Look in "\packages\models\monster...", all the monster skins are in there.(in ".jpg" format)

Wow! I went and re-downloaded Sauerbraten OS X from sauerbraten.org, All that is in my sauerbraten folder is: readme.html Sauerbraten.app and sourcecode folder... no packages! :(

Wow, it isn't inside the "sauerbraten" Folder, it is inside the application itself, this is new to me! Never seen this before!

Okay well i found sniper.png and editing in photoshop, making it purple. I also spotted sniper_mask.png and sniper_normals.png (i think it was sniper_normals, can not remember) but they were strange colors so i didn't mess with them. Well when i open sauerbraten the sniper rifle wasn't purple, it looked normal. i also spotted: sniper.dds, what program do i open this with? i assume this is the 3d, or the animations? So i tried to open it with 3ds max. Then i tried with blender. It didnt work :(. Why isnt my sniper rifle showing up purple?

Thanks,

fetz

nein sir. Photoshop would not open them :( unknown file type! I changed it to a png and it still would not open! So i just recoppied sniper.dds from my other sauerbraten folder! Any other ideas?

Some time ago I had the same problem. If anyone else tries it one day, this is how I did it:
I used a tool called ~"dds converter 2" as the dds-plugin for GIMP didn't do its job. Use it to receive .tga files which you'll be able to work with in GIMP. Afterwards convert them back to .dds

There might be smoother ways, but at least it gives you what you want :)

Not sure if this is a good way to do this, but I've edited .png skins just fine, and deleted the .dds all together. The skins then show as whatever you edited them to be. Works perfect for me and doesn't seem to have any downsides. Not even sure what the .dds's are but they don't seem at all necessary, at least to me. Hope this helps a bit.

I hope this help clear some things up,

1. What is a .dds file? a dds file is a image format used alot on older game engines and was one of most used image files in morrowind (along with many other games)

2. How can I open a .dds? I'm sure if you looked around you could find a plugin for photoshop or maybe Gimp to import/Export a .dds but if you run out of luck you can still use blender, to do this you would: open blender --> UV/Image Editor --> Press the "Image" Tab --> Open Image. and find your .dds file

3. why does it have 2 image files in it? are they different or is it needed? I Honestly dont think it even needs the .dds as the .dds and .png are of the same image. What i would do is what Fatality said just erase the .dds and if you have any problems with it not loading the any textures after that then go into the md5.cfg and change any texture that is loaded as a .dds into a .png and get rid of all the >dss> spots (note the greater than signs will be facing outwards i just cant show it here cause the forum page will think its a code and clear it out)... but i would only go into the md5.cfg if your having problems

Hope that Helps. Cheers! A_W_O_L__