New KA-50 Skins

[REL]

Hi REL..

 

Could you tell me how to compress the BMP files into CDDS texture pack, please ?

 

Thanks

 

You need to use CDDS studio ( http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=18234 - unpack the two parts to the same folder )

 

And CDDS Tutorial Version 3. ( http://cosmonaut1.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/cddstutv3light.pdf )

 

Good Luck

[ESA_cbhierro]

Hi to all,

 

First to congratulate to all by those Skin so pretty:smilewink:.

 

Rel!…. thanks for the connection of the tutorial, but I have a problems,I follow the passing´s put, that is to say, .bmp to 24bit, not to join in he himself CDDS archives .bmp and .tag, I open the CDDSsturioD.exe, edit then Add Filesand I select .bmp that I want, the file save, Edit then Buld CDDS I give him to saveand it does not create file to me CDDS:huh::cry:.

 

Some knows becauseor that I am making bad?.

 

A greeting and good fighter aircraft.

Edited December 23, 2008 by ESA_cbhierro

[REL]

Hi to all,

 

First to congratulate to all by those Skin so pretty:smilewink:.

 

Rel!…. thanks for the connection of the tutorial, but I have a problems,I follow the passing´s put, that is to say, .bmp to 24bit, not to join in he himself CDDS archives .bmp and .tag, I open the CDDSsturioD.exe, edit then Add Filesand I select .bmp that I want, the file save, Edit then Buld CDDS I give him to saveand it does not create file to me CDDS:huh::cry:.

 

Some knows becauseor that I am making bad?.

 

A greeting and good fighter aircraft.

 

Try to do it in this order:

1. Open CDDSstudioD ( make sure that there is no gaps in the software path !!!! )

2. Edit -> Add Files: select all the file you want

3. File -> Save : give the name without the extension ( = .cdds )

4. Edit -> BUILD CDDS : you should see the name you have entered in stage 3 ( Without gaps !!!! ) -> Save

5. By now you should see the process in the CMD windows and it should look something like this :

 

TexToDDs.exe -noise <Source Tga file> <Dest dds file> <alpha decrease by mipleve

l>

TexToDDs.exe <InDir> <extention> <OutDir>

TexToDDs.exe -complex <InDir> <extention> <CDDS FileName>

TexToDDs.exe -dump <CDDS FileName> <OutDir>

TexToDDs.exe -single FileName format mip outfilename

TexToDDs.exe -xml <Project FileName> <CDDS FileName>

0: Load E:\X\CDDSStudio\2\KA-50-PAINT1.bmp

> KA-50-PAINT1.BMP D3DFMT_DXT1 l=Maximum

1: Load E:\X\CDDSStudio\2\KA-50-PAINT2.bmp

> KA-50-PAINT2.BMP D3DFMT_DXT1 l=Maximum

2: Load E:\X\CDDSStudio\2\KA-50-PAINT4.bmp

> KA-50-PAINT4.BMP D3DFMT_DXT1 l=Maximum

3: Load E:\X\CDDSStudio\2\KA-50-PAINT5.bmp

> KA-50-PAINT5.BMP D3DFMT_DXT1 l=Maximum

4: Load E:\X\CDDSStudio\2\KA-50-PAINT6.bmp

> KA-50-PAINT6.BMP D3DFMT_DXT1 l=Maximum

Loaded 5 from 5

Save To E:\X\CDDSStudio\2\321.cdds:

Match textures:

.....Find 5 uni textures from 5:

Create file

level 0: 5 textures

level 1: 5 textures

level 2: 5 textures

Get texures

Get palletes

Build links

Save textures 1

.....

Save textures 2

.....Level 0: 5 textures

: Level 1: 5 textures

: Level 2: 5 textures

: press any key

 

8=)

Edited December 23, 2008 by REL

[REL]

I was looking in the db_countries.lua file and I have knottiest that every skin has its own “ID” for example:

cnt_unit("{3457BB1E-523F-4C24-BBEA-58D028623F05}", "Ka-50", {

color_scheme("{060AFECF-BFBD-44c5-9C47-D9B5EF35D104}", "Standard"),

color_scheme("{CC7B095B-038D-432e-B8D2-AE1F9A9F0E3A}", "Standard (faded)"),

color_scheme("{3E5CA0B0-C1CA-4b55-87BC-B230371124DA}", "Demo paint scheme #024"),

color_scheme("{B72394A9-596C-433B-9F1F-742F67B1BCC1}", "Demo paint scheme # 22 \"Black Shark\""),

 

So the question is from where should is take or create the ID for my own skin?

[ESA_cbhierro]

Hi to all,

 

Thank you very much by quick aid REL!!!!....:smilewink:, I have already located the problem by which it did not create archives to me CDDS and the problem was the root of where it had installed software:doh:.

 

….Open CDDSstudioD ( make sure that there is no gaps in the software path !!!!)……

:smilewink:

 

Now it has to work with the textures.:thumbup:

 

I put an image of the work that I have made for my squadrons is a customized Skin for he himself:smilewink:.

 

 

Thanks again:smilewink:.

 

 

A greeting and good fighter aircraft.

[ESA_cbhierro]

....So the question is from where should is take or create the ID for my own skin?...

 

It watches this connection to see if it can help you.:smilewink:

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=20399

 

A greeting and good fighter aircraft.

[Esac_mirmidon]

I think its time to make a tutorial, the more simple, the best, from the beggining and for real begginers.

 

Someone with a kids teacher inside, with tons of patience, kind enough and with time for explain how to do it.

 

1-BMP to CDDS file

2-Wich files need to be edited and how

3-All together in a comprehensive PDF or Word format, step by step, with screens and examples.

 

 

Yes, it is very time demanding, a real pain, but many users are very interested, and our tallent needs freedom and help. Our respect and gratitude for the user brave enough to do it.

[REL]

It watches this connection to see if it can help you.:smilewink:

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=20399

 

A greeting and good fighter aircraft.

 

Yeeee... that’s probably the missing link

THX ESA_cbhierro

I’m going to deal with this later

(=8

Edited December 24, 2008 by REL

[Stormin_24]

Awesome skins... Insert as new....

[REL]

Awesome skins... Insert as new....

 

Good Q .

I'm working on it ...



Maybe Mitch can assist ?

[Mitch]

Yes, no problem

[REL]

Yes, no problem

 

Mitch

Can you explain to us how to add new skins to the existing list?

[Mitch]

Yes I'm happy to do that, but i need help a little bit, my english is to bad.

I can write a couple of Tutorials, and anyone must help to correct translate.

[arthuro12]

Yes I'm happy to do that, but i need help a little bit, my english is to bad.

I can write a couple of Tutorials, and anyone must help to correct translate.

 

Will do! :D

[Mitch]

OK, i will write a tutorial how to insert Skins(addon) to BS and how you can add your Models as an addon to BS....

[REL]

I’m sure everybody will appreciate it …

Thank you very much Mitch

[Stormin_24]

OK, i will write a tutorial how to insert Skins(addon) to BS and how you can add your Models as an addon to BS....

 

 

Thanks so much Mitch.... Very much appreciated...

[Esac_mirmidon]

Thanks Mitch for take the time to do so. A help very appreciated

[agamemnon_b5]

I find it amusing that we're about to wrap up the first decade of the 21st century and game companies have still failed to make it easy to add something non game changing like an aircraft paint job (creators of Modman for president in 2012:thumbup:).

 

Anywho, great job on the skins. Kinda like being in a special forces unit while playing the campaign; best aircraft with the coolest paint jobs.

[Sunjah]

I'm pretty sure I've installed the "Mitch" skins properly; my helicopter in-game is a new skin

 

How do I change to use the ones I want in-game? In other words, how can I pick which skin will be on my helicopter of all the excellent ones included?

[LIONPRIDE]

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I hope that an easier way eventually presents itself for installation. All of those skins are really kewl.

 

I think someone asked this already. Will the custom skin show up in Multiplayer games so that others may enjoy the eye-candy? It would be nice to represent a specific group while on a Public Server.

 

-OUT-

 

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[Sunjah]

I'm pretty sure I've installed the "Mitch" skins properly; my helicopter in-game is a new skin

 

How do I change to use the ones I want in-game? In other words, how can I pick which skin will be on my helicopter of all the excellent ones included?

 

Darn, went to bed last night hoping and woke up with 0 for 3 on answers to my questions.

 

Anyone have any ideas?

[71st_Mastiff]

Darn, went to bed last night hoping and woke up with 0 for 3 on answers to my questions.

 

Anyone have any ideas?

U don't the person who edits the missions pick your skins. For MP.

 

For single player go to the editor and you can pick u a mission and edit the skin in the weapons load out page. :joystick::pilotfly:

[diveplane]

just posting...

 

 

defualt skin..but looks gorgeous in real lyfe...

 

 

 

looks nice due to no weathering fresh paint, default skins in DCS have weathering .

[Murphyd]

Don't want to derail the thread but curiosity got the better of me. Is this a newer model KA-50 in the picture above? I'm guessing that the globe is a FLIR system and also that the Shkval is mounted higher in the nose to accommodate this?

 

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Murphy