[The_Blind_One]

Okey i know how to add a tga skin, but i looked all over the tutorials but how do i apply a dds skin?

I know this is probaly an easy answer but i looked through ALL skinning tutorials but i just don't know it.

NOTE: the skin is completly finished and is ready to be APPLIED (it only needs to be applied) nothing more just apply.

BUT HOW? (GMAX says it can't read this format but how do i apply it then?)

[Phoib]

Apply the targa file with the same name.

[The_Blind_One]

So i need to give them both the same name?

But i only want to use the dds for speed circumstances.

Does the dds need to be called (example) : avpaladin.tga?

Or can it just be named avpaladin?

And can i delete the tga afterwards and ONLY use the dds?

[Phoib]

ok, you have a dds called blah.dds, which you want to use. Make a tga out of it, ( blah.tga ) apply it in RenX, and use the dds as texture in the texture map. Done

[The_Blind_One]

Thx phoib it works perfectly now, thx you very much

Shows how professional you are

[DJRowley]

What does saving as a DDS actually do? I thought that Generals would only read dds skins but it seems to read tgas as well...

[The_Blind_One]

DDS is a more highly compressed system and generals works better with DDS files because it can apply them directly and with TGA's it works different (engine thing).

Also DDS is smaller file sized, thus meaning faster rendering (engine thing)

So to make it easy its better performence in generals

[Chrizz]

dds is a better qwality of images better then tga when u zoom in tga file it gives a wierd color in the game if u export it as dds you see a better qwality of skin

[DJRowley]

Ah, I see. Thank you