Texture importing help

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

Well i go and try to import a texture and turn it into a .bitmap file i can use to replace a texture of a current weapon, and the tutorial link is down on the ghosts tutorial resource list and all i get for a error message is

02.10.08 16:20:23 tool pc 01.00.00.0609 ----------------------------------------------
02.10.08 16:20:23 reference function: _write_to_error_file
02.10.08 16:20:23 reference address: 42ca20
02.10.08 16:20:23 Couldn't read map file './toolbeta.map'

Anyone able to help?

[paintballakid5]

well, 1st off make sure the file your trying to convert is a .tif not a .bmp or anything like that. i had that Problem when i first started out.

also make sure your typing the right command.. such as: "tool bitmaps weapons\weapon_name\bitmaps"

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

did that did tool.exe -tool bitmaps weapons/h3pistol/bitmaps/h3pistol.tif thats how i do it right?

[paintballakid5]

nope, don't type the name of the file.. "h3pistol.tif" just type this:

"tool bitmaps weapons\h3pistol\bitmaps" and remeber to use Backslash "\" not forward slash"/"

makes a Huge diefference.

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

didnt work whatsoever :S :( any ideas?

[paintballakid5]

Ummm not really, all i can say is retry, here are the steps you need to take:


1: make sure you .tif is 256x256 dimensions.

2: but it in data\weapons\h3pistol\bitmaps

3: open tool:

4: type "tool bitmaps weapons\h3pistol\bitmaps"

5: hope it worked.

if that Fails then i don't know whats wrong... sorry dude, hope this Helped.

Make sure the Texture is either: 256x256, or 512x512. you can have different sizes, but just stick with 256x256 for now..

Good luck.

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

its a weapon texture replacement for the pistol, and its 512x512

[paintballakid5]

i PM'd you my Xfire, add me and i'll take care of it, and send you the .bitmap