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Offline Serenity

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Need a quick hand
« on: August 05, 2010, 06:21:05 PM »
So, I am officially a starving college student, but I never got to finish a project very close to my heart, the B-24 Libra. Seeing as I cannot afford AH, and I don't think I can get the skin files without an account. So, would anyone mind pulling the skin file for the B-24 and e-mailing it to me? cadetrobin@aol.com

Offline StokesAk

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Re: Need a quick hand
« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2010, 07:31:34 PM »
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Offline The Fugitive

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Re: Need a quick hand
« Reply #2 on: August 05, 2010, 07:40:06 PM »
I have a quick hand.... I can snatch the pebble from the masters hand !   :D

The game and skins are still ALL free downloads.

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Re: Need a quick hand
« Reply #3 on: August 05, 2010, 07:40:57 PM »
I have a quick hand.... I can snatch the pebble from the masters hand !   :D

The game and skins are still ALL free downloads.

Yes, but you must connect to the online server to download them, and to get to the online server, you need an account.

Offline Krusty

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Re: Need a quick hand
« Reply #4 on: August 05, 2010, 09:49:11 PM »
No, you can skin perfectly fine without a sub. I did so for years whilst slumming in HTH.

You download the software, get it up to the latest patch (including latest skin viewer for your version). Get the hi-res tex file, and tada! All the tools you need to make a skin (aside from an actual graphics editing program, I mean).

You know you can play with your skin offline and test it out, take screenshots, etc...? You only need a subscription to hit the online arenas.

EDIT: 2 extra points.

1) You don't need custom skins to create your own custom skins. You just need the hi-res defaults to use as a template.

2) You can download the skins off the AH webpage and plop them into your skins directory (they are *.res files) and view them offline as well. The in-game download just does that for you, but you can pick and choose those you wish from the main AH webpage ("Downloads" section)

EDIT2: here's the link: http://www.hitechcreations.com/download/skins/index.html
« Last Edit: August 05, 2010, 09:51:16 PM by Krusty »

Offline Serenity

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Re: Need a quick hand
« Reply #5 on: August 06, 2010, 10:39:15 AM »
No, you can skin perfectly fine without a sub. I did so for years whilst slumming in HTH.

You download the software, get it up to the latest patch (including latest skin viewer for your version). Get the hi-res tex file, and tada! All the tools you need to make a skin (aside from an actual graphics editing program, I mean).

You know you can play with your skin offline and test it out, take screenshots, etc...? You only need a subscription to hit the online arenas.

EDIT: 2 extra points.

1) You don't need custom skins to create your own custom skins. You just need the hi-res defaults to use as a template.

2) You can download the skins off the AH webpage and plop them into your skins directory (they are *.res files) and view them offline as well. The in-game download just does that for you, but you can pick and choose those you wish from the main AH webpage ("Downloads" section)

EDIT2: here's the link: http://www.hitechcreations.com/download/skins/index.html

Um again though, how does one go through the process of clicking "download default textures" or whatever it was when you right click the aircraft in the hangar?

Offline BrownBaron

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Re: Need a quick hand
« Reply #6 on: August 06, 2010, 11:28:23 AM »
Go offline, right click on the plane of choice, and choose the last(?) option, "Save Default Skin". This template then gets saved in the skins directory.
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Offline Krusty

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Re: Need a quick hand
« Reply #7 on: August 06, 2010, 09:37:21 PM »
The hi-res pack has the defaults with it. Hence the word "default" hehehe. That's all you really need.  :aok