One of the programs that was mentioned in the skinning guide was GIMP, so i got it and opened the file rep_inf_ep3_trooper.tga using GIMP and it said Error. Invalide win34 file. Did i do something wrong? did i miss something? Should i try a different program?

Thanks

make sure your opening the tga, not the tga.option

DarthRogueKnight wrote:make sure your opening the tga, not the tga.option

What he said. (make sure that you're not opening the .MSH file, either)

The above two are key.

Lol, that can't have made a very nice impression. You open GIMP for the first time and get a slap across the face.

Once you get the hang of it it'll cooperate.

ok, cause i checked like 5 times and they are .tga files.
So i should just mess around and see what works with GIMP?

If one doesn't work for you I'd be willing to bet they all don't.

Try re-isntalling GIMP and making sure you have the latest version of it.

If GIMP fails, another program that is free and excellent for skinning is Paint.NET.