Skin Display Page

[Devil 505]

The file list on the 109E lists the Power map twice.

[Skuzzy]

Oops, fixed.

By the way, the list of files the skins reports to have is not accurate when there are multiple versions of any of the maps.  I'll look at doing that differently, later.

[Skuzzy]

Also found another odd case (thanks for pointing out the 109e4 issue).

If there is a normal map, but no specular map, then the game will assume a fixed value for the specular map, rather than use the default specular map.

I updated the utility to show that now.

[Vraciu]

Some planes use an alpha map to make parts of the skin see-through.  When an alpha map is used, the power map cannot be used.

Interesting.   I saw that on one of the P-51Ds and wondered.  Thanks.

[Skuzzy]

Really?  Which one?  The P51D should not have any alpha maps and I cannot find it in the database.

[Vraciu]

Just have some details to add and clean up, but this is what I have so far for the skins display page.  Everything should be functional.  Just have to make it pretty.

Any feedback?

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/skins

Is there any remedy for the substitution of " with &quot?   When I copy and and paste out of a text file the skin detail page renders it wrong.  I can manually try to square it but am hoping it's a simple fix on your end. 

[Devil 505]

Also found another odd case (thanks for pointing out the 109e4 issue).

If there is a normal map, but no specular map, then the game will assume a fixed value for the specular map, rather than use the default specular map.

I updated the utility to show that now.

Is this the root of the super gloss seen on the skins without spec maps?

[Arlo]

If it is, the M3 skin needs looking at.

[Skuzzy]

Is there any remedy for the substitution of " with &quot?   When I copy and and paste out of a text file the skin detail page renders it wrong.  I can manually try to square it but am hoping it's a simple fix on your end.

I do not know what you mean here.  What is being rendered wrong?  The &quot string is the correct way to display the " in a WEB page.  It also prevents the PHP code from getting a literal " which will blow it up.

Here is what your first P51D text looks like on the skin details page.  What is wrong with it?

I am not seeing the quotes messing up anything.  So where is the problem you are talking about?

Is this the root of the super gloss seen on the skins without spec maps?

Could be, but I cannot be certain.

[Vraciu]

Yes, I know about that coding but for some reason the page keeps turning my quotation marks into partial code.  I think it depends on where I copy and paste from, Word or Notepad.

Some look right others do this:




I will see if it's my fault somehow.  Maybe I caused it somewhere.   

[Vraciu]

Really?  Which one?  The P51D should not have any alpha maps and I cannot find it in the database.

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/skins/index.php?skobj=p51d&display=P51D9011008&skinname=353FG/352FS%20by%20Mus51

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/skins/index.php?skobj=p51d&display=P51D8011008&skinname=55FG/343FS%20by%20Mus51

[Skuzzy]

Ahh, the default map.  There is no way for me to know which map (Power or Alpha) is being used as a default.

Hmmm,...maybe I should just combine those two (i.e. Power/Alpha) as they are mutually exclusive.


The "quot" error is in the text itself.  It may have been passed through the filter twice as the & has been converted to & which is causing the "quot" to appear as text, and not the ".

You should be able to fix it yourself and see the change instantly take place.  If not, then let me know.

[Greebo]

I seem to recall that the overly-glossy appearance of old skins occurs when there are no other effects files included in the folder. If just one of the normal, specular, power or environment files is added to the folder then the problem goes away. Presumably at that point the game or viewer uses the default files for the remaining effects.

[Skuzzy]

Here are the rules, in a nutshell.

If there are no maps supplied with the skin, then the game uses all the default normal, specular, power, and environment maps.

If there is only a normal map, then the game uses a fixed value for the specular, and no other maps are used.

If there is a normal and specular map, no other maps are used.

[Greebo]

I'll have to check when I get home from work, but I think the way I just described it is how it is actually working. So far too glossy with no other effects files present, but this goes away with any one file added.