Which tool do I use to extract the original tga. files? I downloaded one called tpc2tga. This one doesn't work, so what am I doing not right?

Well, if you double click the file in KT, an option comes up called write file, click that and it will save as a TGA.

The best utility for this, IMHO, is Kotor Tool (a.k.a. KT) (http://kotortool.home.comcast.net/index.html) by Fred Tetra.

You MUST have Microsoft's .NET framework installed (it's free). If you don't have .NET framework, you can get it at Microsoft Update.

The .tpc files are in a larger cabinet file with an .erf extension. Just look for the ERF files.

KT will allow you to browse through a tree of files, and will actually allow you to view the .tpc images without extracting them. For the purposes of doing skin mods, always use the textures in the ERF file called (as best as I can remember) "swpc...tpa.erf" The "..tpa", "..tpb", and "..tpc" designations only indicate what resolution the textures are, with "..tpa.erf" being the cabinet containing the high resolution textures. Even if you run the game with medium or low quality textures, your modded textures will be still be used by the game when they're in the Override folder.

To extract a file in KT, double click on it so that it's displayed in the image viewer, then use the "Write" button to write the file. It will write in .tga format. You won't need tpc2tga.

DeeDee

Whey yeah! I got the N_JediMaleks but they were tpc.s and therefore uneditable. How do I change them from tpc to tga

I'm not sure what you're talking about. I'm at work right now and can't take a look.

DeeDee

Double click and select write file, it will save as a tga.

I figured it out using RAD video tool. Thnx for the help, I'm working on first piece now

Dang! I can't seem to be able to change the tpc.s to tga.s! The RAD says error opening N_JediMalekH01, but it didn't say it when I used it on N_JediMalek01! What am I doing wrong?

You're not listening to me. If you want to turn a tpc into a tga, double click on the tpc in KotOR Tool. Another window comes up, and then you press 'write file.' It will save as a tga.

It says only

File or assembly name ImageTools, or one of its dependencies was not found.

Then I can quit or the tool crashes permanently and I need to download a new one

Wow, you've got a seriously messed up KT there.... Usually, you can just press write file....

Download the newest version from here -
http://webpages.charter.net/krumsick/kotor)
then hit "write".

Site disabled. Link follows to PCGamemods, and I didn't find anything named ImageTool

http://kotortool.home.comcast.net/index.html)

I have the freaking kotor_tool. I need the Image Viewer Application exe.

NO! what version do you have? if not 1.0.1530.39101 (:D ), you need to download the newest version (to check what version, open KT, Help->about. In the newest version you don't need image viewer!!!!

thats the one I have, I'll check DA README

Okkkay. The Image Viewer opened BUT when I selected it, the bar went off-screen

I made it work! Max. 2 hrs for new skins on me site

For the record, the reason it didn't work for you before is because you needed to have imagetools.dll in the same directory as KotOR Tool. That file comes with KotOR Tool.