@Dragofer
If you make progress on this, consider also if it was possible to separate the cake from the plate. Then the new plate texture could be used as a skin on the new plate and existing plates, e.g.:
- add the texture dds to tdm_models02\dds\models\darkmod\props
- add the new skin to tdm_models_decls01\skins\tdm_kitchen.skin, analogous to "china_plate"
- add a material to tdm_models_decls01\materials\tdm_models_kitchen.mtr, analogous to "plate2"
Also, this separation would allow the cake to be eaten (without eating the plate), by invoking the eat_it function in tdm_base01\script\tdm_equip_actions.script