Sharkster64 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I've almost completed another Canadian camo skin. This one is based on the CH-146 Griffon helicopters being used in Afghanistan as escorts for our CH-147D Chinooks. Here is a teaser photo. It will be another Canadian country flyable. Modman 7.1.1.0 compatible. ;) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Call Sign: Warhammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkster64 Posted March 16, 2009 Author Share Posted March 16, 2009 I've been working with this skin and created a dirty version as well. I kinda like the dirty version. Here are some screenshots. ;) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Call Sign: Warhammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazz_BMF Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Looks pretty sweet, canadian camo scheme is vey familiar to the danish army. Are u gonna upload it soon? Good Job on the dirty version :) :pilotfly:Wolfpack Production:pilotfly: -=<[WiN 10, I7 3770K @ 4,5 Ghz, Corsair H100i, Sabertooth Z77, 16 GB Dominator, Sapphire 7970 VaporX 6GB, C70 Vengance, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS, Saitek Pro rudder, Track IR, Beyerdynamics MMX 300 ]>=- DCS/FC2/FC3/Arma videos on my channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/WolfpackproductionDK "Fortes Furtuna Juvat" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkster64 Posted March 16, 2009 Author Share Posted March 16, 2009 I worked with it a little more because I thought that the brown was a little too dark so I lightened it up. Now I think it matches the colours of the picture I used pretty closely. ;) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Call Sign: Warhammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCN_Moose Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Nice skin. Curious, how are you using MODMAN to make it selectable as a Canadian Skin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkster64 Posted March 16, 2009 Author Share Posted March 16, 2009 I'm dumbfounded. :huh: I used your tutorial, which is an excellent tutorial by the way, to make these skins Canada flyable. All I did was enter the Canada country code in the .lma7 file here. country = { YOUR COUNTRY CODE } You can find your country code at this location. C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\Ka-50\Scripts\Database\db_countries.lua Just open up the .lua file and scroll down to your preferred country and copy the country code from the .lua. Then paste it in your .lma7 file in the correct spot. Thats it, simple as that. I wonder if you were having a problem due to using lower versions of modman. I started my skinning with version 7.1.1.0 and have had no problems. Maybe there is a bug in previous versions. At any rate, due to your tutorial, modman, black shark templates, and Adobe Photoshop Elements 7, skinning is an absolute cinch. Thanks to Skypat and RCN_Moose. :thumbup: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Call Sign: Warhammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCN_Moose Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 And it worked? The issue I've found is that just changing the country code doesn't work (for me at least) because there is no KA-50 for Canada. I can make it work by manually adding the KA-50 to Canada, but using the default db_countries hasn't worked so far..... I'll have to try it again. Skypat may have made some more changes with the latest edition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCN_Moose Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Just as an example. I just dl'd and tried you first skin. On a clean install with your skin installed and using the latest MODMAN the game won't even start, crashes with an error in the db_countries.lua. If I try it using a modified db_countries that has the KA-50 added to all countries, it works fine. I'm actually working on an updated tutorial, but I don't want to put it out before I get this issue worked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkster64 Posted March 16, 2009 Author Share Posted March 16, 2009 Thats wierd. It totally runs fine on my end. Do you have Vik vaughns slovak download installed before you install mine? Maybe you need that mod because it configures that skin to play in canada which opens up a spot in the db_countries.lua for the ka-50. I had it installed before I played my skins. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Call Sign: Warhammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkster64 Posted March 16, 2009 Author Share Posted March 16, 2009 I just took a look at Vik Vaghns skin file for Slovakia and found that he has his own db_countries.lua file attached to the skin. This enables the Ka-50 in Canada. But he only enabled it for Canada. So in order for my skin to work you have to have Vik Vaughns skin installed first before mine. We have to rewrite the db_countries.lua file to enable the KA-50 in all of the countries. Then post that as a mod required before installing any skins. That is why if you install Vik Vaughns skin after you already have skins installed it will rewrite the db_countries.lua to only have his skin installed. We need to make a special skins mod or just ask Skypat to have it already installed with the installation of modman to have all countries KA-50 enabled. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Call Sign: Warhammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkster64 Posted March 16, 2009 Author Share Posted March 16, 2009 (edited) Here is the almost completed product. I have a clean version for airfields and a dirty version for the FARPS. I will be posting them both to www.Lockonfiles.com when I feel it is ready. ***A special note, you MUST install Vik Vaughns Slovakia skin FIRST before installing these skins or they will not work. His skin has already modified the db_countries.lua file in the game to allow for Canada to be KA-50 selectable*** Here are some screenshots of the two versions. ;) Edited March 16, 2009 by Sharkster64 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Call Sign: Warhammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCN_Moose Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I have the file already done. I'm just waiting for some info from Skypat for the best way to package it with MODMAN. Right now, it installs fine, but as soon as you install a skin it shows up as uninstalled. (its not, its just a glitch that I haven't solved at the moment) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkster64 Posted March 16, 2009 Author Share Posted March 16, 2009 Hey Moose I got a quick question for you. How do you alter the exhaust nozzles? I can't find the .bmp file that deals with those. I would like to change the colour of them to the brown I'm using in this skin but I can't locate it. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Call Sign: Warhammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCN_Moose Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Short Answer....you don't. Long Answer....the bmp is located in the WorldTexturesBMP3.bmp. While it is possible to change it, it will change it for ALL KA-50 skins, including the defaults. Really sucks as I would love to change it for specific skins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkster64 Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 Yeah that sucks. I guess I'll have to live with that. Thanks for the info. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Call Sign: Warhammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyD Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Really nice job Sharkster - looking forward to getting a copy to add to my growing fleet of Canadian KA-50s. We ought to get PM Harper to look into actually buying a couple of these! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkster64 Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 Well, I've uploaded these skins to www.Lockonfiles.com Just waiting for verification. I uploaded the Clean and the Dirty version. Please give me some feedback as to what you think of these skins as I have spent alot of time on these skins. Thankyou Enjoy [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Call Sign: Warhammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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