Broken bort numbers

[Rafal0id]

The bort numbers are broken for me, as you can see here.

 

 

This bug is not the same as what happened in the first 2.1 release, as I still have it in 2.1U1.

 

Also this bug is present in my 1.5 install, ever since the dynamic numbering system was introduced. (I just never got around reporting this here...)

 

I deleted the CoreMods liveries and repaired, didn't fix the problem.

[CrashO]

Judging by the top of the tail-fin, this is a custom skin?

 

Because of the dynamic numbering system, some additional lines are required in your description.lua for the skin. Easiest to grab one of the stock ones, and just change the filenames. You will notice there is about 60 extra lines in there :) (and 2 extra texture files).

[Rafal0id]

Nope, default "AdA Chasse 2-5" skin. I am well aware of the custom skin problem.

[Azrayen]

Apply update from friday evening. Problem fixed.

 

Screenshot 1: custom skin not using dynamic numbering

Screenshot 2: custom skin using dynamic numbering

Screenshot 3: default skin using dynamic numbering

Edited June 4, 2017 by Azrayen
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[Rafal0id]

Which update? As I said, I did make the update last Friday, and it didn't fix my problem. Was there another fix after that?

 

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[Azrayen]

Check your version number against https://updates.digitalcombatsimulator.com

 

Friday morning there was an updater update = no change in DCS per se.

Friday evening there was a DCS update.

[Rafal0id]

I am aware of the Friday update thing going on, I am up to date.

 

As I said in the OP, my issue is not about the specular map that everybody had in the first 2.1 that came out. I have this issue since the dynamic numbers were introduced.

 

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[Azrayen]

Well, I'm sorry to read that; as I shown, no issue here so I'm guessing the problem is on your side.

I suppose you checked the usual suspects? (drivers up to date, no obsolete mods and so on...)

[=DECOY=]

delete the mirage skin files in :

DCS World\CoreMods\aircraft\M-2000C\Liveries\M-2000C

 

Run a repair and that should fix it for you.

 

If you have any custom skins you will need to rebuild the Lua file.

 

Hope this helps

[Rafal0id]

Last line of the OP "I deleted the CoreMods liveries and repaired, didn't fix the problem"

 

As for the custom skins, reread my first reply. "I am well aware of the custom skin problem"

[mr_mojo97]

Default desert skin

 

Yep I'm the same here, did you get a fix? I'd like to get this fixed. And I get this in both 1.5.6 and 2.1.1 - both of which are up to date. Tried all the ablove advices. Any other idea? Cheers

Edited June 28, 2017 by mr_mojo97

[Azrayen]

I'm not aware of a default desert skin with French markings.

I may be wrong but... Isn't that a mod? If so, probably it needs upgrading.

[mr_mojo97]

I don't remember downloading a desert mod actually. Maybe it is. I'll look into it

[Tassilo]

Check the skin's "description.lua" file. Verify that the skin file names match the ones in the skin folder. Edit/update the .lua file if necessary.

 

E.g. the UAE Air Force description.lua may say:

{"TAIL_NUMBER1_001", 0 ,"M2KC_2T", false};

but it should read:

{"TAIL_NUMBER1_001", 0 ,"M2KC_2T_UAE", false};

because that's the proper name of the skin file (.DDS) in the folder.

 

Hope to help with this

T.

[Tassilo]

"SSDD"

 

To say it with Stephen King's term from the 'Dreamcatcher' novel: "SSDD!"

 

I just updated DCS Alpha (2.1.1 upd1) yesterday and guess what: the UAE skin for RAZBAM's M2KC again showed the 'broken bort numbers' :huh: (see attachment).

 

This is because update1 (re)moved my corrected 'description.lua' file to the '_backup.xyz' folder and reinstalled 'their' faulty one in the UAE livery folder under the ED installation. I don't know whether 'their' shall mean ED or RAZBAM.

 

So what to do? There are at least two options:

 

a) Either restore the corrected description.lua file from the latest _backup.xyz folder back to the UAE livery folder or

b) install the UAE livery under your saved games, e.g. in "C:\Users\yourname\Saved Games\DCS.openalpha\Liveries\M-2000C\UAE Air Force" including the corrected description.lua and the _UAE.dds files.

 

With the second option 'your' livery should be preferred on game loading and will not be changed by further DCS updates. Anyway it works for me like this. And btw, I think it is generally a good idea to install customer skins under your Saved Games folder, and the solutions are also applicable to the 1.5 version.

 

Have a nice time

T.

[Azrayen]

With the second option 'your' livery should be preferred on game loading and will not be changed by further DCS updates. Anyway it works for me like this. And btw, I think it is generally a good idea to install customer skins under your Saved Games folder, and the solutions are also applicable to the 1.5 version.

Agreed :thumbup: :)

[Timghetta]

fixing it, that one flew under the radar.

[Tassilo]

Thanks, guys :thumbup:

Edited August 1, 2017 by Tassilo