Issues editing .dds files

[Rkdoko]

Hello, When i open .dds files (details.dds or pilot.dds) all i get is as in the image i show here

https://imgur.com/a/YUYzg0j

This happens in paint.net or Gimp or any other .dds file editor i tried
Any help on what i am doing wrong?

Kind regards

[TMarc]

Do you mean the checkered layer?
This is a display for either a locked layer, or for transparency.

Check your settings... Also check the import (with mipmaps)

[Miss]

Iirc, the transparency channel controls the "shiny-ness" of the skin.

[Rkdoko]

Sorry could of added this in the original post, But this is how the file is supposed to look like

http://i.imgur.com/3h9dRy4.jpg

[niebo26]

Hello !

I think that's exactly what Miss said : the transparency channel (Alpha channel) here controls the Shininess of the texture. A high transparency means a high Alpha channel, means a Shiny texture. In your case, we can see it's quite shiny (gives that metallic effect) and we indeed see it's transparent ^^
It seems everything is normal

Niebo

[Rkdoko]

Ok, tyvm all for the help!