How to edit a Saint Row the Third Normal Map.

[.Swami]

I don't suppose you have Photoshop, and can get a texture to work when using Photoshop + the Nvidia DDS plugin?
DXT5_N with "No Mipmaps" checked in Photoshop (CS4) just doesn't work for me. Nothing I've tried does, even on diffuse maps and other types of normals (non-orange).

 

[scanti]

I don't suppose you have Photoshop, and can get a texture to work when using Photoshop + the Nvidia DDS plugin?
DXT5_N with "No Mipmaps" checked in Photoshop (CS4) just doesn't work for me. Nothing I've tried does, even on diffuse maps and other types of normals (non-orange).

I do own Photoshop. I didn't include a Photoshop guide as more people would own a free piece of software, than a very expensive piece of software. However when I get a chance to I'll do a Photoshop guide.

 

[.Swami]

I do own Photoshop. I didn't include a Photoshop guide as more people would own a free piece of software, than a very expensive piece of software. However when I get a chance to I'll do a Photoshop guide.

Really? Awesome, man. I'd really appreciate it.

For anyone looking, the (free) NVIDIA .dds plugin is available on their site, here:
http://developer.nvidia.com/content/nvidia-texture-tools-adobe-photoshop
In fact, I should probably get the updated version, assuming it works with CS4. (CS4 was new when I was still in college, so I could afford it with the ~80% student discount my professor told me about. Can't afford CS6.)

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Oh, and by the way, your avatar?
Better than the movie Avatar. AND I would pay more than a movie ticket's worth to see more of it.
...Ok, I haven't seen the movie Avatar, but still, no way it beats out Spaced.

 

[scanti]

Really? Awesome, man. I'd really appreciate it.

For anyone looking, the (free) NVIDIA .dds plugin is available on their site, here:
http://developer.nvidia.com/content/nvidia-texture-tools-adobe-photoshop
In fact, I should probably get the updated version, assuming it works with CS4. (CS4 was new when I was still in college, so I could afford it with the ~80% student discount my professor told me about. Can't afford CS6.)

...
Oh, and by the way, your avatar?
Better than the movie Avatar. AND I would pay more than a movie ticket's worth to see more of it.
...Ok, I haven't seen the movie Avatar, but still, no way it beats out Spaced.

I've put together a video tutorial on how to edit the normal map in Photoshop.