This has been asked a few, but dosnt explain my problem (Texturing)

[konyo]

Hi all. Ive read the sticky "How to make an addon from scratch" thread. But it dosnt show how to texture the paa files. Im trying to make a re-skin for the Chinook, but its in the paa file. And i dont know how to re-texture the example you get with it when you download the addon

Sorry to keep posting threads like this lol.

Thanks
konyo

[[APS]Gnat]

Not sure I understand.
Use TextView2 and load the PAA.
Save the PAA as a TGA file
Open the TGA and edit in any paint program
Use TexView2 to load the TGA and save it back to a PAA file
Done?

By the way, you can usually increase resolution without a problem.
eg, if the original file was 1024x512, you could re-make the TGA as 2048x1024 and save it back to a PAA
The model should accept the new texture without problem.

[PuFu]

use texview from BIS tools to convert to TGA, then edit with your preffered image editing software (GIMP or PS i guess)

edit:
gnat beat me to it

[konyo]

Not sure I understand.
Use TextView2 and load the PAA.
Save the PAA as a TGA file
Open the TGA and edit in any paint program
Use TexView2 to load the TGA and save it back to a PAA file
Done?

By the way, you can usually increase resolution without a problem.
eg, if the original file was 1024x512, you could re-make the TGA as 2048x1024 and save it back to a PAA
The model should accept the new texture without problem.

Ohh yeh i get what you mean ill give it a shot, very hard to learn where everything on the model is on a flat bit of paper lol.
Ill give it a try, and get back to you

[PuFu]

Ohh yeh i get what you mean ill give it a shot, very hard to learn where everything on the model is on a flat bit of paper lol.
Ill give it a try, and get back to you

it is called UV mapping
and indeed is harder when you can't see the result real time