Texturing DDS format in BF2 explained - Page 2

CTRifle · 2014-01-31, 21:13

no, they stay .dds

AfterDune · 2014-02-01, 08:26

Many (if not all) PR maps have them renamed to PNG, so I figured that's how it was supposed to be. But apparently that one doesn't matter. Good then

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Rudd · 2014-02-01, 15:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by [R-DEV]AfterDune

Many (if not all) PR maps have them renamed to PNG, so I figured that's how it was supposed to be. But apparently that one doesn't matter. Good then

.

we have them in .png so that an automated script can generate the map gallery

the minimap itself is dds

AfterDune · 2014-02-01, 15:44

I know all those map images are .dds but for some reason we've renamed them to .png

. Oh well.

czesiek77 · 2014-06-02, 16:47

And what are _b and _c textures? Example: eotech_b.dds, eotech_c.dds? I am asking becouse Eotech is reflecting like a mirror.

Amok@ndy · 2014-06-02, 19:14

_b is usually the bump map or normal map. if its reflecting to much then its the Spec that is to brigth and needs to get toned down, the spec is usually in the Alpha Channel of the _c file but sometimes its in the Alpha of the _b file

Rhino · 2014-06-02, 19:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by czesiek77

And what are _b and _c textures? Example: eotech_b.dds, eotech_c.dds? I am asking becouse Eotech is reflecting like a mirror.

Quote:

Originally Posted by [R-DEV]Amok@ndy

_b is usually the bump map or normal map. if its reflecting to much then its the Spec that is to brigth and needs to get toned down, the spec is usually in the Alpha Channel of the _c file but sometimes its in the Alpha of the _b file

_b is the normal/bump texture, and _c is the diffuse.

Your problem is that you need to setup your material as "ColorMapGloss" in the export as the spec map is in the Diffuses (_c.dds) alpha channel and not the Normals (_b.dds) and by default it tries to load the spec from the _b.dds alpha channel.

czesiek77 · 2014-06-02, 21:18

My _c.dds had fully white alpha channel, and that was the problem. Thanks guys

[R-DEV]Arab · 2014-08-23, 13:24

A really good program to view DDS thumbnails is Sage Thumbs, which actually works in Windows 7 etc compared to the old Nvidia DDS tool which doesn't work in 7, 8. This way, you can view multiple .dds files at a glance without opening one after the other, and it even tells you the type of format it has and the resolution (DXT5, 300 x 300 etc)

PeppeJ · 2016-03-30, 07:50

Just felt like throwing in two nice things I've found while working on my tool

If you just want to view DDS thumbnails you can use DDS Viewer from Nvidia

And if you're not using Photoshop you can use nvDXT from Nvidia DDS Utilities to compress to .DDS
It's a commandline tool so launch it once through commandline to see options.

2014-01-31, 21:13	#11
CTRifle Retired PR Developer Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,044 Canada Location: Ontario! Blog Entries: 1	Re: DDS format in BF2 explained no, they stay .dds

2014-02-01, 08:26	#12
AfterDune Retired PR Developer Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 17,029 Netherlands Blog Entries: 10	Re: DDS format in BF2 explained Many (if not all) PR maps have them renamed to PNG, so I figured that's how it was supposed to be. But apparently that one doesn't matter. Good then .

2014-02-01, 15:44	#14
AfterDune Retired PR Developer Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 17,029 Netherlands Blog Entries: 10	Re: DDS format in BF2 explained I know all those map images are .dds but for some reason we've renamed them to .png . Oh well.

2014-06-02, 16:47	#15
czesiek77 Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 26 Poland	Re: DDS format in BF2 explained And what are _b and _c textures? Example: eotech_b.dds, eotech_c.dds? I am asking becouse Eotech is reflecting like a mirror.
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2014-06-02, 19:14	#16
Amok@ndy Retired PR Developer Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 5,083 Germany Location: Landshut, Bavaria Blog Entries: 9	Re: DDS format in BF2 explained _b is usually the bump map or normal map. if its reflecting to much then its the Spec that is to brigth and needs to get toned down, the spec is usually in the Alpha Channel of the _c file but sometimes its in the Alpha of the _b file

2014-06-02, 21:18	#18
czesiek77 Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 26 Poland	Re: DDS format in BF2 explained My _c.dds had fully white alpha channel, and that was the problem. Thanks guys
czesiek77 Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 26 Poland

2014-08-23, 13:24	#19
[R-DEV]Arab PR:BF2 Developer Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 2,818 Australia Blog Entries: 6	Re: DDS format in BF2 explained A really good program to view DDS thumbnails is Sage Thumbs, which actually works in Windows 7 etc compared to the old Nvidia DDS tool which doesn't work in 7, 8. This way, you can view multiple .dds files at a glance without opening one after the other, and it even tells you the type of format it has and the resolution (DXT5, 300 x 300 etc)

2016-03-30, 07:50	#20
PeppeJ Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 190 Sweden Location: Blekinge	Re: DDS format in BF2 explained Just felt like throwing in two nice things I've found while working on my tool If you just want to view DDS thumbnails you can use DDS Viewer from Nvidia And if you're not using Photoshop you can use nvDXT from Nvidia DDS Utilities to compress to .DDS It's a commandline tool so launch it once through commandline to see options.