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Re-Colouring Equipment
valverde321
Okay, so I want to re-colour some equipment, being specific I want to create the Pinarello ESP NC Bike, and I want to make a Giro ESP NC helmet as well.

I assume I can somehow use the uncoloured files of these two pieces of equipment that come with the pcmdaily/stanosbase db, but I dont particularly know what to do, and to what files.

I know this was possible in older versions of the game.

Also I remember noticing that helmets and frames autocoloured for National Champions shirts (Marc de Maar in specific) but I dont see it happening now that I'm playing the game again.
 
lluuiiggii
Ok honestly I got a big lost here Pfft
- Use the "uncoloured files" = auto color equipment or non-auto color equipment?
- "I know this was possible in older versions of the game." This what exactly?
- Helmets and frames autocolored for NCs? I don't know of such a thing. Marc de Maar indeed uses the Curacao-UHC-specific helmet (not a random autocolored one), but no specific bike (because there's none made), at least in the PCMDaily DB.
Edited by lluuiiggii on 08-09-2012 03:20
 
valverde321
Thats alright,I asked a bunch of things.

I want to re-colour some equipment, because while it does the job for regular jerseys, it isn't enough for the NC. (Valverde's setup)
I guess I want direction on what to do with the non auto colorequipment so that I can colour itmyself. (and then insert it as custom_helmet1 f.e.) because obviously the auto colouring doesnt take into account the NC jerseys.


 
lluuiiggii
Well, I believe that the 'default' auto-colored equipment will give you even a better base to start off than the non-auto colored stuff. Specially concerning helmets, the default ones are colored the way they are (the _d files) so that people can use it as templates and color it themselves. Then you just need to remember to take out the auto-coloring stuff from the _s file after editing the frame. But more specifically, which part do you want direction on? Which files should you use as base (kinda described here), how to edit them in the image editing program (quite unlikely I guess based on your graphical work), or something else?
 
valverde321
So using the _d as a base for the Giro Aeon helmet, I just colour it how I want it to be like?
And then to get rid of the auto-colour in the _s file I do what? Do I just get rid of the little black strips that reveal which parts to be coloured for the game?

And once I do that, is it good to use?

More clarification on "getting rid of autocolouring in _s file" would help.
 
lluuiiggii
KenL wrote a small guide on that:
https://pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread....ost_563627

Additionally, you could simply copy the _s file from a non-auto color equipment and rename it. I find this method easier Pfft

Btw, if you're going to recolor the Giro Aeon, take a look in the attached file. It should make it easier, because it's already got the parts that you should color in a different layer than the background (so you don't even need to select them; just use clipping masks) Wink

Edit: attachment is weird, but it works. Just click the broken image and you'll download it (it's a .psd file).
lluuiiggii attached the following image:
helmet_giro_mountain_psd.psd

Edited by lluuiiggii on 08-09-2012 04:17
 
valverde321
i918.photobucket.com/albums/ad25/kesler1234/helmet.png

Thanks a lot Luigi! Looks good enough for me. I dont know if its worth uploading for others to use, or if I would be allowed, since its not my work, but its working Pfft

Once again helping me out, thats gotta be about 3 or 4 nights in a row now Pfft

Project for tomorrow: Frames!!! Pfft
Edited by valverde321 on 08-09-2012 05:37
 
lluuiiggii
Is Valverde attacking to get rid of the ghost next to him? Pfft (that dude's really white Shock)

Btw, you might want to check out the accessories that Squire has made for some 2007 teams, including Caisse. Much better than the boring auto-color imo Wink
https://pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread....ost_523275
 
valverde321
Its actually Rojas Pfft And I think the other rider was Klaas Lodewyck.

Thanks, helpful luigi again. The NC jersey in the pic above is actually just from PCM08 so it will be nice to have a properly converted version of that, as well as the accessories, thanks Smile
 
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lluuiiggii
Ah, of course, just because Caisse comes back doesn't mean Valverde gets to be Spanish champion again, silly me Pfft
Edited by lluuiiggii on 08-09-2012 06:00
 
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