The Mi-8TV2 Livery thread

[joey45]

Thanks! Yes. In the next patch.

 

Can you sneak mine in....... :music_whistling::lol:;)

[joey45]

Just uploaded my 3 liveries to the userfiles thingy.

 

the zip file contains 3 more zips to unzip in the livery folder >>DCS World\Bazar\Liveries\mi-8mt

 

Just waiting for a Mod to clear them...

 

Consider this as a Beta release any C&C is very welcome.

[Cibit]

Cheers Joey, been meaning to grab em but got sucked into flying Hawks;)

[Flаnker]

wip

[Skulleader]

Hello Flanker,

 

Very nice repaint, I really love...

Bye, Skull.

[joey45]

Cheers Joey, been meaning to grab em but got sucked into flying Hawks;)

 

Just need to wait for a moderator to clear it so peeps can download it and give feed back.

[joey45]

Hate double posting but you can now download my Mi-8 UK liveries.

[Offlinepilot]

Mi8 iraq

 

Enjoy people :)

 

 

Download links : https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/107917166/Mi8%20Iraq.rar

 

http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/487738/

 

Still my favorite skin!

[Mainstay]

Still my favorite skin!

 

Thank you :)

[Cibit]

Hate double posting but you can now download my Mi-8 UK liveries.

Got them mate, really nice work. Something nice about flying in your own countries colours:thumbup:

[Valery]

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.177162992488207.1073741827.173513239519849&type=3

 

[joey45]

.... Something nice about flying in your own countries colours:thumbup:

 

indeed it is, that's why I do them.

 

@Valery - awesome as ever.

[NC_Cyborg]

You guys definitely know your stuff. Thanks for all of the tips that have been poured into this thread.

 

I have one question. I am making a fictional SAR helo and I don't want any numbers on it. I changed the code in the LUA file to empty on all of the spots for numbers and I get a missing texture on the output.

 

Example:

{"mi_8_SMALL_BALKA_NUMBER_001", 0 ,"mi_8_tex_2_GR",false}; --

{"mi_8_SMALL_BALKA_NUMBER_001", 2 ,"mi_8_tex_2_spec",true}; --

{"mi_8_SMALL_BALKA_NUMBER_001", DECAL ,"empty",true}; --

{"mi_8_SMALL_BALKA_NUMBER_010", 0 ,"mi_8_tex_2_GR",false}; --

{"mi_8_SMALL_BALKA_NUMBER_010", 2 ,"mi_8_tex_2_spec",true}; --

{"mi_8_SMALL_BALKA_NUMBER_010", DECAL ,"empty",true}; --

{"mi_8_SMALL_BALKA_NUMBER_100", 0 ,"mi_8_tex_2_GR",false}; --

{"mi_8_SMALL_BALKA_NUMBER_100", 2 ,"mi_8_tex_2_spec",true}; --

{"mi_8_SMALL_BALKA_NUMBER_100", DECAL ,"empty",true}; --

[Valery]

it's number here:

 

{"mi_8_BORT_NUMBER_001", 0 ,"mi_8_tex_1_GR",false}; --

{"mi_8_BORT_NUMBER_001", 2 ,"mi_8_tex_1_spec",true}; --

{"mi_8_BORT_NUMBER_001", DECAL ,"empty",true}; --

 

{"mi_8_BORT_NUMBER_010", 0 ,"mi_8_tex_1_GR",false}; --

{"mi_8_BORT_NUMBER_010", 2 ,"mi_8_tex_1_spec",true}; --

{"mi_8_BORT_NUMBER_010", DECAL ,"empty",true}; --

 

{"mi_8_BORT_NUMBER_100", 0 ,"mi_8_tex_1_GR",false}; --

{"mi_8_BORT_NUMBER_100", 2 ,"mi_8_tex_1_spec",true}; --

{"mi_8_BORT_NUMBER_100", DECAL ,"empty",true}; --

[LV-PDD]

Can anybody paint this http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?cx=partner-pub-8297169501225184%3Aa05n2n-tzky&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=mi+17+H-94&sa=Submit&search_active=1&search=&sheadline=&search_field=datedesc&submit=&siteurl=www.airliners.net%2F&ref=&ss=4321j2543951j11

 

Many thanks!!

[NC_Cyborg]

it's number here:

 

{"mi_8_BORT_NUMBER_001", 0 ,"mi_8_tex_1_GR",false}; --

{"mi_8_BORT_NUMBER_001", 2 ,"mi_8_tex_1_spec",true}; --

{"mi_8_BORT_NUMBER_001", DECAL ,"empty",true}; --

 

{"mi_8_BORT_NUMBER_010", 0 ,"mi_8_tex_1_GR",false}; --

{"mi_8_BORT_NUMBER_010", 2 ,"mi_8_tex_1_spec",true}; --

{"mi_8_BORT_NUMBER_010", DECAL ,"empty",true}; --

 

{"mi_8_BORT_NUMBER_100", 0 ,"mi_8_tex_1_GR",false}; --

{"mi_8_BORT_NUMBER_100", 2 ,"mi_8_tex_1_spec",true}; --

{"mi_8_BORT_NUMBER_100", DECAL ,"empty",true}; --

 

Valery,

 

You are the bomb! Thanks!

 

I had all the arguments set to empty but I had the argument set to 'false' vice 'true' after 'empty.'

 

Thanks again!

Edited January 6, 2014 by NC_Cyborg

[NC_Cyborg]

One more question. In regards to calling up a new pilot texture for the Mi-8.

 

What is the syntax for the pilot reference in the Mi-8?

 

Is it similar to the UH-1H?

 

{"pilot_UH1", 0, "pilot_uh1_black", false};

 

Thanks!

[DGambo]

{"pilot_MI8_body", 0, "pilot_MI8", false};

{"pilot_MI8_patch", 0, "pilot_MI8_patch", false}; -- patch on flight suit

Edited January 7, 2014 by DGambo

[NC_Cyborg]

{"pilot_MI8_body", 0, "pilot_MI8", false};

{"pilot_MI8_patch", 0, "pilot_MI8_patch", false}; -- patch on flight suit

 

Dgambo,

 

Thank you for the quick response. My pilot looks great. I appreciate the 'patch' syntax as well.

 

Is there a helmet syntax?

"pilot_MI8_helmet"

 

James

[DGambo]

 

Is there a helmet syntax?

"pilot_MI8_helmet"

 

James

 

 

))) no. "ZSH-7"

[NC_Cyborg]

))) no. "ZSH-7"

 

Thanks again for the help.

 

+1

[DGambo]

if you write {"pilot_MI8_patch", 0, "empty", true}; then patch on flight suit will not be visible

[flanker1]

if you write {"pilot_MI8_patch", 0, "empty", true}; then patch on flight suit will not be visible

 

hey dgambo, many thanks for your assistance.

 

can you please show in which lua-file we can find this scriptline:

 

{"pilot_MI8_patch", 0, "empty", true};

 

thanx & regards

Edited January 7, 2014 by flanker1

[NC_Cyborg]

DGambo,

 

I plan on making a different patch for the pilot. Thanks for the help. It is very much appreciated.

 

Flanker,

 

It is going to the 'description' file in any of the mi-8mt folders located at

C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Bazar\Liveries\mi-8mt

 

You wont find that line in the script and will have to add it

 

{"mi_8_tex1", 0 ,"mi_8_tex_1_MERC_SAR",false};

{"mi_8_tex1", 2 ,"mi_8_tex_1_spec",true};

 

{"mi_8_tex2", 0 ,"mi_8_tex_2_MERC_SAR",false};

{"mi_8_tex2", 2 ,"mi_8_tex_2_spec",true};

 

{"mi_8_tex3", 0 ,"mi_8_tex_3_MERC_SAR",false};

{"mi_8_tex3", 2 ,"mi_8_tex_3_spec",true};

 

{"mi_8_tex4", 0 ,"mi_8_tex_4_MERC_SAR",false};

{"mi_8_tex4", 2 ,"mi_8_tex_4_spec",true};

 

{"pilot_MI8_body", 0 ,"pilot_uh1_black", false};

{"ZSH-7", 0, "pilot_uh1_helmet_black", false}; -- pilot helmet

-- {"pilot_MI8_patch", 0, "pilot_MI8_patch", false}; -- patch on flight suit

 

 

{"EVU", 0 , "evu_texture_MERC_SAR", false};

[NC_Cyborg]

Thanks to Valery and DGambo for the awesome help with the texture modeling of the Mi-8 and the pilots.

 

For those that want to make custom patches for the Mi-8 pilots, please read below.

 

The flight crew have a patch on the left and right arm. The template must be a square and that square is broken down into four different sections for the patches.

 

The top half is used for the pilot and the bottom half is for the copilot. The flight engineer mirrors the pilot.

 

Reference the attached graphics.

 

When the graphics are complete, you must modify the LUA script 'description' in the folder.

 

It will look similar to this:

{"pilot_MI8_body", 0 ,"pilot_uh1_black", false};

{"ZSH-7", 0, "pilot_uh1_helmet_black", false}; -- pilot helmet

{"pilot_MI8_patch", 0, "pilot_mi8_patch_160th", false}; -- patch on flight suit