A Guide for getting New Skins in SWBF II (refined!) (FAQ)

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busterkinkade

Post by busterkinkade »

No do everything it says in the tutorial, this tutorial does work, however I presumed that you were going to open the texture file then save it as a .tga file, photoshop does this automatically, if the texture appears black, this means you have changed the race appropriotly, but it cannot find the texture you changed, this maybe because you saved it as an incorrect file type or you deleted the texture in the folder but forgot to add a new one in.
E1025

YES!

Post by E1025 »

i found it out i figerd out how to skin yes!!!

do u follow ever thing buster has told you but be4 murging go to ur new side folder in ur mod for me it was

C:\BF2_ModTools\data_RT1\Sides\rep

go into the msh folder and open up the skin you want to edit.

once you have changed it just clikc save! DO NOT USE SAVE AS REPEAT DO NOT USE SAVE AS!!!

the error i have that some other people have is when u have finished munging it will say some thing about the version of the tga file. so only use save and it don't mess with versions

go to ur map in swbf2 and your done! :D
t65flyer

Post by t65flyer »

Much better! Thank you :D Used jasc psp for this one...
I was copying the file from assets>sides and modding and then putting it in my data_BLA>sides folder. The tut was working... I was able to add skins other ppl made... just not mine lol ^_^
OGEB1103

Post by OGEB1103 »

ok, i simply took the ep3 clone trooper skin that was in my modified rep sides msh folder in my map data folder and edited it and then saved it. when i ran the game it crashed. i can't think of anything else that might have made it not work 'cept the skin.
busterkinkade

Post by busterkinkade »

hmmm.. perhaps your map is corrupt?
OGEB1103

Post by OGEB1103 »

No problem now, i started a new map up and got it to work, for now...
-(DW)-Arc9[E]

Post by -(DW)-Arc9[E] »

ERROR[PC_texturemunge msh\rep_inf_ep3armoredpilot.tga]:Targa type 10 not currently supported.
ERROR[PC_texturemunge msh\rep_inf_ep3armoredpilot.tga]:Targa type 10 not currently supported.
[continuing]
ERROR[PC_texturemunge msh\rep_inf_ep3jettrooper.tga]:Targa type 10 not currently supported.
ERROR[PC_texturemunge msh\rep_inf_ep3jettrooper.tga]:Targa type 10 not currently supported.
[continuing]
ERROR[PC_texturemunge msh\rep_inf_ep3sniper_cape.tga]:Targa type 10 not currently supported.
ERROR[PC_texturemunge msh\rep_inf_ep3sniper_cape.tga]:Targa type 10 not currently supported.
[continuing]
ERROR[PC_texturemunge msh\rep_inf_ep3trooper.tga]:Targa type 10 not currently supported.
ERROR[PC_texturemunge msh\rep_inf_ep3trooper.tga]:Targa type 10 not currently supported.
[continuing]
8 Errors 0 Warnings

What the hell is this?!?
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Post by [RDH]Zerted »

Invalid tga format errors. What program did you use to save the tga files?
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Post by Epena »

I use paint shop pro.
-(DW)-Arc9[E]

Post by -(DW)-Arc9[E] »

Same here. I use the paint shot pro X demo.
I just opened the files,did the changes,and hit the save button.
I know theres the error so im realy pissed and i at least test the map.No textures,all black,and cant spawn,an anoyance,no?
theguarder

Post by theguarder »

use the 30 day trial of photoshopCS2;-)
-(DW)-Arc9[E]

Post by -(DW)-Arc9[E] »

meh ok!
{SBF}Tony

Post by {SBF}Tony »

Awesome guide man i may use this ^^
-(DW)-Arc9[E]

RE: Re: error

Post by -(DW)-Arc9[E] »

This guide sucks,i used adobe photoshop CS2 trial,and there was no errors,BUT THE SKINS IN GAME WERE BLACK!!!
busterkinkade

RE: Re: error

Post by busterkinkade »

Did you save it as a .tga file?

Well it seems that people don't have the correct tools for creating the skin, I have adobe photoshop 7.0 and it works fine for me, here is a basic test to see if you have done everything correctly:

Go to: C:\BF2_ModTools\data_mapname\Sides\rep\msh

then, find a file called " rep_inf_ep3jettrooper.tga " (without the quote/speech marks) copy this into a serperate folder and rename it
" rep_inf_ep3trooper.tga " and then simply paste it back into the folder you copied it out of (oh and confirm the file replacement!)
Last edited by busterkinkade on Tue Mar 14, 2006 12:10 pm, edited 1 time in total.
-(DW)-Arc9[E]

RE: Re: error

Post by -(DW)-Arc9[E] »

yes i saved it as TGA,no errors not even teh TGA type 10 error dadada dadada its just all black!
E1025

RE: Re: error

Post by E1025 »

-(DW)-Arc9[E] wrote:yes i saved it as TGA,no errors not even teh TGA type 10 error dadada dadada its just all black!
do NOT use save as! what i do is i copy a skin andput it in a save place. then i open it and skin it HIT SAVE!!!! not save as. then open 2 windows so u can drag ur skin from that folder u put it in. to the folder in ur mode!

do it ur own way but don't use save as!
-(DW)-Arc9[E]

RE: Re: error

Post by -(DW)-Arc9[E] »

i dident hit save as,now calm down or you might get in trouble with the mods,read the rules*ahem*,
2) Don't Use All Caps
This is just another curteous thing to do. Don't post a message with all caps, nor a topic. It's considered rude, plus it's a bit more difficult to read
Dark_knight

RE: Re: error

Post by Dark_knight »

is it any way to mark and paint the skins (a realy nobish question but i'm new at moding)
OGEB1103

Re: RE: Re: error

Post by OGEB1103 »

-(DW)-Arc9[E] wrote:i dident hit save as,now calm down or you might get in trouble with the mods,read the rules*ahem*,
2) Don't Use All Caps
This is just another curteous thing to do. Don't post a message with all caps, nor a topic. It's considered rude, plus it's a bit more difficult to read
I hardly think you can tell him not to use caps when you yourself did only a few posts ago. And anyway it does SAY that it has to be in ALL CAPS, not just a few words :wink:
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