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Repainting help, rendering error?

Unread postPosted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 5:36 pm
by Nogar
So I began doing my first repaint just to see if It was something I could do. I began repainting the default BNSF C44-9W from RSC into CEFX colors and it didn't look that accurate but that's not the problem. The problem is once I finished the front I went into the game to test it, and it showed up fine except when the camera got further from the locomotive it just faded darker and darker until it was just black and looking from different camera angles different parts got dark and turned black, help?

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Re: Repainting help, rendering error?

Unread postPosted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 6:55 pm
by buzz456
Your images are not showing.

Re: Repainting help, rendering error?

Unread postPosted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 7:33 pm
by Nogar
yeah, I wasn't sure what websites would work so here s a link.

https://photos.shutterfly.com/full/41951795452

https://photos.shutterfly.com/full/41951796460

Re: Repainting help, rendering error?

Unread postPosted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 9:24 pm
by Chacal
Still not working, it's asking for an account.
You can just attach picture in your posts, look at the bottom of the editor screen.

Re: Repainting help, rendering error?

Unread postPosted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 8:52 am
by Nogar
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There we go, sorry about that

Re: Repainting help, rendering error?

Unread postPosted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 8:58 am
by bnsfsubdivision
Might be an alpha channel issue.

Re: Repainting help, rendering error?

Unread postPosted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 2:53 pm
by Nogar
alright I'll try messing around with it, thanks!

Re: Repainting help, rendering error?

Unread postPosted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 3:40 pm
by Nogar
I tried messing around with the alpha channel in DXT BMP, either the files didn't save correctly or it never worked

Re: Repainting help, rendering error?

Unread postPosted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 3:44 pm
by bnsfsubdivision
Nogar wrote:I tried messing around with the alpha channel in DXT BMP, either the files didn't save correctly or it never worked

Send me the texture file in a pm. I'll test it on my end.

Re: Repainting help, rendering error?

Unread postPosted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 5:25 pm
by Nogar
If I simply reskin an engine that's already been repainted by someone would that fix the problem?

Re: Repainting help, rendering error?

Unread postPosted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 8:11 pm
by Nogar
so I did that and it fixed the issue, now I have a nearly complete CP AC4400CW :D Thanks for the help guys

Re: Repainting help, rendering error?

Unread postPosted: Wed Aug 31, 2016 2:39 am
by bnsfsubdivision
Just for the record. It was in fact the alpha channel that was causing it. If you black out the alpha channel, it will work just fine.

Re: Repainting help, rendering error?

Unread postPosted: Wed Aug 31, 2016 7:54 am
by BKRR605
Nogar wrote:so I did that and it fixed the issue, now I have a nearly complete CP AC4400CW :D Thanks for the help guys

??? I thought you were doing a CEFX unit?

Re: Repainting help, rendering error?

Unread postPosted: Wed Aug 31, 2016 11:46 am
by Nogar
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I was trying to do a CEFX unit off the default BNSF but that didn't work. I used a previously uploaded CP dash 9 as the base, changed the color of the unit, re arranged the lettering and golden beaver, changed the vents around and gave it a bit of dirt.