Thanks for the tutorials, I went through those and some others in my quest to learn how all this stuff works. I'm a developer/designer by trade. And since I love video games this whole process is fun for me. Not to hijack the thread, but I'm using your blood patch as a jump point for learning, and I'm wondering if you can recommend a resource for me to learn about the dds files and MIP maps?
I.E. I'm not even sure how to do something simple like resave a dds in photoshop so that when using the GX tool to replace a texture it will show the transparent background.
Thanks.