multiple parts calling the same texture

[Garibaldi2257]

I've been trying to figure out how to get multiple parts to call the same texture to save on disk space for a download. I don't know if it would save on ram, but I imagine it would. I'm wondering how I'd go about doing this?

[NoMrBond]

You need to use the MODEL{} system for the parts, the texture sharing part can be done in a few ways

The easiest is to have all the .mu's, configs and their single texture in the same directory

The other is to have the .mu's and configs in separate directories from the texture, for this you need to include a placeholder texture (a 1x1 texture) so that the .mu is loaded with a texture. This 1x1 placeholder is then swapped for the full size texture later using the 'texture=' argument of the MODEL{} call. You need the placeholder because if a .mu is not initially loaded with a texture, you can't swap or introduce one later when the config is parsed.

The 0.20 part tools thread has descriptions of the MODEL{} call functionality

The Modding Information thread also has several MODEL{} links with examples

Edited April 4, 2014 by NoMrBond

[Garibaldi2257]

ahhh, so one texture does work, so long as the models all have different names. roger that. would that reduce the cpu/gpu footprint for loading?

[NoMrBond]

Sure, textures are (relatively) large so texture sharing helps reduce your mods memory footprint which is always appreciated