HUD Modding Help

[AustinDB9]

Hey Guys.

 

I am giving HUD Modding a shot and I think that I have done most of it right so far except for the fact that I can't make the outer part of the HUD transparent. I believe that I am making this mistake when I convert the Image to DDS.

 

What I am doing to make the HUD is:

 

1.Edit the file in PS

2.Save as PNG or BMP

3.Open Up DXTBmp and convert the Image to DDS. (I normally do DDS DXT5)

4.Convert it to 2DB with Modding Tools.

5. Place it in TDU then run the game.

 

I have tried heaps of different formats but I can't get rid of the outer part!

 

 

 

 

Here is an image showing what it's doing.

 

http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac274/austinmartindb9/clip_image002-1.jpg

 

 

If you know what noob mistake that I am doing I'd really appreciate it if you can tell me how to fix this. I'm sorry if this is the most stupid question in all of TDU-C but this my first ever attempt for any mod.

 

Cheers,

Austin

[Andreas¹]

1.Edit the file in PS

2.Save as PNG or BMP

3.Open Up DXTBmp and convert the Image to DDS. (I normally do DDS DXT5)

4.Convert it to 2DB with Modding Tools.

5. Place it in TDU then run the game.

I don't know if this is true for HUD's, but for other textures I think that's the wrong order. Try this:

 

1. Extract the .dds and open it in DXTBmp

2. From inside DXTBmp, open it in Photoshop

3. Edit it the way you want

4. Make sure you flatten the image, and the go Ctrl + S (or File > Save) and close Photoshop

5. In DXTBmp, go Image > Reload after edit

6. Go File > Save as > DDS texture. Now it should already have some DDS settings entered for you, use those settings. ;)

[AustinDB9]

Thanks so much Andreaz. That's done it. I think it had something to do with the alpha image. Thanks again!