Because people keep asking. And because I can't remember where I posted this tutorial before. I know I posted it
somewhere. Too many forums....
EASIEST Way to Make Default Replacement Eyes1. Download and install the DDS Utilities if you haven't already:
http://developer.nvidia.com/object/dds_utilities.htmlFollow this link to find out how to install:
http://sims.ambertation.de/tut_ps.shtml2. Download the eyes that you want to make into default replacements.
3. Download a complete default replacement set. Try this one:
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=884414. Open your downloaded eyes (from step 2) one by one in SimPE and navigate to the big texture image. Right-click on the texture and choose Export. Save the texture to the Desktop or into a folder where you will be able to find it easily.
This is what a normal eye recolor looks like in SimPE (just the top panel):
And here's how you export the texture:
When you finish this step you should have 5 textures saved, since there are 5 eye colors in the game.
5. Open the default replacement package that you downloaded (step 3). This is what it will look like in SimPE:
6. Choose one of the textures. Right-click on it and choose Build DXT:
7. A little box will pop up. Click the blue text that says
open. Find the texture you exported earlier and open it. Then click the button in the lower-right corner of the little box that says Build.
8. You will see the texture change. Now click the Commit button.
9. Repeat steps 6, 7, and 8 for the other textures.
10. Now do File ---> Save.