Skin problem

[charisma]

Hello everyone.

 

I recently started to make my own map and it seems I encountered a problem that I can't solve on my own.

 

I made a skin for a default model (it is an outdoor sign with chains). I used the wood texture that also comes with TDM. The skin looks as it should be in the 'Choose Skin' window, but in-game it is completely black. Does it have something to do with the vertex colours? Or is it because the default model uses two textures? (one for chains and another - for the shield itself)

 

Here's my *.skin file:

//shield shape//

skin sign_shield_lucky_leaf
{
model models/darkmod/decorative/signs/sign_shieldshape01.lwo

tdm_sign_shield01 textures/darkmod/wood/boards/pier_platform
}

[Springheel]

The skin entry looks fine. Are you using the default textures/darkmod/wood/boards/pier_platform entry, or did you make your own?

[charisma]

It's the default one

[Destined]

Edit: Made a mistake, please delete

Edited March 29, 2017 by Destined

[Springheel]

Skin files work fine for models. That's what they're for.

[stumpy]

the texture needs to be the dds version, the tga versions don't work on props. it uses the dds folder structure else it cant find the texture and displays it as a black image.

 

if you want to verify it then the city watch shield skin points to a jpg file for the editor and a dds file for the skin and hence the model, there is no tga version of the city watch shield texture.

[Springheel]

the texture needs to be the dds version, the tga versions don't work on props. it uses the dds folder structure else it cant find the texture and displays it as a black image.

 

 

 

Where did you get this information from? All our textures were .tga at one point and they worked fine.

 

 

charisma, if you want to bundle the relevant files together I'll take a look. Since it works in DR but not in TDM, I suspect it's where you've put the skin file.

[Bikerdude]

charisma, if you want to bundle the relevant files together I'll take a look. Since it works in DR but not in TDM, I suspect it's where you've put the skin file.

or the skin def has a typo.

[charisma]

Weird. It works when I'm saving the default texture as *.tga! I'm confused

Edited March 30, 2017 by charisma

[stumpy]

I looked in the pk4 files and tried to find the tga versions of some textures that are used on models and just could not find them, I only found the _ed.jpg version for darkradiant and the .dds files for the models.

[Springheel]

I looked in the pk4 files and tried to find the tga versions of some textures that are used on models and just could not find them, I only found the _ed.jpg version for darkradiant and the .dds files for the models.

 

 

 

We replaced most of the .tga files (at least for diffuse and specular stages) because .dds files are smaller than .tga. It has nothing to do with them not working on models.