Hello!
I took up modding Generals a few days ago. My current goal is to replace original Crusader model and texture with my own tank.

At first I made a simple model with simple textures to test my workflow, and it worked ingame:
http://i.imgur.com/GFatHrB.jpg

After that I made a more serious model, but when I tried to test it ingame, the texture was not loading. Apart from that, the tank work as intended, it moves, shoots etc.
http://i.imgur.com/wrkvbh2.jpg

The UV coordinates are there, when I check them in gmax:
http://i.imgur.com/qJwd3L4.png

I place .W3D files in
\Command and Conquer Generals Zero Hour\Art\W3D\avleopard.W3D
\Command and Conquer Generals Zero Hour\Art\W3D\avleopard_D.W3D
and .dds texture in
\Command and Conquer Generals Zero Hour\Art\Textures\avleopard.dds

Can someone help?
Here are the files I used at the last try: (gmax, source .png texture, .dds texture and exported .w3d)
http://www.filedropper.com/abramsfiles

BTW: Is there a free image to .DDS converter that works well on Win10 and makes files readable by ZH?
Right now a friend with Photoshop helped me, but I would like to have the option to convert the images by myself.

Thanks for the response, paint.net looks just like the thing I was looking for.

As for the model, I made a set of files and put them all in what I think is the correct directory:
https://scr.hu/mmJOp1
But the tank is still pink. Can you test the files I posted in the first post on your copy of ZH? Maybe it has something to do with my Origin version of the game.

I can test with origin if you want.
I'll Post as soon as I've tested it.

UPDATE:
Using just the dds and w3d in that archive with my version of ZH:



I think I may need the other files for it to work.

Edited by user Saturday, January 7, 2017 10:56:12 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Update

I don't have gmax.
You showed a picture of your file structure which had a .tga and .png image that were not in the archive.
You also listed the file avleopard_D.W3D which was not in the archive.

I seriously doubt it's origin that's the problem.

Edited by user Saturday, January 7, 2017 12:16:09 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Made another point

That requires loads more modding than should be needed. For now we should make sure it's not the art that's the problem before we mess around with ini.

But replacing all the models in the object's ini code would take some time. (for every faction)
Plus, this mod should be compatible with mods which change what the tank does as this mod only changes it's model and texture.

Edited by user Saturday, January 7, 2017 12:30:31 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Missing Words

FOUND THE PROBLEM (I think)

I had a look at the files in W3DZH.big and TexturesZH.big.
The files say crusader not leopard.
Probably an origin thing, as the games were remade for windows 7.


I'll rename the files and check if that works. Post again once I've tested.

And an imprtant sidenote is to not give your model name more then 14 characters...

Well it works fine in The First Decade so it's an origin problem for sure...

I think Killakanz tank setup tutorial overlooked that, I was learning from it. I dont know how to add the tank as a completely new unit (where to change and add stuff in other files).

I will try to add it as e.g. Battlemaster, once I find its filenames.