Textures won't appear (now resolved)

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I've been learning how to mod, and learning a lot but I'm having trouble getting textures to work in-game.  I've been using XSI Mod Tool and GIMP.  I have read the documentation that comes with the tools for modding.  I have the DDS plugin for GIMP.  I can get models to load in-game, but they are untextured, even though I have a -cl.dds texture attached.  After doing some tests, I've narrowed the problem down to the texture file; the mesh file appears to be fine.

Any ideas why this might be happening?

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

Where did you drop the texture files?

Make sure you have them in the correct spot in the sins directory.

Also, make sure the mesh file is pointing at them...

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

Make sure the XSI file doesn't have multiple materials, and that the alpha channel in the -cl texture isn't completely white.

Siege of Centauri
Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

Thanks for your posts, I've figured out my texture problem.

Quoting i, reply 2
Make sure the XSI file doesn't have multiple materials, and that the alpha channel in the -cl texture isn't completely white.
End of i's quote

You're right about the alpha channel, I found that making my -cl texture completely transparent made it appear, although I don't understand exactly why this is.

Thanks!