Author Topic: What program do I use to skin? (Read 720 times)

EDO43 · « **on:** December 05, 2004, 12:17:17 AM »

Tried Illustrator, it doesn't recognize the .res file. Windows paint didn't work either. What program do you all use to edit the basic schemes?

Octavius · « **Reply #1 on:** December 05, 2004, 12:26:21 AM »

The .res files are compiled at HTC

In order to access the default skin files manually, do this:

-Open AH
-Go to the hangar
-Right click on the aircraft/vehicle of choice
-Click 'save skin'
-Find your /HTC/Aces High II/skins directory
-Inside, you'll find the saved skin in it's own directory. This dir contains all the skin bitmaps associated with the aircraft/vehicle.

- then skin!

-To see your skin in the game, create another directory in the //skins folder of the particular aircraft/vehicle followed by a number.

eg, if I have 3 existing skins of a Spitfire Mk.V, and I want to add a fourth, the path looks like this:

/HTC/Aces High II/skins/spit54

or the first P40E skin:

/HTC/Aces High II/skins/P40E1

-Inside this directory you'll create a text file of the same name, but without the trailing number. "P40E.txt" or "spit5.txt." In the file make a small description or name of the skin. HTC recommends keeping it under or around 20 characters.

rogerdee · « **Reply #2 on:** December 05, 2004, 06:18:58 AM »

ms paint is not good enough something like paintshop pro will be great fo skinning
rogerdee

oboe · « **Reply #3 on:** December 05, 2004, 08:52:37 AM »

Illustrator is an Adobe product - if you an Adobe suite you may have Photoshop as well. That works well.

eskimo2 · « **Reply #4 on:** December 05, 2004, 10:37:06 AM »

MS Paint - mostly

eskimo

EDO43 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 09, 2004, 10:05:47 PM »

Thanx... appreciate it!