You will likely need to use :
: Automatically generates mipmaps—lower-resolution versions of a texture that the game engine swaps in as objects move further away—which reduces aliasing and improves performance. dds gimp plugin
Once installed, you can access the DDS plugin from within GIMP: You will likely need to use : :
The original gimp-dds plugin (by Shawn Kirst) was last updated around 2015. , it still works flawlessly on GIMP 2.10.x and the current 2.99/3.0 development builds. The DDS file format is mature and has not changed significantly for the compression types most modders need. dds gimp plugin