EricJ Posted January 15, 2007 Posted January 15, 2007 Just started this, after figuring out the .skins file (somewhat, I replace the sixth skin): Homepage | Discord | My Files | YouTube 'Nearly everyone felt the need to express their views on all wars to me, starting with mine. I found myself thinking, “I ate the crap sandwich, you didn’t, so please don’t tell me how it tastes.”' - CPT Cole, US Army
Cosmonaut Posted January 16, 2007 Posted January 16, 2007 Nice:thumbup: . Ah yeah I forgot the F18's are .lom models. You should be able to actually add a slot to the F-18A/C.skins file if you don't want to use what's there already. Cozmo. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Minimum effort, maximum satisfaction. CDDS Tutorial Version 3. | Main Screen Mods.
EricJ Posted January 16, 2007 Author Posted January 16, 2007 Yeah that's true, but since I don't know the whole process it's going to be like that until I get around to figuring that stuff out. More work: Homepage | Discord | My Files | YouTube 'Nearly everyone felt the need to express their views on all wars to me, starting with mine. I found myself thinking, “I ate the crap sandwich, you didn’t, so please don’t tell me how it tastes.”' - CPT Cole, US Army
Starlight Posted January 16, 2007 Posted January 16, 2007 yeah, with the Hornet you can add as many skins as you want... I'll post a brief tutorial I've found this, it's a excerpt of a post made some time ago on the ubi forums... can't remember the author Hmm, I could try to show one simple test example for "C-130"... Preliminary notes: - used CLSID is generated with external tool (appears to be functional with LockOn-engine) - new modified texture (in my case only color-tones changed) is "C130-green.bmp" (in "TempTextures" subdir or in any other created/defined for similar purposes) - important are "ID=5" and "value = 0.5;" - "C-130_okras" is the name of "DXMesh - DXDefMaterial" property/group in shape file "C-130.LOM" //------------------------------------------------------------------ // Insert following stuff into appropriate place (after last "ColorScheme" section of "C-130" plane definition in global "Planes") in "MEInit.xml" file // Insert after this line: <ColorScheme Name="Standart" ID="3" CLSID="{e168a397-dbd6-4ffd-a15c-438229d31797}"/> code: <ColorScheme Name="Green C-130" ID="5" CLSID="{4D3734D2-1787-40d7-8A8F-D96804EBC386}"/> //------------------------------------------------------------------ // Insert following stuff into appropriate place (after "USAF Standard" "ColorScheme" section of "C-130J" plane in USA country part of global "Countries") in "MEInit.xml" file // Insert after this line: <ColorScheme CLSID="{dd2aefff-6bea-44a4-86ac-7222e4cb6720}">USAF Standart</ColorScheme> code: <ColorScheme CLSID="{4D3734D2-1787-40d7-8A8F-D96804EBC386}">Green C-130</ColorScheme> //------------------------------------------------------------------ // Insert following stuff into appropriate place (after last "skin" section) in "C-130.skins" file (LockOn_root\Bazar\World\Shapes) code: skin { value = 0.5; material = {"C-130_okras", "Standart", "C130-green.bmp"}; } //------------------------------------------------------------------ Warning: this is UNOFFICIAL test stuff without any warranty... Suggestion: wait for the patch, maybe ED-developers have spent some spare time even with their new "skin-system"... I don't remember if I followed these steps, anyway I successfully managed to add some more skins to the hornet some time ago ;)
EricJ Posted January 16, 2007 Author Posted January 16, 2007 Thanks! Do you think you could also put up a non modded .skins file? Homepage | Discord | My Files | YouTube 'Nearly everyone felt the need to express their views on all wars to me, starting with mine. I found myself thinking, “I ate the crap sandwich, you didn’t, so please don’t tell me how it tastes.”' - CPT Cole, US Army
EricJ Posted January 16, 2007 Author Posted January 16, 2007 And thanks again Starlight: Homepage | Discord | My Files | YouTube 'Nearly everyone felt the need to express their views on all wars to me, starting with mine. I found myself thinking, “I ate the crap sandwich, you didn’t, so please don’t tell me how it tastes.”' - CPT Cole, US Army
Prophet Posted January 16, 2007 Posted January 16, 2007 Nice, I wish I could fly that thing.Well fly its with its own cockpit and FM.That looks so sweet.
Cosmonaut Posted January 16, 2007 Posted January 16, 2007 Looks like you figured it out :thumbup: I should have said that Section 7 of my CDDS tut explains how to add new slots and color schemes. Cozmo. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Minimum effort, maximum satisfaction. CDDS Tutorial Version 3. | Main Screen Mods.
Disso Posted January 16, 2007 Posted January 16, 2007 Is this a fictional skin or is it based on something else out there? SU-30MKI F/A-18F ...Beauty, grace, lethality.
EricJ Posted January 16, 2007 Author Posted January 16, 2007 It's a real one (VMFA-312 is a USMC unit) and this is one I found on the TwoBob's Decal site. I agree with you =Prophet=, I kinda like the Bug too, and given some of the other sims lack of quality (Janes? I mean come on.....) it'd just be great. Homepage | Discord | My Files | YouTube 'Nearly everyone felt the need to express their views on all wars to me, starting with mine. I found myself thinking, “I ate the crap sandwich, you didn’t, so please don’t tell me how it tastes.”' - CPT Cole, US Army
EricJ Posted January 17, 2007 Author Posted January 17, 2007 This is where things start to go wrong... =Prophet=, if you can tell the devs this issue: And possibly report it as a bug? I may have to adjust it, but it's weird how it's turning out, though I may just have to figure out another way of fixing that problem.. Homepage | Discord | My Files | YouTube 'Nearly everyone felt the need to express their views on all wars to me, starting with mine. I found myself thinking, “I ate the crap sandwich, you didn’t, so please don’t tell me how it tastes.”' - CPT Cole, US Army
EricJ Posted January 17, 2007 Author Posted January 17, 2007 Got it working: Homepage | Discord | My Files | YouTube 'Nearly everyone felt the need to express their views on all wars to me, starting with mine. I found myself thinking, “I ate the crap sandwich, you didn’t, so please don’t tell me how it tastes.”' - CPT Cole, US Army
EricJ Posted January 17, 2007 Author Posted January 17, 2007 Homepage | Discord | My Files | YouTube 'Nearly everyone felt the need to express their views on all wars to me, starting with mine. I found myself thinking, “I ate the crap sandwich, you didn’t, so please don’t tell me how it tastes.”' - CPT Cole, US Army
EricJ Posted January 20, 2007 Author Posted January 20, 2007 Updated: Homepage | Discord | My Files | YouTube 'Nearly everyone felt the need to express their views on all wars to me, starting with mine. I found myself thinking, “I ate the crap sandwich, you didn’t, so please don’t tell me how it tastes.”' - CPT Cole, US Army
EricJ Posted January 21, 2007 Author Posted January 21, 2007 thanks, but I'm fighting the ever present Right Shade of Camo: But the weathering is coming along nicely, so that's good :) Homepage | Discord | My Files | YouTube 'Nearly everyone felt the need to express their views on all wars to me, starting with mine. I found myself thinking, “I ate the crap sandwich, you didn’t, so please don’t tell me how it tastes.”' - CPT Cole, US Army
EricJ Posted March 8, 2007 Author Posted March 8, 2007 Decided to get back working on it: Homepage | Discord | My Files | YouTube 'Nearly everyone felt the need to express their views on all wars to me, starting with mine. I found myself thinking, “I ate the crap sandwich, you didn’t, so please don’t tell me how it tastes.”' - CPT Cole, US Army
504Goon Posted March 8, 2007 Posted March 8, 2007 One of the best looking Hornets i've seen! Good job:) 504th CO http://www.vvs504.co.uk
EricJ Posted March 8, 2007 Author Posted March 8, 2007 Thanks! if I had known that a mod would be done for CAW, I would have tried to have it included, so I'd say in a week I'd have this one ready. Homepage | Discord | My Files | YouTube 'Nearly everyone felt the need to express their views on all wars to me, starting with mine. I found myself thinking, “I ate the crap sandwich, you didn’t, so please don’t tell me how it tastes.”' - CPT Cole, US Army
EricJ Posted March 10, 2007 Author Posted March 10, 2007 Thanks! Fuel tank look and also adding the missing lines from Liger_Zero's template: Homepage | Discord | My Files | YouTube 'Nearly everyone felt the need to express their views on all wars to me, starting with mine. I found myself thinking, “I ate the crap sandwich, you didn’t, so please don’t tell me how it tastes.”' - CPT Cole, US Army
EricJ Posted March 10, 2007 Author Posted March 10, 2007 Some more touches: Homepage | Discord | My Files | YouTube 'Nearly everyone felt the need to express their views on all wars to me, starting with mine. I found myself thinking, “I ate the crap sandwich, you didn’t, so please don’t tell me how it tastes.”' - CPT Cole, US Army
EricJ Posted March 11, 2007 Author Posted March 11, 2007 Homepage | Discord | My Files | YouTube 'Nearly everyone felt the need to express their views on all wars to me, starting with mine. I found myself thinking, “I ate the crap sandwich, you didn’t, so please don’t tell me how it tastes.”' - CPT Cole, US Army
EricJ Posted March 11, 2007 Author Posted March 11, 2007 Homepage | Discord | My Files | YouTube 'Nearly everyone felt the need to express their views on all wars to me, starting with mine. I found myself thinking, “I ate the crap sandwich, you didn’t, so please don’t tell me how it tastes.”' - CPT Cole, US Army
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