Creating a low-res version of a track
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2015 7:11 pm
Kinda sorta, rough around the edges way to make this happen:
How to create your own low res version of a track that is in a folder that will still work on a server (.saf tracks can't use this method)...
1. Open statues file with Notepad ++
- Remove any lines that end with 'null' (if it has a .shp file, it should stay as that is a collision file and will give you client track modified)
2. Open the "decal" or "textures" folder
- Open each image in an image editing program (like Photoshop)
- Resize each image to 50% of the original image size. (you can go more, the lower you go the lower quality you'll get in game though)
- Save all images to the same file name they were originally
3. Open the "models" or "statue" folder
- Open each .png in an image editing program (like Photoshop)
- Resize each image to 50% of the original image size. (you can go more, the lower you go the lower quality you'll get in game though)
- Save all images to the same file name they were originally
4. Delete "billboards" file
5. Ride the shit outta the new track!
This will leave you with a pretty bare environment, but it will get you a much easier to run track. You can pick and choose which objects/decals you want to keep/resize as you get more familiar with the process, this is just a blanket way to do it. If this is too much work for you and you want someone to do it for you, drop the next creator who does it pre-release a few bucks because this is the process they went through to do it for you.