modding question

[emccabe]

I think I asked this question but I couldnt find my old post

anyway I was wondering what programs do you need to modify textures in game.And there any information that might be benefitial to me because I would be starting out

[MikeyD]

Any paint program that can save in .pdf format should do. The fancier the program the better, of course. I'm a Photoshop guy.

 

The one complication is the game's method of producing knockouts - adding an extra Alpha channel (besides the usual Red/Green/Blue) in B&W to designate where the knockout holes are. That's how you get individual leaves on trees.

There's a way to get around that, I think. You can supply the Alpha channel as a separate piece of B&W art named 'filename-alpha.bmp'... or some variation of that name. Its been years since I've seen it in use so I may have the naming wrong. Hopefully you can just add a separate channel to the file.

[Kieme(ITA)]

As a reference I am using RealWorldPaint, which is also free.

[emccabe]

also probably a stupid question but if I want to modify uniform textures what file do I edit

[MikeyD]

Ooooh, there's LOTS of uniform texture to choose from in there! My advice is to get into the .BRZ (using Rez Explode) and just go rummaging through the art. Its rather like browsing in a shopping mall. Up one aisle and down the other.