EDIT :
MKX texture toolset 0.4 (beta)

+fixed "brightness" issue
+optimized scripts
faster. supports more packages and texture sizes.
e.g. CHAR_SubZero_V.xxx, ui_k_KombatKardBackgrounds.xxx, TRAIT_Kitana1_ScriptAssets.xxx
+mipmap generation action for Photoshop
check "scripts" folder

MKX texture toolset 0.4 (beta)
-----------------------------------------
system requirements:
DirectX 10+
DirectCompute (optional. highly recomended)


0. Drop decompressed package (only one at a time) in "input" folder

1. Run 1_export.bat
After that you will find textures in "texture" folder
and mipmaps in "texture\MIPS"

-Edit any of them.
IMPORTANT: Do not change file names and do not add other files!
Delete all unnecessary files to save time

-Open "scripts\inject.bms" in notepad and edit PKName value
(e.g. string PKName = "char_cagejr_a" or string PKName = "CHAR_Mileena_C")

2. Run 2_inject.bat
If your GPU does not DirectCompute compatible you will have to wait
till [[[[[[[[texture compression completed]]]]]]]] quite long.
(e.g. one 2048x2048 texture is about 1hour on AMD Athlon II x3 440 3.00GHz)
When compression is done check "output" folder

You can edit another texture and repeat injection.
But if you run 1_export.bat again, all textures will be restored to original.

3. Run z_clean.bat (optional step)
Reset toolset. Wipe all modded and input files(except output\PKName.XXX)




Here is an Action file for Photoshop to generate mipmaps
put this file in Photoshop Actions folder
e.g.
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Presets\Photoshop Actions\

Open all mipmaps and main texture in ascending order. From 4x4 to 2048/4096

_________________
Check out my Youtube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/user/unclefestorable

man this is one of the reasons why we love you.. not in a weird way.

Thx

I'll post a proper Tut in the tutorials section tomorrow morning, so you guys can see how to properly edit MKX Char Textures

_________________
Check out my Youtube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/user/unclefestorable

And what's wrong with my tutorial? Why it is not properly?

And as far as I know, use DXT5 as a transitional format is not the best solution.
This is a lossy format. BC7 uses a different algorithm so these losses can be avoided.

thx a lot , cant wait for the deeper tutorial , maybe make a vid if you have the time for it. would help modding noobs like me. i know how to edit textures but the rest ...

btw can i use paint.net , have no photoshop ?? paint.net should have a dds plugin aswell and i can save textures in dxt5 as far as i know

Yeah BC7 is better quality, but Nvidia Texture tools doesn't support BC 7 so we're stuck with doing either your way, which is good, or with this tool pack. End result is the same both ways.

This tool pack converts the BC7 textures to DXT5 then Back to BC7 when you inject them.

As far as the tut I'm making, It's specifically for this tool pack. Which is different than what you're doing, slightly.

Converting BC7 to DXT5 to edit in Photoshop causes the texture's to lose some midtone colors. There's an easy way to get them back. And this tool has more files that you need to edit, than your method {You'll need to edit all the mipmaps so the game renders the skin properly}. Both have the same in-game result. Just different ways to go about it

Your method is easier to edit the actual texture's {Less textures to edit}. But this tool makes it easier to extract & inject the textures.

*EDIT*

BOTH methods use the same intermediary tool which is why the end result is the same. The tool pack just makes it a bit easier to Extract & Inject, but @ the cost of Having to edit more textures.

_________________
Check out my Youtube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/user/unclefestorable

If I understand all of this correctly there is no reason not to have the two tutorials and approaches existing together. People can then choose what suites them best.

_________________
I Rule This World!



By the unholy darkness that consumes me, I will have the Earthrealm.

Mortal Kombat Secrets Founder and Webmaster

Correct

_________________
Check out my Youtube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/user/unclefestorable

a little question, on this step:

-Open "scripts\inject.bms" in notepad and edit PKName value
(e.g. string PKName = "char_cagejr_a" or string PKName = "CHAR_Mileena_C")

the file should end up like this? (the changes are highlighted)

**********************************************
get NAME basename
string NAME - -10
set offset binary Name // texture offset
get Tsize asize 0
math Tsize - 0x94 // texture size

string PKName = "CHAR_SubZero_B" // <------- change this
string IN P "output\CHAR_SubZero_B.XXX.last"

Open "." IN 1

get XXXsize asize 1
math XXXsize1 = offset //1st part
math XXXsize2 = XXXsize
math offset + Tsize //1st part+ texture
math XXXsize2 - offset //2nd part

append
log MEMORY_FILE 0 XXXsize1 1
log MEMORY_FILE 0x94 Tsize 0
log MEMORY_FILE offset XXXsize2 1
append

get size asize MEMORY_FILE

string OUT P "output\CHAR_SubZero_B.XXX"
log OUT 0 size MEMORY_FILE
log IN 0 size MEMORY_FILE
**************************************************

You only need to change the one that's marked <------- change this

_________________
Check out my Youtube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/user/unclefestorable

well that explains why it didn't worked

-edit: I did the proper thing now, and.. subzero still looks like the same.. :/ I've edited the textures from the DDS folder, then saved them into DX5 and used the inject bat.. and when put in game he looks like nothing changed..

for some reason when i do what u say and drop the characters_a.xxx file into the input folder and then i got extract and it pops up says theres some kinda error and the dds and other folder appears but when i click in them their empty

_________________

Here is an Action file for Photoshop to generate mipmaps
put this file in Photoshop Actions folder
e.g.
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Presets\Photoshop Actions\

Open all mipmaps and main texture in ascending order. From 4x4 to 2048
like this

and run "mmx9" action

I was banging my head on the keyboard about this too, but figured it out. When UncleFestor mentioned the files need to be "decompressed" he meant you need to first decompress the XXX file using the decompression tool found here:

http://www.gildor.org/downloads

Its command line based, so hope you have some basic command prompt skills. Nothing to fancy, just find the folder and type "decompress filename.xxx" then use the file placed in the
"unpacked" folder

You Don't even need to use the command Line. Just drag-n-drop the char file over decompress.exe and it'll unpack it.

_________________
Check out my Youtube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/user/unclefestorable