Author Topic: AH2 Skins? (Read 357 times)

Bullethead · « **on:** October 16, 2003, 03:08:56 PM »

Anybody figured out how to get to the skin files in AH2 yet? I was kinda expecting them to be readily available in some subfolder, what with the promised ability to upload your own and have mulitiple skin options for the same plane.

As an aside, did you all notice the relative sizes of the AH1 and AH2 versions of FesterMA? The "old" one is 1.5megs, the AH2 version is only 1meg.

Dux · « **Reply #1 on:** October 16, 2003, 03:13:33 PM »

hehe, there is a LOT of stuff left out in the Beta... like most of the planes and their associated skins.

Even though there will be multiple choices for skins in AH2, they still need to be built into the terrain by the builder (into the .res file). it won't be as simple (and exploitable) as just dropping them into a folder.

When you've made a new skin for AH2, send it in to HTC; and if they like it, they will compile it into the next build.

Bullethead · « **Reply #2 on:** October 16, 2003, 06:48:46 PM »

Dux, this is the last official word I could find on the subject:

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On 15 July 03, Pyro said this in the AH2 TOD forum:

It will be a .bmp file that you will be able to edit with photoshop. You then just stick it into a directory and AH will use that for offline play only.

To be used online, the skin is sent to us where it is rebuilt into a different format and distributed to all players.

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The skins are independent of terrain. Whatever skin choices are available will be available in all terrains. See above wrt to modifying your skins. The raw skin files are only used offline, not online.

So, where's my directory full of .bmps for offline use?

Dux · « **Reply #3 on:** October 16, 2003, 07:06:46 PM »

Okay then... I guess when it's out of BETA...?