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| modmaker91 |
  Posted 20th Dec 2005 2:49pm |
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When I got my new computer, it came with a nice all in one printer. My two questions are:
1. What is the file type that RED uses for the textures?
2. How do I get textures to work?
This will help loads because the default textures are good for making default type maps only. |
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| Molodiets |
Posted 20th Dec 2005 3:33pm |
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1. Targa is the format used by RED. The files end with .tga.
ACDSEE or that can convert a picture to Targa.
2. export your texture in the VPP containing your map with VPP Builder Beta 02 Build 6 Or simply put the custom targa in your game/Red Faction/texture folder before using RED. The custom textures will be in Custom in RED. |
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| sypher |
Posted 20th Dec 2005 5:43pm |
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i have done that but my texturs dont work? |
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| goober |
Posted 20th Dec 2005 6:56pm |  |
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| Quoting sypher | | i have done that but my texturs dont work? |
what size are they, where do you have them put?
and, molo you fogot about photoshop and paint shop pro... the 2 most expensive (and best) image editing programs there are (IMO) |
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| mad_ferrit |
Posted 20th Dec 2005 8:51pm |
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They need to be saved to your C:\Games\Red Faction\User Maps\Textures folder for use in RED editor. If you add any textures into this folder whilst RED is open then you will need to close and reopen it for them to be viewable and useable.
The .tga files also need to be of the correct size to work properly.
You must make sure they are a power of 2. Usual sizes would be 128x128, 256x256, 512x512 (pixels), depending on how detailed the texture is and how large the area is that you're covering. 256x256 being the norm.
You can also jumble them up a bit, i.e. 128x256 will work, but do not use a scale greater than 8:1 (I think).
Other than that, make sure it's 24-bit for normal textures and 32-bit for transparent textures.
Oh and when you are in RED, go into your texture browser and they will be under Custom. When you Create level packfile the textures will automatically be batched into the VPP file. |
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| modmaker91 |
Posted 20th Dec 2005 10:28pm |
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Thanks for the help guys. |
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| sypher |
Posted 21st Dec 2005 9:18am |
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| Quoting goober | | Quoting sypher | | i have done that but my texturs dont work? |
what size are they, where do you have them put?
and, molo you fogot about photoshop and paint shop pro... the 2 most expensive (and best) image editing programs there are (IMO) |
i saved them to my C:\Games\Red Faction\User Maps\Textures and they are TGA so why dont they work\? |
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| mad_ferrit |
Posted 21st Dec 2005 9:27am |
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What way do they not work? Do they not show up in your terxture browser? |
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| sypher |
Posted 21st Dec 2005 9:37am |
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yea in red the texturs called costom as the texturs you add but mine doesnt have a costom textur in red??  |
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| goober |
Posted 21st Dec 2005 10:53am | |
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What? are you saying that your version of RED doesn't work? if this is the case, just say it and ill send you a copy of RED.exe |
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| sypher |
Posted 21st Dec 2005 11:07am |
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no it works but my costom textur i have loads but in red i go to texturs and i dont have a coztom texturs to pick from but yes plz send me a copy of yours and ill try to figger it out thx!!  |
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| mad_ferrit |
Posted 21st Dec 2005 11:49am |
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Are you sure that your textures are in .tga format??? And you havnt put them within folders inside your textures folder? |
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Posted 21st Dec 2005 4:36pm | |
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ok here is the checklist.
1) take your picture
2) resize it to something like 128 X 128 or 256 X 256
3) convert it to Targa 24 bit (i belive)
4) place the Targa in the user_maps/Tetures directory
5) open it up in your texture in the custom folder in RED texture
a program to change these can be found Here. |
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| sypher |
Posted 21st Dec 2005 6:40pm |
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| Quoting mad_ferrit | | Are you sure that your textures are in .tga format??? And you havnt put them within folders inside your textures folder? |
yea they in a TGA format and i donno about the folders but i have a door tga folder in my red texturs folder and they dont work |
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| mad_ferrit |
Posted 23rd Dec 2005 3:11pm |
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| Quoting sypher | | Quoting mad_ferrit | | Are you sure that your textures are in .tga format??? And you havnt put them within folders inside your textures folder? |
yea they in a TGA format and i donno about the folders but i have a door tga folder in my red texturs folder and they dont work |
There should be no folders within your textures folder. RED will not look in them. ALL of your textures (tga files) need to be placed into your Textures folder, with no subfolders!!! My textures folder contains about 2000 textures, none of them are ordered into folders because that wont work. They all live in my textures folder together!!!
So to sum up, only tga files are to be placed into your C:\Games\Red Faction\User Maps\Textures folder |
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