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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Modding Workshop => Topic started by: jaedub51 on November 08, 2007, 12:05:39 am

Title: Question about Re-skinned Ursa
Post by: jaedub51 on November 08, 2007, 12:05:39 am: This is regarding a mod I found on Hades-Combine.

Where do I put the .dds files to complete the reskin? I've looked everywhere except the 'smarty_fs2.vp', because VPview can't open it. I don't even see ANY .dds files anywhere else. IF they're in this .vp file, what's wrong with it?

Also, anyone have any pictures of it? I don't wanna go through a lot of trouble if it's not better than the original skin.

Thanks for any help.
Title: Re: Question about Re-skinned Ursa
Post by: MetalDestroyer on November 08, 2007, 12:40:15 am: Just put dds files on data\maps
Title: Re: Question about Re-skinned Ursa
Post by: jaedub51 on November 08, 2007, 01:15:44 am: There is no such folder....
Title: Re: Question about Re-skinned Ursa
Post by: nvsblmnc on November 08, 2007, 01:40:05 am: The full path (assuming default install) will be c:\games\freespace2\data\maps.

If that folder isn't there, just create it.
Title: Re: Question about Re-skinned Ursa
Post by: Titan on November 08, 2007, 06:58:04 am: ursa reskin? and i've noticed that too, why cant you open smarty?
Title: Re: Question about Re-skinned Ursa
Post by: jaedub51 on November 08, 2007, 08:49:57 am: Quote from: nvsblmnc on November 08, 2007, 01:40:05 am
The full path (assuming default install) will be c:\games\freespace2\data\maps.

If that folder isn't there, just create it.

Well, I did that, and there was nothing different about the Ursa. Oh well.
Title: Re: Question about Re-skinned Ursa
Post by: Jeff Vader on November 08, 2007, 08:59:27 am: Quote from: jaedub51 on November 08, 2007, 12:05:39 am
I've looked everywhere except the 'smarty_fs2.vp', because VPview can't open it.
Try QuickVP. If that doesn't open it, you've probably killed the file with some bizarre method.
Title: Re: Question about Re-skinned Ursa
Post by: Titan on November 08, 2007, 11:58:23 am: whats quickVP? an upgrade over VPview or an alternative?
Title: Re: Question about Re-skinned Ursa
Post by: Jeff Vader on November 08, 2007, 12:29:15 pm: An alternative. Can be found from the Wiki.
Title: Re: Question about Re-skinned Ursa
Post by: Snail on November 08, 2007, 03:03:52 pm: Quote from: jaedub51 on November 08, 2007, 08:49:57 am
Well, I did that, and there was nothing different about the Ursa. Oh well.

Hah, it's much improved. If you take side-by-side screenshots, it has a bit of dirt and crap on it as opposed to the original Ursa skin which was sparkly clean. It is also more detailed.
Title: Re: Question about Re-skinned Ursa
Post by: jaedub51 on November 10, 2007, 11:04:31 pm: Quote from: Lobo on November 08, 2007, 08:59:27 am
Try QuickVP. If that doesn't open it, you've probably killed the file with some bizarre method.

I tried that, and it was able to open it..... but the file names were all garbled (funny shapes and letters), the file sizes were all in NEGATIVES, and one of the files had a listed creation date of Dec. 29, 1980!
Title: Re: Question about Re-skinned Ursa
Post by: Jeff Vader on November 11, 2007, 03:11:33 am: Quote from: jaedub51 on November 10, 2007, 11:04:31 pm
the file names were all garbled (funny shapes and letters), the file sizes were all in NEGATIVES, and one of the files had a listed creation date of Dec. 29, 1980!
:wtf:

Actually, now that I've checked, smarty_fs2.vp contains the intelanims, so you could just leave it alone. It won't do any good for you. Unless it's really broken and you can't see any funny animations in the Tech room.