[REL] SH 5 Lifeboats

[SteelViking]

Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

Not really. All of that is loaded/figured out at game start. If you think it's doing it dynamically then pick a texture and change it while in game. See if the game engine uses the new texture.

Good point, wasn't thinking about it in terms of program overhead, but still. We know we are dealing with .dds files, why not tell it to look for a .dds? I just don't see an advantage.

[TheDarkWraith]

Originally Posted by SteelViking

Good point, wasn't thinking about it in terms of program overhead, but still. We know we are dealing with .dds files, why not tell it to look for a .dds? I just don't see an advantage.

The only advantage I see to leaving them as .tga is so that users who can't make .dds files can still make .tga files for them. Trying to cater to the broadest range of users is why I left them as .tga.

[SteelViking]

Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

The only advantage I see to leaving them as .tga is so that users who can't make .dds files can still make .tga files for them. Trying to cater to the broadest range of users is why I left them as .tga.

Anyone who can make .tga files can make .dds files. If they can't, as in they don't have the right GIMP plug in, they can ask me for it, I will give it to them.

Edit: I really think we need to strive to clean up our mods, that is make them as stable as possible. Leaving loose ends like file extensions that are not correct seems like an unnecessary risk. But, I don't wish to argue, if this how everyone wants them left, so be it.