hello iam making some costum textures but when i save it in asset mngr i can find the file back in the folder where i saved it when i open asset mngr then the file is there but not in the folder so i can copy it to source_data to convert it. it says the file does not exsist but its there ?? does anyone have an idea ...?? oh and theres a lil lock on the file when i open it in asset mngr does that has anything to do with it?

ps i got the same problem on my laptop my wife is making a map for cod2 the file is there but not there if you know what i meen i can open it in radiant but its not there in the folder ..
thank you in advance

I'm confused here. Your topic is in the CoD4 section, but you are talking about CoD2? The process to make a custom texture in CoD4 is quite a lot different than to make one in CoD2.

no iam making map for cod4 but i need to make some costum textures everything is working like explaned in tut(Novemberdobby) only when i save the file and i want to convert it i cant find the filethat i just saved (.gtd) cus the tut said copyit to source_data if you want to convert it if i open asset mngr then the file is there but when i open the folder the file is not there .....and i got the same on my laptop my wife is making map for cod2 (with my help ::))...) but when i save the map (in radiant) the file is not there either i never had that before so my quistion is how or where is the file?? doess anyone know? thank you in advance..

edited on Feb. 9, 2010 08:19 am by {A2K}vettevictor

This is how I do it for custom textures to be used in Radiant: I save the file in Photoshop in My Pictures (as PSD and TGA or DDS). Then I copy it to raw/textures.
In AssMan, I open my map GDT (which is in model_export for some reason - it doesn't really matter anyway) then check the needed checkboxes, select the file in the colormap section (and in normal and specular map if I have them) and then compile.
The compiled file(s) is(are) in raw/images. These are the files that have to be put inside a IWD, so that you'll see the custom texture when running your map through a mod.

For custom models' textures, I copy the files to model_export/bhd (my mapname). Then open another GDT I've made for custom models (which is in source_data). The rest is the same.

ok nice let me try that to .
thank you again .
greets
vette

this is what i get when saving file from .tga to .gdt (see attachment) in assetman. and when i do a search whole pc or only cod4 folder its not there its weird but i can open it in assetman .i cant even find the file when i search manual in command prompt but its there in assetman its driving me nuts the damn file is there but not there pfff

edited on Feb. 9, 2010 12:30 pm by {A2K}vettevictor

edited on Feb. 9, 2010 12:30 pm by {A2K}vettevictor

edited on Feb. 9, 2010 12:46 pm by {A2K}vettevictor

edited on Feb. 9, 2010 01:22 pm by {A2K}vettevictor

{A2K}vettevictor writes...

Assman is very buggy, even after the file is deleted assman may insist it is still there. I recommend going into the CoD4 directory and making a folder called texture_assets then creating the texture agian, and attempting it over agian.

First off, you don't save the TGA to GDT. The GDT (Game Data Table) is a file that stores data for assets (materials, models, weapons).
So you make a material (check those checkboxes, put in the name of the colormap and any other maps etc) and you save those settings as a GDT file so that if you change the TGA you won't have to redo those operations. You would just open the GDT (after saving the TGA to the same location as before), select the material and press F10 (convert current asset only).
And you don't have to make a GDT for each material, as it can hold multiple assets.
So, I suggest you to create a blank GDT file first, in texture_assets (as Ownage said), save it, add your material, convert it and save the GDT again. If it still disappears (because I think this is your problem, didn't really understand), then it could be a Vista/7 problem. And double check the save path.
I have XP and never had a problem with AssMan or the ModTools.

Could you post a picture of AssMan with your material selected. I want to see what settings you have.