Creating a skins file for a new 3d model

[shaggy]

Hello guys!

Im new to this forum and i was hoping to get some help here.. I have been hanging around here for a long time without joining but now i´m here.

 

So here is the thing.

Some freinds of mine have made a new 3d model for lock on, which i am skinning at the moment "project is a sectret for the time beeing"

 

But we would like to know how we make it possible to have like 6 different paint schemes assigned to the model? ie so you can choose from 6 different skins in lock on. as u usually can do.

 

 

Does anyone know what i mean and how to do it in that case.

I would appreicate this help very much.

 

 

Best Whises

Shaggy

[BrumTx]

I think it depends on which aircraft you are trying to skin sounds to me like it might be a new A-10 or a Mig -29

[shaggy]

I can tell you that its not a new a10 or a mig 29....... maybe you are sorry to hear that,, but this is the case :D .... its not an aircraft you would think of in the first place.

 

 

Does anyone have an ide of how to do this.. i have been in contact with the mod maker of the VBA mod.... but i havent got a reply yet.

[BrumTx]

Suggest getting in touch with Yeniceri or Ruggbutt, not much better than those guys to help out

[shaggy]

thanks man i will do

[SuperKungFu]

you need to unwrap the model first to create a skin, here's a tutorial that might help

http://spring.clan-sy.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=10503

[shaggy]

that is allready done superKungFu ..... we just need to make a file that allowsmultiple skins in the mission editor..... first skin is allmost complete and all parts ar soon finished with unwraping

 

 

 

Thanks

Shaggy

[Excelsior]

Check out Wolverines posts, though this was before the CDDS tool was released. Now you can now create one CDDS file instead of multiple BMP files.

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=12510&highlight=skin&page=2

[Sir_Troooper]

GrandSurf wrote it down in an other topic. The x.skin file should look like this:

 

Found on other Forum, hope this help ;).

 

...to use multiple skins first give a name to the material you used for skinnig your plane for example "fuselage"

then create a file named yourplanename.skins in your shapes folder

in this file put that

 

CITATION

 

models

{

lod = {"yourplanelomfile", 1000000};

collision = "yourplanecollisionfile";

}

 

argument

{

argument = 70;

 

skin

{

value = 0.0;<== First skin

material = {"your material name", "Standart", "skinfile1.bmp"};

}

 

skin

{

value = 0.1; <== second skin

material = {"your material name", "Standart", "skinfile2.bmp"};

}

}

 

 

That's all folk

 

depending on the plane you choose you may need to modify your MEINIT.XML to add more skins slots to understand how to do that go here and search for adding skins in this forum.

 

Good luck

 

Btw, is the plane an old, or a new one? Or a fictional sci-fi plane? Have we got this aircraft already in FC, but with a bad model? :smartass:

[hotray]

I can tell you that its not a new a10 or a mig 29....... maybe you are sorry to hear that,, but this is the case :D .... its not an aircraft you would think of in the first place.

 

wow, finally!

 

i love the gripen, maybe our air force will buy some of them in the near future.

:D

[shaggy]

wow, finally!

 

i love the gripen, maybe our air force will buy some of them in the near future.

:D

 

 

HAHA sorry to dissapoint you,, but its not an aicraft that can travel above mach 2 :pilotfly: ......... i think you guys will be gob smacked when you se it :thumbup:

[Deadman]

This will help you some http://cosmonaut1.wordpress.com/2008/02/09/cdds-tutorial-version-3/

[shaggy]

just what we needed aswell. than kyou very much

[Deadman]

Then don't be shy hook a brother up with a little rep LOL your welcome glad I could help Cosmo did a great job on that tutorial

[shaggy]

:P

Then don't be shy hook a brother up with a little rep LOL your welcome glad I could help Cosmo did a great job on that tutorial

 

 

Hehe thanks again. I would really like to show some preview screenshoos of the model. But in agreement with the owner of the base model we wont show pictures until it is completely done....sorry, but i can tell younow there are 1000´s repaint opertuneties for this model ... and especially solo aircraft:smilewink: now you can do a litttle rainstorm and se what you can think of :P

[BrumTx]

Any idea when the 'skin' or 'mod' will be available ???

[shaggy]

I would guess in the next 7 days hopefully.

[Luse]

lol shaggy, I cant wait to see the looks on these guys faces

[shaggy]

hehe me neighter........ they will go .....wtf? are you serious get a life dude..... :D