Transparency Issue

[jackknife35]

I am having like a serious problem with the latest skin I'm working on. I reskinned one of the shoulders, but when i zoom in for a closeup, the trim on it goes transparent. This is so frustrating... I've tried everything, I've exported it as a PNG, as a TGA, and as a BLP converted to PNG. I get the same results with all of them except the BLP converted to PNG is jacked up, but I suspect that's normal. But what's weird is the trim on the other shoulder, which I have not even edited, is acting up as well o.O.

Here's a pic of my problem:



I will SO +Rep whoever helps me fix this!

Please help!

[[Soul Eater]]

Try saving your PNG file in indexed color mode if you got photoshop.

[jackknife35]

Try saving your PNG file in indexed color mode if you got photoshop.

but the original shoulder file wasn't indexed at all o.o

Edit: Trying it now...

[[Soul Eater]]

Wow just mess things up with textures and such, that's all. I don't know if indexed will solve your problem but for me it does 99% of the time if my texture is showing unappropriate.

[jackknife35]

Nope, that just made it permanently chrome o.o

[[Soul Eater]]

Hm frankly I don't understand your problem which trim do you mean and where's the transparency?

[jackknife35]

The side of the left shoulderpad is completely transparent o.o

[[Soul Eater]]

Ow lol now I see it. Well upload the BLP and I see what I can do, it seems you either experimented with transparency or you just messed up the colors. Did you even hold on the even size? Like 256 x 256 for example, not something like 234 x 215

[jackknife35]

Here it is

Treepath:

Item\ObjectComponents\SHOULDER\RSHOULDER_PLATE_RAIDPALADIN_F_01BLUE.BLP

Also, the problem only occurs when zoomed in close.

Edit: the glow will not be teal like it is in mine, because i'm using 2 other BLPs

[[Soul Eater]]

Just like I thought.



You see those spots? You made them transparent yourselve. So if you just reskin those places properly without any transparency on it it would be fine.

I would advice you to do it all over again, unless you know how to fix it.

[jackknife35]

those parts are transparent no matter what i've done o.o they appear in WMV as transparent

Edit: oh, only with Enable Blend checked... lemme try without it.

[jackknife35]

grrr... i unchecked Enable Blend, but i saved it and it still looks like that o.o

Edit: Wait, I saved it as a TGA, and the blank spots aren't there anymore, lemme try it now...

[[Soul Eater]]

Hm okay well let me know, else reset your photoshop settings. But those spots are the cause of it why it's going transparent.

[jackknife35]

didn't work... i'm gunna try taking out the BLP in there that doesnt seem to be doing anything o.o

[[Soul Eater]]

Okay.

I tried it and you are right, the parts are indeed transparent.

Do the following thing:

Open the PNG file. BUT in paint. Click save as, and save it as PNG again, click yes if it asks to overwrite.

Convert it with .PNG > BLP

And then upload it into the MPQ.

If done correctly it isnt transparent anymore.