Hello all, I was hoping someone could either help me out or point me in the right direction when it comes to modifying VTF's using GIMP ( I don't have PhotoShop ). Specifically how to modify the transparency layer of the alpha. Now while I am no noob when it comes to modding and I have done rather a lot on my own already ( after this I may attach a Screen shot to show what I have done in Vindictus ), I'm actually having a problem with 2 things in particular that I feel if I could figure out then I would know what it is I needed to do from here on out to mod however I wanted.
My problem is with the Kakrish Armor, or more specifically the pc_uni_kakrish_cape that gets attached when you equip the armor / change an armor model to be Kakrish. No matter what I do in GIMP, I can not seem to get the cape to Alpha out. All the tricks I learned studying the Naughty Armor and how to make pieces of the layer invisible in game do not seem to work on this VTF. I have no idea what I am doing wrong. I've been able to Alpha out ( is this the right term? ) pieces from many other armors, but using the same method on the pc_uni_kakrish_cape VTF just don't work. It's driving me nuts. The mesh just turns a bright white, and when I manipulate the alpha channel and paint black the white, instead of going invis like most other VTF's I've messsed with, the cape just turns black :/ ( and yes I decomposed it to a RGBA first and was working with the A channel when I did it before recomposing).
On the opposite end, whenever I try to add a transparency layer to any of the inners, the model just vanishes and you can see right through the body itself. Well more specifically I am trying to add the same Alpha Transparency that is already in the JPN4 inner on the garter and back of the bra to the front of the bra and the panties, and to remove the shoulder straps, but when I tried all I got was invisible pieces, and not even in a good way where I was naked, but the parts I tried manipulating simply vanished and in the place was NOTHING and was also missing from the body.
Below is what I have done so far on my Evie to give you an idea of what I am already capable of. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Peace.
My problem is with the Kakrish Armor, or more specifically the pc_uni_kakrish_cape that gets attached when you equip the armor / change an armor model to be Kakrish. No matter what I do in GIMP, I can not seem to get the cape to Alpha out. All the tricks I learned studying the Naughty Armor and how to make pieces of the layer invisible in game do not seem to work on this VTF. I have no idea what I am doing wrong. I've been able to Alpha out ( is this the right term? ) pieces from many other armors, but using the same method on the pc_uni_kakrish_cape VTF just don't work. It's driving me nuts. The mesh just turns a bright white, and when I manipulate the alpha channel and paint black the white, instead of going invis like most other VTF's I've messsed with, the cape just turns black :/ ( and yes I decomposed it to a RGBA first and was working with the A channel when I did it before recomposing).
On the opposite end, whenever I try to add a transparency layer to any of the inners, the model just vanishes and you can see right through the body itself. Well more specifically I am trying to add the same Alpha Transparency that is already in the JPN4 inner on the garter and back of the bra to the front of the bra and the panties, and to remove the shoulder straps, but when I tried all I got was invisible pieces, and not even in a good way where I was naked, but the parts I tried manipulating simply vanished and in the place was NOTHING and was also missing from the body.
Below is what I have done so far on my Evie to give you an idea of what I am already capable of. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Peace.