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Pretty much just like the title says. I extract DDS files and then I inject the DDS file back into the map. Afterwards, it gets very staticy.


Can someone please help me? After seeing these reskins, I wanted to try myself.

You must inject in the same format you extracted.

Example: If you extracted a bitmap in DXT1 you must inject in DXT1.

Thats the thing, I extracted it as a DDS, and injected it as a DDS.

Edit: Could using DotHalo be the problem?

No, it's the format... DXT 1 is a sub-format of DDS.

All Halo Bitmaps are .dds files, but they differ in the sense that some are DXT1 images, some are DXT2/3 or DXT4/5 and there are even other formats.

Assuming you're using Photoshop, just save them in the correct DXT format of which the image was before extraction. This should solve your problem.

*Worships iGeo* Thank you so much! Thanks for taking the time to help a skin noob out!!!

Edit: Just incase I wasn't clear, it worked. It was a DTX1 thing. *Thanks iGeo some more*

Thank you for spelling my name correctly.

Didn't really think nothing of it. I used to be on a message board that was real strict about spelling and grammar, so typing in complete sentences and no abbreviations or "Thx 4 da dl", stuff like that annoys me.

killgore333 wrote:Didn't really think nothing of it. I used to be on a message board that was real strict about spelling and grammar, so typing in complete sentences and no abbreviations or "Thx 4 da dl", stuff like that annoys me.

Amen and amen.
It took me forever to figure out the DXT thing when I first started skinning, so dont feel bad.
I R PWN3D UR N00B H4XZORZ X0R3D *shudders* ugh...

i just use DXTBmp. that saves the files in the format i extracted them in i think, at least i have had no problems so far.

fergie4000 wrote:i just use DXTBmp. that saves the files in the format i extracted them in i think, at least i have had no problems so far.

As do I, but sometimes you have to set it anyway, or it screws up.

hey dont forgit that the image cant be bigger than the original

He already said his problem has been solved...

Actually, I have another problem. I messages iGeo about it, but no reply. Why aren't the bump maps working? One texture in particular doesn't show up unless I am standing directly in front of it. There isn't a bumpmap for it, just the texture itself.

I think I may reskin another level.

i think it is something to do with the skin not the bumpmap as i also have that problem when i can see 2 of something. try internalizing the bitmap.

I am having the same problem(the first one) i use DXTBmp and as far as i can tell they are the same. but i still get the same random colors. i don't know what i am doing wrong.

How do you internalize the texture? My textures show up when I am extremely close to it. I would take screenshots, but that would be work, lol!

Also, I was wondering, can you resize a texture smaller than its size? I know you cannot resize larger, so replaced the "Africa earth" in midship with a burning planet, but made it smaller. Before resizing, it looked fine. When I resized it, it looked like a bunch of lines in outer space.

To get an idea of my visual of the outside of midship, think of this, but on fire. http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/49638280/