bsbllthirteen Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 Ok so i have a .dds converter and paint.net and i cant seem to know what to do now. I would like to reskin Hoppahs models with my home towns emergeny vehicles but i dont know how to get the models into paint. Please help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bama1234 Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 Ok so i have a .dds converter and paint.net and i cant seem to know what to do now. I would like to reskin Hoppahs models with my home towns emergeny vehicles but i dont know how to get the models into paint. Please help.First of all, I use MS Paint. It is much easier and I get better results. But you do what you want to do.Now make sure you have unlocked the file before converting it.In order to help I need more details:Do you get an error message?Is the file just not showing up? etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsbllthirteen Posted April 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 First of all, I use MS Paint. It is much easier and I get better results. But you do what you want to do.Now make sure you have unlocked the file before converting it.In order to help I need more details:Do you get an error message?Is the file just not showing up? etc...well when i go to the file with all of the vehicles i click on one(fire engine 1 for example) an error message pops up saying "There was an unspecified error while opening this file"Hope that helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bama1234 Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 well when i go to the file with all of the vehicles i click on one(fire engine 1 for example) an error message pops up saying "There was an unspecified error while opening this file"Hope that helps Have you unlocked the files? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jab16 Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 ok go into the editor and under modifications there is somthing that says unpack. Click it and on the right is a scrool bar. go down to models and click on whatever you want. next find a spific unit. it should end in .V30 so click it and changed it to .dds.post whne you have done this and i will tell you the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsbllthirteen Posted April 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 ok go into the editor and under modifications there is somthing that says unpack. Click it and on the right is a scrool bar. go down to models and click on whatever you want. next find a spific unit. it should end in .V30 so click it and changed it to .dds.post whne you have done this and i will tell you the rest. how do i change it to .dds because when i get to the unpack file and then go to the vehicles and then double click on the vehicle the screen disapears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jab16 Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 there is a text bar at the very bottem if you click once click on this and go to the end and delete .V30 and change it to .dds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsbllthirteen Posted April 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 there is a text bar at the very bottem if you click once click on this and go to the end and delete .V30 and change it to .ddsOk thanks so far i changed them to .dds now what do i do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bama1234 Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 Ok thanks so far i changed them to .dds now what do i do Oh lord. How many times have I had to explain this to people...Use DDS Converter 2 to convert the [.dds] file to [.jpeg] format.http://eliteforce2.filefront.com/file/DDS_Converter;29412 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jab16 Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 Oh lord. How many times have I had to explain this to people...Use DDS Converter 2 to convert the [.dds] file to [.jpeg] format.http://eliteforce2.filefront.com/file/DDS_Converter;29412why do you change it to jpeg i use bmp is there a diffrence? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bama1234 Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 why do you change it to jpeg i use bmp is there a diffrence?no difference that I know of, I just have always used Jpeg. If you want to use bmp theres nothing wrong with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundking Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 People use Jpg becuase it is compressed, people use bitmap, becuase it isn't compressed and presents a clearer image... Jpg some people use becuase of the small file size Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Rasseru Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Honestly, I like you guys to use a better software then MS paint. I like to see you guys use an better art software. Some thing that almost like Photoshop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsbllthirteen Posted April 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Once i reskin a model how do i put it back into the game?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jab16 Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 convert it back to dds with dds converter and play. i would love to see a pic if it is alright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsbllthirteen Posted April 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 convert it back to dds with dds converter and play. i would love to see a pic if it is alright Yea sure im not done yet i should be done tonight but ill post it when it is done what should i use to take a pic with?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jab16 Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 you don't need to take a pic if you don't want to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsbllthirteen Posted April 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Here is a link to the ambulancehttp://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=28wot4i&s=5its a little blurry though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bama1234 Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Yea sure im not done yet i should be done tonight but ill post it when it is done what should i use to take a pic with??1. Convert the JPEG/BMP file to DDS format using DDS Converter 2.2. Replace the old DDS file with the new (reskinned) DDS file. (copy and replace into the [.../Models/Vehicles/03 LA Police/examplefile.dds] directory)3. Take a screenshot using Fraps:http://www.fraps.com/download.phpOnce installed, make sure Fraps is running before you start the game.Press F10 to take a screenshot.Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jab16 Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Nice job was that your first cause that is goodNice job was that your first cause that is good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsbllthirteen Posted April 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Nice job was that your first cause that is goodNice job was that your first cause that is goodYea it was my first thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrothijs Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Moved to the Modding section, the question wasn't specific for LA mod. It can also be applied to other mods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
