How do I modify cockpit texture

[shilka]

I'm trying to modify a10c cockpit texture but couldn't get the dds format right. I'm using photoshop CS4 with nvidia dds plugin.

I unzip A_10C_C_EDM_TEX.zip, modify the corresponding dds, save and pack it back again. But the dds "save as" dialog is rather complicated and I don't know how to set the parameters. The result is missing texture.

 

any idea?

[Ali Fish]

if the default texture has an alpha channel associated with it, then use DXT5 if not DXT1 should be sufficient.

 

DXT5 ARGB 8 bpp | interpolated alpha

 

edit: also its set on volume texture in your image, set it to 2d texture for saving. and as it is a cockpit texture select the no mips check box.

Edited August 25, 2012 by Ali Fish

[shilka]

thanks it works. But actually I just found out that my initial problem is having zipped one more layer of folders...