daskal Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 I'm having problems locating the decals used by the T72M1. My guess is the file is "t72M-decals", but I cannot find the highligted marking in the file. Can someone help me out here what decal files are used by the T72M1? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Colossus Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 off the top of my head, the t-72 decals might be located in the soviet decals file, which it shares with other vehicles. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daskal Posted March 8, 2018 Author Share Posted March 8, 2018 Thanks - that seems to be the one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splash Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Specifically, the T-72M1 draws the indicated marking from the lower-left position on the default sovietdecals.dds. So that's the only one you need to change, unless you want also to affect the T-55, T-62, T-64 and other flavors of T-72, which draw from the other positions. If any other potential modders are interested, the graphic below shows the locations the various T-tanks draw their markings from. (This is for reference only, and not a moddable template). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daskal Posted March 8, 2018 Author Share Posted March 8, 2018 Thanks All! One more question - sometimes there is a decal present on the IR searchlight - sometimes its empty.. Is it randomized whether the T72 has a decal here? I would like to keep the IR searchlight free of any Decal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splash Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Yes, it's randomized. I ran into the same issue when doing my Finland version. The only workaround is to paint your national marking directly on the skin and alpha-out the T72M1 spot on the decal file. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daskal Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 5 hours ago, Splash said: Yes, it's randomized. I ran into the same issue when doing my Finland version. The only workaround is to paint your national marking directly on the skin and alpha-out the T72M1 spot on the decal file. How can I "alpha out" the spot on the decal? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Colossus Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 (edited) it depends on the paint program you have; i have an older version of photoshop which doesn't handle alpha (meaning transparent) channels, but gimp can do it- if you're using gimp, all you have to do is use the eraser tool and wipe it out Edited March 9, 2018 by Captain_Colossus 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daskal Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 Thanks - I think I got it - I managed to blend it out on the alpha channel. Now it seems I can apply the decal markings to the actual skin itself. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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