HI all. I'm simply trying to make and edit textures in GIMP for Space Engineers, specifically the DDS files. However, it refuses to open them because apparently it doesn't support DX11 DDS formats.

I have the DDS plugin for GIMP, but it's nearly ten years old and is long since deprecated. I've scoured the depths of Google and Bing for answers, downloaded so much junk, and so far - nothing. Even googling the error for it brings up only 323 results.

Basically - how the hecky heck do you guys make your textures? I've even tried editing the textures from mods and get the same results. I've spent nearly 6 hours on this just trying to find some iota of documentation...