How-To Edit unit textures.

[Lord Condormanius]

Could you do this tutorial for GIMP users as well?

I use GIMP...For the most part, it is the same as PS.

[miak]

Im having some trouble im using the latest DDS plugin 8.13 or wat ever and my save screen is different. I try and make all the settings the same but wen i save it the file is almost double the size its suppose to be. any one else have this problem?

[razormind]

Im having some trouble im using the latest DDS plugin 8.13 or wat ever and my save screen is different. I try and make all the settings the same but wen i save it the file is almost double the size its suppose to be. any one else have this problem?

Same Here...but i'm using Photoshop CS with 7.83 dds plugin
It be great if someone could help us on this matter...Thank you

[macke]

I've been searching for a way to open the .texture files in order to convert them into dds files. But I can't an answer anywhere. .texture files doesn't seem to exist anywhere when I search the internet. Could anyone plz help me?

[Socal_infidel]

You need to convert the texture files to dds with this tool by Alpaca:

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=1347

It also changes your revised dds files back to texture files...

[macke]

Thanks a million

[SSJPabs]

You need to convert the texture files to dds with this tool by Alpaca:

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=1347

It also changes your revised dds files back to texture files...

What is this python thing it says to download in the read me?

[ivanhoex]

how do you work with "normals" file in phtoshop?

[Praetorian1]

Hi intresting thread ,i'm still new here i'm gonna try to make the 2 conquistador units look like 16th century knights of st.john so that i can create the great siege of Malta , the same units with the same weapons & armor but with red background & white cross on breast-plate & their shields instead of grey

i never made this kind of stuff, but i really like to have these 2 units of knights of st.john. Tnkx for the info. i hope i succeed.

[ronnie76]

Could someone please explain the layout of the texture files.

There are multiple images of unit torsos. On the file I am working with there are 6 total. 3 somewhat larger ones in the middle of the .dds file and 3 smaller ones along the bottom. I've been editing back and forth to try and figure out what each torso image is for.

Thanks so much,
Ronnie

[Ensiferum]

I get an error when i try to convert back from dds to texture

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Opening




Saving




Converting

EDIT: Solution was already posted by Gigantus on page six, Thanks gigantus

[Methoz]

hi, can i edit helmets?

[funky_kiwi]

hi, I tried modifying the alpha 1 in unit texures, to make a helmet invisible for exemple, or to take feathers off late knights'helmets, & it work in game when the camera is very close to the unit. The trouble is that when I move the camera further from the unit, the helmets/feathers reappear gradually, as if alpha 1 was losing effeciency as the camera get further. But I tried it with shields, & it PERFECTLY worked lol ! I also tried 2 blacken a whole unit texture's alpha 1 & the unit all disappeard perfectly, except the feathers (it was lancers/broken lances), which gradually reappeared as the camera got away from the units .

All this is pretty strange...:hm: , does any one have an answer ?

[palabfas]

i'm having some trouble, when i open up the units folder, its empty.

[Che]

Sorry everybody that I haven't answered your questions. It's just that I haven't been online very often because of some problems. Anyway...

pls, how to make normal texture files ?

Here's a tutorial about that http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=81010

hi, can i edit helmets?

Yes you can edit their color. Editing the shape has something to do with .mesh files. There's been unleashed a .mesh files editor, but I haven't tried it and I still don't know what it's capable of.

i'm having some trouble, when i open up the units folder, its empty.

Make sure you have unppacked the packs the right way.


And about funky_kiwis question, I have no idea what the problem may be.

[Spartan II]

@cra_z_guy
Try creating a batch file to run M2TW. Open Notepad and type

medieval2.exe --io.file_first

Then save as, and type something like M2TW (think of it as a shortcut to run the game) and add .bat to it. I have Medieval II.bat. It will save it a as a batch file. Then, delete the files data\descr_geography_new.txt and data\descr_geography_new.db. After that, you can run Medieval II.bat (or whatever you decided to name it) and it will start the game.

I'm not sure if it will work, as it is just an alternative to the preferences file.

EDIT: @funky_kiwi
That might because of sprite generation. If you don't know what that is, it's where 3D models are replaced with bitmaps (a 2D pic) when you're far away to increase performance. You might have noticed that far away the lighting on units isn't as good and they seem not to move as smoothly. The same is with trees and other objects.

[lordyu]

does anyone know how I can replace weapons on unit.
ex. replacing byz infantrys sword with a spear

[Spartan II]

You'll need to model the .mesh format. www.twcenter.net/forums/showpost.php?p=1628859&postcount=113

[Yenai]

First of all, thank you for the tutorial
I have encountered a problem, though: After I have saved a file as .dds, the texture converter is no longer able to convert it back to .texture, regardless whether I have altered the content or not. It says "Cannot open file ...".
I am quite certain that I have saved the files exactly like it is shown on the previous page.

[Spartan II]

Hmm. That version of the .dds plugin is very, very outdated. Yours is version 3, while what I'm using is 7.83. I'll figure out the format on the current version.

EDIT: All right, here are the settings (yes, I've tested).

The regular save screen:


Under MIP Map Generation Filtering


Under Image Options


Under Fading MIP Maps


Under Normal Map Settings


See if that helps, Yenai.