Jpg Editor Images

[Gildoran]

It just occurred to me that although DDS files can't be used as texture editor images, JPGs could be... What would people think of that? I imagine D3 would be smart enough not to load editor images for the actual game, so it shouldn't slow down loading. Although I doubt they'd save editor memory, they might be able to save us some disk-space (read: quicker download times).

[OrbWeaver]

You'd probably save more bandwidth by either not using editor images at all (most "normal" texture don't need them), or using a smaller resolution for the editor image.

 

It may also be the case the DarkRadiant does support DDS editor images, I am not sure.

[Gildoran]

I've been using editor images to set a reasonable default scale for textures. (without them, you can't just apply a texture and see if it looks good - you have to apply it then scale it down - which makes comparisons and scrolling through a list of textures more of a pain)

[OrbWeaver]

I've been using editor images to set a reasonable default scale for textures. (without them, you can't just apply a texture and see if it looks good - you have to apply it then scale it down - which makes comparisons and scrolling through a list of textures more of a pain)

 

Yeah, I dislike the way editor images are used to set the default scale. There should be some way of setting the default scale in the MTR, or else using a standard mapping between bitmap size and world size.

[Gildoran]

There is a standard mapping between bitmap size and world-size... it's just that we use higher-resolution images, so our textures are scaled too large. Fortunately, the size of the editor image seems to take precedence.