Need help with .dds alphas in TrainSimulations SP Shasta SD-70 locomotives

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  • wwhall
    Senior Member


    • May 2010
    • 652
    • Kansas
    • MSOR

    #1

    Need help with .dds alphas in TrainSimulations SP Shasta SD-70 locomotives

    I'm trying to "darken" the cab windows significantly in the SP Shasta SD70 locomotives. I have not worked with alphas in .dds much at all, and I see that TS has separate .dds alpha files in the SP SD70 folder. What do I need to do to darken the tint of the cab windows when the image files are set up like this? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
  • rdayt
    1000 Post Veteran

    • Nov 2007
    • 1291
    • SW MO
    • ORTS

    #2
    These models all have a separate alphas texture.
    Looks like,
    image.png
    The northwest corner is where the glass is.
    image.png​
    I use PaintDotNet so I would select this part of the texture and copy it then paste it to a new layer.
    Just doing that doubles the amount of coloration to the glass.
    image.png​
    image.png​
    Or you can use other tools to achieve different effects.
    Paint DotNet handles .dds textures natively so you'll have to deal with that using another editor.
    Save this glass texture as a image.png​ ​so it's partially see through.

    Randy
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