Moding tutorial or video?

[Captain Black]

Hi all, I am interested in adding graffiti to vehicles and buildings. Could someone point me at a tutorial that covers such things please?

Will be my first mod attempt so needs to cover all the basics. 

[Zveroboy1]

Quick answer :

If you know how to use photoshop or gimp, it is just a matter of creating a replacement bmp for the texture you want to modify.

But first you will need to unpack the brz located in your Black Sea/Data folder. There is a tool provided for it in the Mod Tools folder of your game install.

Basically you copy the brz and paste it into the RezExplode folder, then click the exe and it will unpack everything inside. Now there are several of these brz files, so you will need to find which one contains the bmp you are looking for. Maybe there is a list somewhere.

[Captain Black]

Quick answer :

If you know how to use photoshop or gimp, it is just a matter of creating a replacement bmp for the texture you want to modify.

But first you will need to unpack the brz located in your Black Sea/Data folder. There is a tool provided for it in the Mod Tools folder of your game install.

Basically you copy the brz and paste it into the RezExplode folder, then click the exe and it will unpack everything inside. Now there are several of these brz files, so you will need to find which one contains the bmp you are looking for. Maybe there is a list somewhere.

many thanks, I'm very much a noob when it comes to mods etc. A video would really help, has anyone who mods ever done a tutorial vid for textures etc?

[Zveroboy1]

How good are you with photoshop or gimp?

Adding graffitis is probably not the most difficult thing in the world but you need to know the basics of photoshop first.

Here are a couple of links with some tutorials you could follow :

http://photoshopcafe.com/tutorials/graffiti/graffiti.htm

http://www.iceflowstudios.com/2012/tutorials/graffiti-text-effect-in-photoshop/

If you don't have access to Photoshop, you could give Gimp a try. It is a free programme and for a beginner it will do everything you need, the only downside being that the tools and menus are slightly different, so following a tutorial made for Photoshop might be a little tricky. And speaking of tutorials, if you're willing to learn, there are millions of them online covering all aspects of graphic design. It is a useful skill to have and learning by moding bmps is not a bad place to start.

[Captain Black]

How good are you with photoshop or gimp?

Adding graffitis is probably not the most difficult thing in the world but you need to know the basics of photoshop first.

Here are a couple of links with some tutorials you could follow :

http://photoshopcafe.com/tutorials/graffiti/graffiti.htm

http://www.iceflowstudios.com/2012/tutorials/graffiti-text-effect-in-photoshop/

If you don't have access to Photoshop, you could give Gimp a try. It is a free programme and for a beginner it will do everything you need, the only downside being that the tools and menus are slightly different, so following a tutorial made for Photoshop might be a little tricky. And speaking of tutorials, if you're willing to learn, there are millions of them online covering all aspects of graphic design. It is a useful skill to have and learning by moding bmps is not a bad place to start.

How good are you with photoshop or gimp?

Adding graffitis is probably not the most difficult thing in the world but you need to know the basics of photoshop first.

Here are a couple of links with some tutorials you could follow :

http://photoshopcafe.com/tutorials/graffiti/graffiti.htm

http://www.iceflowstudios.com/2012/tutorials/graffiti-text-effect-in-photoshop/

If you don't have access to Photoshop, you could give Gimp a try. It is a free programme and for a beginner it will do everything you need, the only downside being that the tools and menus are slightly different, so following a tutorial made for Photoshop might be a little tricky. And speaking of tutorials, if you're willing to learn, there are millions of them online covering all aspects of graphic design. It is a useful skill to have and learning by moding bmps is not a bad place to start.

Great stuff, Yes I have PS. Thanks Zvero