How-To Edit unit textures.

[Gigantus]

Try this one: http://rapidshare.com/files/213681857/Texture_2_dds.exe

[Crociato78]

Thanks!

I felt all right.

Much more simple and good.

[Rogal Dorn]

Ah jeez, did anyone manage to do this in GIMP? I have no idea how to save it like the OP did with that nVidia plugin. In-game, the modded unit models are invisible. The texture only appears in bits and pieces when I scroll over them.

[Gigantus]

Ah jeez, did anyone manage to do this in GIMP? I have no idea how to save it like the OP did with that nVidia plugin. In-game, the modded unit models are invisible. The texture only appears in bits and pieces when I scroll over them.

Did you check my post:

The old texture file has to be in the same directory as the dds file.
- Open the dds without midmaps.
- Save dds in DTX5 format and generate mipmaps
Convert

[Rogal Dorn]

Did you check my post:

The old texture file has to be in the same directory as the dds file.
- Open the dds without midmaps.
- Save dds in DTX5 format and generate mipmaps
Convert

Right... how do I save in DXT5 format and generate mipmaps with GIMP? That's the part that's confusing. Do I do it through the nVidia plugin, which I thought was only for Photoshop? Or can GIMP do it automatically? I have the .dds plug-in and I can edit the .dds files and convert them back to .texture. I don't think I'm saving them in DXT5 format or generating mipmaps, though, because the modified texture looks corrupted in-game.

[Gigantus]

One is glad to be of service

[Hrobatos]

great tutorial, nice work indeed + rep

[HELLEKIN]

hello guys...i´m beginning to try to mood mtw 2 and i begun to hange(try) some banners...my problem is...to change back the dds to texture...i have the tool but when i try to convert it says..."cannot open file faction_banner_france" ,can you help me please...althoug my photoshop is the cs i tryed to convert one banner(unchanged) to dds(that was ok) but dds to texture this error appears....please help a guy in trouble that didn´t want to give up mooding(or try....to)
many thanks to all

[Gigantus]

The old texture file has to be in the same directory as the dds file.
- Open the dds without midmaps.
- Save dds in DTX5 format and generate mipmaps
Convert

[HELLEKIN]

hello,gigantus came here to say thanks...i´ll try to do that to solv my problem

[Gigantus]

Let me know if it worked.

[Gigantus]

Here is the link for the GIMP DDS plug in: you simply "Save As" DDS and then a little window with the options pops up. Same happens now when you open DDS files with GIMP.

[Rogal Dorn]

Here is the link for the GIMP DDS plug in: you simply "Save As" DDS and then a little window with the options pops up. Same happens now when you open DDS files with GIMP.

Well, stupid moment for the day. I simply clicked Save, not Save As. Thanks a bunch gigantus!

[Gigantus]

One is glad to be of service

[Voodo chile]

hey when i try and play a battle i get

'Medieval 2 tota lwar has encountered an unspecified error and will now close'

Why is that??

[Gigantus]

It is the generic message if something goes wrong. If you are lucky, you have a more detailed message in your log, pointing out where the error is.

[Praetorian1]

Quote: Gigantus
'The old texture file has to be in the same directory as the dds file.'

Which is the old texture file?? cos i'm getting a bit confused. I'm having the exact problem that HELLEKIN had. I'm saving it .dds file but when i try to convert it by clicking select .dds to to texture it says 'cannot open file banner_template_copy.dds' what am i doing wrong???

[Praetorian1]

Ok I DID it i was leaving _template.dds instead of typing the faction's name tnkx

[PotentSchraphlon]

Hi.

I'm trying to learn how to edit textures. I've downloaded GIMP and the DDS plugin for it, but I'm struggling with the texture-dds converter. I found and downloaded this one, along with python to run it, but when I follow the steps in the screen shots, the new dds file does not appear. Have I done something wrong? Or is this converter too old? I'm sorry if I've made some schoolboy error, but like I say I'm just learning and I hope you can help me out.

[Gigantus]

It requires python 2.6, anything newer and the script will not work.

Python 2.6

Here is a converter in EXE format, have a look if the download still exists.