speckfire Posted July 24, 2012 Posted July 24, 2012 I'm having this issue where squad skins or user made skins in general are showing up intermittently with all clients and including the server. Sometimes they show up correctly, sometimes you get a default skin showing and other times you get the orange "No texture" on the same aircraft. I just want to know if squads are experiencing this problem. I'm almost sure it's a bug and probably contributed to network sync possibly? Yes the skins are installed correctly on all clients and servers. No issues in single player at all . Speed is life !!!
speckfire Posted October 24, 2012 Author Posted October 24, 2012 I'm reviving this thread again to report that DCS 1.2.1 seems to have fixed the issue where custom squad skins are appearing intermittently with all the players. However people who join missions without the custom skins installed, see other players who are using them with the game default skin (I'm assuming the 1st skin available to the type) except for the KA-50. The KA-50 appears to be orange while the A-10C and the SU-25T have a game default skin. Is there a file that was overlooked for the KA-50 in multiplayer? Can a file be edited for the KA-50 to default to a skin if not found in the mission instead of appearing orange? Speed is life !!!
BRooDJeRo Posted October 25, 2012 Posted October 25, 2012 For a typical skin to appear for everyone it needs to be on all the clients of subject as well as the server. A solution is a default skin that isnt 'error orange' when a skin isnt recognized. Perhaps this is in place now or all modules and software contain the same skinpacks. There doesnt seem to be an automatic download/upload system in place for skins to spread it to all participants.
speckfire Posted October 25, 2012 Author Posted October 25, 2012 A solution is a default skin that isnt 'error orange' when a skin isnt recognized. Seems to be working so far for the A-10C and the Su-25T but not the ka-50. That's what I stated. I want to know which file to modify to fix this issue ie, make the KA-50 default to a skin when one is not found in a mission. Speed is life !!!
BRooDJeRo Posted October 25, 2012 Posted October 25, 2012 (edited) The specific skinfile must be on the server and all others that use that server. The fact that a certain normal default skin is chosen instead of the orange-error when lets say a 3rd party skin is used that no1 else has on its system sounds more like a whole function than just a changing a file. Is it a special skin that comes with a Black Shark module or third party? Edited October 25, 2012 by BRooDJeRo
speckfire Posted October 25, 2012 Author Posted October 25, 2012 Yes I know the specific skin must be on the server. It is. It's not the 1st time I'm doing this amigo. You do not seem to understand what I'm saying. I'm talking in a scenario when someone does NOT have the required skin, OK? -People who join with an A-10C who dont have the required skin, they default to a game skin automatically assigned by DCSW -People who join with an SU-25T who dont have the required skin, they default to a game skin automatically assigned by DCSW. -People who join with a KA-50 who dont have the required skin, they default to an Orange skin. The Ka-50 does NOT default to a game skin. Why only the KA-50 defaults to an orange skin while the A-10C and the 25T are ok ? This is what I'm trying to fix. Which file does DCSW read to assign default skins if one is not found? KA-50 for example. Speed is life !!!
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