Request: step by step skin modding video

[Angel.]

With the kindness and great help of 57thEnryu we have this step by step video of modding weapons and can also be done with skins in the same process.

 

[AshleYy]

I highly recommend this.

 

[57thEnryu]

I can make the video part, but I can't make one demonstrating that it worked bc the graphics card on this comp sux (geforce 5200...)

 

[TriX]

I don't think that would matter. Just the video would be great.

 

[PureWhoopAss]

would need to look for a program that does video/audio for tutorial purposes.

 

[57thEnryu]

Jing.
techsmith.com/Jing

ok, I made a video, is uploading to youtube, I have no mic so no audio, but it shows the steps of my placing an image onto a rocket launcher skin then saving it.

Its up

 

[TriX]

Thanks! Could you also show how to select an individual part of the rocket? So like if we were to want to put on a pattern we wouldn't have to scale it down to fit perfectly.

 

[57thEnryu]

Er, I could, but it took me about half an hour to upload the vid, plus more to convert it. If I make one it will be tomorrow, but not today, dont want to wait around anymore.

 

[TriX]

Well its no rush, just if your able to do it sometime would be nice. Thanks again.

 

[Poponfu]

for the .dds compression you want DXT5

 

[57thEnryu]

is it? Ok, make note of that.

 

[Lcam]

Jing.
techsmith.com/Jing

ok, I made a video, is uploading to youtube, I have no mic so no audio, but it shows the steps of my placing an image onto a rocket launcher skin then saving it.

But when you change that the update dont detect the change?

 

[Angel.]

Jing.
techsmith.com/Jing

ok, I made a video, is uploading to youtube, I have no mic so no audio, but it shows the steps of my placing an image onto a rocket launcher skin then saving it.

Its up

YOU ROCK

 

[57thEnryu]

Ima make a new one today to reflect the compression and I also made another mistake in the saving (I forgot to merge the layers). So hold up, let me correct those 2 mistakes before you thank me.

 

[Angel.]

Ima make a new one today to reflect the compression and I also made another mistake in the saving (I forgot to merge the layers). So hold up, let me correct those 2 mistakes before you thank me.

ok sure

 

[Dacil]

sick im making some later

 

[57thEnryu]

Ok, I just made a new one. Here's a step by strep of what I did (video doesn't show all of it)

1. Go to file>open ans navigate to ...\shapes\weapons\chaingun folder and open "chaingun.dds"

2. Import an image using file>open as layers...

3. re-size and place image as necessary

4. select "fuzzy select tool" in toolbox (with feather edges turned on and set to default 10, threshold set to 40 (may be different, so tinker with it))

5. select the outline of the cover on chaingun (make sure you have the chaingun.dds layer selected)

6. select the overlay image layer, copy, and paste as new layer.

7. Delete unnecessary layers then merge all layers.

8. go to file>save as and save as chaingun.dds

9. compression = DXT5

10. Save, your done!

Here's the video (opening steps and import of image skipped)