Where do I?

[KnightRaider]

Hello again lol,

 

Where do I upload skins from here to my blackshark or any other planes or helicopter? Started downloading some but have no clue where do place them to.

Thanks again

[Flappie]

Hello. You need to place them in here:

"Saved Games/DCS.../Liveries/Ka-50"

[KnightRaider]

18 minutes ago, Flappie said:

Hello. You need to place them in here:

"Saved Games/DCS.../Liveries/Ka-50"

Well sorry can't find the folder to saved them I don't have any saved folder yet, did not start playing the game yet. I installed the game just a few hours ago

Edited March 6, 2022 by KnightRaider

[Rudel_chw]

1 hour ago, KnightRaider said:

Well sorry can't find the folder to saved them I don't have any saved folder yet, did not start playing the game yet. I installed the game just a few hours ago

 

you have to run the game at least once, so it can create its folder.

here you can see an example path:

 

 

[KnightRaider]

Finally find it but it is not in the same location that you told me about, strange. 

Edited March 6, 2022 by KnightRaider

[Flappie]

You are right: the "Liveries" folder is not created by the game. You need to create it.

That would be a good improvement if the game could create this folder. I'll ask devs about it.

Edited March 6, 2022 by Flappie

[KnightRaider]

1 minute ago, Flappie said:

You are right: the "Liveries" folder is not created by the game. You need to create it.

That would be a good improvement if the game could create this folder. I'll ask devs about it.

 

So he was right and I am wrong then, but like u can see there is a livery folder, so the path that Rudel gave me it's the correct one? just nee to create one isn't it?

[Flappie]

Yep, I was answering to your previous message when I said you were right.

Here's how it works:

• The "DCS World OpenBeta/Bazar/Liveries" contains default AI units-only liveries. You don't want to mess with this folder.
• Default liveries for flyable aircraft are stored here: "DCS World OpenBeta/Mods/aircraft/name_of_aircraft/Liveries". You don't want to mess with this folder either.
• All custom liveries should be added to your "Saved Games/DCS.../Liveries" folder, the one you have to create manually.

And don't forget to create the name of the subfolder matching the game codename of the aircraft, such as:

Saved Games/DCS.../Liveries/Ka-50

Saved Games/DCS.../Liveries/A-10C

Saved Games/DCS.../Liveries/F-16C_50

...

Whenever you're looking for the codename of an aircraft, take a look at your "DCS World OpenBeta/Mods/aircraft" folder.

[KnightRaider]

6 minutes ago, Flappie said:

Yep, I was answering to your previous message when I said you were right.

Here's how it works:

• The "DCS World OpenBeta/Bazar/Liveries" contains default AI units-only liveries. You don't want to mess with this folder.
• Default liveries for flyable aircraft are stored here: "DCS World OpenBeta/Mods/aircraft/name_of_aircraft/Liveries". You don't want to mess with this folder either.
• All custom liveries should be added to your "Saved Games/DCS.../Liveries" folder, the one you have to create manually.

So I'm all good them, I did not mess with both of the first folders you said about, but I just crated one for the skins that I have downloaded from DCS World. BTW how do I install these new skins of mine when the game is launch?

Thank you

Edited March 6, 2022 by KnightRaider

[Rudel_chw]

38 minutes ago, KnightRaider said:

Finally find it but it is not in the same location that you told me about

that’s not the correct location, that’s where dcs stores its native liveries … user liveries should go at /users/your user/saved games/etc

[KnightRaider]

 

9 minutes ago, Rudel_chw said:

that’s not the correct location, that’s where dcs stores its native liveries … user liveries should go at /users/your user/saved games/etc

 Well this is what I have now ans it's seems to be fine????  https://i.imgur.com/rI9AoKx.jpg If this isn't the right place I give up lol. Still can't fins how to add these new skins on my helicopter

Edited March 6, 2022 by KnightRaider

[Flappie]

Almost there!

This should look like this:

• Saved Games/DCS.../Liveries/Ka-50/folder_of_livery1/ (contains all files from livery 1)
• Saved Games/DCS.../Liveries/Ka-50/folder_of_livery2/ (contains all files from livery 2)
• Saved Games/DCS.../Liveries/Ka-50/folder_of_livery3/ (contains all files from livery 3)
• ...

For instance, if you drag-and-drop your "FrenchNayHokum01" folder into your "Ka-50" folder, it will be in the right place.

[Rudel_chw]

1 hour ago, KnightRaider said:

 

 Well this is what I have now ans it's seems to be fine????  https://i.imgur.com/rI9AoKx.jpg If this isn't the right place I give up lol.
 

 

it is the right place, but you need to follow DCS conventions: inside of Liveries you should create one folder for each vehicle that you will have liveries for. So, you need a "Ka-50" folder for the blackshark’s liveties. Inside this, each livery should go on their own subfolder, see the spitfire example that I posted earlier. The livery folder name is irrelevant, so that’s why I added the country abreviation and the livery author name.

when you download the livery it usually is on the form of a compressed file, like those rar files you have … they have to be uncompressed before DCS will be able to handle them.

 

1 hour ago, KnightRaider said:

Still can't fins how to add these new skins on my helicopter

 

 

once you are seated on the helo, call up the rearm window .. there you will find a list of liveries for you to select. Keep in mind that many liveries are country specific, so your helo has to belong to the proper country before it is able to see the livery.

 

Edited March 6, 2022 by Rudel_chw

[KnightRaider]

ok I got it now, liveries, folder and sub-folder

Thanks a lot

[KnightRaider]

Thanks all of you guy's who have helped me, it is really appreciated, again a million thanks 

 

 

[KnightRaider]

Goddamn it not sure if I do understand still about the damn skins here is another picture of my liveries folder: 

This is 2 skins of two KA-50, one with french color other one with us color, so are my folders are ok now or I am still mistaking again on how to do it?

 

 

[Flappie]

You don't need to create a subfolder for countries. This is what you want to have:

Saved Games/DCS.openbeta/Liveries/Ka-50/FrenchNavyHokum01

Saved Games/DCS.openbeta/Liveries/Ka-50/Ka-50 C-C 6_6 Outcast

[KnightRaider]

ok got it if lets set I have a f-16 skin, I would have to place the skin in liveries but with a sub folder intitle f-16 and place all of the f-16 in that folder is that it?  Another problem my damn hotas warthog is not working with the KA- 50 was able to lift off finally but couldn't use the joystick or throttle, any reason why? When I look into the configuration of the commands in game, I dont see my TrackIR5 and my wharthog hotas showing nowhere

Thank you

 

Edited March 7, 2022 by KnightRaider

[Flappie]

On 3/7/2022 at 8:46 AM, KnightRaider said:

ok got it if lets set I have a f-16 skin, I would have to place the skin in liveries but with a sub folder intitle f-16 and place all of the f-16 in that folder is that it?

Almost. The name of the folder for the F-16C module is "F-16C_50".

These names match those found in the "/DCS World.../Mods/aircraft/" folder.