How do you pick a skin in the game?

[Snacko]

1) I have installed ModMan 7, and used it to install several skins. But I can only see one of the skins in the Mission Editor/Payload screen. See this screenshot. You can see the skins I have installed with ModMan, and the list in the game. I don't see these ModMan skins!?? I saved the mission with each of these skins and flew it. And only the last one (Slovakia Digital Camo) actually seems to be one that I installed.

 

The ReadMe file with the ModMan package for several of the skins is blank, so I don't know where to find them. I looked for the Canadian skins also by selecting Canada as the country, but don't see the Ka50 there (which I guess makes sense) but I don't know where else to find them.

 

2) Can you view the skins another way in the game? Or do you have to Edit a Mission, save it, and fly it every time just to see if it is the correct skin?

 

3) Can you pick a skin before you fly a single or multiplayer mission? Of just in the Editor??

 

4) When I look at the Encyclopedia, the main area is blank. It does not show any pictures of the objects/aircraft. I suppose this is a bug? Or is there something I am missing?

 

Thanks in advance. Sorry for the noob questions. :cry:

 

Snack

[Snacko]

1) Well, I think I found the answer to my first question. The Slovakia Digital Camo skin was the culprit. It does not have the 'skin.lma7' file in the mod pack, so it must not add a new slot. And the package 'does' include a Scripts\Database\helocopters\Ka-50.lua that was overwriting all of the other skins added by ModMan. So, I got rid of that skin.

[Sharkster64]

What you should do is install the slovakia skin first before adding more skins. The slovakia skin changes the db-countries.lua file so that Canada is flyable as well. Uninstall all previous skins first then install the Slovakia skin. There is an all countries mod as well that you can download from LockonFiles.com so that you can add skins for all countries. What you have done, is installed all skins first before the Slovak skin which is the wrong thing to do, since the Slovak skin alters the db-countries folder so that all previous skins have been erased.

[Snacko]

S! Sharkster,

 

Thanks for the reply. Yes, I finally figured that out after looking things over.

 

Do you know about my other questions? Is it possible to select a payload or skin before flying single or multiplayer? I don't see any way.. Or is that only possible in the Editor?? (I hope not!)