Modifying a Texture

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

Quick Guide

• Find the correct texture .png found in the /Textures folder
• Back up the file you want to change
• Open the texture in a 2D graphic editing program
• Resample the image to 4096x4096
• You can hopefully see the elements that are mapped to particular features on the model
• Customize the existing image or ...
• Create a 'coloring book' outline template and replace the elements from scratch.
• Resample the image to 1024x1024.
• Save it as a .png

Detailed Guide

Location of files

The textures are stored in Oolite 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.oxp/
            Textures/  <-- Textures for ShipX live here.
        ShipY.oxp/
            Textures/  <-- Textures for ShipY live here.

Using shipdata.plist to see which textures are loaded

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.oxp/Resources?/shipdata.plist

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

Links

• OXP howto texture - much more detail - and pretty pictures too!