Author Topic: HT question about models... (Read 710 times)

Cobra412 · « **on:** August 02, 2004, 02:16:03 PM »

I'm writing this to ask the developers if the models are going to be changed on all birds. Thats kind of what it sounded like in the developers update. I'm going to assume this is going to take quite along time if all the models are being updated.

Can we also expect the majority of the skin layouts to be about the same as whatever the first new planes skin layouts will be?

This is a side note but in time is it a possibility we can get some type of external 3D viewer with lighting for skin making? With having the game itself to check your skins I suppose it's not really something that may have been thought of. It would make skinning faster and help with the quality of the skins to some extent. Minor errors could quickly and easily be found prior to the skin ever being submitted to HT.

Thanks in advance.

Krusty · « **Reply #1 on:** August 02, 2004, 02:35:17 PM »

I had brought up the external viewer idea before. No response from the offical people.

Almost all of the planes will be redone. If you open up some like the c205 you'll see an example of what the new skins will look like (each fuselage side is skinned separately, different sections for top and bottom, etc etc)

Krusty · « **Reply #2 on:** August 02, 2004, 02:35:17 PM »

Double post

Cobra412 · « **Reply #3 on:** August 02, 2004, 02:42:50 PM »

cc Krusty. I'd like to start fiddling with one so I can get down some of seamed areas. That way we can atleast have a small clue on how to do some of the more complexed patterns on the front of some birds. I've got two types in mind so far one is checkerboards and the other is a diamond pattern. Granted exactly where each skin has it's seam will be different but atleast getting your hands on a layout would be nice.

I'm curious to see if they are setup kind of like the IL2 FB skins.

Krusty · « **Reply #4 on:** August 02, 2004, 04:28:53 PM »

IL2 skins are claustrophopic and smaller-res than AH2. The doe provide for both sides of the fuselage, but are not perfect.

Cobra412 · « **Reply #5 on:** August 02, 2004, 04:30:43 PM »

Krusty true they are alot smaller I'm just curious if it's the same type layout is all. It might mean there would be a few more bmp files you'd have to adjust but thats just fine with me.

Krusty · « **Reply #6 on:** August 02, 2004, 04:59:13 PM »

Sent you an example IL2 skin via e-mail Cobra