Need Help Editing Specular Textures

[MadTod]

I've made a new paint job for Power Armour and for the most part it looks awesome, however I have one issue with it and it refers to the Specular Texture I am using.

 

I've used the Jaws specular texture for my armour because I like how it makes the exposed metal parts shine unlike the standard specular texture, however on the X-01 armour it has weathered parts that have a blue-ish colour that I don't like.

 

Also the T-60 armour - despite which specular I use - has a lot of weather on the helmet and arms, it's like this for all standard textures too, I would also like to change this.

 

 

Any help would be very much appreciated, thanks.

 

P.S. I use G.I.M.P for 2D Imaging, I don't have Photoshop.

Edited May 29, 2016 by TanisDuncan

[EmissaryOfWind]

To edit dds files, you'll need a plugin. This one is for Gimp, but if it doesn't work, you can download Photoshop CS2 for free, and use the Nvidia tools.

[MadTod]

I have the plugin for GIMP, I use GIMP, I don't know what to do with the Specular Textures (i.e. how to make some parts shiny and others show more of the textures and not look so weathered).

[EmissaryOfWind]

Pick the color from an area that has the shine you want, paint over the part you don't like, and it should do the trick. I'm not entirely sure, though, I always make a grayscale specular map, generally from the diffuse, so I'm not too experienced with those fancy purpley ones.