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Can't get my orca skin to work [message #333559] Thu, 05 June 2008 20:42 Go to next message
ChewML is currently offline  ChewML
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All I have is a simple orca skin just recolored.
I have made/used orca skins before and they worked, but now for some reason they just show up as normal orcas.
All my other skins (like 190+) are still working.
Also I don't know what this counts for, but I have an orca flame skin that is still working.

Here is a orca skin file that I made real quick to test, maybe somebody else could catch what I might have missed.
Re: Can't get my orca skin to work [message #333560 is a reply to message #333559] Thu, 05 June 2008 20:51 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Did you use the right settings? Here's a tutorial try remaking the skin and following the tutorial: http://renhelp.net/index.php?mod=Tutorials&action=view&id=64

Re: Can't get my orca skin to work [message #333561 is a reply to message #333559] Thu, 05 June 2008 20:53 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I am pretty sure I used the right settings seeing how I have made A LOT of skins (including orca skins that worked).
I even dug up old orca skins that I made to see if they would work again but they of course did not.

Also I just reinstalled Renegade the other day and that did not help either (apparently).

Plus I have made other skins lately that have worked.

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Re: Can't get my orca skin to work [message #333562 is a reply to message #333559] Thu, 05 June 2008 20:55 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Well I dled it and opened it up it looked alright, didn't work when I tryed it ingame, so I'm just suggesting maybe you didn't set something like you should have?

Re: Can't get my orca skin to work [message #333564 is a reply to message #333559] Thu, 05 June 2008 21:00 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Could someone plz post the original orca dds file, I want to see if I download a new copy and use it if that might work for some reason.
Re: Can't get my orca skin to work [message #333566 is a reply to message #333559] Thu, 05 June 2008 21:04 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Here ya go.

Re: Can't get my orca skin to work [message #333570 is a reply to message #333559] Thu, 05 June 2008 21:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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hmm... first attempt failed.

I went and checked some other tutorials, and found something different.

the emulate xbox DTX1 option

RenHelp says to click the alpha
http://www.renhelp.net/Tutorials/TUT_Easy_Skinning/tutorial35os.jpg


and these other 2 say click the top one?

http://www.renhelp.net/Tutorials/TUT_Easy_Skinning/tutorial35os.jpg

http://jelly-server.com/nuke/modules.php?name=skins&dir=tutorial&file=tu tgettingstarted

Re: Can't get my orca skin to work [message #333571 is a reply to message #333559] Thu, 05 June 2008 21:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Well I'm sure both would probably work or else the person who wrote the tutorial would not have used it so you can try it.

Re: Can't get my orca skin to work [message #333572 is a reply to message #333559] Thu, 05 June 2008 21:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Tried both ways still failed...
Re: Can't get my orca skin to work [message #333573 is a reply to message #333559] Thu, 05 June 2008 21:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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What program are you using I'm guessing Photoshop but what version?

Re: Can't get my orca skin to work [message #333575 is a reply to message #333559] Thu, 05 June 2008 21:38 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Adobe Photoshop CS 8.0
Re: Can't get my orca skin to work [message #333576 is a reply to message #333559] Thu, 05 June 2008 21:41 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Well I don't see anything wrong with the skin itself and the way you are doing it is fine so I'm out of ideas sorry I couldn't be of much help I'm sure someone else will come along and help you though so no worries.

Re: Can't get my orca skin to work [message #333583 is a reply to message #333559] Thu, 05 June 2008 22:33 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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my friends used to have this problem in a way (i remember 5 people telling me this) they would download skins and never worked ingame with or without rg dont know why maybe this is something like it?
Re: Can't get my orca skin to work [message #333598 is a reply to message #333559] Fri, 06 June 2008 01:31 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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It has nothing to do with the settings.

Renegade actually has three orca skins if I remember it correctly

always.dat
01_orca.dds
v_gdi_orca.dds
these ones are mostly used in flyovers and have transparant windows.

always2.dat (in here is the orca you need)
v_gdi_orca_m (sixe 512x512 dxt1)

Westwood made multiple orca's with a tiny changes. Same for the transport chopper. (if you want to retexture that it is in always2.dat)

Your skin was 256x256 I rezised it probably it is ugly but I suggest you remake your skin or if you like it how it is now ->
(and that is your work to make it right Rocked Over )

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g161/BrianOcho/ScreenShot880.png

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Re: Can't get my orca skin to work [message #333658 is a reply to message #333559] Fri, 06 June 2008 11:04 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Thx very much I got to work now.

Now that I think of it that is why I never got my chopper to work, but I had an orca skin working before. Hmmm...

Oh well works now thx again.
Re: Can't get my orca skin to work [message #333732 is a reply to message #333575] Fri, 06 June 2008 18:12 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Sorry couldnt see the solution was here

http://shadow-gaming.net/ranks/sig.jpg

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Re: Can't get my orca skin to work [message #333770 is a reply to message #333732] Sat, 07 June 2008 03:27 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Hades wrote on Fri, 06 June 2008 20:12

Sorry couldnt see the solution was here


The solution was this ->

always.dat
01_orca.dds
v_gdi_orca.dds

always2.dat
v_gdi_orca_m.dds

There are 3 orca skins. The model that renegade uses for the orca that players can pilot is v_gdi_orca_m.w3d. Thus the skin you must edit is v_gdi_orca_m.dds and it is located in always2.dat
Re: Can't get my orca skin to work [message #333791 is a reply to message #333559] Sat, 07 June 2008 06:09 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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What is v_gdi_orca.dds used for then?

Re: Can't get my orca skin to work [message #333795 is a reply to message #333559] Sat, 07 June 2008 06:27 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Beta? or maybe the Decoration Orca texture
Re: Can't get my orca skin to work [message #333804 is a reply to message #333559] Sat, 07 June 2008 07:56 Go to previous message
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it is indeed the decoration/flyover orca skin which has a transparant window -> v_gdi_orca.w3d
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