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Battlewagon3 · 04-20-18, 09:36 AM

The title says it all.

(The one disclaimer here is that DWEdit seems to work fine, other than that the Import and Export features don't work, and it constantly claims that I don't have a legitimate install, in spite of my Steam account making it clear that I do. DW Edit can easily and reliably mod existing content, so long as no graphics are involved.)

However, I have been unable to get any of the common graphics importers and exporters to work. Here are the details:

1. The models from LWAMI, when installed according to the instructions, are invisible in my installation of DW.

2. When I have tried to install them manually using GRP (by Adam Milazzo), I had the same problem.

3. In addition, when new models (with or without textures) are installed using GRP, the .dds textures on other subs disappear, which means that my 3d.grp and 3d.ndx files have to be replaced in order to get DW working again. Replacing the .dds textures with .bmp textures doesn't work, either for restoring the textures, or getting the models working.

3. DWEdit is great for modding existing content (if you leave the graphics alone), but the Import and Export features don't appear to work, at least on my computer.

4. Due to the above problems, repaints are also not possible on my computer.

Does anyone know if I need to install anything else, or change any settings, so that these mods will work? Thank you.

04-20-18, 09:36 AM	#1
Battlewagon3 Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 10 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Invisible J3D models and DDS Textures After Modding The title says it all. (The one disclaimer here is that DWEdit seems to work fine, other than that the Import and Export features don't work, and it constantly claims that I don't have a legitimate install, in spite of my Steam account making it clear that I do. DW Edit can easily and reliably mod existing content, so long as no graphics are involved.) However, I have been unable to get any of the common graphics importers and exporters to work. Here are the details: 1. The models from LWAMI, when installed according to the instructions, are invisible in my installation of DW. 2. When I have tried to install them manually using GRP (by Adam Milazzo), I had the same problem. 3. In addition, when new models (with or without textures) are installed using GRP, the .dds textures on other subs disappear, which means that my 3d.grp and 3d.ndx files have to be replaced in order to get DW working again. Replacing the .dds textures with .bmp textures doesn't work, either for restoring the textures, or getting the models working. 3. DWEdit is great for modding existing content (if you leave the graphics alone), but the Import and Export features don't appear to work, at least on my computer. 4. Due to the above problems, repaints are also not possible on my computer. Does anyone know if I need to install anything else, or change any settings, so that these mods will work? Thank you.