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How to modify dds files?

Discussion in 'Troubleshooting: Bugs, Questions and Support' started by Jurrunio, Mar 4, 2016.

  1. Jurrunio

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    I'm trying to make new wheels by simply remaking the texture for existing wheels. When I try to edit the files, I realized that each wheels are made of 3 piece of dds files. Which one should I edit on? Or do I need to convert the 3 into 1 png and remake there? Or even use other tool, like PS?
     
    #1 Jurrunio, Mar 4, 2016
  2. DirtGamer301

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    What do you currently use? For Gimp (free) there is a dds plugin, paint.NET (free) might be able to import .dds files and if not there's a plugin, too. For Photoshop there's a plugin.
     
    #2 DirtGamer301, Mar 4, 2016
  3. Nadeox1

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    _d.dds - Diffuse texture (actual texture that defines the colours and etc)
    _n.dds - Normal texture (used to fake out the bumps on a surface without the needs of modelling them)
    _s.dds - Specular texture (defines the intensity of the speculars.

    You want to edit the _d.dds
    You can open it in paint.net, it should support .dds by default.
     
    #3 Nadeox1, Mar 4, 2016
  4. Jurrunio

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    I think this means I have to set this texture to white for chrome texture and black for matt black texture?
     
    #4 Jurrunio, Mar 4, 2016
  5. mumboking

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    If I remember correctly, it's the alpha channel in the _d texture that controls reflectivity...
     
    #5 mumboking, Mar 4, 2016
  6. DirtGamer301

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    It controls something like how much the sun will make the texture white. (I think)
     
    #6 DirtGamer301, Mar 4, 2016
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