Modifying a Texture

Textures or skins are 2D graphics that are wrapped around 3D objects by the game.

Location of files

The textures are stored as .png files in the /Textures folder. Which /Textures folder depends on whether the object is part of the standard game or part of an add-on.

 $PROGDIR/
   Oolite.app/
     Resources/
       Textures/  <-- Textures for standard ships live here.
   Addons/
     ShipX/
       Textures/  <-- Textures for ShipX live here.
     ShipY/
       Textures/  <-- Textures for ShipY live here.

Ship textures usually carry an obvious name e.g. ShipX_body.png. But not always. To confirm which textures are loaded for ShipX open the file shipdata.plist in a text editor.

 $PROGDIR/AddOns/ShipX/shipdata.plist

 <key>ShipX</key>
   <dict>
    ...
    < >
    ...
   </dict>