How to add new skins for FC3? Su27/33

[MadTommy]

I'm looking at adding skins for FC3. But things are a little different to how they are in Ka-50 & A10c in regards to liveries.

 

In \Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Bazar\Liveries you have the skins.

 

But in FC3 i cant see the skins or understand how they are loaded from the description.lua files.

 

FC3 description.lua file:

livery = {
}
name = "standard-1 navy"
id = 2
countries = {
"RUS",
}

 

DCS flyable description.lua file:

livery = {
{"A-10C_PAINT_1-a", 0 ,"A-10C_103th_621_1-a",true};
{"A-10C_PAINT_1-b", 0 ,"A-10C_103th_621_1-b",true};
{"A-10C_PAINT_1-c", 0 ,"A-10C_103th_621_1-c",true};
{"A-10C_PAINT_1-d", 0 ,"A-10C_103th_621_1-d",true};
{"A-10C_PAINT_1-e", 0 ,"A-10C_103th_621_1-e",true};
{"A-10C_PAINT_1-f", 0 ,"A-10C_103th_621_1-f",true};
{"A-10C_PAINT_1-g", 0 ,"A-10C_74th FS_1-g",true};
{"A-10C_PAINT_1-h", 0 ,"A-10C_81st FS(SP)_1-h",true};
{"A-10C_PAINT_1-i", 0 ,"A-10C_74th FS_1-i",true};
{"A-10C_PAINT_1-j", 0 ,"A-10C_74th FS_1-j",true};
{"A-10C_PAINT_1-k", 0 ,"A-10C_74th FS_1-k",true};
{"A-10C_PAINT_1-L", 0 ,"A-10C_81st FS(SP)_1-L",true};
{"A-10_Number", 0 ,"empty",true};
{"A-10_Number_Noze_F", 0 ,"empty",true};
{"A-10_Number_Noze_T", 0 ,"empty",true};
{"A-10_Number_Wheel", 0 ,"empty",true};

}
countries = {"USA"}

 

Does anyone know how this all works? Ideally i don't just want to add bmp files to the temp folder, but install custom skins correctly in dds via the description.lua file.

 

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

[Grimes]

Good question, I spent a while trying to figure it out but I couldn't. So I had to resort to using the temp textures method.

[Flаnker]

Does anyone know how this all works? Ideally i don't just want to add bmp files to the temp folder, but install custom skins correctly in dds via the description.lua file.

 

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

Add new skins can not, you can replace the existing ones. Put the files in a folder bazar/TempTextures

[MadTommy]

Add new skins can not, you can replace the existing ones. Put the files in a folder bazar/TempTextures

 

Do you know where the default skins are.. i cant even find them!

[Flаnker]

Do you know where the default skins are.. i cant even find them!

 

Now I'm at work, I do not currently play. They lie in the archives. Look in folders "Textures" or "Liveries". I can help you out in 4 hours:)

[speckfire]

This is exactly how I installed our squad skins for the SU-33 by renaming the textures and putting them in \bazar\temptexture

 

I had to dig in \bazar\word\textures\texturebmpX.zip to find the appropriate texture that I wanted to replace in a specific slot.

 

Be careful how you rename them and the type of texture used. It has to be in DDS format and you have to rename them with a .bmp at the end in the fliename only not type.

 

example

mytexturefile.bmp (in DDS format)

[MadTommy]

Cheers lads.

 

Ideally i want to figure out how to add skins via the lua file, not overwrite. But will have a look for original files so i know what i'm dealing with.

 

Flanker if i cant find them i'll ask again.. thanks mate.

[speckfire]

@MadTommy

 

You will not be over writing any files. On the contrary, you'll be adding new files in \bazar\temptexture. The program reads the textures first from temptextures before loading them from the zip files under \bazar\world\textures

 

If you find a way to add them via the lua file you'll be my hero :)

[MadTommy]

@MadTommy

 

You will not be over writing any files. On the contrary, you'll be adding new files in \bazar\temptexture. The program reads the textures first from temptextures before loading them from the zip files under \bazar\world\textures

 

If you find a way to add them via the lua file you'll be my hero :)

 

Yeah i meant overwrite the skin.. not the file directly. I understand how the temp location works.. it gets loaded last and therefore supersedes the default file, rather than overwrite it.

 

Cheers.

[Flаnker]

@MadTommy

 

You will not be over writing any files. On the contrary, you'll be adding new files in \bazar\temptexture. The program reads the textures first from temptextures before loading them from the zip files under \bazar\world\textures

 

If you find a way to add them via the lua file you'll be my hero :)

 

Add new skins, not to replace the standard, it is impossible. I consulted with 3D artists from ED:(

[159th_Falcon]

Add new skins, not to replace the standard, it is impossible. I consulted with 3D artists from ED:(

All will be good when they release the new 3D models for the SU-27 and SU-33

Question is, When????? its ready.

[MadTommy]

Add new skins, not to replace the standard, it is impossible. I consulted with 3D artists from ED:(

 

Thank you! I wont waste my time :)

[NineLine]

nevermind :)

[SkateZilla]

yet i know people that have like 15+ skins for the F-15