How to post a new model texture?

[IxCarole]

I import some models(.nif file). But I don't know how to post textures in CS. I want to study it from other models(creature, weapon). But only find icon image texture...

[DM8954]

To retexture an old model (one that has already been textured), you just have to use the old texture as a template to know where different parts of the image will end up on the model. If you're starting with a brand new model without textures, there's no way to do it directly from the CS. You need a program like NIFSkope to edit the model directly and add the textures there. I have been unable to fully complete a new model with new textures from scratch so I can't walk you through it. Also, my NIFSkope stopped working properly (even after a full reinstall) so I haven't been able to keep trying.

Everything should be explained in a tutorial out there somewhere. It'll be tough but I don't know anyone else who knows how to do this.

The texture files for all the models should still be in the same texture folders as everything else, but you have to open other .NIF files as an example to see how they are used and put together. Many of them use more than one texture and a lot of them are named differently than the .NIF file and are in different folders.