Adding New Textures To Character Creation

[KoolHndLuke]

I'm trying to replace some of the eyebrows from Looksmenu Customization Compendium. I made these in Photoshop, but, I'm not sure how to save them. I'm replacing the diffuse textures. I don't know how to replace the normal and s.dds. I replaced the Brow1_d.dds and it is not showing in game. Is it because I didn't save it right? Or do I need to add it in the CK first?

[Evan555alpha]

If you're simply replacing them, then you should use the same DDS compression that the texture you're replacing uses. iirc, diffuse textures with transparency need to be saved with BC3/DXT5.

I can't remember if the the photoshop DDS plugin can open BC5/ATI2(3Dc) DDS images or not, which is the DDS compression that the normal and specular maps use. If photoshop can't open them, GIMP, with its DDS plugin, can.

[KoolHndLuke]

Thanks. I'll try saving it again like you said and see.

[AWP3RATOR]

Photoshop Intel Texture Works Plugin can open them, no worries there.

 

If you are simply replacing existing, you should require no CK/FO4Edit work - you would only need to use those for adding new forms to the plugin.

[KoolHndLuke]

Thanks. I saved it again in the format Evan suggested and it worked. Going to have to read up on more of this to gain a better understanding.

[Evan555alpha]

Good to hear.