matte31 Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 It will but when the skin is on a vehicle ingame it will read police correctly. Try it and see what happens It didnt work in the editor :O ?EDIT: Nope, the text was still like that.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xplorer4x4 Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 Just write the text normal( as police not backwards)and it will show up as it should. The only exception is the BC SUV(that I know of). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevendude Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 guys i'm confused and any help would be appreciated.how exactly would i go about in converting a .png to a .dds ? theres no programs around to do it . anyone know something i missed? thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas_DPS Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 you could leave it as a png and just unlock the v3o and make it look at the png Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wkboy714 Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 Hi, I'm trying to swap some LA vehicles for some of my own.It's all successful in swapping the models and vehicleparts, but the skins don't work the model just stays white. Any idea why and what I can do to make the skin work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyPI Posted November 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 If you are using a default LA mod vehicle as the model of it with your own skin you must name the skin you're using as the same thing that the LA mod model had for it's texture(s) names... Alternatively, open the V3O in notepad, find the following line(s) and manually change them to match your vehicle's skins.SRF, Body, 0, 0, 0, ladder01.dds, 517, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0SRF, Body2, 0, 0, 0, ladder012.dds, 517, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0SRF, Body3, 0, 0, 0, ladder013.dds, 517, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0NOTE: not all vehicles will have as many textures, some may only have one either way the SRF lines are how the model is assigned the texture file(s). Simply change ladder01.dds to match your textures name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wkboy714 Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 Thanks, that seems to have worked for now I'll keep working on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wkboy714 Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 I got my imported skins/models to work, but when I try to convert the default LA skins using your method, they mess up :/ and come out as tiny blurry pictures that are mostly white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas_DPS Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 have you tried unlocking the model, then linking your skin to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goog Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 (edited) I too am having trouble with the doors and trunk.The skin came out awesome but no doors or trunk,can somebody shed a bit of skinning knowledge my way....any help is greatly appreciated. figured it out !!!all done and they look good for a first attempt... Edited January 9, 2011 by goog1967 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrofreak Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 I have a question.I'm trucking to unlock one of the fire trucks. Now in the main topic it says I need to rename the file to v3o. and unlock it via the editor. Well, I noticed the file is already in .v3o format, and there is already a dds file too, but the dds converter won't recognize it, any reason why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xplorer4x4 Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 I have a question.I'm trucking to unlock one of the fire trucks. Now in the main topic it says I need to rename the file to v3o. and unlock it via the editor. Well, I noticed the file is already in .v3o format, and there is already a dds file too, but the dds converter won't recognize it, any reason why?You have to rename the dds file to v3o. Make sure file extensions are turn on in Windows(start->Control Panel->Folder Options->View). Then rename the 2 dds files(assuming this is engine 1 or 2). Personally I rename them like fire_engine1.dds.v3o then unlock it in the editor. Another suggestions, use paint.net,photoshop, or gimp to do your image editing, and then you dont have to worry about dds converter. Personally I cant be asked to deal with dds converter so I use photoshop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisSchenk Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Hi Guys, Can anyone tell me please how can i read the coding of a v3o file, the file works but it looks like this. ÓÀ7 Hè ,?ÈìxÚ¼½Ëê=;“87Ô;ÔTšÔ]xණC]L•ËÐÓ”¹ßzk…¤L…r+ÿ6|l~ç|g-).…BJé¿ý׿ÿç¿ûwêßZóßÿâßüÅ¿ùoŸú§þÇ¿ù÷ÿá¯ÿéß©ÿNÿâ¿þõ?þ—ÿ”ÿ…ÖÁ•÷üí_ÿýÌÿÇ?ý»³ü«ÿüûýŸÿð÷\¦þgÿð÷ýý/þîŸÿé?üí_ÿû¿ÿO÷áºü»¿ùÇÿwŸÿУÿôóWù/ÿãý?ÿò?ÿïÿù/If possible can someone supply me with the correct file or code for the aerial_ladder.v3o file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyPI Posted January 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 The V3O is packed, in the editor you have to select unpack file under the modifications menu and find the V3O that you are trying to open and select unpack, this will uncompress it and make it read as a normal V3O file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancisSchenk Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 The V3O is packed, in the editor you have to select unpack file under the modifications menu and find the V3O that you are trying to open and select unpack, this will uncompress it and make it read as a normal V3O file.Thanks for the info MikeyPI. Tried it and it is working 100% thanks for the help, much appreciated. Just one more question, obviously I am still learning how to reskin and create 3D vehicles, is there a site where you can download the 3D model of the vehicle and just apply your own skin or do you have to create all from scratch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawdbuster Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 I know that this is an annoying kind of comment, but I can't find the models to unpack, the only things I have for the LA mod are link to the game, Readme, and Adobe doc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engine30 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Is this what it looks like when you go to edit it......if so how you edit it and keep details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsutton Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 I know that this is an annoying kind of comment, but I can't find the models to unpack, the only things I have for the LA mod are link to the game, Readme, and Adobe doc. It's not in your LA mod folder under models > vehicles > Police, Fire, etc.?Is this what it looks like when you go to edit it......if so how you edit it and keep detailsYep, that would be the texture when you unpack it. I use Photoshop brushes to edit it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsutton Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 **Remove post** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engine30 Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 is there away to take off the LA skin or way to paste a skin or do you have to do it by hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsutton Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 is there away to take off the LA skin or way to paste a skin or do you have to do it by handWell, I do everything by hand. Painting the engine, inserting text, etc. The only thing I copy/paste is decals. If there is a way to move / copy / paste skins, I never done it or even heard about it. I'm not really experienced at this so there is a lot that I don't know of what you can do and what you can't do in reskinning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engine30 Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 Ok all i need now is how do i get the reskinned model into the game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsutton Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 Ok all i need now is how do i get the reskinned model into the gameReverse the steps by converting the.v3o back to a .dds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engine30 Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 well I tried to do it but its not working so idk....i go into the editer to check it out and its a blank fire engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsutton Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 well I tried to do it but its not working so idk....i go into the editer to check it out and its a blank fire engineCheck out the text document I uploaded. It's step by step of what I do. I've done it enough that I don't need it anymore but I saved it in case someone else needed it or if I may forget.Reskinning Vehicle.txt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
