![]() ![]() Now were talking! Or nyanyanyanyanyanyanyanyanya or whatever. So, with the magic of sloppy image editing, let's fix that! Well, it doesn't look right does it? It's as if somehow it's lacking perspective. Easy, just slap it on top and we are done, right? Well, here's the internets most favorite cat! That looks very dull doesn't it? Imagine if we could liven it up a little? We are talking about textures for video games, images that are displayed on your screen with various transformations such as scaling, rotation and positioning. What is a texture? Is it something you can run your finger along to feel bumps and ridges? Or is it about surface material properties, such as road texture that affect grip? And even then, there are some details in the guide that should apply to any image formats for any foreseeable future. This guide doesn't concern itself with any game version specifics, hence it can be applied to all versions of ETS 2, ATS and any other games beyond that uses DDS files. Don't get your hopes up, ETS 2 Studio is NOT an image editing program. We shall take a closer look at ETS 2 Studio later on though as far as textures go. Note that there are countless other image editing applications out there as well as image format conversion tools.Īnd then there's ETS 2 Studio, which technically removes the need for DDS saving/conversion. Overall, weak as an image editor IMHO.And some functions just aren't where you want them to be or anywhere at all. "Random" user interface, while decent it's not comparable to other professional suites.This means, any advancements in the application is at the whim of it's developers only and only when they have time to work on it. Has support for many common file formats. ![]() Paint.Net (Note, i have only dabbled with Paint.Net myself so i don't know how well it compares) Link:.IMHO, GIMP is needlessly complicated when you want to work with transparency and alpha channels.Confusing, though this can be said about certain functions in professional suites too! "Linux style user interface", it's not as simple to work with IMHO and it puts "a little of this here and a little of that there".Doesn't have all the features of professional suites.Works on Windows, Linux and OS X natively.Lightweight, doesn't require a lot of computer resources.Has support for a great deal of common file formats and then some.Has many users, meaning there's a lot of guides and tutorials for it.Open source! (While this might not matter to you, it means that if something is missing or you need something, someone can make that happen through programming).GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) Link:.Windows and OS X only, Linux users must run Wine.Further straining your computers resources and slowing down the process of working with said formats. Not even through plugins and thusly, if you want to open say SVG, EPS or other vector based image formats you need to use another program in the Adobe suite to do so. Doesn't have natural support for certain file formats.Heavyweight, draws a lot of resources from your computer.Has support for a great deal of common file formats as well as the ability to interoperate with all programs in the Adobe CC suite seamlessly.Used by a lot of professionals, ensuring there's guides and tutorials for just about anything you want to do.Has a professionally developed user interface, making it easy to find what you are looking for.Comes with most of the professional grade tools you need.Adobe Photoshop (Note, Adobe also has a number of other image editing related applications) Link:. ![]() Unless you already have an image editing application of choice, here's a few that I (Cadde, in order of preference) recommend: This is where using GOOGLE really comes in handy. The guide assumes you are capable of filling in some blanks yourself, as explaining the inner operations of each and every image editor goes beyond the scope of this guide. Some image editors are free where others either cost money or require a subscription of some sort. This guide requires you to use at least one of the many flavors of image editing software out there. The thread/post might start off very basic and eventually grow to cover all aspects of the subject. That means, all moderators and admins are free to edit this and any reserved posts if new information arises from the community. This thread is intended as a community project thread. ![]()
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