How does one.....

[COURIER2556]

.....recolor a item or copy a items color to use for another item? What programs would be involved? Guides? Tutorials?

[bjornl]

It is quite easy. I'll do this from the start to help others who haven't made the texture yet.

Install:

FOMM

Paint.net

NIFScope

GECK

make a copy of the BSA the current model and texture. Place this copy(s) in another path, not in the game folder.

Click on the BSA and unpack it in to your work folder.

Make your own copy of the relevant files in a data folder. For example:

\Data\meshes\Creatures\Dog

and

Data\textures\creatures\Dog

Place the current dog files in the above.

navigate to the DDS file and unpack it with paint.net. Save it as an uncompressed TIF. Edit the TIF in your favorite paint program. Save it (remember uncompressed)

Open the texture in paint.net and save it as a DDS. I suggest dxt1, Iterative Fit, perceptual, create Mip Maps, Super Sampling as your settings in Paint.net.

DXT1 is more compressed and easier on the system. They load 5-10% faster and typically take half as much disk space. DXt3 is better for very objects with a very contents while dxt5 is better for objects with soft edges (like clouds, or similar).

copy your edited DDS file to the textures folder.

next rename both DOG folders to something else.... such as FIDO or Doggy, or whatever you feel like. My suggestion is you use unique intitials to reduce the possibility of conconflict. In my case I use BL so I might name the folders BLRover.

Right click on the NIF and select open with niftools.

Expand the top node, typically something like NiNode within it you will see a number of numbered NiTriShape folders. Each of these typically has texture informaton and each must be check.

The path is 1 NiTriShape\ 3 BSShaderPPLightingProperty\ 4 BSShaderTextureSet

then in the botton window you will see a purple triagle/arrow TEXTURES, expand that and then double click to edit to the new path to your edited DDS. Do not rightclick and navigate to it as that stores your full path name and the game is not always installed in the same path on all systems. Just edit it so it starts with textures\ etc.

Saveas at the top and it's of to the GECK for the final step.

Open the GECK, uncheck all unneeded ESM files, select falloutNV.esm

wait while it slowly loads.

click on the DISK icon at the top (save) when saving you will select the name of the ESP which will hold your modified/unique object.

Navigate to the object you want to have a new texture for.

Right Click and select EDIT.

Give it a new ID and Name. ID is used in GECK, Name is used in the game.

Change the NIF it points to and click on OK. Save your ESP. Place it in game (save again) and test it in game.

 

 

More info

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE1vt98pwz4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL4JkSWDOho

http://wiki.tesnexus.com/index.php/Fallout_3/NV_non-replacer_textures_for_beginners

[COURIER2556]

Thanks man. Can't wait to try this later on. I was thinking of making a scorched sierra power helmet

[bjornl]

You're welcome. Best of luck with it. Just remember headwear needs to be edited in FNV to avoid being sideways. (see Fo3 -> FNV hat thread)