Fallout 4

This is my first mod ever made for Fallout 4.
I believe I have made it correctly, using the FOMOD Creation Tool (via some "educated" guesses) and B.A.E (Bethesda Archive Extractor) for file format/reference images.

My only problem is the extracted normal-maps of the files can't be imported to PaintDotNet or DXT1 Bitmap Manipulator (DDS file manipulator). If anyone has a way to convert these to PNG, or better yet - tell me what programs/plugins to use, it would be greatly appreciated.

This was not important for the first two bottles (Nuka-Cola and Nuka-Cola Quantum), but greatly decreases the retexture quality of the Nuka-Cola Cherry bottom, due to my complete redesign of the label to fit the "Cherry Cola" text. If anyone knows, please contact me, either in the discussions tab, comments or at my personal email, [email protected]

Any feedback is recommended, even negative - as long as it can be considered constructive criticism

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  1. vronykah
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    I always make my diffuse map in Paint.NET and then use GIMP (also free) to do the normal maps. I just open my diffuse map in Gimp, do the normal map thing and then export it. I haven't really tried extracting normal maps, since my diffuse textures are different than the original, so I can't help you there.

    I'd be a little concerned about the legality of using Coca-Cola (copy write), even though I know you credited it. I'd suggest checking with a staff member or moderator to confirm it is okay.

    Good luck with your project!