In fact, it’s not as difficult a task as it might seem to someone who doesn’t know how to do it. In fact, it’s a controversial question what’s more difficult: finding the right skin online or making it yourself. Well, let's look into the details.

1. Tools for creating skins.

1. Graphic editor - Photoshop, Paint.Net or GIMP.
2. WOT Tank Viewer latest version.
3. Hands, keyboard, mouse...

2. Graphic editor.

The skins themselves are not 3D models, but simply two-dimensional images, in turn “stretched” onto tank models (hence the name “skins”). However, these images have a DDS extension.

DDS- stands for Direct Draw Surface, which my free translation into Russian will sound something like this - Direct Surface Drawing.

How to open dds files? For these purposes, you can use countless programs, but I will talk about only three, and we will focus on one in detail.

First program - Pain.Net. The main advantage is that it does not require anything other than itself. That is, you do not need to download any add-ons to open these files.

The third option, which I will discuss in detail - Photoshop. Perhaps the most famous and widespread graphics editor, despite its exorbitant cost. But if anything, I didn’t tell you that you can find a cure for it online. To open dds files in Photoshop you will also need a plugin NVIDIA Texture Tools for Adobe Photoshop which you can. In most cases, during installation the plugin will automatically find the correct path, and if not, you need to specify the folder with Photoshop.

3. Setting up WOT Tank Viewer.

This program is needed to view tank models without launching the game itself. Firstly, it saves time and RAM on your computer, and secondly, it allows you to monitor in almost real time the changes you make to the skin. To download the program and find out more about it, go to.

Let's start setting up. When you first start the program, the following window should pop up:

Wot Path- the path to the game, I have it like this: D:\Games\World_of_Tanks.

Mod Path- the path to the mods folder, mine is like this: D:\Games\World_of_Tanks\res_mods\0.8.1.

In field Image Editor you must specify exactly the graphic editor that you have configured to work correctly with dds files. I don't insist on Photoshop, you can use any other - the principle will remain the same, but since I still use Photoshop, here is my path to it:
D:/Progs/Photoshop/Adobe Photoshop CS5/Photoshop.exe.

Click OK. If you did everything correctly, a list of all available tanks will appear in the right column. By double clicking on the name of the model we are interested in, we can download it. For the purposes of this instruction I will use a Soviet tank MS-1:

As you can see, for simplicity and convenience, the list can be filtered by nation, tank category and level. So, the tank has loaded, right-click on its name in the list and select Create Tank Directory(create tank folder):

This team built for us a hierarchy of folders for the selected tank in the mods directory. We can view it by clicking Open Tank Directory in the same menu.

The next step is to command Extract tank textures - Extract tank textures, which we also launch from the menu caused by right-clicking on the tank in the list. If you did everything correctly, then in the folder World_of_Tanks\res_mods\0.8.1\vehicles\russian\R11_MS-1 the following files will appear:

The next step is to edit the skin itself. Here we have a choice: either double-click the file MS-1.dds, or select the item Edit diffuse texture all in the same menu with the right button. One way or another, our graphic editor will open.

4. The creative process of creating skins for World of Tanks.

If you have installed Photoshop and a plugin for it, but the dds file still cannot be opened because Photoshop is complaining ( poetry), then try closing photoshop and trying again. I've already encountered this glitch twice.

The skin of the MS-1 tank looks like this when unfolded:

Now we can do whatever we want with it. We can paint it, apply an inscription, change the brightness, apply our own texture, and so on. For example, I painted the MS-1 gold, for this in Photoshop we select: Image > Correction > Color balance and change the values ​​in the same way as in the screenshot:

I also increased the brightness a little: Image > Correction > Brightness\Contrast:

And this is what I got with the skin:

Once you've finished editing the skin, just click File > Save(Just " Save ", but not " Save as..."). A window will appear in which we once again confirm our choice by pressing the button Save. I don’t recommend changing anything if you don’t know:

And this is how the skin will look on the tank in . To view a new skin on a tank, if you have already saved a new DDS file, simply double-click again on the vehicle you are interested in:

Yes, mega pathetic - golden MS-1

In this article I have given only the most primitive way of creating your own skin in terms of changing it. But I’ll tell you how to apply inscriptions, apply textures or pictures so that they lie smoothly and do the most incredible things only if you liked this guide.

And I find out about this judging by the activity in the comments, as well as on the counters - voting plus or minus and by the counter of the “Tell your friends” button. Get active, friends!

Thank you everyone, I look forward to your additions and feedback in the comments.

Publication date: 08/28/2015 12:14:33

There are many very famous and popular games. These include, for example, or. Millions of people play them! What happens if these two toys are combined? Currently, there is a similar symbiosis of two epoch-making masterpieces. However, few people know about the possibility of creating a tank in Minecraft, so the article will be extremely useful to all fans of armored vehicles. You can find out how to make a tank in Minecraft below in the text.

General information

You can't create a tank in the original game, but hardly anyone now plays standard Minecraft without mods. As many people know, there is a modification called Flans Mod. With its help, players will have the opportunity to craft a car, plane, and even a tank. This is the add-on you need to install! A tank is an armored heavy vehicle that is designed to fight with an unequal number of opponents or to break through into protected territory. IN Minecraft its purpose is similar. Thus, you can organize tank battles on the servers, because the created transport is truly combat-ready.

In order to get a tank in the game, you should stock up on iron. First you need to create a special workbench from two bowls and four iron ingots.

Then you need to make tracks for the tracks. A total of 8 of them are needed.

Then you need to create a wheel - it is made from an ingot of iron and leather. We place the ingot in the center, and place four blocks of leather around it.

In order for the tank to move, you need to create an engine. The materials are cylinders and iron ingot.

At the final stage, you should connect all the parts on a workbench, where dye is also placed to give color to the tank.

All! The tank is ready! Now you can go to war!

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Few people have not heard of the acclaimed game World of Tanks. It gained wide popularity due to the combination of colorful and realistic graphics with an arcade feel.

Any tank has armor that can be penetrated only taking into account many factors. This includes the angle of inclination, the thickness of the armor, the location of the vehicle, and much more. The so-called “tanks” already have more than 100 million users. And this is not the limit.

If you want to join the ranks of players and join tank battles, then you need to follow just two simple steps:

• register in tanks world of tanks
• install an online game application on your computer;

Let's look at each of these actions in more detail:

Registration procedure

Registration in World of Tanks is required on the official website of the game, to do this, click the button below, go to the game website (opens in a new tab) and proceed to registration.

1. Use an existing account on social networks VKontakte, Google+ or Facebook.
2. Create your account in the game World of Tanks.

Registration in the game using the first method is the fastest. In this case, you just need to click on the icon of the social network in which your page is located. A separate window will open, allowing tanks to access your account on this social network. You just need to click the “Confirm” or “Allow” button, and behold: registration in the tanks is almost completed - check your mailbox and activate using the link in the letter.

If you prefer to create an account directly in the game, then you need to fill out the fields offered by the registration form.

The first of them is “E-mail”. Here you need to specify an existing email address to which you have access. The final stage of registration will be its confirmation.

Next you will need to enter your nickname. Coming up with one can be a difficult task, since more than 100 million different options have already been taken. A nickname is nothing more than your future name in the game, which will be visible to other users in the future. Therefore, its choice must be approached with an appropriate level of responsibility. If you can’t come up with a unique combination of Latin letters and numbers (namely, your game name should consist of them), then you can use a name generator. To do this, there are many resources on the Internet that select free names for the game World of Tanks.

After choosing a nickname, you need to remember the next field – “Password”. It must be reliable. To create it, you can use letters of the Latin alphabet, numbers and punctuation marks. It is best when the password is composed in such a way that it contains both uppercase and lowercase letters. They can be mixed with numbers and signs. For greater security, the password should not be the same as the one you already use in any account, for example in mail. It is also undesirable for it to be associated with any significant dates, such as your birthday.

The created password must be confirmed by repeating it again in the field below. In the event that you forget the combination you came up with, access can be restored using the email you previously specified.

Complete registration

The final step is to confirm the specified mailbox address. Registration in the game requires the use of real mailing addresses. You will receive an email with a secret link. To confirm your email and complete account creation, you need to follow the instructions in the letter. It simply means clicking on a secret link, in which a tab will open with a message stating that your account has been created:

At this point, registration in the World of Tanks game is completed, and you can proceed to the second step:

Installing the client for the game:

To play World Of Tanks, you need to install a special program on your computer that allows you to connect to the game. The first thing you need to do for this is to check your computer for the minimum system requirements in the World of Tanks game. Their list includes the following parameters:

• Windows XP software from version 7 and higher (Windows Vista from 8 series and higher is also suitable);
• dual-core processor;
• the computer's built-in RAM must be at least 1.5 GB in size (for Windows Vista the minimum size is 2 GB);
• available hard disk space of at least 25 GB;
• Internet connection speed must be at least 256 Kb/s.

If all the specified parameters are met, then you can begin installing the application for the game. Otherwise, registration in World of Tanks will have to be postponed - you simply will not be able to play for technical reasons.

Today we will tell you how to get premium and gold when registering in the World of Tanks game, or more precisely:

• 2 premium tanks;
• 900 in-game gold.

To do this, you need to follow several steps following our instructions. Let's go in order:

Instructions

After you complete all the steps listed below, your World of Tank game account will have 2 weeks of premium, 900 gold and 2 premium tanks.

Step 1.

The first thing you need to do is go to your email, which you will use to register in World of Tanks. An email will be sent to her with a link to confirm registration.

Step 2.

Copy and go to the registration page using the following link:

https://ru.wargaming.net/registration/ru/?utm_campaign=wotmag&game=wot&utm_medium=3346&autodownload=off&utm_source=wotcpu

Step 3.

Freely fill out the World of Tanks registration form that appears, indicating your email address from . Then click on the inscription Do you have an invite code? and enter the following code:

ILOVETANKS

Accept the user agreement and click the "Continue" button. For entering this invite code you will receive:

• Tank T-127;
• 7 days of premium account;

Step 4.

Step 5.

On the World of Tanks website, go to your personal account: in the upper right corner, click on your name in the game.

Step 6.

Here you need to change the password for your account to any other. For this you will receive 300 game gold.

Step 7

Here you need to link your wot account to your mobile phone. The prize for this operation is 100 gold.

Let's sum it up

If you followed everything exactly according to the instructions, your game account will have 2 weeks of premium, 2 premium tanks and 900 gold. Our entire procedure takes no more than 5 minutes. We remind you once again that this method of obtaining gaming advantages for World of Tanks is intended only for beginners and works at the stage of account registration. It's always better not to start from scratch. Our guide will help you with this.

You've already started using modifications for WoT, but every time you download and install a modification, you see that something doesn't suit you - some little thing in the sight, or, for example, the skin of a tank is a little different from what you would like. In fact, everything is very simple and you yourself can do something for your favorite tank. Today we will tell you how to create mods for World of Tanks.

If this topic seems too complicated to you, then in another article you can familiarize yourself with the rating of the best modifications that are presented in entire packs.

First of all, we will look at how to make new skins. To do this you need Adobe Photoshop and DDS Plugin and absolutely any browser.

First, go to the browser and type “camouflage” and “texture” into Google, but without quotes, and then open the pictures section in it. You need to choose a high quality texture - then there is every chance that you will not have a smudge when it lies on the surface.

We need to try the skin on a tank - let's take the MS-1, which every player has. Go to the game folder, then to the res folder, then to packeges and look for vehicles_russian.

Now we open the file through WinRar - drag it into the previously opened program. The vehicles folder will open in front of you again, in it we go to russian and there we find the R11_MS-1 folder. We drag the folder to the desktop to make it more convenient.

Next, create a vehicles folder on the desktop, a russian folder in it, and drag the folder with the MC-1 there. After that, go to the moved folder and delete all files except MS-1.dds, then drag the file into the open Photoshop window and, if necessary, confirm the operation.

A picture will open in front of you with a large, detailed texture of the tank, as if expanded, and it is divided into sections - the picture is repeated, but smaller and smaller each time. Take your texture and drag it into the window and press Enter.

Now press Shift + T and use the mouse to place the texture so that it overlaps the first, largest part of the image and press Enter. After this, on the right you will see a panel with layers - on it you will find the “Transparency” button and next to it there is a small line that shows 1000% - rewrite it to 70.

Next, you need to repeat this operation several more times for individual sections of the picture - 3-4 is enough. Press CTRL + S and select the dds file extension at the bottom and sign the file itself as original and confirm the replacement.

The last thing we need to do is go to the game path and res_mods, and then go to the folder with the version number and drop our mod there. You can read how to install modifications in a separate article.

All that remains is to launch the game and look at the fruits of your labors - this can be done with any tank.

As for sights, the process is a little more complicated. For it you will need a flash decomiller from Trilex and the same Photoshop. As for the detailed instructions, the easiest way is to follow the instructions that you will find in the video below. And happy modding!