vampires need our sleep as the night wears on. :p