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Oh Deary me :(

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Hi guys... Help needed (again).

So, I started to have a go at painting my own textures and getting them into the game... I have painted the texture and have it ready...


What I have done so far:
Ive gone into the default 737 folder to texture.6
I copied the b737_800_1_T.dds (Texture) file to a new folder
Using DXTBmp, I opened that copied file and edited it through paint.
Saved it as Daves.dds

Now... To see if I got it right (I got confused when trying to edit the .cfg file to include an extra texture) I took that Texture.6 file, copied it and saved it to my desktop as a backup. I then deleted the original b737_800_1_T.dds and renamed my edited .dds file b737_800_1_T.dds. Basically to fool the computer and .cfg file into thinking nothing had changed. My aim was for it to notice the texture and use that (thinking it was still the old one)..

It loaded up and my texture was on there... but upside down, back to front and in some places, it looks like the inside textures are on the outisde.

So, Im stuck...

any ideas? All I done to edit the original was paint the existing lines a different colour. Id appreciate any help... Or a step by step if possible
 
squelch87 said:
Hi guys... Help needed (again).
What I have done so far:
Ive gone into the default 737 folder to texture.6
I copied the b737_800_1_T.dds (Texture) file to a new folder
Using DXTBmp, I opened that copied file and edited it through paint.
Click to expand...

flip the texture in your paint program?

Saved it as Daves.dds
.......

It loaded up and my texture was on there... but upside down, back to front and in some places, it looks like the inside textures are on the outisde.

So, Im stuck...

any ideas? All I done to edit the original was paint the existing lines a different colour. Id appreciate any help... Or a step by step if possible
Click to expand...
 
It was completely messed up, bits everywhere, text where it shouldnt be etc. It only happens when edit them in detail. When I opened one up and scribbled all over it, they worked :|

Is there any programme out there that you basically open up... Paint a texture on... press okay... and it saves the relevant files etc?
 
For simple edits (like you say, change a color here and there, some lettering) consider Abacus Pubclishing "FSRepaint!"

The program allows you to view the 3D model, create the repaint variant - files and CFG changes are done automatically, and with the built in paint editor (you can configure to use an external program), make the changes, see the changes on the 3D rendering as you make them, and of course, save them.

You can download and use the demo version (but it won't let you save the model, of course).

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That's the only program that I know you can see as you paint on FS2004 and FSX models.

Warning - not all models can be opened... some models are protected and can't be "opened" for repainting by the program.

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Caveat/Disclaimer: I've been a beta tester for some of the Abacus utilities in the past.





squelch87 said:
It was completely messed up, bits everywhere, text where it shouldnt be etc. It only happens when edit them in detail. When I opened one up and scribbled all over it, they worked :|

Is there any programme out there that you basically open up... Paint a texture on... press okay... and it saves the relevant files etc?
Click to expand...
 
All sorted now thank you :)

In some of the textures that I've done you can see a redd/pinkish tint coming through the texture when the light shines on... Any ideas?
 
That often means you somehow saved/copied/converted the texture while you had some sort of Mask displayed (i.e. to simulate the transparency of the alpha channel).
 
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