Color Splash Recolor Event - ToyBattles
Summary
ToyBattles - Free To Play announces the Color Splash Item Recolor Event where players design custom textures for in-game items. The announcement explains rules (max 3 entries, original work only, no AI or copyrighted art), file requirements (.dds or .png, power-of-two sizes), submission channel, tools (Paint.NET, NifSkope), community voting, staff judging, and a deadline of 2025-08-28.
The Color Splash event is an Item Recolor Event!
🎨 In this event you will compete with each other, while turning your ideas into reality !
🧩 Event Format:
Get the chance to show off your creativity by designing custom textures for existing in-game items!
📜How to participate & Rules:
Max entries: 3
Recolor or modify textures of existing in-game items (weapons, parts, sets, accessories, etc.).
This event is for textures only, but if You want to take that extra step You can also customize the models!
Submissions must be original work. No use of copyrighted or AI-generated art.
All texture files related to items can be found by extracting model.dat and weapon.dat files.
All designs must be appropriate for all audiences—no NSFW, offensive, or political content. This can lead to harsh punishments - be respectful.
🎖️Winning conditions:
You have to post a picture of your recolored/redesigned item in #color-splash
Texture file must be created in .dds or .png format. In a power of 2 (ex. 256x256 or 512x512)
You must keep the original size of the file
Community will be voting for their favorite designs, every vote matters so be active!
Staff will also be voting for their favorite items, so don't worry if your design is good but didn't receive as many votes, there's still a way for your design to be chosen!
ℹ️Extra information:
You can open and edit .dds files using software called: Paint.NET
*To use other software like Photoshop, open .dds file in Paint.NET and save as .png, then You'll be able to open it on Photoshop.
To view as 3D (.nif files) use software called: NifSkope.
To open weapon.dat and model.dat files use WinRAR or 7Zip.
weapon.dat can be found inside of the Toybattles Data folder while model.dat can be found inside the data/character Folder.
https://www.getpaint.net/
https://github.com/niftools/nifskope/releases
⏲️Deadline: 2025/08/28 00:00
🎁Best creators will be rewarded with:
1. Your designed item will be featured in game, with your name written in description.
2. You will also receive that item on the official game release.
3. 5 Items of choice.
Event Host:
Co-Host:
Today is the last day to post your entries in #color-splash so make sure you vote for your favorite entries because every vote counts!
