Texture for a building

[Mystic_Saiyan offline]

Ok, I have a texture that i want to put into a building, my first question is can i replace the texture of a building alread in existance, also, what size does the texture need to be, and one more thing, how do i change the file type so that i can use it inside of tribes2
If someone would help that would be great.

[CleverClothe offline]

1) You cannot make any changes to an already existing buildings (.dif's).

2) Textures should be in .png format, with demensions that are powers of 2 (like 2x2, 2x4, 2x8, 32x32, etc. Max of 128 I think). You should try to keep to square texture sizes whenever possible.

3) Any picture/photo editor worth anything can save as a ".png". But you will need to add the texture(s) to a .wad file if you want to use them in Worldcraft. I suggest using "Wally". Search through the threads or any Half-Life/Quake editing site (I dont have the URL with me). Then you will also need to include the .png file(s) in the "base/textures/<NameOfYourWadFile>/..." directory. Make sure to include those .png's with your map.

[metaltank offline]

I would recommend downloading Paint Shop Pro 7. It's a great program and it's easy to find a crack for it.

Speaking of using .png's. Does Tribes2 support animated .png's? I don't recall ever seeing one in Tribes2. I believe the .png format does support animation though. Thanks.

[Mystic_Saiyan offline]

Hmm, ok yah i just got Paint Shop Pro 7 yesterday:D So if i have my own texture i want to put into a building, i have to make my own building right? Thank you that cleared some things up for me (the newbie)