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Thanks a LOT BTW: please make/add this big window option-tab (scheme and payload preview) as well TY forums.eagle.ru/topic/215990-mission-editor-top-user-requested-features/?do=findComment&comment=4043677

Splendid ...and maybe an alu-USAF skin as well ? TY

Cargo doors and pilots ... also by Easypeac3

Nice job Jocko Hopefully you can release those skins soon

Thanks, nice job However you don't need to save (4097 KB) the new textures as BC3/DX10 format. DXT1-4bpp-no-alpha is OK for the F-15C/E (2731 KB), what is lower in size (both on "disk" and in gfx-memory) Moreover: coz there are no alpha channels you can save the texture files as JPG (500-700 KB per 2K textures)... and DCS will use those properly.

WOW ! I must share these images: what are just awesome IMHO ! Easy-P is working on this 707 skin: nice reflections and chrome effect, excellent windows/doors and auxiliary - suction relief - engine intake doors placements Great work https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/6951499

Well, I don’t want to look for reasons, however I would have a couple of "theories" for that, nonetheless you can/should upload those skins elsewhere also. Mediafire maybe ? TY

...and still not in the User Files

Nice job

Here are the templates: (you don't need to clean them up) https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/downloads/texture_templates/f-15e_template/ https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/downloads/texture_templates/f-15c_template/ There are seperated (on/off) layers for weathering/shadows/occlusion (on the tails as well), IIRC.

I know It will be unusal but i would like to ask 1 more... to be these skins more authentic. Frankly, Iv never liked (and did not understand the purpose of) those darkenings/shadows on the inside parts of the textures/template of the vertical stabs of the F-15C/E. I also does not like the dirts on the rudders. (IMHO All the fake shadows on the F-15C/E templates look unreal: moreover on the wing pylons. I guess it wanted to be kind of ambient oclussion but the effectuation has become exaggerated) Check these photos: so nice: no dirts on the tails. Same clean - both inside/outside surfaces of the stabs. So would you mind making another version (optionally) the 3 type of stabs totally clean (Blue stripes, Red and Red "Panther One") ? TY

There are some problems with the new 1.1 version: 1. Death Note nose-art is missing. There are Buttercup. 2. Chief tail-stripes need to be clean-red/without text both inside, on the right ouside tail "Panter One" need to leans forward on the stripe and leans backward on the left vertical stab-stripe.

Into the description.lua put this: {"f15e_acesII", DIFFUSE, "a-10_eject_seat 1024", false}; or {"f15e_acesII", 0, "a-10_eject_seat 1024", false}; texture: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.c...files/3311074/ :smilewink: cheers

gotcha ...but 1 more: you should change the colours of the seats from gray to black :idea:

IMHO you used too vivid colours on the nose-art/tail-stripes however these skins are still look great :thumbup: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3313535/ ...and plz make some skins with nose-arts of the 391st as well https://theaviationist.com/2019/04/1...and-nose-arts/

There is 1 more new (barely-visible) airfield in Turkey (under the VOR/DME textures) : Gaziantep/Oguzeli :smilewink:

:smilewink: FYI : this decade will end in 45 days :yes:

Monster patch is coming. That's all what we know today, unfortunately. No unequivocal signs of presence of F-14A and/or the Forrestal in the next patch. ...but hopefully there will be.

DCS does not use bumpmaps. Those are all normal-maps. Bumpmaps are greyish. Normalmaps are purple-ish or ocher-yellowish if it's inverted.

Nice job ! Unfortunately DCS requires more and more resources so good optimization is key (omission of unnecessary/not visible texture details) I know few people will be whining (how DDS is the best/suitable for DCS) but some of my friends do a lot of "downgrade" of textures. non-alpha-DDS to JPG: High-res JPGs without noticeable visual changes but less disk+memory usage and faster loading time. Strange, but textures without mipmaps looks better usually as well. I am not sure if it's DCS or the GFX card releated but with mipmap usage the lower-resolution mipmap textures will be on/switches onto the polygons too early / too close to the camera - what is disappointing. for example 4K/8K non-alpha DDS to high-quality-same-resolution 4K or 8K conversion to JPG (F-16, F-14, JF-17 and huge map texture files) brings significant performance increase. :idea:

making those longer variants (from/based on the basic shorter LAU-68/131 3D models: re-vertexing, re-UVW-maping, re-texturing) takes/needs only a few minutes for an experienced 3D modeler however: i would be curious what are the advantages of those extended length launchers ...maybe: increased stability and safety ? (for rockets in the tubes) increased muzzle/tube leaving velocity ? (increased launching pressure) increased accuracy ? (only for unguided or for guided rocket variants as well) ??? btw: would be nice to get the longer/larger LAU-61 G/A Digital Rocket Launcher as well, which allows using mixed rockets/warheads

Couple years old bug on all maps (since 2.0 came out). :( 1st time when you load a map into ME trees disappear when zoom in. After you run a mission and go back to ME trees will be OK when zoom in.

I support the proposal (add old models to new countries) so... ▲ Let me summarize this by a quick cut (toward to ED programmers) Easiest way would be a single (or forced-new) line to privilege the line countries = {} in the skin/livery description.lua (to come over the restriction of db_countries.lua) x4mpl: Bazar\Liveries\su-17m4\shap limanskoye ab|\description.lua livery = { } name = "shap limanskoye ab" name_ru = "АБ Лиманское (827-й ОРАП)" id = 2 countries = { "UKR", "IRQ", "YEM", "SYR" } or as a new lua command in description.lua skin-files: new_countries = { "IRQ", "YEM", "SYR" }