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27th Jun 2009, 11:30 AM
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Delphy
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t0b1a5: Use the alpha channel to make transparent or semi transparent clothing. 
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Tumblr - Yes, I have a blog. :) <Corsix> Why 'mod the sims 2' when you can mod 'mod the sims 2'? Story books are full of fairy tales, of Kings and Queens, and the bluest skies. |
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27th Jun 2009, 3:03 PM
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Godofgame1st
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c'mon i need help |
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27th Jun 2009, 3:23 PM
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Delphy
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Godofgame1st you weren't exactly forthcoming in actual details. "it blank" is not enough to guess as to whats wrong. You need to provide more information. |
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Tumblr - Yes, I have a blog. :) <Corsix> Why 'mod the sims 2' when you can mod 'mod the sims 2'? Story books are full of fairy tales, of Kings and Queens, and the bluest skies. |
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29th Jun 2009, 10:59 PM
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 Custom Alpha (Transparency) Channels?
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afturburn
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The dds files in the package 2 file are denoted with the _m as the material i guess, and they have a transperncy channel, alpha that allows you to adjust the transparency of the object. Using texture replacement in the main package file, i can alter the look of the items, ie.. and a crosshatch to the thigh highs to give them a fishnet look. Can this same tool be used to create custom alpha channels so that we can mod the shape of the object? I can do it with texture replacements in the package2 file, but was wondering if packages could be created with this util that change the alpha of the final product, without disrupting the orginal. |
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29th Jun 2009, 11:01 PM
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afturburn
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It's not too hard to do, the alpha channel is a greyscale channel, black being completely transparent -> white completely opaque. See my previous question, as to wether we can create seperate instances of the object to be changed, so that the orginals can be left alone. | |
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30th Jun 2009, 7:46 AM
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daluved1
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Hanlon Razors tutorial gives a brief explanation: http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/s...ic,15481.0.html | |
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"Holy Shift! Check out the asymptotes on that mother function!" |
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1st Jul 2009, 7:20 AM
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kwinycakes
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CAN YOU HELP ME PLS? I always get this message :/ I have no problem with the whole Photoshop process, but the thing is, when i open the package i did, it wont open and the "Add New Design" Button is disabled. All i get is this msg:  I'm kind of new of doing things like this, sorry for being dumb with this. |
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1st Jul 2009, 7:22 AM
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daluved1
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Make an entirely new package with the same age/gender/mesh type/etc. and then try adding the design  That should do it |
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"Holy Shift! Check out the asymptotes on that mother function!" |
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1st Jul 2009, 7:42 AM
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kwinycakes
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thank you. now i get it.  great tutorial!
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1st Jul 2009, 7:43 AM
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daluved1
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anytime :D |
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"Holy Shift! Check out the asymptotes on that mother function!" |
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1st Jul 2009, 8:00 AM
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kwinycakes
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btw, the size of my .package file which is a trial is 0 kb? is that rly 0? or i did something wrong :? |
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1st Jul 2009, 8:13 AM
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kookiekween99
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When that happens, you need to redo your package. Basically, it means that something messed up while it was saving. |
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1st Jul 2009, 8:17 AM
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kwinycakes
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do i have to do the photoshop procedure again? or just the CTU thing? |
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1st Jul 2009, 9:11 AM
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kookiekween99
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Just the CTU. |
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1st Jul 2009, 10:21 AM
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kwinycakes
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ok i tried it many times but whenever i save it, i still get that message :< and it's still 0 kb 
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1st Jul 2009, 12:31 PM
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help
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TheRev
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Hy! How could i install the package to the sims? cause is in .package format and not .Sims3Pack please help me  
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1st Jul 2009, 12:59 PM
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kwinycakes
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any clothes should be in .package (thats what i know) you should paste it on the mods/packages folder. .sims3pack is for lots/houses and sims. pls correct me if im wrong. and pls help me with the CTU thing.
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1st Jul 2009, 5:54 PM
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kookiekween99
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1st Jul 2009, 6:29 PM
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daluved1
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Kwiny: how many designs are You trying to add to the .package? Because some meshes can have up to six at a time, whereas others can barely handle one. And are you going to file->new or file->open? You want to make an entirely new .package not open an existing one. Theoretically you should be able to open and save over existing .packages however, the CTU has a few bugs that cause that to fail. So instead open CTU again and make a new file. Edit: just saw your post on the other thread. If you're getting that error message, then most likely you're missing the .NET Framework |
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Last edited by daluved1 : 1st Jul 2009 at 7:01 PM.
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1st Jul 2009, 7:28 PM
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LiliRubes
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Hi, thankyou for making this tutorial..Im having a dumb moment and wondered if someone could help me. Im using photoshop 7 I have followed the tutorial up to step 6..without a problem. When the alpha and the blue channel are visable it does go pink but I can't tell if its misaligned it looks fine to me..the logo isn't moved so I really have no idea what I am suppose to aligning. At first I thought that all was good and nothing needed to be changed so I moved on to step 7..I ticked all the channels and went back to the layer tab but the image remained pink..not sure if this is correct? I went back in to channel layers but everything remained ticked. Just to check if it would work I followed on with your tutorial but when it came to finding the dss file it fountthe file with the logo without any problems but when I ticked alpha the image remained coloured and the alpha never stayed ticked. I followed everything to the tutorial except steps 6 and 7 as mentioned above. I am good with photoshop but never had to understand Alpha's. If someone could enlighten me to what I am doing wrong I would be most grateful. Thanks |
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1st Jul 2009, 7:48 PM
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daluved1
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Lili did you delete the whitened layer after you made the alpha channel? Did you flatten the image? Did you try the shortcut instead? It's much much MUCH easier than making the alpha channel manually. |
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1st Jul 2009, 9:17 PM
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LiliRubes
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HI daluved1, yes I did delete the whitened layer after I made the alpha channel. No I don't think I flattened the layer after though..I will try that..if it doesn't work then I will try the shortcut...not sure why I didn't do the shortcut in the beginning, lol. Ok so, I used the shortcut and it worked..kind of, I finished the tutorial and then I opened up with delphy's unitool and replaced the file and it show up when I clicked find and when I clicked alpha it changed to white. So I thought I would save install after I pressed commit but when I went in cas and clicked on tops..the tee showed but it was a purple tee background with the default logo. I don't know what Im doing wrong  I've just noticed that the size of the package is only 9.09KB is this the reason why it might not be working? Thanks again, Lili |
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Last edited by LiliRubes : 1st Jul 2009 at 10:10 PM.
Reason: updating
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1st Jul 2009, 9:20 PM
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kookiekween99
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I never use the shortcut. XD It was too confusing for me, and I already had an idea of how to do it your way. |
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1st Jul 2009, 10:44 PM
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daluved1
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Yeah I think that's too small for a package but I'm not sure (i'm not at home so i can't check) you didn't use an adult female mesh right? And when you made your package did you make a new one or save over the one that we made while extracting the base textures? For now until CTU is updated, you should always make a new .package instead of saving over an old one. |
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1st Jul 2009, 10:48 PM
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Part IV (alpha channel) - in Photoshop
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red_dragons
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I got quiite confused when following this part in the tut, so I tried something different & it works fine for me. After you complete Part IV, step 1, use the magic wand & click anywhere around your stencil but not on it. Then click Edit > Copy Next, click 'new channel' in the channels area & this will give you your alpha channel. Next click Edit > Paste Then click Select > Deselect Lastly click Image > Adjustments > invert Then continue to Part V: Linking the Stencil to the Mesh |
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