I've never used the texture converter, but FSDS says my textures are 24 bit even if they've been converted using dxtbmp.  They still work, that's all I worry about.

Have you tried uninstalling the program, then reinstalling using the disc - of course make a back-up of whatever projects you were working on?  I haven't downloaded any upgrades but appreciate your pointing out this potential issue.

I personally wouldn't bother using abacus texture converter if its causing problems. If you use irfanview or PSP etc. to decrease color depth to 8bit (best for FS scenery) and create your Bmp FSDS will have no problem. Then when you are ready to package up your scenery and have done all your tinkering convert them to DXT to improve performance and lower file size with DXTBmp : http://www.mnwright.btinternet.co.uk/programs/dxtbmp.htm

May not be the right way but it works for me!

Birdman.

Everything about scenery designing is out there to confuse you thats for sure! FSDS2 wont be able to handle the DXT files so make sure you convert them after you've finished using FSDS.

Welcome to the world of _lm, _su, _sp, _wi, _hw, _fa, DXT, Alpha 444-4, the list goes on (infinitely)..... Theres no going back.....

Thawing nicely in the heat of the English winter! 

Birdman.

I had the same problem but sorted it this morning ( ) with Kemble (now released for Beta testing). Next time I log onto my FS OS I'll take a look and see what did it, I'll post it in your RAF leeming forum at uksd.

That should sort the flickering - have to look in more detail at the missing one once you post details.

Birdman.

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FSDS2 should read DXT1 & DXT3 textures. I'm not sure I would use FSDS for ordinary scenery objects like buildings. Unless you wish to place them separately I find the simple EOD objects much better & far less graphics intensive. It's usually best to use the same texture format as the default objects in the sim you're designing for. This can be most of the Extended BMP formats. Look in DXTBmp Help for guidance on compatability. Standard 8-bit BMPs work very well on test pieces.

I have been using FSDS2 to buildings for quite awhile now and have had very good results. I always run texture bitmaps trough DXT to make them compatible. EOD and VOD make basically the same .api files as FSDS2 and are essentially the same.

When in doubt I always go by the default files. I just opened an FS9 default building texture in DXTBmp.* It's 512 x 512 in DXT1 BMP format. Others are in the 256 x 256 x 8 bit (256 colours) format used in earlier versions of FS. Not sure but I think night textures have to be in this format.

*PS. I assume this is a default texture. The file name & format are shown at the top.