TGATool2

Initial attempt at a standalone program for working with the Bmp. Targa and Ace files used by Trainsim

This program does not require my usual DLLs to do the graphics coding but contains all the necessary code internally.

It will let you load Bmp, Targa or a fairly wide range of Ace images and let you edit the image and alpha channel separately using any paint program (initial default - MSPaint)

Save your edited images as 32 bit Targa images or Export as Ace files (using MakeAce)

21/09/01

4.00.3

Fixed a bug in the reading of DXT format Ace textures

22/09/01

4..00.4

Added support for most Compressed Ace images

29/09/01

4.00.6

Corrected a decompression bug with images larger than 512

30/09/01

4.00.7

Finally got the last odd images readable

06/10/01

4.00.8

Added support for the updated MakeAce and also added compression option for exported Ace files.

13/11/01

4.00.10

Cured shifted-image in 24 bit ace

28/11/01

4.00.11

Added options to create an Alpha channel (either fully opaque or using the main image as a template)

17/01/02

4.00.12

Slight bugfix for Bmp Load

06/02/02

4.00.14

Added support for the new "Patch" version of MakeAce and limited support for Trainz textures

05/05/03

4.00.21

General overhaul and major internal redesign

21/10/03

4.00.22

Fixes for both versions of TgaTool2 to correct misreading of Targa files created with PSP8

23/10/03

4.00.23

Fix to correct miswriting of Targa files when source was a PSP8 Targa

26/03/04

4.00.32

Fix to trans alpha and zlib compression

Download (self installing exe file)

This new version is slightly Beta.

If you encounter any problems you can download the previous version here