Saved Game vs Coremods Livery Installation?

[Jhuss96]

Is there any way to get liveries with a file path like: Eagle Dynamics\DCS\CoreMods\Aircraft\... to work in the saved games folder: User\Saved Games\DCS\Liveries\...

 

There are a few hornet skins I really like with the first type of file path but I'm trying not to mess with my actual game files & keep all my downloaded liveries in one place (the save game folder).

 

Thanks

[CrimsonGhost]

Yep, they work just fine in the saved games folder. You just have to create the Hornet folder. And it has a specific name you have to use otherwise they won’t show up. Not at my PC or I would give you the name but it should be easy to find. It’s been posted in the forum multiple times.

[Jhuss96]

Yep, they work just fine in the saved games folder. You just have to create the Hornet folder. And it has a specific name you have to use otherwise they won’t show up. Not at my PC or I would give you the name but it should be easy to find. It’s been posted in the forum multiple times.

 

I found one tutorial here: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=190778 and tried making a CoreMods directory (with the same filepath ...\CoreMods\aircraft\FA-18C\Liveries\FA-18C_hornet) in my saved games folder, but the skins I have in the coremods folder still won't show up. Nor will they show up if I simply place them in the Saved Games\DCS\Liveries\FA-18C_hornet folder that I have all my working skins in. Am I missing something? Sorry if I sound a little incompetent

[CrimsonGhost]

You will need to create the folder named FA-18C_Hornet in the livery folder at this address.

 

 

 

C:\Users\YOURNAME\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Liveries\FA-18C_hornet

 

 

Then place the liveries you want to use in that folder. Let me know if you have any other questions. Feel free to PM me.

[Jhuss96]

You will need to create the folder named FA-18C_Hornet in the livery folder at this address.

 

 

 

C:\Users\YOURNAME\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Liveries\FA-18C_hornet

 

 

Then place the liveries you want to use in that folder. Let me know if you have any other questions. Feel free to PM me.

 

I have a liveries folder with a bunch of working skins already in it. I'm trying to install this skin: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3301040/ I have tried taking the folders in the file & placing them into my liveries folder with my other working skins & it does not show up in game.

 

The filepath being told to follow for this file is: \Eagle Dynamics\DCS World 2.5.0\CoreMods\aircraft\FA-18C\Liveries\FA-18C_hornet

 

I'm simply trying to figure out how to get the liveries to work in my existing liveries folder (the same as the file path you put up) or some other alternative that doesn't involve placing the liveries in the actual game directory CoreMods folder so I won't mess with the actual game files & keep all my liveries in the same place.

[VZ_342]

I have a liveries folder with a bunch of working skins already in it. I'm trying to install this skin: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3301040/ I have tried taking the folders in the file & placing them into my liveries folder with my other working skins & it does not show up in game.

 

The filepath being told to follow for this file is: \Eagle Dynamics\DCS World 2.5.0\CoreMods\aircraft\FA-18C\Liveries\FA-18C_hornet

 

I'm simply trying to figure out how to get the liveries to work in my existing liveries folder (the same as the file path you put up) or some other alternative that doesn't involve placing the liveries in the actual game directory CoreMods folder so I won't mess with the actual game files & keep all my liveries in the same place.

 

Sometimes the mods are published “ready for JSGME or OVGME” and include the entire path of folders. For example, the unzipped file may have a folder “tree” dcs/core mods/liveries/FA-18C_Hornet/VMA-101.

 

Your working skins are in dcs/users/your name/saved games/user name/.../FA-18C_Hornet/.

 

Within the FA-18C_Hornet folder, there should be folders named after the skins inside, i.e., VMA-100, VMA-125, etc. Within those folders is a description and possibly actual skin files.

 

What you want to do is move only the “VMA-101” folder to the “saved games...dcsopenbeta/liveries/FA-18C_Hornet/” folder.

 

HTH

[Jhuss96]

Sometimes the mods are published “ready for JSGME or OVGME” and include the entire path of folders. For example, the unzipped file may have a folder “tree” dcs/core mods/liveries/FA-18C_Hornet/VMA-101.

 

Your working skins are in dcs/users/your name/saved games/user name/.../FA-18C_Hornet/.

 

Within the FA-18C_Hornet folder, there should be folders named after the skins inside, i.e., VMA-100, VMA-125, etc. Within those folders is a description and possibly actual skin files.

 

What you want to do is move only the “VMA-101” folder to the “saved games...dcsopenbeta/liveries/FA-18C_Hornet/” folder.

 

HTH

 

I finally think I narrowed down my issue to simply dragging the folders from winrar. I tried it again by actually using the extract feature on winrar to my liveries folder & it is working fine now. Thanks for both of your help!!