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:
you must click on "More Settings"
and then there stay: Felling: Background colour. You must change it to: transparent
you will see now the alpha texture (invisible textur)
now you can paint something what you want
Save this picture.
File -> Export -> your Desktop -> name it to myalphatextur.png -> save.
then..
Now you have the file on your Desktop
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)
Now click on Convert, now its converting to your desktop.
Put your .TGA file in c\programme files(x86)\activision\call of duty 2)
Now you click on bin and then on asset_manager.exe
Do this settings for a alpha textur:
Click on File -> Save as
write there myalphatexture.gdt
and then on save.
Click F10 (PC Convert -> Current asset only)
Now you will get a material and a image name: myalphatexture(.iwi)