Bibidi Brasco Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Hi all, Im looking for some help with skins in Gta:Sa. When i download a skin from this site and try to open it with winzip or winrar nothing happens? I have no idea how to download like a mercedes and then drive with it ingame.. Can someone help me please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes_Benz Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 well somewhere ( im not sure were i'm new ) there is a forum which explains all to modding but her's a brief to install a skin 1-go to your root directory (where gta-sa.exe is) 2-open models->player.img 3-open player.img with an img tool http://www.thegtaplace.com/downloads/file.php?id=552 4-read the readme and it should say which file to replace 5-using img tool find the .txd and make a backup of it then delete it from the archive (player.img) 6-Using winrar you extract the file given in the rar archive 7-add the file you extracted to the player.img and then do rebuild archive in one of the tabs 8-start up San andreas and have fun to install a car its the same principle but instead of player.img its "gta3.img" Some cars may have a readme showing a handling line, carcol line, vehicle line or carmod line these files are found in the data folder in the root directory of san andreas the are (respectively) handling.cfg, carcols.dat, vehicles.ide, and carmods.dat well thats as brief and detailed that I can be if you have questions message me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibidi Brasco Posted January 7, 2008 Author Share Posted January 7, 2008 well somewhere ( im not sure were i'm new ) there is a forum which explains all to modding but her's a brief to install a skin 1-go to your root directory (where gta-sa.exe is) 2-open models->player.img 3-open player.img with an img tool http://www.thegtaplace.com/downloads/file.php?id=552 4-read the readme and it should say which file to replace 5-using img tool find the .txd and make a backup of it then delete it from the archive (player.img) 6-Using winrar you extract the file given in the rar archive 7-add the file you extracted to the player.img and then do rebuild archive in one of the tabs 8-start up San andreas and have fun to install a car its the same principle but instead of player.img its "gta3.img" Some cars may have a readme showing a handling line, carcol line, vehicle line or carmod line these files are found in the data folder in the root directory of san andreas the are (respectively) handling.cfg, carcols.dat, vehicles.ide, and carmods.dat well thats as brief and detailed that I can be if you have questions message me Thnx and check your pm's m8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibidi Brasco Posted January 8, 2008 Author Share Posted January 8, 2008 Hello thnks for your help but i still got a problem,, I downloaded IMG Tool 2.0, ive read the readme at winzip but in the readme they dont say what file i should replace. So i have no idea where i can open the IMGTool.exe file. It does say: Run setup.exe (You must have already tongue.gif) install, run IMGTool.exe or use the link in "Start Menu > Programs > GTAModding". But I really do not know what they mean by that.. _______________________________________________________________________ I M G T o o l 2.0 ReadMe.txt 13th June 2005 _______________________________________________________________________ CONTENTS __________ GENERAL INFORMATION INSTALLATION HELP FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS HISTORY CONTACT INFORMATION _______________________________________________________________________ GENERAL INFORMATION _____________________ IMG Tool v2.0 Features: + Supports GTA3(VER1), Vice City(VER1) and San Andreas(VER2) archives. + Control on all files inside an archive... - Extract files - Add files - Replace file - Delete files - Rename file + Find/Next File + Sort by Name or Offset + Optional file association with *.IMG files. Happy Modding! smile.gif _______________________________________________________________________ INSTALLATION ______________ Run setup.exe (You must have already tongue.gif) install, run IMGTool.exe or use the link in "Start Menu > Programs > GTAModding". _______________________________________________________________________ HELP ______ This is only a breif help section, proper help will come in a later version. If you need help that's not here, goto the editing forums at www.GTAForums.com - somebody there will be happy to help smile.gif. No known bugs. So my problem still is: - How can i open a file with Winzip (I am not reall known with it) and open IMGTool Thnx for your help m8 IM REALLY NOT KNOWN WITH SKINS, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IM USING THEM SO I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THEY REALLY WORK xD, so all you know about how to open and use skins ingame is helpfull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA Don Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 (edited) Here`s an easier way,download the file,open it with WinZip,it`ll probably automatically do that for you,if you`re using Firefox,then extract the file to your documents,copy the file from your documents by pressing Ctrl+C then going to your SA directory,then go to skins and press Ctrl+V to paste. This is the way I normally use,frankly,it seems easier TBH. Edited January 8, 2008 by GTA Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibidi Brasco Posted January 8, 2008 Author Share Posted January 8, 2008 Error: unable to create output file "C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\GTA San Andreas\models\txd\vincent.dff" It seems that winzip cant open/extract some files. What i do is this: Go to C drive -> Program Files -> Rockstar -> Gta SA -> Models -> Copy unextracted file into models. What am i doing wrong? And because i still got img tool i cant open my gta3.img & player.img etcc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibidi Brasco Posted January 9, 2008 Author Share Posted January 9, 2008 Mercedes Benz helped me to come far but then he had to go eat and i havent spoken to him since.. and now ive got a even bigger problem, because: I deleted the vincent.txd & vincent.dff file fom gta3.img to make room for the mercedes (the mercedes replaces the vincent), i also made i backup folder which contains vincent.txd & .dff, but now i still have no clue how to put my mercedes into the gta3.img so i can drive with it,, also now i removed vindent.txd & .dff i cant play gta sa anymore so i really need help fast please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes_Benz Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 (edited) even though i sent you a message here's the answer: do commands -> add (in gta3.img opened with img tool) a menu will pop up now supposing that the files of the mercedes were extracted from the zip, find them and add them one by one into the gta3.img using img tool. then after that is finished go to commands -> rebuild archive and wait until it's finished then exit and voilà (yes i speak french fluently) you got your mercedes in your game Edited January 9, 2008 by Mercedes_Benz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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