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PostSubject: How To Retexture A Latex Head   How To Retexture A Latex Head I_icon_minitimeTue Feb 24, 2009 4:27 pm

Before you follow this tutorial, you need the following tools.
MeshManipulator-Can be found on DCMF
MED-Can be found on DCMF
DDS Converter- Can be found on 8eyedbaby, Homecoolmods, or DCMF
GIMP-Go to http://gimp.org

First open up MED.
How To Retexture A Latex Head MEDOpen
Read the instructions on the photo.
How To Retexture A Latex Head MEDmeshselect
How To Retexture A Latex Head Meshchange
How To Retexture A Latex Head Meshfinish
Then the alien head should appear in the display window. Look at the top left corner of the screen, you should see a bunch of bars. Click Actions...then Click Save to workspace and this should appear.
How To Retexture A Latex Head Save
Now close out of MED and open up the folder on desktop. Look at the 4 files selected.
How To Retexture A Latex Head BasictutfileopenDelete them and say yes.How To Retexture A Latex Head Deletefile
Go into the textures folder and copy the alien texture.
How To Retexture A Latex Head CopyThen paste it to DeskTop.How To Retexture A Latex Head Paste
Open up the DDS Converter and select the alien texture, make sure it is set to convert to .bmp. Then click convert.
How To Retexture A Latex Head Convert
Now open the image up in GIMP.
How To Retexture A Latex Head Gimp1
Change the view from 100% to 400%, I prefer this view because it is easier to retexture things without screwing up.
How To Retexture A Latex Head Gimp2
Retexture the image anyway you like, i am just retexturing the eyes and the eye sockets.
How To Retexture A Latex Head Gimp3How To Retexture A Latex Head Gimp4
Once you're done retexturing your alien face, save it under a new name similar to this one.How To Retexture A Latex Head Gimp5
Now open up DDS Converter again, as you can see it is still set to .bmp.
How To Retexture A Latex Head Convert2
We don't want it as a .bmp anymore so change it to .dds and then select your new alien face and click Convert.
How To Retexture A Latex Head Convert3
Now re-open MED and open up your alien head mesh. Select the original alien head texture and click Change Texture.
How To Retexture A Latex Head Medchangetex
Now at the top screen click the Import Texture button.
How To Retexture A Latex Head Importnew
Select your new alien face. and click Open.
How To Retexture A Latex Head Importfinish
Select your new alien face texture from the list and click finish.
How To Retexture A Latex Head Finishfin
Now your alien has the face.
How To Retexture A Latex Head Finishcolor
Click save to workspace again.
Now close out MED and open up MeshManipulator. Select file and click open, a box should appear, select DeskTop from the categorys to look and then go inside your folder and and then go into the meshes folder and then select your renamed mesh. NOTE: Do not choose the mesh marked latex_m_head_v01.msh. If you do this, your new latex head will not work.
How To Retexture A Latex Head Meshmanip1
Open up groups, then open up the next group until you find a list of 2 meshes sitting on top of each other.
How To Retexture A Latex Head Meshmanip2
Then select Mesh 0 and then click at the top, Edit...Modify or just use the keys Ctrl+M.
How To Retexture A Latex Head Meshmanip3
A new screen to the right should appear. Notice how at the top it says Mesh 0, that means we are modifying Mesh 0. Make sure that the box labeled: has Weights? is checked. then look at the options at the bottom. Select Assign Vertex To Nearest Bone and click update.
How To Retexture A Latex Head Meshmanip4
Then do the same for Mesh 1.
How To Retexture A Latex Head Meshmanip5
Now go to file and select Save As...
How To Retexture A Latex Head Meshmanipsave
Click on the same mesh that you opened in MeshManipulator and overwrite it.
How To Retexture A Latex Head Meshmanipsaveyes
Now its time to transfer the files into the actual game.
How To Retexture A Latex Head Filetransfer
Open up the meshes folder and then go into the game's data folder and drop the mesh in with all the meshes already in the game.
How To Retexture A Latex Head Dragdropmesh
But wait! Ther's more, just because you dropped the mesh in doesn't mean you new latex head will properly work. You have to put in the new texture also.
How To Retexture A Latex Head Draganddroptexture
As you can see, I have the wrong game folder open, we need to go into the textures folder, so go in that folder and then transfer.

Congradulations! you just made your first latex head! If you followed all the instructions correctly, it should be perfect in game.
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PostSubject: Re: How To Retexture A Latex Head   How To Retexture A Latex Head I_icon_minitimeSun Mar 22, 2009 7:29 am

Oh nice tutorial werecool 😉
I will gonna try and get one soon.
Keep making tutorials (so i will keep working and trying new things lol! )
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