sagebrush Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 (edited) Yeah, the NRM is the normal mapping (bumps) and the ROUGHMET I believe is a specular map (shininess). Normal maps are nearly impossible to generate without 3D modeling software, but the specular is just a linear representation of the surface finish from dull to shiny. We'll have to wait and see if they fix the helmet thing. I'm pretty sure it's a bug or an oversight, not an intentional choice. In the meantime, since we'll probably never see this one as an official livery thanks to trademarks... :P Edited March 18, 2019 by sagebrush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ensamvarg Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Hi People! Ive managed to edit a skin (putting my own name on the pilot spot! :megalol:) Problem is, when i view in-game, it appears off-set. Im not sure why? I haven't changed the size of the image or re-positioned it in any way. Any ideas? Cheers. Check the dimensions of your .dds. The only real reason it would move is for it to be different from 4096x4096. HeatBlur Template repository Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0j0NL Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 I`m not a skinner, but would like to thank those that are, for their work past, and future. Especially the realism skinners make my Sim a better one :) My skins: https://tiny.cc/m0j0NL [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaser Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Love the helms! Yes I see the file names included in the LUA all refer to the EX_Pilot_flight suit or Ex_Pilot_helm, ect. Meaning they are external view. Nothing mentions internal. I tried adding {"HB_F14_INT_RIO_HELMET", 0 ,"HB_F14_EXT_PILOT_HELMET_goose",false}; to no avail, need to keep guessing.... either they keeping the syntax for interior view close to chest, or it isn't added yet. Then theres the PILOT_HELM_NRm and PILOT_HELM_ROUGHMET , but I am pretty sure both of those are relating to surface textures. Oddly goose's helm shows in his mirror in 1st person, just not when you look back at him from front seat. its also a shame that it pulls the same file for each guys flightsuit, I was really hoping to have them each with a custom breast patch Not all of the crews have separate helmets the ones that do will have a file called HGU-33_?? with the Red rippers the rio helmet is HGU-33_Spanky [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Sell Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 We'll have to wait and see if they fix the helmet thing. I'm pretty sure it's a bug or an oversight, not an intentional choice. Thanks for Info, The Devs responded to me on social media and confirmed it is a bug that will be fixed, so we good, just a waiting game :) Home-Built Rig - | ASUS TUF Z390-Plus| i9 9900k | 2080ti | 32g G.SKILL TridentZ |Samsung 970 evos | Tagan 1100w PS | Warthog Hotas | Track ir 5 | Saitek Pedals | PFT Collective Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miasma Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 I have a hunch we will be waiting a couple of weeks on the paintkit template, I asked on reddit and Swither said they are prioritising bug fixes first. Royal Navy Tomcat skin now live: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/?CREATED_BY=miasma&set_filter=Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 (edited) Hey Guys would love to see this one as soon as possible. Is anybody working on it ? [ATTACH]206621[/ATTACH] Working on it :music_whistling: Edited March 18, 2019 by Jack [sIGPIC]http://www.forum.lockon.ru/signaturepics/sigpic49854_1.gif[/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kolyma Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 (edited) So even if there's a delay in releasing an official paint kit, is it safe to assume all the "stuff" will be in the same locations it is now in the existing *.dds files with the currently included F-14 skins? Meaning if I just make some layers in photoshop with a current dds as a stencil, later they will be portable to the official F-14 paintkit? Edited March 19, 2019 by Kolyma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drPhibes Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 So even if there's a delay in releasing an official paint kit, is it safe to assume all the "stuff" will be in the same locations it is now in the existing *.dds files with the currently included F-14 skins? Meaning if I just make some layers in photoshop with a current dds as a stencil, later they will be portable to the official F-14 paintkit? Yup, unless they make some major changes to the 3d model, which doesn't seem too likely at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burtnutz Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 (edited) Collect them all. i did these the first day they came out :thumbup::thumbup: Mav and Goose https://www.dropbox.com/sh/l8q1244mm25063z/AAAO67t4IVamsulMzOLNUWyka?dl=0 Iceman and slider https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gomu6dfxf5pej8t/AADfsvFiC4vuK6Z1zdAu6wrra?dl=0 Viper and jester https://www.dropbox.com/sh/g6yj2qe0gbeovsi/AACU4CJUc5BcZl3SpR7WR3A8a?dl=0 Cougar and Merlin https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vfmm7vjyf63kccw/AACoHdkzJthSmNtuJnF0mqaVa?dl=0 Edited March 22, 2019 by burtnutz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FZG_Immel Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Collect them all. i did these the first day they came out :thumbup::thumbup: Mav and Goose https://www.dropbox.com/sh/l8q1244mm25063z/AAAO67t4IVamsulMzOLNUWyka?dl=0 Iceman and slider https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gomu6dfxf5pej8t/AADfsvFiC4vuK6Z1zdAu6wrra?dl=0 Viper and jester https://www.dropbox.com/sh/g6yj2qe0gbeovsi/AACU4CJUc5BcZl3SpR7WR3A8a?dl=0 how do you use and install them ? [sIGPIC]https://forums.eagle.ru/signaturepics/sigpic70550_3.gif[/sIGPIC] Asus Z390-H - SSD M.2 EVO 970 - Intel I9 @5.0ghz - 32gb DDR4 4000 - EVGA 3090 - Cougar FSSB + Virpil WRBRD + Hornet Stick - Thrustmaster TPR Pedal + WinWing MIP + Orion + TO and CO pannels - Track IR5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger_MW Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Finally I got a chance to fly my personal scheme (Been doing custom 'Lids' (Helmets) for a few friends), now back to the RAF Wraparound Camouflage pattern! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Bounty Hunters [sIGPIC]http://www.forum.lockon.ru/signaturepics/sigpic49854_1.gif[/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuba98 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Unfortunately, as I'm just using Affinity Photo I can't open up the .dds files. Could I get the .psd data somewhere - maybe from one of you guys? Export to .dds can be done by myself via several steps through Affinity (.psd) -> Gimp (bitmap) -> PlaneDXT (a Software for conversion of bitmap to .dds) Would be great if some one could support me :) BR Marvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudknocker Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Hey guys! I am no artist so I am coming to you guys for help! I would love to have some Iranian IIAF/IRIAF skins for the F-14... Now I know they never flew the B model, but I am dying to run an Iran mission on wingmanfinder and have an excuse to zip around the Iranian mountains on the PG map haha [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Spudknocker DCS World YouTube Channel!! RTX 2080 Ti - i7-7700K - 32GB RAM - DCS on 1TB EVO 970 M.2 SSD - Logitech X56 HOTAS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Gee Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Anyone found a standalone converter yet for Intel-based .dds files to a useable format (bmp/whatever) and back again? "These are NOT 1 to 1 replicas of the real aircraft, there are countless compromises made on each of them" - Senior ED Member Modules - Damn near all of them (no Christian Eagle or Yak) System - i7-12700K, 64Gig DDR4 3200 RAM, RTX-3080, 3 32" monitors at 5760 x 1080, default settings of High (minor tweaks) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadjad-vosoul Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 (edited) These are some WIP samples fore Iranian F-14A helmets , i cannot wait to have official skin template ,too This is my work on old F14 model: IIF Project :https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=216906 Edited March 21, 2019 by sadjad-vosoul 1 My Liveries : Download Here IIF Project : Click here My Discord : Isaac#5625 Iranian DCS Community Discord Channel : Click Here ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ My Gear : CPU: i5 7500 @ 3.8GHz | Mainboard: ASUS STRIX H270F Gaming | Ram: 32gig 2400 | GPU: ASUS DUAL GTX 1060 6G OC | Monitor: ASUS VG278HE 27" 144Hrz | Headtracker: Open Track + DIY Clips | HOTAS : T.16000M | Mouse & Keyboard: ROG IMPACT II & Cooler Master Devastator 3 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ WISH LIST Maps : Iraq and West of IRAN | Vietnam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra847 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 We're aiming for this week on the paintkit. Stby gents! Nicholas Dackard Founder & Lead Artist Heatblur Simulations https://www.facebook.com/heatblur/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra847 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 BTW for Iceman's helmet; try modifying the RoughMet as well and make the Blue channel (metallic) brighter. IIRC his helmet had a metallic specularity response. Nicholas Dackard Founder & Lead Artist Heatblur Simulations https://www.facebook.com/heatblur/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0j0NL Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 These are some WIP samples fore Iranian F-14A helmets , i cannot wait to have official skin template ,too This is my work on old F14 model: Thanks for your work, I love the IRIAF skins. 1 My skins: https://tiny.cc/m0j0NL [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger22 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 We're aiming for this week on the paintkit. Stby gents! Great news! Curious to what was the delay from the initial release schedule for the paintkit? Other than the blisters what needs to be added to the 3D Model? "I'm just a dude, playing a dude, disguised as another dude." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebabil Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Can't wait to fly with Iranian camo FC3 | UH-1 | Mi-8 | A-10C II | F/A-18 | Ka-50 III | F-14 | F-16 | AH-64 | Mi-24 | F-5 | F-15E| F-4| Tornado Persian Gulf | Nevada | Syria | NS-430 | Supercarrier // Wishlist: CH-53 | UH-60 Youtube MS FFB2 - TM Warthog - CH Pro Pedals - Trackir 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant977 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Got a question for you skinners are helmets part of the airframe paint or are they a separate file? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltrock Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 u can find here a texture without writing squadron for F14B to do a skin easily https://mega.nz/#!C9QhzQpJ!kjRxcIowH9tPD4CyapPDy2UvUu_4Ivq2FqF1pR-hsXQ But if u use it, don't forget to quote me :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishermanivan Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 How are you guys opening the .dds files in the liveries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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