Changing texture path

[ultimateflashpoint 10]

So I want to change the path that the model gets its texture from and I've heard that the best way to do it is through a hex editor. I have tried opening the .p3d in O2 but I was not able to find where the model's textures paths were, so I tried it in WinHex, and I am not able to get it to work in there. Basically I want to do this:

Change armymod\armyuniform.paa

to usmcmod\armyuniform.paa

[stgn 39]

Go look in the utilities section of OFPR.info got a couple of tools if I remember correctly.

STGN

[ProfTournesol 956]

Yes, the tool is Texture Path Swap you can grab here. I never used this tool though.

But, the easiest way in O2 is to make the texture window appear (select "window", "texture library"). Then double click on a texture name, it will lighten the part of the model using the given texture, then go to "Face", "Face properties" and change the texture path.

[Macser_old 0]

The advantage in using it(TxtPathSwap),is that it will do all lods simultaneously.

Whereas with O2 you'll need to get in there and repath each lod

yourself.

[vektorboson 8]

Using a special tool for changing the texture path is Ok if you have the MLOD. But in case he has an ODOL-P3D and wants only to adjust the texture paths (not changing the model in any way) the best way is indeed to use a Hex Editor.

[Macser_old 0]

I've used XVI32 in the past.Did the job without any problems as I can recall.

[sanctuary 19]

For changing texture path of an ODOL p3d, i have used a lot in the past :

- Mike Schell's Texture Swap (mostly to obtain the texture list when the texture used by a specific model were not obviously seen in the pbo)

- Notepad++, just open the model with it, Search -> Replace and save the change

It has worked very well (don't try it on an MLOD p3d, it will lead into the P3D not working ingame)