Skins ..interested

submaringer · 02-19-21, 07:42 AM

Hi to all;

First off i would like to make a mod if you can call it by skinning my own sub. I had some experience in 2D programs but now Im out of the way knowing the format as to how the skins would work and where to put them to make it work. So If someone can give me tips on this matter and maybe I can show a bit of my work for the interested party to check how it goes. I would be using stock game but not sure if it would work or do I need mod enabler .. to make it work..

My salute ..

and deep appreciation to an answer.

Anvar1061 · 02-19-21, 09:58 AM

Using this little program you can easily extract a .tga picture from a .dat https://www.mediafire.com/file/ly05z...tTexExtract.7z
Here's a set of tutorials
https://www.mediafire.com/file/1dpxl...-Tutorials.rar
There are others, but I didn't find them on www.subsim.com and I downloaded them for you.

submaringer · 02-20-21, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Anvar1061

Using this little program you can easily extract a .tga picture from a .dat https://www.mediafire.com/file/ly05z...tTexExtract.7z
Here's a set of tutorials
https://www.mediafire.com/file/1dpxl...-Tutorials.rar
There are others, but I didn't find them on www.subsim.com and I downloaded them for you.

Anvar1061:

First a deep appreciation for the link im suppose to try and giving me the tips and idea for such skinning process. Maybe i will post my skin sample here after my quarantine coz right now im with a less powerful laptop..

then i will try using my own sub skin. Someone who has historical pics on subs that offers me a sample to work to im grateful in anyway much of help coz research is another thing im not familiar with sub archives .. The link are special maybe on museums but no idea what or where..

Anvar1061 · 02-20-21, 05:14 AM

You don't need a powerful computer. Anything you are going to do is doable with minimum requirements. You don't even need S3Ditor. You will be able to draw skin in Paint and change it to .dat using DatTexExtract. Then check it out in a museum or in another way.

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho...d.php?t=149950
Matching on fubar.
https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sea...archid=2463315
This is the standard!

FUBARSVIIC41_U997_LOW_RES

submaringer · 02-28-21, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Anvar1061

]https://www.mediafire.com/file/ly05zhazv0invr2/DatTexExtract.7z[/url]
Here's a set of tutorials
https://www.mediafire.com/file/1dpxl...-Tutorials.rar
There are others, but I didn't find them on www.subsim.com and I downloaded them for you.

Thanks again on that PDF files I scour over the tutorials especially on sub skin and for me it was a catch for average/moderate users and am so thankful to William Captain I assume on that file. If was there any Chessmaster Idk til one might offer [pm] would be great. My quarantine would be a time interest for SH3, SH's that works the same.. now i only got stock on my laptop

.but its

02-19-21, 07:42 AM	#1
submaringer Swabbie Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 13 Downloads: 221 Uploads: 0	Skins ..interested Hi to all; First off i would like to make a mod if you can call it by skinning my own sub. I had some experience in 2D programs but now Im out of the way knowing the format as to how the skins would work and where to put them to make it work. So If someone can give me tips on this matter and maybe I can show a bit of my work for the interested party to check how it goes. I would be using stock game but not sure if it would work or do I need mod enabler .. to make it work.. My salute .. and deep appreciation to an answer.

02-19-21, 09:58 AM	#2
Anvar1061 Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2012 Location: In the sea, on land and above Posts: 3,481 Downloads: 875 Uploads: 0	Using this little program you can easily extract a .tga picture from a .dat https://www.mediafire.com/file/ly05z...tTexExtract.7z Here's a set of tutorials https://www.mediafire.com/file/1dpxl...-Tutorials.rar There are others, but I didn't find them on www.subsim.com and I downloaded them for you. __________________ Last edited by Anvar1061; 02-19-21 at 10:34 AM.

02-20-21, 05:14 AM	#4
Anvar1061 Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2012 Location: In the sea, on land and above Posts: 3,481 Downloads: 875 Uploads: 0	You don't need a powerful computer. Anything you are going to do is doable with minimum requirements. You don't even need S3Ditor. You will be able to draw skin in Paint and change it to .dat using DatTexExtract. Then check it out in a museum or in another way. https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho...d.php?t=149950 Matching on fubar. https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sea...archid=2463315 This is the standard! FUBARSVIIC41_U997_LOW_RES __________________ Last edited by Anvar1061; 02-20-21 at 07:53 AM.