Author Topic: [VC] How to install bike skins (Read 5435 times)

VenomX · « **on:** July 29, 2007, 03:05:02 PM »

How to install bike skins

To start off with, you're going to need a .txd file of the bike/car you want to replace. As it is most often the PCJ that people want to use, I'll be using the file 'pcj600.txd' for this tutorial. These can be bought at the marketplace (Click here) for a small amount of forum points, or for free if you get one off a nice guy . They can be opened using programs such as TXD Workshop, but don't worry about that, you wont need to open them to get the bike ingame.

Firstly, you need to close all instances of Vice City, as you can't modify game content while you have the game open. Next, you need to install a little program called IMG Tool. This will be used to open the gta3.img file which contains most of your game data, including a lot of models and textures. This can be downloaded HERE.

Okay, so you've downloaded and installed IMG Tool. Before you make any modifications to your game, you need to disable the 'Read-Only' feature of Grand Theft Auto which is set by default. To do this, navigate to your gta3.img, found in 'C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\models', then right click on it, and click properties. You will then see the file information. Scan down until you see a box with the words 'Read-Only' next to it...if it is unchecked, then you are ready to install the bike, but if it is filled in, then you'll need to click on it so that it becomes unchecked, then press OK.

Now you should be ready to put your .txd into the game. Open IMG Tool, then go to file > open. Once you have found the gta3.img again, open it and press F2. You now need to find the txd which you want replacing, so type it in then hit enter. To install my PCJ skin, I'd type in 'pcj600.txd'. Once the txd has been found, hit the delete button on your keyboard to get rid of it. Then go to commands > add, and find where your custom skin has been saved, highlight it and press Open. You're then free to close IMG Tool, it will automatically save. Now you're done! If you've followed this tutorial properly, you should now have a shiny new vehicle ingame to play with.

If you screwed it up, here are the most common error messages and how to fix the problem:

File Access denied

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Spoofy · « **Reply #1 on:** July 29, 2007, 03:11:11 PM »

I'm sure this will avoid irritating topics on how to install bike or any other type of vehicular skins, that is if they don't forget to look here

Thanks for switching the fonts. You da awesomez...

Knapman · « **Reply #2 on:** July 29, 2007, 04:00:39 PM »

Quote from: Spoof

I'm sure this will avoid irritating topics on how to install bike or any other type of vehicular skins, that is if they don't forget to look here

Thanks for switching the fonts. You da awesomez...

Awesome job man, this would've been very helpful when I needed it.

VenomX · « **Reply #3 on:** July 31, 2007, 01:20:35 PM »

Thanks a lot you two, this took a while to write . Would it be possible to add to the tutorial index Dannye? It would ensure that people that needed to saw it, thanks a lot.

NicoGamer · « **Reply #4 on:** July 31, 2007, 02:44:56 PM »

GJ Venom, I'm sure this will help so MANY people... (Especially that one's who annoy me on MSN)

Cueball · « **Reply #5 on:** August 01, 2007, 01:53:08 AM »

Yeah, thanks. Would have helped me ages ago, but Blaze pretty much helped me out.

~Cueball~

Willzyyy · « **Reply #6 on:** July 17, 2008, 02:47:48 AM »

I have closed everything. But it sometimes still comes up with "Error, this file might be in use....exiting..."" Weired huh? Anyway, thanks man.

Mythic · « **Reply #7 on:** July 17, 2008, 04:17:08 AM »

Make sure that file hasn't been set to Read Only and that your gta-vc/gta-lc.exe is closed. Also make sure that the .txd/any other file you're importing ain't opened in any other program.

Obscure Death · « **Reply #8 on:** July 17, 2008, 06:51:52 AM »

I think using GGMM it's much easyer

Link:

http://rapidshare.com/files/130376782/ggmm.rar.html

- First extract the files into your Vice city folder, and run it.
- Put PCJ for find the bike

- Then select: installer - Manual Mod Installer.

- After that select the TXD Textures and find your PCJ.txd and select Install.

And done you have installed your bike skin without any problems.

A maid · « **Reply #9 on:** August 02, 2008, 01:29:57 AM »

Quote from: Obscure Death

I think using GGMM it's much easyer

Link:

http://rapidshare.com/files/130376782/ggmm.rar.html

- First extract the files into your Vice city folder, and run it.
- Put PCJ for find the bike

- Then select: installer - Manual Mod Installer.

- After that select the TXD Textures and find your PCJ.txd and select Install.

And done you have installed your bike skin without any problems.

im using GGMM too but I screwed it with SA xD
now my NRG in GGMM looks like a retarded bug NRG and same for FCR
damn

Raining · « **Reply #10 on:** October 17, 2008, 06:28:57 AM »

I do still get "Error, this file might be in use....exiting...", when I restarted my computer, then I filled out gta-vc.exe and gta3.img Read-Only part, and still getting that error, so what is the problem?

PS. I also tried re setup vc

Mythic · « **Reply #11 on:** October 17, 2008, 07:45:48 AM »

Take the tap out of "Read only", make that to the whole VC folder.