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Converting .png To .dds


Zerocloud411

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Hey, so I've read that .png files slow down the game more so than .dds files. Is there any reason I shouldn't convert mods I have that are in .png to .dds? Also is there any specific converter I should be using for quality's sake, or would anything that came up from googling "convert png to dds" be alright?

 

Thank you for your time.

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Sorry for the late reply.

It's true that png files are very difficult to run. They often consume 12-15 times the memory of a .dds (I'm not kidding, it's insane).

 

There's virtually no downside to converting to .dds. They are slightly lower quality, but the difference is so small it's not even visible 99% of the time. Definitely convert to .dds.

 

I use Paint.NET. It's free and it offers many options for what type of .dds you want to save the .png as. I've also never had any quality problems saving as a DXT5 .dds with Paint.NET.

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