How can I create the CDDS file needed to add a new Su-25 Skin?

[Guest ThomasDWeiss]

I need some help guys

 

I am converting this Su-25T skin - to become a new skin entry, I already edited the ME, and the entry exists.

 

 

How do I create a .cdds file called Su-25T_CAW.cdds ?

[Shaman]

Try ED's tools:

http://forum.lockon.ru/showpost.php?p=237734&postcount=2

[Black_Hawk]

Wow, nice skins! :pilotfly:

 

:D

[Guest ThomasDWeiss]

Wow, nice skins! :pilotfly:

 

:D

 

LOL! :D

[Guest ThomasDWeiss]

Try ED's tools:

http://forum.lockon.ru/showpost.php?p=237734&postcount=2

 

There must be a simple way to do it.

[Alfa]

There must be a simple way to do it.

 

Yes download the above mentioned "CDDSstudio" tool ;) .

 

Cheers,

- JJ.

[Guest ThomasDWeiss]

Yes download the above mentioned "CDDSstudio" tool ;) .

 

Cheers,

- JJ.

 

Didn't work, I got an error

 

[Stealth_HR]

Can it be used to add extra entries for any other planes?

[Guest ThomasDWeiss]

It is a Mod we are working on, I have the entries etc. what I need is to create a CDDS

[Black_Hawk]

Just an idea crossed my mind - how about changing the number at the end of the texture? Because you have Su-39-paint[bLABLABLA]-01.bmp. How about changing it to 8 or higher number on every texture and trying to create a CDDS catalog?

rying won't hurt... :music_whistling:

[Vekkinho]

Hi all!

 

Just an idea crossed my mind - how about changing the number at the end of the texture?

 

Exactly, I think that Su-25T has additional slots just like C-130 so try adding new skins to new slots. This way you won't have to replace existing skins and you'll gain new ones. (but again, this works in theory)...

 

Vedran.

[Shaman]

http://forum.lockon.ru/showthread.php?t=11085&highlight=Su-25+fictional+black

 

Download original pack of Chizh fictional Su-25T black skin. Inside there's doc files that actually explains how to add (not replace) skins to Su-25T.

You also need to take a look into .skins files.

[pappavis]

I neither get the CDDS Studio to work. After doing as Thomas, adding files, then option to mak CDDDS nothing happens. In the output directory appears 2 error logs files. One of the 2 errorlog files which have a 0 byte size.

 

Have any1 gotten the CDDS studio to produce a CDDS file?

 

http://forum.lockon.ru/showthread.php?t=11085&highlight=Su-25+fictional+black

 

Download original pack of Chizh fictional Su-25T black skin. Inside there's doc files that actually explains how to add (not replace) skins to Su-25T.

 

It doesnt tell you hwo to create a CDDS file. It only mentions that one must edit he graphics.cfg to add references to the fictional_black CDDS.

[TekaTeka]

It works. Spaces were the problem. Read here.

http://www.lockon-models.com/index.php?showtopic=47

[Guest ThomasDWeiss]

Alpha teached me how to do it, thanks to him, now it works - it is now integrated in the Crimean Air Wars mod, whithout having to replace anything in the ME, just adding to it.

[pappavis]

Can one have more than the 6 or so skins? If one doa mod of the MEinit.xml one can have the georgia skins also available to russia. In that way, in addition to ED's Fictional Skinpack you can have about 8 skins in total.

 

However, it seems that one have more than that coz the number of GUIDs available remains unchanched. Which is a well known limitation of adding skins to LO.

 

As per the ED's Fictional Skinpack manual installation guide I have added a new unique GUID for a skin and added the skin into Graphics.cfg. The end result is that one of the USAF skins are being used and not the new skin i specified in MEinit.xml.

 

I thought the Su-25T could really have like >20 skins (if u wanted it to have) and not limited to the 8 or so currenly available.