Links are down below for both new and legacy version:Īuthor's note: This plugin is the most recommended for skinning, due to its abilities on saving DDS files with 8.8.8.8. To prepare your Photoshop copy for DDS files, the NVidia DDS exporter is mostly recommended around the community. Some free alternatives around the Internet are GIMP [and Paint (dot) net [which natively supports DDS files aswell.Īs Photoshop is one of the majorly used software for skinning (and because the author mainly uses Photoshop for skinning), this guide will cover the Photoshop workflow. Photoshop is one of the most popular applications used for this matter, but such software isnt usually free. Before you start skinning, you need a photo editor that can handle DDS files. Instead, liveries are textured onto parts. In Assetto Corsa, the livery making system is not like the ones like in Forza and NFS which generally uses a livery editor.