Overlay Positioning help

[IBAGadget]

Hoping that someone can help with this, at least to let me know whether or not what I'm looking for is possible

 

Is there a way to adjust the positioning of an overlay to get it to line up in the correct location on my character's body? I'm using Incaendo's Overlays with BHUNP body. I'd like to be able to move the overlay up so that it centers properly around the breasts. Here's what it currently looks like:

 

[bnub345]

You probably have to manually edit the .dds file containing the overlay texture to line it up on the body. If you're familiar with GIMP or Photoshop at all, you can open the overlay in one layer and the body in another layer, move the overlay to the position you want, then delete the body layer and export the .dds texture. 

[IBAGadget]

Not super familiar with either, but I think I have GIMP.

 

I'll give it a try and see what happens. Thank you

[IBAGadget]

I have a copy of the overlay extracted in a new folder and have found the overlay I want to edit.

 

I have found my body preset in Data/CalienteTools/Bodyslide/BodySlidePresets.

 

it's an .xml though. 

 

And GIMP can't load a .dds

 

grr.

[anjenthedog]

Try Paint dot Net. It's free and opens/saves dds files just fine.

[IBAGadget]

52 minutes ago, anjenthedog said:

Try Paint dot Net. It's free and opens/saves dds files just fine.

Thank you.

 

Any idea what file I should be looking for to get my preset body layer for reference?

[bnub345]

Couple of things, Paint.NET will work, or you can get a .dds addon for GIMP. The xml file in the bodyslide folder contains data on how to build the body mesh, which is not what you want at all. You want the female body texture, which is in data\meshes\actors\character\character assets\femalebody.dds. If you use some custom PC race mod, it will be in whatever folders that mod uses instead. The other texture you want is the racemenu overlay, which is in the folders of whatever mod you are using for it.

[IBAGadget]

11 minutes ago, bnub345 said:

Couple of things, Paint.NET will work, or you can get a .dds addon for GIMP. The xml file in the bodyslide folder contains data on how to build the body mesh, which is not what you want at all. You want the female body texture, which is in data\meshes\actors\character\character assets\femalebody.dds. If you use some custom PC race mod, it will be in whatever folders that mod uses instead. The other texture you want is the racemenu overlay, which is in the folders of whatever mod you are using for it.

ah, that's where it is. Thank you.

[ImABasoon]

I eyeballed the position of the overlay based on a bhunp skin but I'm not a bhunp user so I haven't tested it ingame. Just replace the texture with the same name.

Incaendo012 body f.dds

[IBAGadget]

awesome. thank you. I'll let you know how it works.

 

Still going to see if I can get mine to adjust as well. Figure I should try to learn something as well

[IBAGadget]

@ImABasoon Perfect fit. Thank you very much.