Converting textures

Chees502

I have a series of 5 images I am wanting to convert to .material, I have my output directory set, and whenever I try to build it skips over my files. They are .psd and 512x512, I have also tried flattening them, is there a step I am missing somewhere?

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SgtBarlow

<a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/wiki/index.php/Importing_Custom_Textures" target="_blank">http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/wiki/inde...Custom_Textures</a>

Chees502

I checked the wiki about it, and it did not say anything specific, that I have not done.
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Other than being .PSD, 512x512, 8-bit, and flat I don't know any other requirements.

perso

Check that you have a <b>materialsrc</b> directory in the <b>source</b> directory that you have defined in builder.
Builder checks for material source files in that directory. I think this was mentioned in one of BreadMan's video tutorials
(<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbF9HGYHQYc" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbF9HGYHQYc</a>).

edit: I re-read your post and this is probably not your problem but I suggest watching the video anyway if you haven't

Chees502

Yeah, my source directory has a materialsrc folder in it, and I did everything that was shown in this video. :\

SgtBarlow

Did you load the setup file in the Builder?

Chees502

yes, I loaded the setup, you are unable to select build, if you do not have it selected.

SgtBarlow

Wait, are you getting errors, what does it chuck out in "verbose" mode?

Chees502

I am not getting errors, I am just getting the post saying it skipped files, and nothing has changed with verbose enabled.
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SN.Wolf

I get the same error since the first time i loaded the builder, I am in hopes there will be an easier (alternate) way to import textures in the future.

MasterG

<a href="http://developer.nvidia.com/object/photoshop_dds_plugins.html" target="_blank">http://developer.nvidia.com/object/photosh...ds_plugins.html</a>

That should work just fine. I have my textures working in the editor. Also had the same problem with the builder not accepting my files.

Chees502

wait, so do I need to save it as a .dds to build a .material?

MasterG

No. You have to save your images as .dds in your ns2 texture folder(or a custom subfolder). The .material is a textfile that specifies the diffuse map, normal map and specular map etc. You can copy the .material file from one of the original textures and put it in the same folder as you custom textures. Then edit its name and specify paths inside. Hope that helps?

SgtBarlow

The builder converts PSD's into .dds files and yes .material file listing all its associated texture counterparts has to be with the PSD in the build folder called materialsrc


That texture tutorial is slightly wrong, the builder will copy the .material text files accross with the converted files.