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Offline Crousader

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« on: February 07, 2007, 11:09:23 PM »
Hey! My first post ever...
Can't seem to load the skin for the Tuskegee P-51 (332nd FG) AKA p_51 3 from the skins download page. I loaded it into the skins folder but everytime I go to use it it isn't there in my hanger pull down menu. What am I doing wrong?

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Offline Krusty

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« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2007, 11:30:29 PM »
Download this one?

http://downloads.hitechcreations.com/skins/p51d_3.res

Into your Aces High II\Skins\ directory.

Then it should be visible.

If you don't have the skin installed, it should show up red online. If you have it installed it should show up black, offline and online.

If you have a custom skin you're working on and it's already using P51D_3, it will overwrite the third .res file (in this case, this one).

Offline Fencer51

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« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2007, 11:04:23 AM »
Also remember you cannot use non-default skins in the offline mode.
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« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2007, 11:22:49 AM »
Quote
Originally posted by Fencer51
Also remember you cannot use non-default skins in the offline mode.

:huh

Are you sure that this statement is true Fencer?
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Offline nickf620

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« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2007, 11:30:11 AM »
yah i can use any skin i want in offline
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« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2007, 12:08:23 PM »
Uh no.  I was thinking of the skin viewer.  My bad.  I think I pulled a Krusty. :noid
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Offline Krusty

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« Reply #6 on: February 08, 2007, 12:15:13 PM »
There's a way you can trick it to view non-default skins in the skin viewer. I've done it a few times, and it's pretty cool to check out somebody else's work.

Offline Crousader

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« Reply #7 on: February 09, 2007, 10:17:44 PM »
Guys I still can.t do it I copy the file to the folder but it won't even show up in red...nothin...zip... What am I doing wrong?

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« Reply #8 on: February 09, 2007, 10:33:28 PM »
2 things.

First: When AH first loads, go offline and bring up the clipboard. Click "Options" then "Graphic Details" and try unchecking "disable other plane skins".

Second: Go to the hangar and check the "download skins in the background" option.


Now choose the Plane you want. Look for a skin there. You have to scroll up and down to look for them all, hit the arrows, because the slider doesn't always reflect the current location of the skins pop-down window.

Make sure you scroll up and down to see all of the skins, and see if the skin you want isn't off the edge of the scroll box.


It might help if you took a screenshot and posted it here. Show us what your skins drop-box looks like in the hangar.