Help with dds images

So i tried to open the dds file for the van and I got this:

I checked my cache and although there was a van folder it wasn't much better:

Can someone help?

 

The official vehicle's files aren't stored int he documents folder. They're found in your BeamNG.drive\content\vehicles, which is under your steamapps folder (should be in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\BeamNG.drive\content\vehicle)

 

Thanks so much.
patrol
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uhhhhh......

 

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\BeamNG.drive\content\vehicles\van.zip\vehicles\van
This should work, just realised I put the link to the vehicles folder not the van folder which is inside (It's in a .zip so you might have a bit of trouble)

 

As in, there is no van.zip
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I found the van zip file and the dds file inside in File Explorer, should I extract to find it on gimp?

 

What program are you using? It might not be able to open zips, maybe try on another zip file. Also, can you use the van ingame? If you can load and drive it, it should be there...

 

yes, I found it but it wont open. I'm using GIMP

 

I'm not familiar with gimp, but it should work if you copy and paste that file into another folder and open it from there.

 

Ok, no program I have or can get will search for non image files. Should I extract the van.zip folder so I can get it?
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Oh just ready your new post, it came through as I finished that one.
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Done and done a simple livery, but can't load the livery through ctrl+w. How should I do it? The tutorial says to save in the van folder but there is no van folder
Unless I'm meant to unzip it...
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https://www.beamng.com/threads/tutorial-how-to-skin-your-own-vehicle.2796/
if youre wondering I'm using this guideline

 

That's a really old tutorial, I recommend you use this method of installing the mod.

Create this folder structure in your BeamNG.drive\mods folder (mine is slightly different as mine is in a different location) and put your skin stuff in there. You can edit it from there without repacking it as a zip

 

So unpack into a new folder?

 

Yeah, put your skin in that folder structure and it should appear ingame unless your jbeam or materials are broken

 

like that?

 

Just paste the skin file you made (and the jbeam/materials.cs files too, so it works ingame) into the folders I showed you (create them, if they don't exist already)

 

is there a youtube video for that? I have no clue how to and what I should create. I gg, but will be back on at 12:00 AEST

 

Oh, OK. Just search for tutorials on google and find one that's been made recently

 

In the same folder is fine, isn't it? And then how do I put the files back into my zip?
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is this normal?
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THAT ISNT NORMAL ARRR