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Offline Fencer51

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Default Skin Replacement
« on: January 25, 2012, 10:04:18 PM »
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Changed the default skins of the P-47D-25 and Spitfire I.

Do the game a favor and get rid of the default P-51B and P-51D skins
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Offline Butcher

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Re: Default Skin Replacement
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2012, 10:11:39 PM »
Quote from: Fencer51 on January 25, 2012, 10:04:18 PM
Do the game a favor and get rid of the default P-51B and P-51D skins

Agreed, maybe choose a newer chosen skin from the expanded roster instead?
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Offline EskimoJoe

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Re: Default Skin Replacement
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2012, 10:53:14 PM »
Ditzy Rebel  :aok
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Offline Krusty

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Re: Default Skin Replacement
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2012, 09:19:15 AM »
Any explanation WHY the change on those 2 skins [p47/spit]? Simply age? Quality? Or was it felt that the skins didn't represent those models? Other reasons?

Just curious.
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Offline Greebo

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Re: Default Skin Replacement
« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2012, 09:38:54 AM »
The reason is as follows: Cactus and I helped out Superfly and Waffle in producing bump and spec maps for as many default skins as possible before the new version came out. I decided to concentrate on P-47s and Spits as they are the oldest of my default skins and I wanted to improve the basic skins at the same time.

However Nomde did the original D-25 and Spit Mk I skins and he isn't around now. As I can't use his templates it was much quicker for me to produce new skins for those aircraft and use modified bump and spec maps from other versions of those planes. Producing bump maps and spec maps for his skins would have meant me creating copies of his panel and rivet lines and so on and I didn't fancy that. I'd guess the original default skins will be available as player skins in the next skins update.
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Offline Krusty

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Re: Default Skin Replacement
« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2012, 09:47:18 AM »
Ahhhh... Makes perfect sense. Hadn't thought of that.
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Offline Seadog36

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Re: Default Skin Replacement
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2012, 12:00:42 PM »
Nomde has a large number of skins for the P-47, mostly 56th FG, it would be great to see a few rotated out or refreshed, they are very very old. The only skin I've seen added for the D11 in 5 years is rogerdee's lovely 35th FG skin, which like all the bare metal skins belong on late model D21/D23 Razorbacks. A much needed and highly produced addition, which as of yet does not exist in the game.

Even the beautiful O.D. Sleepy Time Gal skin you made is a D15 model with under wing pylons.
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