Hello Guys,
i want to show you how you can make a Textur with alpha in Call of Duty 2.
For this tutorial you need DDS Converter 2 and GIMP.
DDS Converter 2 Download:
http://www.gamefront.com/files/files...verter_v21.exe
GIMP Download:
http://gimp.softonic.de/
Open your GIMP and click on File -> New
Now you will see this:
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you must click on "More Settings"
and then there stay: Felling: Background colour. You must change it to: transparent
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you will see now the alpha texture (invisible textur)
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now you can paint something what you want :)
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Save this picture.
File -> Export -> your Desktop -> name it to myalphatextur.png -> save.
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then..
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Now you have the file on your Desktop
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Now open the DDS Converter 2. You write there your file (myalphatexture.png) or klick on that.
Make from (input format:) .PNG to (Output format:) .TGA
Then you click on the button .\ (next to c:\users\computer name\desktop)
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Now click on Convert, now its converting to your desktop.
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Put your .TGA file in c\programme files(x86)\activision\call of duty 2)
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Now you click on bin and then on asset_manager.exe
Do this settings for a alpha textur:
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Click on File -> Save as
write there myalphatexture.gdt
and then on save.
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Click F10 (PC Convert -> Current asset only)
Now you will get a material and a image name: myalphatexture(.iwi)