T01 vs. To2

[TwinStackPete379]

When if ever, does the game use the T02.dds or O02.dds files? all the skins i have made are with using the 01.dds files for any given skin. I read somewhere on the forums that the 02.dds were for skins later int he war, but i haven't seen it yet, is this in fact the case? and if so, under hwat circumstances does the game put them in to the game?

[danlisa]

and if so, under hwat circumstances does the game put them in to the game?

Based on date.

IIRC, there is a CFG file in the folder where you can add or edit the entry of these **2.dds files.

I think these can run to more than 1 or 2 different texture files. Effectively meaning that SH4 allows you to display changing camo or weathering schemes as the months or years roll on.

Also, consider this. It might also mean that you could conceivably have a convoy with more than one instance of the same ship but different colour schemes.

Never got to test this but the theory is sound.

[TwinStackPete379]

ok. so I just got the sonar absorbing upgrade paint job and the game loaded up the To2.dds paint scheme. So i took my To1.dds (which i have spent a ton of time skinning) and saved it as the To2.dds in the skin mod folder. Here's the new question: will i still have the sonar absorbing paint characteristic?