(Modding) How do you hide contact bearing "tails"?

[melonpaste]

I'd like the GWX-style radio contacts (only black squares with no tails) without having to install GWX.

I tried deleting DashLine.tga and ContLine.tga (and their .dds counterparts) but all I got were black contact squares with appropriately colored tails depending on what the current war standing of the contact. I'm not super good at this modding stuff.

I looked at all 3 of my mods and nothing in them should "override" whatever I did.

Any ideas?

Thanks

EDIT: And I just realized there's a mod discussion forum. Is it possible to have this thread moved? Sorry!

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by melonpaste

EDIT: And I just realized there's a mod discussion forum. Is it possible to have this thread moved? Sorry!

Actually that forum is for discussing mods under development. Your thread is perfect right where it is.

I'm sorry I don't have an answer to your question, but I've always used GWX.

[hauangua]

Originally Posted by melonpaste

I'd like the GWX-style radio contacts (only black squares with no tails) without having to install GWX.

I tried deleting DashLine.tga and ContLine.tga (and their .dds counterparts) but all I got were black contact squares with appropriately colored tails depending on what the current war standing of the contact. I'm not super good at this modding stuff.

I looked at all 3 of my mods and nothing in them should "override" whatever I did.

Any ideas?

Thanks

EDIT: And I just realized there's a mod discussion forum. Is it possible to have this thread moved? Sorry!

Hi melonpaste
Which your mod?

[melonpaste]

Originally Posted by hauangua

Hi melonpaste
Which your mod?

I have the ARB GUI mod, some interior graphics mod, and a sound mod. I also patched the game with V16B1.

I just tried a completely 100% stock install with no mods and deleted the two files mentioned in my first post and it didn't work!

[Hebe Vollmaus]

Originally Posted by melonpaste

I'd like the GWX-style radio contacts (only black squares with no tails) without having to install GWX.

I tried deleting DashLine.tga and ContLine.tga (and their .dds counterparts) but all I got were black contact squares with appropriately colored tails depending on what the current war standing of the contact. I'm not super good at this modding stuff.

I looked at all 3 of my mods and nothing in them should "override" whatever I did.

Any ideas?

Thanks

EDIT: And I just realized there's a mod discussion forum. Is it possible to have this thread moved? Sorry!

Maybe read this (post 2) about the tails:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=429387

The Contact-Squares are located in SH3\data\Menu\Gui\Units which have to be recolored to black. I use Gimp Colors/Invert for this.
As far as i know SH3 do not use *.dds. The dds-files that i am aware of comes from external Mods, and mostly (not all) are TGA-files with false Extension.

And please, do not replace or delete your original files. Always create a new Mod as JSGME-Folder for this.


[EDIT] And in post 3:
GWX-Contact_Color.7z available from JIMBUNA
SH3COMMUNITYMODS/JIMBUNA

Greetings.