In the right pane, under type, you should see a whole bunch of line beginning with Texture Image. With SimPE open the default skin replacement file (d) that will be the "host" for your new texture files.
Now that you have your replacement textures, you are ready to begin the real work of creating your default skin replacement. The reason this step is necessary is that BMP files are not compressed in any way, so if you were to use them to create a default replacement skin, the file would probably be around 50 MB Put the new files in PNG folder you created earlier. If you don't have that, you will have to open each file, one by one, and use the "save as" feature to save them with the PNG extension Don't change the file names. There are a lot of files, which is why a software that allows batch conversions is recommended!. What you want to do is convert each of the bmp file that was created in the previous step into a png file. This step will be different for every graphic program. Step two : Converting the texture files from bmp to png. There you will find a whole slew of bmp files. You will find that Body Shop has created a new project folder in your data folder. You can now cancel the project as it's no longer required. Select the skin tone you want to turn into a default replacement. Launch Bodyshop, Create Parts, Start New Project, Create Genetics, Skin Tone. Step one : Extracting the textures from your skin. Create a new folder somewhere and name it something like PNG Put the file you wish to turn into a default replacement skin into your download folder. The default is C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA DDS Utilities. In SimPE Preferences enter the path of the Nvidia DDS Tool folder. Obtain all the necessary software and files as indicated above. This is the one I used :Į) The skin you wish to turn into a default.
I use Paint Shop Pro : ĭ) An existing default skin replacement. Because you use an existing default, a lot of the work has been done for you.Ĭ) A graphic program that allows you to save files using the png format, preferably one that will allow you to do batch conversion. It's much easier than doing a default skin from scratch. It's a little bit like recolouring an object. The goal of this exercise is to use an already existing replacement skin, and replace all the textures from the skin with new ones. Hopefully it will be useful to someone here.Ĭredits: Many thanks to Sleepycat who patiently walked me through this method every step of the way. Both the skin and the replacement skin need to be present in the download folder. You can also create default skins at the push of a button with the new version of SimPE, but it doesn't produce a stand-alone file that you can share and or distribute. Note: This method uses an existing replacement skin so it's much easier than creating one from scratch. Creating default skin replacement - simplified method.
0 kommentar(er)
