In this guide, we will create a very simple repaint to get things started and be able to check our mod as soon as possible. Currently, we don't use any other texture maps for the exterior of the vehicle's bodywork and windows which keeps things pretty straightforward and simple for the beginning. The third layer is an example diffuse map, which is used in the game to show the colour of the paint job. The layer's visibility is disabled and you can enable it any time you need to have a look at it. The second layer contains a template schematic, with colour coding and descriptions, for a better understanding of the UV shells identity. It's crucial that it remains at the same location all the time. Please, don't move this UV layout layer at any time. The edges of these UV shells are coloured in green to show where the UV shell ends, and the interior edges of a UV shell (if there are any) are shown in white.

The top layer is the UV layout which shows the shapes of the various polygon groups. Layers can be found in the bottom right area. You will most likely find at least two layers in the PSD file. Any special workflows will be covered in the README file inside each vehicles template ZIP file. The template file should look likes thisĮvery template may look different due to the different dimensions of each vehicle and sometimes our workflows have changed. Open the PSD file MAN_LionsCoach_1996_Bodywork_TEMPLATE.psd.

Just search for ' tutorial' and you will find video tutorials in quite a few languages available which will help you to understand the basics of image editing software.Īlso, it going to be quite important to be able to see file extension in your Windows Explorer. Should you need to know how Paint.NET works though, you will find plenty of tutorials on YouTube on this topic. Here you will find the MAN Lion's Coach Repaint Template:īoth Templates are basically identical and it's just a matter of your personal preference. There's a plugin required for Paint.NET to enable PSD files: However, for text editing, we'll be using Notepad++, but you can use the regular Editor as well. Whatever software you chose it should be able to open PSD files.Īs this guide is intended for beginners we will use Paint.NET as an example. What you need to get started is an image editing software, like Paint.NET, Gimp, Photoshop or similar.

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