Spitfire livery location

[Robert31178]

hi all,

 

Just purchased the spit. Was wondering if any of you chaps might post the extension of where to put skins?

 

Cheers!

[Rudel_chw]

I use this one:

 

C:\Users\<your user>\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Liveries\SpitfireLFMkIX

 

 

If you dont use openbeta, then substitute it with \DCS\

[Robert31178]

So it didn't work for me out of that location, lol mine worked out of this one:

 

C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\CoreMods\WWII Units\SpitfireLFMkIX\Liveries\SpitfireLFMkIX\Fargo express

 

It's so funny to me how the skins for each airframe are out in different locations on my end, and then in totally different locations for others. Hilarious!

 

Anyways, thanks for trying to help Rudel, much appreciated.

 

~Rob

[Captain Orso]

I thought this got officially added to DCSW, but I guess I was mistaken... not the first time, not the last :huh:

 

To get the liveries under Saved Games to work

 

1. Create folder 'c:\Users\username\Saved Games\DCS.Liveries'

 

2. Create the same folder names found under 'c:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Bazar\Liveries\' for a/c skins you want to use; eg. 'Bf-109K-4', 'FW-190D9', 'P-51D', etc.

 

3. Put your skin folders into the appropriate '..\DCS.Liveries\aircraft' folders.

 

4. Add the following lua file to: 'c:\Users\username\Saved Games\DCS\Mods\aircraft\Liveries Import\Entry.lua'

 

Entry.lua:

declare_plugin("Liveries Import",
{
installed 	 = true, 
dirName	  	 = current_mod_path,
version		 = "0.0.01 Alpha",		 
state		 = "installed",
info		 = _("Custom Liveries"),
})
---------------------------------------------------------
mount_vfs_liveries_path ("c:/Users/username/Saved Games/DCS.Liveries/")

---------------------------------------------------------
plugin_done()

 

That's it!

 

This will make all the skins in DCS.Liveries available to all DCS World installations you have, as long as it has the 'Entry.lua' file in place for the installation as per step 4.

[Rudel_chw]

I thought this got officially added to DCSW, but I guess I was mistaken... not the first time, not the last :huh:

 

 

Back on DCS 1.2, I did use the Mod that you mention, first suggested by Skatezilla:

 

 

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=174462

 

 

... but after ED added the functionality for Liveries on the Saved Games filetree I erased the Mod and now just use the path, that was first suggested by Uboats on this thread:

 

 

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=190778

 

 

It has worked for me just fine, with liveries (and alternate cockpits) for all these aircrafts:

 

 

 

 

:)

[Captain Orso]

Yup, I learned the trick from Skatezilla and have been using it since then.

 

And since I used to have 1.2, Open Beta, and Open Alpha installed, I saved myself a little space sharing the skins as per my last post above.

 

I still like Skatezilla's solution best, but YMMV ;)

[Wine]

Where to add custom Spit CW liveries ?

 

Hi guys,

 

Can you plz help me with two things getting my custom CW spit in DCS working ?

 

1- I guess I need to add a new folder for the CW livery in my Saved Games/Liveries section ..., do you know how it should be called ?

 

2- An example of the description.lua file for the CW would be very welcome !

 

Thanks in advance !

 

Trying to get this "Dutch" Spit in DCS:

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ajw1970/28493051986

[ams999]

The folder is called SpitfireLFMkIXCW

 

In the description.lua, everything called {"SpitfireIX", needs to be called {"SpitfireIX_k",

 

Then it should work. But be aware of the following:

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=214950

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=215143

[Wine]

Thanks ams999 !

[WildBillKelsoe]

put the livery folder in coremods/ww2 units/aircraft/spitfire/livery