Skins Creating NM Skin Files

[BovrilBovril]

Hi,

I've scoured the internet to find an answer to this but to no avail. When creating custom skins, how do you create the NM file? For example DRIVER_Suit_NM, the purple file with the embossed image.

Apologies of this is a bone question but I have searched for ages trying to find out how to do this.

 

[Hoksu]

With Photoshop it's Filter -> Nvidia Tools -> Normal Map Filter (if you have Nvidia .dds plugin)

 

[BovrilBovril]

With Photoshop it's Filter -> Nvidia Tools -> Normal Map Filter (if you have Nvidia .dds plugin)

Brilliant, I found it and can't believe it was so simple.

Many thanks.

 

[Hoksu]

Yea I know that feel. I remember once I edited normalmaps by hand-drawing with brush since I had no clue how to make them. Felt like an idiot once I found it from menu

 

[Deleted member 223075]

@BovrilBovril

Google => NormalMap-Online
or
ShaderMap4 (with more option)

 

[AccAkut]

Newer Gimp versions have a plugin included too, you find it under "Filter" - "Map"

 

[Deleted member 223075]

Newer Gimp versions have a plugin included too, you find it under "Filter" - "Map"

Discovered something new and it works really well. Thanks for the tip

Still need a proper dds plugin and perfect