Cosmonaut Posted February 9, 2008 Posted February 9, 2008 Hi All, If you want to know how to install textures into Lockon as CDDS files and how to create new skin slots for aircraft, with compatible 3D models(.lom), then have a look at this step by step guide that will hopefully make it very, very easy for you to understand. Section 5, "Replacing Textures" in CDDS files is now compatible with "Modman 6.3.0.1". There are several benefits of installing textures as CDDS files but the main ones are that you'll see the same FPS when using high res textures that you would when using the default ones.. and you can create your own custom skin packs which makes the backing up and reinstalling of your favorite skins an extremely fast and simple process. I've created two PDF files a Light version (590kb) that links to the software and plugins you'll require and a Heavy version (6.5mb) that has most of the software and Plugins you will need embedded into the PDF file itself. CDDS Tutorial Version 3 I hope some of you find this useful :v: Cozmo. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Minimum effort, maximum satisfaction. CDDS Tutorial Version 3. | Main Screen Mods.
SuperKungFu Posted February 9, 2008 Posted February 9, 2008 very nice, your tutorials in the past really helped me. And I bet this new one is even better. Cheers mate. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Lotham Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 Thx a lot for this great tuto which should be very useful for a lot of people :) I've bookmarked your blog ;-) Lothamroth - www.Lockon.Fr - Vimeo Channel - Youtube Channel [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Cosmonaut Posted February 11, 2008 Author Posted February 11, 2008 Thx a lot for this great tuto which should be very useful for a lot of people :) I've bookmarked your blog ;-) Thx :thumbup: Hehe I don't really use my blog all that much but it does allow me to upload and link to files quite easily :v: 1 Cozmo. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Minimum effort, maximum satisfaction. CDDS Tutorial Version 3. | Main Screen Mods.
TorwaK Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 Thanks, but link doens't work. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Intel Core i7-6700K, @5GHz | Asus Maximus Hero VIII | 2 x eVGA GTX 970 SLI | Kingston Predator 16GB DDR4-3000Mhz | 2 x Samsung 850 PRO 240GB RAID-0 | AOC G2460PG G-SYNC LCD | OCULUS RIFT CV1 VR | THRUSTMASTER HOTAS WARTHOG | CH PRO PEDALS
Cosmonaut Posted February 11, 2008 Author Posted February 11, 2008 Thanks, but link doesn't work. The link for the files on my Blog or the link here in the forum?? Do you have a pop up blocker that may stop the page opening up? I've checked the links from two PC's and two different browsers and they seem to be fine.. If anyone is having any problems with any of the links then could you please let me know.. Thanks. Cozmo. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Minimum effort, maximum satisfaction. CDDS Tutorial Version 3. | Main Screen Mods.
TorwaK Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 Sorry, I fixed it. Thanks. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Intel Core i7-6700K, @5GHz | Asus Maximus Hero VIII | 2 x eVGA GTX 970 SLI | Kingston Predator 16GB DDR4-3000Mhz | 2 x Samsung 850 PRO 240GB RAID-0 | AOC G2460PG G-SYNC LCD | OCULUS RIFT CV1 VR | THRUSTMASTER HOTAS WARTHOG | CH PRO PEDALS
Azrayen Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 Nice work :) Going to read it entirely. First "remark" : Take care of the links included, the boad adresse is now forums.eagle.ru ;) The old forum.lockon.ru will diseapear sooner or later... Cheers Az'
Cosmonaut Posted February 11, 2008 Author Posted February 11, 2008 Nice work :) Going to read it entirely. First "remark" : Take care of the links included, the boad adresse is now forums.eagle.ru ;) The old forum.lockon.ru will diseapear sooner or later... Cheers Az' Thanks for the feedback :thumbup: . The Heavy version has the eagle.ru links but the light version has the lockon.ru addresses, I'll keep an eye on it and most likely update the links in the near future. Thanks again :) . Cozmo. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Minimum effort, maximum satisfaction. CDDS Tutorial Version 3. | Main Screen Mods.
Ironhand Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 ...and you can create your own custom skin packs which makes the backing up and reinstalling of your favorite skins an extremely fast and simple process... Did that a few weeks ago with my A-10 skins. Wish I had the tutorial then. Took a lot of searching to find the things I needed. Also, the A-10 skin slots are not as straight forward as you would think. Only a few will hold a complete skin. Several of the slots draw from various A-10 slots to create the skin you see in the sim. Made the whole process very....interesting. Rich YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU1...CR6IZ7crfdZxDg _____ Win 11 Pro x64, Asrock Z790 Steel Legend MoBo, Intel i7-13700K, MSI RKT 4070 Super 12GB, Corsair Dominator DDR5 RAM 32GB.
Cosmonaut Posted February 11, 2008 Author Posted February 11, 2008 Did that a few weeks ago with my A-10 skins. Wish I had the tutorial then. Took a lot of searching to find the things I needed. Also, the A-10 skin slots are not as straight forward as you would think. Only a few will hold a complete skin. Several of the slots draw from various A-10 slots to create the skin you see in the sim. Made the whole process very....interesting. Rich Yeah it can be a real pain when Aircraft skin slots share certain textures, which effectively stops you from using all of the slots the Aircraft has. The default F15 did the same thing if I remember correctly. One thing you can do though, if you run out of slots for the A10, is to make another CDDS file with another set of skins and just overwrite the one you're currently using, in the "World" folder, so you don't have to adjust the graphics.cfg file. That way you can choose the CDDS file with the skins you want before you run the sim. Right now I'm trying to collect as many desert skins and textures for vehicles ground objects etc so I can then create a couple of dessert CDDS files and then I'll be able to swap between desert textures and normal textures in matter of seconds. Cozmo. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Minimum effort, maximum satisfaction. CDDS Tutorial Version 3. | Main Screen Mods.
Ironhand Posted February 12, 2008 Posted February 12, 2008 Yeah it can be a real pain when Aircraft skin slots share certain textures, which effectively stops you from using all of the slots the Aircraft has.... There are really only 4 or 5 skins that I was interested in using but, even so, it was quite a shock to realize that not every slot held a unique skin. I had never known that. Had always wondered, though, why the same two or three skin numbers were being used. Now I know. With some experimentation, though, I was able to get them into a single CDDS file with versions A and B on two skins. It was both fun and educational. Rich YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU1...CR6IZ7crfdZxDg _____ Win 11 Pro x64, Asrock Z790 Steel Legend MoBo, Intel i7-13700K, MSI RKT 4070 Super 12GB, Corsair Dominator DDR5 RAM 32GB.
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