re-skinning

[philip98188]

hello fokes !!!

well i wanted to do something different then modding star wars empire at war all the time so i wanted to make some personal mods for civilization 4, but i did not come far becouse i have run into a problem :

Does enybody know how to get the skins ( DDS-files ) of all the unites ??? becouse its not to be found in the ''Assets'' folder in civilization4 folder.

the reason i need to know this is becouse i want to re-skinn the ICBM...well a simple re-skinn just some different colour's.

Please don't say : ''look in to other threads'' becouse i have been looking for an anser for some time now and i can't find it ( mostly becouse i want a re-skinn not a completely new skinn )

 

[Saketh]

First of all, this is not the forum for questions.

Second, look at the Skinning for Beginners tutorial. That tells you how to find the assets.

 

[philip98188]

i'm not looking for the Assets folder !!! i am looking for something how i can get all the DDS-files used in civilization 4 !!! becouse i want to make an new unit that uses an Re-skinned ICBM skinn.

an i don't know how i can get this thread into the right place ??!!

and i am using the latest pach !!!!! ( perhaps that was not such an good idee )

edit : oke i have not extracted that Art0.fpk file but i dont get DDS-files i need some kind of program that can read and edit KF-files and NIF-files...

oh and Saketh... thanks for the tip of looking at the Skinning for Beginners tutorial.

 

[doronron]

Use paktemp!!!!

Do you see the Assets FPK files in the Assets directory??!!

Unit DDS files are stored in the same directories as the NIF and KF files!!!!

Use DXTBmp to view and edit them!!?!?!

 

[philip98188]

ah and eh where do i get that DXTBmp thing from doronron ??!!
but this info clears some thing up for an n00b like me i'm more the Star Wars Empire At War modder...but thanks

 

[doronron]

Googled: http://www.simviation.com/fsdesign_utilities.htm

Keep scrolling down until you see the program listed.

 

[Saketh]

i'm not looking for the Assets folder !!! i am looking for something how i can get all the DDS-files used in civilization 4 !!! becouse i want to make an new unit that uses an Re-skinned ICBM skinn.

an i don't know how i can get this thread into the right place ??!!

and i am using the latest pach !!!!! ( perhaps that was not such an good idee )

edit : oke i have not extracted that Art0.fpk file but i dont get DDS-files i need some kind of program that can read and edit KF-files and NIF-files...

oh and Saketh... thanks for the tip of looking at the Skinning for Beginners tutorial.

Editing KF and NIF files requires either Blender, 3DS Max, or Maya.