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Help with pixelated/compressed textures
kiritopixie
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Hello, folks. I've been trying to google an answer, but unfortunately my google-fu is failing me. I decided to try modding for the Sims 4. I followed Platinum Sims' tutorial and everything works great. My problem is with the textures, particularly the dark ones. When I import the .DDS of, for example, a black t-shirt into photoshop CS4, the texture shadows look somewhat pixelated. Even after smoothing them out, once I export the .DDS and load the shirt in the CAS Demo, the shadows look pixelated. In fact, when I applied a blur to the texture and imported it just to see what happened, the pixelation looked even worse than when I just left the pixelated shadows alone.
Since I'm a new member, I don't think I can upload images or include links, but I was hoping someone might be able to help me identify, at a minimum, WHERE the problem is probably coming from. I saved the texture using Platinum Sims' recommendations. Is the problem in the importing/exporting from S4PE or loading it up/saving it in photoshop?
I realize that, without knowing more, helping me to troubleshoot this specific problem would be difficult. However, any tips or experiences people have with this sort of problem would be immensely helpful. Thanks for your time :)
Since I'm a new member, I don't think I can upload images or include links, but I was hoping someone might be able to help me identify, at a minimum, WHERE the problem is probably coming from. I saved the texture using Platinum Sims' recommendations. Is the problem in the importing/exporting from S4PE or loading it up/saving it in photoshop?
I realize that, without knowing more, helping me to troubleshoot this specific problem would be difficult. However, any tips or experiences people have with this sort of problem would be immensely helpful. Thanks for your time :)
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If the image looks noticeably different between photoshop and what you see in the game, then the dds export process in photoshop is the place to look.
Beyond that, I can't give much help since I use GIMP instead of photoshop.
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EDIT: I just took a look, and the artifacts/pixelation starts once the file is extracted from S4PE (or reimported but I think its the first one). I didn't have to open it in an editor to see the artifacts in game. I simply opened the package, exported the texture and then re imported it. Looking into settings now!