Bug ? Custom Skin not working

[Exozen]

I spent over 24 hours of work creating my first Starmade skin.
Shown here:

Spoiler: Skin & Helm

(Isn't it magnificent?)

Spoiler: EmissiveMaps

(I started off the skin with traid00_main_diff.png, is this why it won't work?)

The files upload to the launcher's [modding > create custom skin] and the .smskin file is created without error, but when I load it and launch the game, I'll appear with just the default Dave skin.
I've recreated and loaded Clone trooper and Space Marine skins that I downloaded just fine. As far as I can tell the only thing it won't load is my own. (I've repeated this about a dozen times and it seems to be biased only against my skin.)

I've tried everything I could think of to get it to load, but I've had no such luck.
Out of options and with nowhere to go, please help me, it would be a shame if my work was completely wasted for some unknown reason.

 

[kupu]

Nice skin!

I started off the skin with traid00_main_diff.png, is this why it won't work?

Try renaming the files to;

skin_main_diff.png
skin_main_em.png
skin_helmet_diff.png
skin_helmet_em.png

Then rebuilding your .smskin file using the Moddding > Create Custom Skin tool.

 

[Exozen]

Try renaming the files to;

skin_main_diff.png
skin_main_em.png
skin_helmet_diff.png
skin_helmet_em.png

Then rebuilding your .smskin file using the Moddding > Create Custom Skin tool.

I tried your suggestion and it sadly didn't work, but after another 3 hours of testing I think I've discovered the problem.

I use GIMP 2.8 to create my textures, but since GIMP's native saving of files is only in .xcf, I have to [file > overwrite] or [file > export] to save and create .pngs.
When I overwrite or export a texture (I don't even have to modify it) it somehow invalidates the file, and starmade no longer recognizes it. So far this has happened to any skin textures I feed into it.

 

[kupu]

I tried your suggestion and it sadly didn't work, but after another 3 hours of testing I think I've discovered the problem.

I use GIMP 2.8 to create my textures, but since GIMP's native saving of files is only in .xcf, I have to [file > overwrite] or [file > export] to save and create .pngs.
When I overwrite or export a texture (I don't even have to modify it) it somehow invalidates the file, and starmade no longer recognizes it. So far this has happened to any skin textures I feed into it.

:/ Strange. I don't use GIMP myself so i'm not sure how much i can help with that specifically, but i just downloaded it and exported a png file and it worked ok... your file however, didn't.

You could try remove the alpha channel and export it again. Alternatively, you can use this one i fixed for you (and included a bleed so you have zero seams on the UV edges).

Sorry i couldn't help diagnose the problem more, but at least you get your awesome skin working!

 

[Exozen]

:/ Strange. I don't use GIMP myself so i'm not sure how much i can help with that specifically, but i just downloaded it and exported a png file and it worked ok... your file however, didn't.

You could try remove the alpha channel and export it again. Alternatively, you can use this one i fixed for you (and included a bleed so you have zero seams on the UV edges).

Sorry i couldn't help diagnose the problem more, but at least you get your awesome skin working!

oh wow, I think I'll take the one you fixed, thanks so much man!

Edit: One Genetically Engineered Supersoldier ready to kick some xeno butt.

 

[Jananton]

Hm, when exporting from Gimp, there's a settings dialog for all kind of options for the exported, in this case *.png, file that's created. It would be nice to know what settings are used for png's in StarMade, that'll probably solves the issue.

Greets,

Jan

 

[0ldSkull]

I used GIMP to create my skin and don't remember having any issues. I saved the files included in your original post, and a skin created with them behaved exactly as you described (it uploaded but did not work). I then loaded each image into GIMP and re-exported to PNG format, and a skin created with the exported files worked. I did not remove the alpha channel from any of them.

I suspect it is a difference in the export settings used, as Jananton suggested. The export options I used (as usual) are "Save background color", "Save color values from transparent pixels", and Compression level 9. In particular I imagine you'd want to turn off the interlacing option (though I do not know if your original images were exported that way).

 

[Exozen]

I used GIMP to create my skin and don't remember having any issues. I saved the files included in your original post, and a skin created with them behaved exactly as you described (it uploaded but did not work). I then loaded each image into GIMP and re-exported to PNG format, and a skin created with the exported files worked. I did not remove the alpha channel from any of them.

I suspect it is a difference in the export settings used, as Jananton suggested. The export options I used (as usual) are "Save background color", "Save color values from transparent pixels", and Compression level 9. In particular I imagine you'd want to turn off the interlacing option (though I do not know if your original images were exported that way).

Turned off interlacing and it works now, thanks man!