Can you use gimp for making cc?
I'm interested in creating some of my cc, but I've read that you need to have photoshop or gimp for dds files. I also hear that gimp is incredibly inferior to photoshop, but I don't really want to pa...
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"Eurostar1127;c-17356693" wrote:
Probably not related but had to post here. Cant start my own discussions. I use Corel PSPx8 to create my textures, and have the Nvidia DDS plugins. . And as well as the main 'diffuse' texture, I can create my own 'specular' texture for glossiness. However, I am finding the 'normal' bump textures more chalenging. The Nvidia plugin does create a bump map from the main texture after after cropping down to 1024x1024, and then you have to 'RGB and grey' the texture. After loading in Studio and saving the package, in Sims4 the bump map is still not showing. As yet I can not work out why? Any advice, please.
I use Corel Photopaint X8 from the Corel Draw X8 home and student edition to create CC and Recolours, including the specular and bump maps. Idk whether it's the same than your "PSPx8", but I think so. I'm using Photopaint since CorelDraw 5, so I don't plan to change to any other tool, as long as I'm able to legally get a working release of it. I don't need a special DDS plugin because I'm using the png format together with S4S.
I don't have any issues with these tools and formats. But for some meshes and categories I also had troubles, for example with boots, where the bump map is only applied to the foot section and not to the bootleg, or also with gloves where a bump map seems not to work at all. But I guess this behavior is caused by certain restrictions from the game setup and not from a particular error. I also found out, that you can use a bump map with jewelry, if you use the bump map size 1024 x 2048. I always thought that this resolution is not allowed for bump maps, untill I successfully tried it.
Regarding your question to change game time (https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/970829/normal-time), afaik it's only possible with mods. I don't know your general opinion regarding mods; it's up to you to decide whether to use them or not. MCCC can slow down or speed up standard game time, but be warned: it also could cause trouble because it's not supported by the game. At least you will get some strange lastException error messges now and then. But you could also end up with a corrupted and unplayable save in worst case.
