Star Wars: Squadrons

That was the eventual plan, yes. However now that the holiday break is over, the day job leaves me with less free time for large-scale projects. I expect that it'll still happen eventually, but I have no idea what the timeline would be.

i have gotten a hold of SWS and was trying to get into the models using Frosty but it is not able to access it.
i point it to the SWS .exe's but does not wish to open.

Interesting so where would Y-Wing normal (not fixed) be used for?
I am not seeing where they effecting the model?

The model uses UV channel 1 for the "_N" Normal map textures and UV channel 2 for the Diffuse textures. The "fixed" textures were re-baked so that they could be applied to the same UV map channel as the diffuse textures otherwise the Normal maps and Diffuse maps would not line up. If you are using a program that CANNOT handle models with multiple UV sets then the "fixed" textures can be used in place of the original "_N" textures. If your software CAN handle multiple UV sets then you can use the original "_N" textures as they are and discard the "fixed" textures. You do not need both sets of textures, just use the set that works best for your needs.

If you're using Max it's pretty simple but you'll need to know how to create and assign materials and be familiar with using the material editor. Create a new material for each model group, in this case the "wings", "body", "glass", and "R2". Max already has some basic material shaders built-in that you can use but this is up to your personal preference. Once you have a material set up you can assign textures to that specific material, this is where the UV channels come into use. I'll use the "wings" model group for this example along with a "standard/default" material. Material Editor | 3DS Max 2021 Help. When viewing/editing the material in the Material Editor you can assign a diffuse map (T_Veh_Reb_Sieg_YWing_Wings_C.tga) to the diffuse map slot and select UV channel 2. This means the diffuse texture will only be applied to the UV coordinates for UV set 2. Under the same material you'll also see a slot for a Normal/Bump map, this is where you assign the normal map (T_Veh_Reb_Sieg_YWing_Wings_N.tga) and select UV channel 1. This means the normal texture will only be applied to the UV coordinates for UV set 1. Now assign the newly created "wing material" to its respective model group (wing). Now the model's wings and engine nacelles will render with both UV channels combined.

Still working on the character models, should be done in the near future.

A private tool that only a couple of us have; we've been asked not to share it.

Hopefully Frosty will be updated at some point in the future.

It was given to me. I was asked not to share it so I'm going to respect that; if they feel like sharing it with you or anyone else here then I'll leave that up to them. Sorry!

So what would it take for it to be released to the public? At least 2 people want it (including me and slagothor), so I'm hoping that it gets released within the next few months, if it ever happens.

maybe i'm wrong, but on Frosty Discord, some weeks ago , the alpha version for : Frosty 1.0.5.9 Alpha SWS was free to download .. i got a copy of it ... 
never use it at this time, due to a lack of time
if this is an error, i will not share it

Yeah this was leaked out by someone that shouldn't of been trusted with it in the first place.

then it should be privat until it is released. I really want it but I'm patient

I know the exact dump you are referring to. I'm not sure if the tool was supposed to be released but it's out there now.

Thank you very much for posting the links to the alpha version. I think a lot of people will appreciate it ... I appreciate it! I will now trying to help to get most of the models out of the game ...