[Apothess]

does anyone know where i can get the program A.X.E to modify a ships POF. i want to change the textures of a ship but still keep the original.

[DTP]

Originally posted by Apothess
does anyone know where i can get the program A.X.E to modify a ships POF. i want to change the textures of a ship but still keep the original.

?, you want to change to textures and keep the original

does not compute, please specify.

[Apothess]

ok say i wanted to change the Capital4 map on the Hecate i would normally just get the texture.pcx i want rename it to capital 4 that would change it but would also change it for every other ship thats uses that capital4 texture. want i want to do is re-name the capital4 to something else eg Kaptial4 on the Hecate pof so that it dosen't effect the textures on any other ship. does this make any sense or am i just talkin crap???

[Rampage]

Have you heard of a magical little program called "MODELVIEW32"?  It works like a charm.

[Apothess]

yes i've got the latest version and it won't let me save them as a fs2 model but only as a FS1 pof even then it always seems to corrupt the pof's when i try and save them

[Rampage]

To save the POF into a Freespace 2 POF:

1. Open up the editor.
2. Go to "Menu>Editor>Save as Freespace 2 Model..."

Hope that helped.

[Apothess]

unfortunately that doesn't work, when i click on the editor menu it only comes up with save as FS1 pof, there is a save as FS2 pof but it dosen't do anything when u click on it.

[Eviscerator]

Guys, he's asking for a Hex editor so he can change the hex lines of the POF's code to reference a new skin. This will allow him to use a new reskinned and different model of the ship while still having the original one available to him.

Sorry bud. I can't get you AXE as I have been unsuccessful in locating it myself. You can try to find other hex editing software on the net at http://www.tucows.com, OR you can send the model to me at [email protected] and I can do it for you.

[Bobboau]

or you could use one of the many POF editors...
like PCS,
or even FSMM2,
hell if you could find it selugtouch could probly do that without screwing up too bad

[Eviscerator]

I heard PCS was really hard to use, thus I have avoided it like the plague.

With HexEdit32 I could do it in 20 seconds. No kidding. I've timed it.

Hey Bob, would you have links for PCS and FSMM2?

[Black Wolf]

Originally posted by Apothess
unfortunately that doesn't work, when i click on the editor menu it only comes up with save as FS1 pof, there is a save as FS2 pof but it dosen't do anything when u click on it.

That's because it's already a FS2 Pof - just exit the pof editor and it should save no worries - I do it all the time. If it's stiull corrupting it - reinstall and/or redownload MV32.

[Bobboau]

if you can hex edit PCS will be like cheating
look in my sig if you want to learn how to use it
I don't have the link to it off hand and I don't think I put a link to it in the tutorial, I am sure someone has the link to it

[Apothess]

Cheers!!:)

Thanks for the advice:)