Tutorial : How to Make Your Own Textures [Major Update #2]

[Camel]

I will have to give this ago when mah PC becomes alive again

[Iced_Bullet]

Thanks Andreaz.

 

What went wrong with it mellors?

[Speed]

Alpha Channel refers to the transparency. The more black the 'area', the more transparent it is. White = Opaque / Black = Trnasparent. This alhpa channel allows images to be modded such as the 'McDonald's' sign 'M' above and this is what it produces here:

 

I'm confused as for me it's always been the more white on the alpha channel, the more transparent . If you look at this screenshot, you can see the white bit would be over the logo so you would only see the bit around it if white was opaque?

 

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[Iced_Bullet]

:s Thanks for spotting that ... eek.

[djgodary]

sexy outfit coming soon ;O) I go right to it! See ya

[becktheman]

Modding of gauges

 

Hello everyone...

 

how could i manage to change the color of the letters, which indicate gear and speed on the speedometer (in exterior view).

 

Coz for some cars it's really hard to see when you are driving!

[Iced_Bullet]

Try here - C:\Program Files\Atari\Test Drive Unlimited\Euro\Bnk\FrontEnd\HiRes\Gauges

[becktheman]

Thanks so far. I already knew where to find this gauges. But my problem is what files to edit in these bnks there so i have white letters on my speedometer for speed and gear.:hmm:

 

Also it won't work for me cause it's installed on E: :nuts:

[Iced_Bullet]

Hmmm, try using TDU:Modding Tools bulk .bnk convertor - http://forum.turboduck.net/showthread.php?t=3739

[Saash]

bah

 

just damn damn damn im reading this tutorial 100000 times, i was tryng to make my windows darker and guess what,no can doit i do all what in tutorial,opening alpha not the left one on screen,make more brither not darker and when im in game,nothing changet,nothing with my 575 or rs4,just nothing:S :S :S i cant understand and i cant see the alpha screen like in ur picture,i see just on picture,not with shapes or contures

here is my screen:

 

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[Iced_Bullet]

Are these cars which have been modded by someone else?

 

Try a third car, which is stock and not been modded.

[Saash]

yesh its bmw m3 e92 by tool..i have this bug with car that when i see someone else with bmw its empty from inside and i was thinking that when i make windows darker,then its dont bother me :)

but if it is moded i cant do that ?:S

[Iced_Bullet]

If it's modded, you wont be able to mod the windows, without zModeler.

[Saash]

yeah i have zmoder but i think cant do it..ok i will ask tool

[SLRRR]

And how exactly can i change the interior color off my SL65 AMG ? Because i dont really get that. I have this and whats next ? I want to have a fully beige interior.

 

http://www.foto-uploaden.nl/upload/335ccc1bf8de41c2f1fbe319899af0b6.jpg

 

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[Iced_Bullet]

Firstly:

Please do not post images exceeding the 800x600 new guideline limit posted [here]

 

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Secondly:

Sorry it took a while to respond SLRRR:

 

2 methods:

First:

Colour balance it to a Beige colour: 'Adjustments' --> 'Colour Balance'. Save it.

 

Second:

Find a car in-game with an all beige. Use this method: http://forum.turboduck.net/showpost.php?p=50412&postcount=6 , but with TDU_interior, not TDU_car colors, with this chart for reference. http://forum.turboduck.net/showthread.php?t=3624.

 

{C_O_02} 60564643 is suppose to be beige (according to the chart).

[Tool831]

@SLRRR: That picture you posted is COCK_LR texture which is only used when the car is far away, you need to extract the interior file for example (SKYGTR_I.bnk) Extract the texture out of there.

[Iced_Bullet]

Ah, so cock_lr = cock - cockpit / lr - lower (polly version)

 

Oooh I'm learning more and more as we go :)

[SLRRR]

Thanks for responding

 

 

 

okey i'm using the second methode. But if i want to have a complete beige interior i need to know what type off black the interior is. And then i have to swap that colour with beige right ?

[Tool831]

Ah, so cock_lr = cock - cockpit / lr - lower (polly version)

 

Oooh I'm learning more and more as we go :)

 

*Pats on head* :thumbsup: Thats correct.

[SLRRR]

How exactly can i see what type off black is in the interior off the SL65AMG ? I just have to try till i got that ?

[Bart-nega]

Sorry for kicking this topic....

 

But i followed al the steps in the OP, but when i start the game and walk into the Mercedes dealer, the game crashes... I can't do anything, accept cntrl+alt+delete....

Does anyone have a clue what might go wrong ?

[Iced_Bullet]

No worries.

 

Which files did you exactly mod? Are you sure all the files are there, all be it, they are modded? It could be a Merceds / McLaren file isn't there and is cauing it to crash.

[Bart-nega]

I've modded the same file as in the OP, CLK_DTM_F_01.bnk. I replaced the rim file in the bnk, saved it and putted the new bnk file in the rim map of TDU instead of the original file. I have no clue what wend wrong.

[McLaren_3Dcm]

I have some serious problems with textures:cry:

Whenever I try to replace any texture in bnk file no metter is it the same size of bigger than original and no metter do I replace it via modify size or maintain size when I lunch the game and press continue game just freeze:crying: :wtf:

I maneged to replace only 1 texture which was 128*128 with 512*512 but I can't replace any more textures:headbang:

 

And also I have some problems converting dds to 2db with some textures

Here is original dds file (normal map as you see:p)

 

And here what I get when I convert it to 2db

(the same resulst for keep file size option disabled or enabled, and no metter what is texture size)

 

 

I tried to resize it to fit origunal file, but got the same result:headbang:

 

I realy need someones help in it couse I can't continueanything:(

PS: I used lates version of mod tools 1.6