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IMODOLDMAPS
Newbie
Step 1. Open any program that lets you extract the bitmaps.
Step2. Open the map you are trying to skin.
Step3. Find the bitmap for the vehicle.
Step4. Look on the window where it says something like DXT2/DXT3,and remember that.
Step5. Click extract and save it somewhere you can open it.
Step6. Open the bitmap in the photoshop or whatever you use as long as it has a dds plugin.
Step7. edit it to your liking(do not edit the size).
Step8. go to the file then save as and save it somwhere or just overide the original one you saved.
Step9. Now is where the DXT numbers come in.In the window that pops up on the top left where it says save format. If the bitmap said DXT 1 then save it as that with 1 bit alpha.If it was a DXT2/DXT3 then save it as DXT3 and if it was a DXT4/DXT5 then save it as DXT5.
Step10. Open your inject and extract the window for that bitmap.
Step11. Click inject and find the edited bitmap.
Step12. resign and closethe map you edited and the shared.map.
Step13. Ftp the edited and the shared.map over and clear the X,Y,Z files and the Cache folder located in the E folder.
Step14. Your finished!!!!! Now Go have fun!!!!!!!!!!
Step2. Open the map you are trying to skin.
Step3. Find the bitmap for the vehicle.
Step4. Look on the window where it says something like DXT2/DXT3,and remember that.
Step5. Click extract and save it somewhere you can open it.
Step6. Open the bitmap in the photoshop or whatever you use as long as it has a dds plugin.
Step7. edit it to your liking(do not edit the size).
Step8. go to the file then save as and save it somwhere or just overide the original one you saved.
Step9. Now is where the DXT numbers come in.In the window that pops up on the top left where it says save format. If the bitmap said DXT 1 then save it as that with 1 bit alpha.If it was a DXT2/DXT3 then save it as DXT3 and if it was a DXT4/DXT5 then save it as DXT5.
Step10. Open your inject and extract the window for that bitmap.
Step11. Click inject and find the edited bitmap.
Step12. resign and closethe map you edited and the shared.map.
Step13. Ftp the edited and the shared.map over and clear the X,Y,Z files and the Cache folder located in the E folder.
Step14. Your finished!!!!! Now Go have fun!!!!!!!!!!