Mach3DS

1000% A tanker asset pack with J57 equipped KC-135 would be incredible. We really need that engine variant. A KC-46 would be awesome for "future" scenarios. A KC-10 is also needed. But I think we need ED to allow for these others to actually be able to AAR?

WIP. @ST0RM DM me. Composite zoomed in view from MV to show detail.

I thought the first engine image was a photo. Really nice work!

HA! Thanks dude! appreciate it.

DL LINK: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3343906/ My take on this livery. Added the correct stiffener plates at the fin fillet and wing roots. Also the nose side lobe stiffeners. Instead of making it a right out of the paint hangar bird I've added in some used effects like fuel leaks and kept some dirt and grime. Also AAR door damage.

Also, from a visual standpoint, the v3 F-22A external model is missing NORMALS support. I've already told Grinnelli about it. I've simply reverted the external model back to the old one from 2021. Which has the normals support.

@cubanace You can't use Discord to host images anymore. They basically have a non static image link. It will break almost immediately up to a few days after you post it.

Hopefully it too is NOT encrypted!!! Although, if it is, then we know the direction that ED is moving. Time will tell I guess.

Thank you sir!

2. That's what I was referring to with needing a file path folder structure. We have no way of implementing them via the conventional method even if we were given a working model.viewer, files and LUA entries. 5. Clearly no. LOL. There's no way to access the files. They're hidden, as far as I'm aware.

Open the dds file and start creating duplicate layers from selected areas. Create UV mesh layers for alignment using MV dot files in blender.

It will "work" for the exterior. If you want to do anything custom, I've been told that there are no roughmets or normals included. THere's no pilot textures/roughmets/normals, Helmet, patches etc. If you want to do anything fully custom and have it look decent you will need all of those. For it to work in basic terms we will also need a folder path structure which doesn't exist either. Since it's currently encrypted. Where do you put said new textures? 9L has said they're working on it. But we really do need all those things. So it kind of begs the question, if they were do give us all those things as say PSDs, what's the point in encrypting anything other than the model file at that point? Just fix the model viewer to read the encrypted model file and open up the rest of the textures as usual. Then you don't have to create PSDs or do any additional work. We can all create templates from the DDS files. To me, that makes the most sense.

Again this isn't the biggest issue. The bigger issue is the encrypting of all the texture files.

Didn't want highjack the other thread. This was my tan suit for the 16th WPS HG. But that other dude is correct, there's not a default tan suit as a selectable option. null

Thanks 9L! What a pleasant surprise. Can I ask that you make an additional request. It was already mentioned but Roughmets AND Normals. For normals all we need is the .dds files. We can create addional geometry and apply it on top. This is also essential for high end Livery/Texture work. And for the one off requests that so many people make that lie outside of the standard military schemes.

And my biggest worry is that they will do this to the other models as well. Frankly, with that in mind, why would I put anymore time into any module if it could just be encrypted and then all that work is sidelined and totally unusable? That really sucks motivation. And ultimately this is why I haven't painted mods, because they break and all that work is a complete waste. Any way I digress. I've said my piece. I am hopeful that we will get a good resolution. Can't imagine that they want user created textures to go away. Wish you all the best.

I'd rather not support this kind of action with my talent. I'm not wasting my life when a better method exits and has existed for years. This is a massive step backwards. With all due respect, they can do what they want it's their company. I do think it's the wrong decision.