RCN_Moose

So you would rather get nothing? If ED didn't take over the project, it would have died and the backers would have received zilch.

Just curious how DCS World will deal with controls and mapping for different aircraft? Since the options and control setup are in the main DCS world screen before selecting a plane. IE, if you have a HOTAS, BS2, A10C, and P51 how do you setup the controls through each? (EDIT: Just looked at it again and realized that you select the aircraft and then set your controls) Also (just thought about this) what about different video settings? (ie multi monitor for A10C, but not for P51, etc)

Yes...downloading now. I even took my upload CAP limit off to help out others :) EDIT: Actually sort of depressing, I'm uploading at almost 1M, but only downloading at 700KB/s

i take you mean the ones on the side of the engine cowlings. there are 2 default tga files used, depending on the skin. they are located in the Eagle Dynamics > Ka-50 > Bazar > TempTextures folder KA-50_Numbers22.tga and KA-50_Numbers23.tga

The short answer, you don't. The skins are pre-selected when the mission is created. Once the mission is running, neither you nor the person hosting can change it.

Cyb0rg, that just means that whoever is running the server is using custom skins. Same result, you're being told to look for skin 'x' which you don't have, result stealth helo.

as nyxs said, you've prob mixed incompatible skins. A couple of the older skins one out there use custom db_countries files, which mess up the regular ones. The result is the game is told to look for file 'x' and can't find it, and you end up with a stealth helo. An easy way to check to see if one of your skins is messing up is to look to see what it installs in MODMAN. When you are at the install screen and you select the skin, it should list the files it installs in the lower right. (normally it will just be a cdds file) if you have any that are also installing a db_countries file that prob you're culprit.

Hmmm. Maybe I missed something. I wasn't trying to mess around with anyone. What am I suppose to tell him??

Thats the point, with the tools we have available, it can't be applied. (that I'm aware of) the skins are just bmp files compressed into a cdds file to save space and speed loading.

Even better is the 740 model, same size, BUT touchscreen! only 199. So tempting.

Exactly. You can simulate a chrome finish in photoshop using styles and filters, but it would not have dynamic reflections, etc. You would end up with an in game helo with a fixed reflection built into the texture that would look like crap. Too bad as a Chrome KA-50 would def be cool to look at, not to mention blinding anyone trying to lock onto you :)

Thats what the extra file was for. :)

Ah, you rock Skypat. I was playing around with it trying to get it work with MODMAN and just wouldn't cooperate. This will make it MUCH easier for people. Moose

Looking very nice so far.

Nope, you're right. Don't know how I missed that. I'll have to add it into the next release.