how to make a skin for swat 4

thx to spidey i know how to make a custom skin all credit goes to him
thx for all ur help i was a bit noobish so laugh all u want NOW but soon ill have my skin woohoo anyway here we go:
[14:56] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: greetings
[14:56] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: how are u
[14:56] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: hi
[14:56] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: about as welll as I'm likely to get
[14:57] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: how does the dds work ? i downloaded it and unzipped it its a folder i dont get it at all
[14:57] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: sound sad u ok ?
[14:58] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: the readme says to place the dds.exe with gimps other plugins in gimps 'lib\gimp\2.0\plug-ins' folder
[14:58] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: that allows gimp to open the .dds files
[15:00] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: C:\Program Files\Gimp-2.0
[15:00] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: in there but dont see the foldier
[15:00] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: its not im lib
[15:01] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: in that folder you should see a set of folders, bin, etc, lib, setup, and share
[15:01] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: nvm i found it
[15:04] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: how did u learn all this stuff ?
[15:05] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: open -> select foo.dds in file dialog from gimp), and through a launcher (e.g. double clickf ile in explorer)
[15:11] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: u mean file --> open location ?
[15:12] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: gimp has 3 file -> open types, Open as in a saved file, Open Location as in all files at a given location (I've never got that to work on windows actually), and Open Recent (ly opened files)
[15:13] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: in the main window, ctrl+o should be a keyboard shortcut for file -> open
[15:16] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: it wont open the dds
[15:16] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: i went to file open then went to the dds it says it cant open it
[15:17] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: what exactly does it say?
[15:17] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: opening c\
[15:18] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: 8=)
[15:18] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: opening c\dstop\skin(the folder i put it in)\face.dds failed
[15:18] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: unkown file type
[15:19] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: mm
[15:19] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: Was gimp running when you installed the dds plugin?
[15:20] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: not sure
[15:20] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: i did it last time when u semt me the likn
[15:20] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: maybe
[15:20] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: try restarting gimp
[15:20] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: ok
[15:21] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: some programs don't update their hashes after startup, to increase performance
[15:21] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: still doesnt open says the same ting
[15:21] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: thing*
[15:22] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: it must not be finding the plugin then
[15:23] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: send me the link and ill donwload it again with gimp closed then ill move it again
[15:24] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: http://nifelheim.dyndns.org/~cocidius/dds/
[15:25] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: source or win32 binaries ?
[15:25] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: win32 binaries
[15:25] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: Windows doesn't even ship with a bloody compiler.... (needed to install from source), and Microsoft makes one of the indrusty standard (if shitty) compilers
[15:26] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: should i put the readme too ?
[15:27] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: i tihkn wat i did wrong is that i think i downloaded source
[15:27] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: no need
[15:28] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: before the dds was i a folfer now it loks like the rest of them
[15:28] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: ok it works now
[15:28] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: cc
[15:29] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: uunknow pixel format! taking a guess, expect trouble
[15:29] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: yeah, I always get that from s4 textures
[15:29] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: from the swat ed the texture i had to get the blue 1 or the other 1
[15:30] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: you can save the file as a .tga and use that to work on the files, so they are ready to import into swated
[15:30] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: ?
[15:30] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: on swat ed
[15:31] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: nvm i donno how to explain it
[15:31] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: so now what ?
[15:32] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: create your textures as tga and import them into a custom texture package in swat ed
[15:33] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: save as ?
[15:33] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: aye
[15:33] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: just hit save or do i have to select the file type
[15:34] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: nvm ok the file type is tga
[15:35] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: easist way is to do file -> save as and change it from 'filename.dds' to 'filename.tga'
[15:35] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: but the file type thing should do it too
[15:35] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: it did
[15:35] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: rle compression ?
[15:35] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: the defaults on the dialog should be ok
[15:36] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: rgr im openng swat ed
[15:39] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: ok i opened it
[15:41] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: now what
[15:43] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: i tryed opening the tga but it craashed swat ed
[15:43] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: wierd but funny lol
[15:43] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: SwatEd is a total peice of crap lol
[15:43] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: lol
[15:44] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: you need to open swat edit, got to view -> show master browser; then when it comes up (you might want to resize the window) go to it's textures tab, file -> new and create a new utx package
[15:44] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: so how am i supost to open it ?
[15:44] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: you'll get a dialog for a 'name' and a 'package'
[15:44] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: name = YourSkinsNameCustomSkin
[15:44] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: package = YourSkinsName
[15:45] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: ok it, and you'll have an empty texture package to put your textures in
[15:45] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: file -> import -> and select the .tga file you want to import -> you'll get a dialog, tell it to use 'DX1' compression and import it
[15:45] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: after that you should see the file in the texture package
[15:46] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: i didnt get a dialoge it says full,in use, recent
[15:46] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: and some filters
[15:47] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: screen shot pls
[15:47] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: how
[15:48] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: press print screen (which copies a picture of your screen to the clipboard), then open paint and paste it in, save file, and send me it via xfire
[15:50] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: doesnt do nothing
[15:50] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: mm
[15:54] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: tabs are classes,actor groups, static meshes, prefabs,textures,animations
[15:54] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: you'll need textures
[15:55] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: ok im there the tabs there are full, in use, recent
[15:56] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: ok i hit import it says gruop,pagage, name
[15:56] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: package*
[15:56] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: on the top of the window, there should be a menu bar, file .. filters .. etc
[15:57] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: na it says file:,package:,group:, name
[15:57] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: and some options
[16:00] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: [15:44] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: name = YourSkinsNameCustomSkin
[16:00] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: ex plz
[16:01] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: and what do i put for group ?
[16:02]
[16:02] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: (send file request sent)
[16:03] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: what I mean by name = YourSkinsNameCustomSkin, is replace YourSkinsName with the name of your skin and follow it with 'CustomSkin' at the end
[16:03] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: ok
[16:03] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: e..g SAS_SpideyCustomSkin is what I used for mine
[16:04] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: ok so now i hit ok or ok al
[16:05] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: if you've got the name & package fields filed out
[16:06] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: and for compression ?
[16:06] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: dxt1 ?
[16:06] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: DX1 for importing .tga into swat ed
[16:06] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: it says dxt1
[16:06] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: I can't spell, lol
[16:06] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: ll
[16:06] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: lol
[16:07] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: ok its done
[16:08] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: the download is still 0 btw
[16:08] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: do i still need gimp ?
[16:09] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: for?
[16:09] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: i donno
[16:10] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: then how am I to know? lol
[16:10] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: ur the teacher lol
[16:10] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: >_>
[16:12] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: im still on the textures tab
[16:12] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: classes,actor groups etc..
[16:13] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: if you've got your texture package ready op, you'll be ready to save it as "YourSkinsName.utx" in ContentExpansion\Textures\
[16:13] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: and create the .skn file to use it in game
[16:14] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: vut i havent done nothing to the skin lol
[16:14] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: its still the same as the dds
[16:15] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: That part, you'll have to work on, since you know what you want your skin to look like
[16:15] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: i do
[16:15] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: jk sure
[16:15] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: but how do i open it
[16:16] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: you'd use gimp to open the exported files (.tga or .dds), or create new ones of the right sizes
[16:17] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: I usually use one of the standard skins as a starting point, so I know where to put stuff
[16:17] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: so i can close swat ed ?
[16:18] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: if you want
[16:18] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: save changed made to untitled ?
[16:18] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: no
[16:19] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: The stupid editor always says that, it means the 'blank' map it opens to lol
[16:19] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: lol
[16:20] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: light vest dds already exits do u want to replace it ?
[16:20] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: it said i changes have been made to the package and need to be saved
[16:20] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: whats the package name?
[16:21] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: should be ont he windows titlebar if it's not in the message itself
[16:21] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: it was in the message
[16:21] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: and the name of the package it siad was?
[16:22] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: nypd_esuskin i think
[16:22] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: i didnt pay attention to it lol
[16:22] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: if it's your package,s ave it, if it's not, don't
[16:23] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: it is
[16:23] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: cc
[16:23] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: there are 3 files in the folder face.dds,light_vest.dds and light _vest.tga
[16:24] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: so witch should i save it as tga or dds ?
[16:25] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: .tga
[16:25] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: gimp wont open the tga
[16:26] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: why?
[16:26] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: gives 2 erors a gimp 1 and a tga 1
[16:26] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: which say?
[16:27] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: Opening 'C:\Users\FBI agent ariel\Desktop\my skin\Light_vest.tga' failed:

TarGA image plug-In could not open image
[16:27] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: Unknown image type 0 for 'C:\Users\FBI agent ariel\Desktop\my skin\Light_vest.tga'
[16:28] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: hmm, either the formats not really Targa, or there's a problem with the plugin for handling .tga (Targa) files understanding your file path
[16:28] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: this is so confusing lol
[16:28] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: so all of that work for nothing ?
[16:29] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: try saving it as a .png
[16:29] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: do i have to do everytihng all over ?
[16:30] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: not if you can get the file into a usable format for storage
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[16:31] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: it was still 0
[16:32] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: how do i open my group on swat ed
[16:33] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: group?
[16:33] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: package i mean
[16:34] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: in swat ed, via the texture browser; we can be accessed either as a tab in the master browser or directly; and the view -> menu can open the master browser, texture browser, and most other browsers
[16:37] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: i dont see it
[16:40] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: is the ts password diff i cnat join
[16:41] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: nvm im with u
[16:42] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: instead if typing u can tell me on ts
[16:43] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: sorry,had to do something before work
[16:43] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: np
[16:44] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: how much longer do u have ?
[16:44] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: depends on her royal pain in the ass'ness
[16:44] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: ok
[16:44] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: im just reading tho the chat again rediong it
[16:44] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: redoing*
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[16:53] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: ill see wat i cna do thx to u have fun
[16:53] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: GL
[16:53] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: thx
[16:59] SWAT team ℓєαdєr raynolds: what do i put for group again i dont seei t ?
[16:59] [SAS]_WO1_Spidey01: shouldn't need to set a group