[Question] Tutorial how to make Armor retextures

[Nightdragon72]

as the Titel of this port already says ist is there a toturial how to make custom retexture to Armors . and if the question dosen"t belong here i will delte it and post it somethere else on the site 

[traison]

Is a tutorial needed?

 

Use Photoshop's DDS plugin, or get Microsoft's equivalent. That's pretty much the only "complicated" bit.

[Nightdragon72]

i never done it befor so i just asked  if there is such a thing befor i ruin Something

[traison]

If you make backups (which you should do even if you think you know what you're doing) nothing will ever get ruined.

 

Here's a link to Microsoft's tools: https://github.com/microsoft/DirectXTex

 

These days, these tools would be considered difficult and cumbersome to use, since they're terminal/cmd utilities. To me, this just means they can be automated easily, making my job easier. YMMV,

 

I don't know what the licensing model on Photoshop is these days. If there is a free version and whether the DDS plugin is built-in or requires a separate download (and who provides it) and if so, whether it works on the free version or not. I stay away from Photoshop and Adobe tools in general for various reasons, none of which are worth mentioning here - you make your own decisions.

 

Edit: Forgot to mention that most people apparently prefer Paint.NET. It is not a Microsoft utility despite what one might think at first glance, and it may not even be free - however the free version should suffice as long as its licensing model doesn't get in your way.

Edited August 26, 2023 by traison