sp0ckrates Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 Hi. I'm getting an error when trying to open a .dds file. It is: "There was an error opening the .dds file." The exception data states, "The DDS file is invalid." I'm wondering if the file type isn't supported, yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 We can't debug this unless you post the file Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp0ckrates Posted September 2, 2023 Author Share Posted September 2, 2023 (edited) Thank you. It's a .dds file, but your site doesn't accept .dds files. However, I thought Paint.net 5.0 does support them. Edited September 2, 2023 by sp0ckrates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp0ckrates Posted September 2, 2023 Author Share Posted September 2, 2023 I'm a big fan of Paint.net, BTW! Been using it for years, and I have the Microsoft Store version because it's too good to be free! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 Right click on your file and "Compress to zip file"... post that. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted September 3, 2023 Share Posted September 3, 2023 Well, it looks like a DDS from Starfield. Not sure we should post their assets here, that might be copyright infringement. @null54 do you have Starfield yet? If not I can grab it and get the file to you. I'm still playing Baldur's Gate 3 (10 out of 10 btw), but I'm sure I'll be getting to Starfield too. Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null54 Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 12 hours ago, Rick Brewster said: Well, it looks like a DDS from Starfield. Not sure we should post their assets here, that might be copyright infringement. There are already over 300 mods for Starfield on Nexus Mods, so I doubt Bethesda would care about one file being posted as part of a modding question. 12 hours ago, Rick Brewster said: do you have Starfield yet? If not I can grab it and get the file to you. I'm still playing Baldur's Gate 3 (10 out of 10 btw), but I'm sure I'll be getting to Starfield too. No I do not, but I will be getting it eventually. Starfield is still in pre-order on Steam (it releases on the 5th), so I am wondering if this issue is due to Valve encrypting the pre-load files. I don't think Bethesda has released the official modding tools either, but I could be wrong about that. While I was trying to find documentation on the Starfield DDS files, I found a few posts on the Nexus Mods Bethesda Archive Extractor page about an older version of that tool not extracting some DDS files from the game archives correctly. I am not blaming that tool, it could be a bug in the DDS plugin but I will not know that unless I can examine the DDS file. Quote Plugin Pack | PSFilterPdn | Content Aware Fill | G'MIC | Paint Shop Pro Filetype | RAW Filetype | WebP Filetype The small increase in performance you get coding in C++ over C# is hardly enough to offset the headache of coding in the C++ language. ~BoltBait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 On 9/3/2023 at 6:13 PM, null54 said: am wondering if this issue is due to Valve encrypting the pre-load files. Does this file work now that Starfield has unlocked / decrypted? I'm currently downloading it, so I guess I can test it myself Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null54 Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 17 minutes ago, Rick Brewster said: Does this file work now that Starfield has unlocked / decrypted? I don't know. Quote Plugin Pack | PSFilterPdn | Content Aware Fill | G'MIC | Paint Shop Pro Filetype | RAW Filetype | WebP Filetype The small increase in performance you get coding in C++ over C# is hardly enough to offset the headache of coding in the C++ language. ~BoltBait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 That file doesn't exist in my Starfield installation, so it must be from somewhere else -- either a mod, or it's been unpacked from one of the larger files. @sp0ckrates, how did you get that DDS file? Also, you can zip it up and attach that to a reply Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 I was able to open lensstainmask.dds after extracting it from Starfield - Textures01.ba2 using B.A.E. (Bethesda Archive Extractor) Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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