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Title: Cant get my skin to work
Post by: Wes14 on March 28, 2007, 07:30:00 PM

i dont know if this is the right forum..but ill post this here

i made a custom skin for the Rv-8 (better then my original),but i can get it to show up on offline or on the skin viewer..the skin is in 256 Bmp format,
i have max resolution and that stuff and hires downloaded,
i have a text file saying the name of the file..i just dont know why i cant get my skin to show up any any AH related thing

:furious its starting to get on my nerves:furious


thanks ahead of time if u guys know the problem:aok

and heres my second shot at a skin attempt..its not that good..but i tried:D

Title: Cant get my skin to work
Post by: Treize69 on March 28, 2007, 07:49:03 PM

First idea- did you save it as Indexed, not RGB? I know you said 256, but different programs use different settings.

I've saved skins that I thought were saved right and turns out they were RGB, not indexed, and they wouldn't show up. Or if they did, the plane was invisible in skin viewer.

Title: Cant get my skin to work
Post by: Wes14 on March 28, 2007, 07:53:19 PM

i use Gimp and Paint and i don't see a RGB/Index option on gimp just RLE encoded

:confused:

second idea?


thanks in advance:aok,
Wes14

Title: Cant get my skin to work
Post by: Treize69 on March 28, 2007, 08:15:16 PM

I use gimp too, let me take a look and see if I can get any ideas, hold on a sec here...

Title: Cant get my skin to work
Post by: Treize69 on March 28, 2007, 08:17:58 PM

Go to image --> mode there should be options for RGB, Greyscale, and Indexed. Make sure its Indexed.

Title: Cant get my skin to work
Post by: Wes14 on March 28, 2007, 08:33:28 PM

thanks:aok

Title: Cant get my skin to work
Post by: Treize69 on March 28, 2007, 08:35:02 PM

Did it work?

Title: Cant get my skin to work
Post by: Wes14 on March 28, 2007, 08:35:55 PM

ok just to double check here..all you need in the file for it to work is a txt file and the plane skin itself?

Title: Cant get my skin to work
Post by: Treize69 on March 28, 2007, 08:37:23 PM

Don't even really need the text file, just replace the skins BMP file in the folder with the new one and it should work.

The Text file is basically just the info for submission and filing by HTC, not required for offline use.

Title: Cant get my skin to work
Post by: Wes14 on March 28, 2007, 08:44:52 PM

Still don't work..and to test something else i had a skin for the P40 hanging around i downloaded (not res) put it in and it didn't work as well

the only skins i can get to work offline are RES formatted skins
and nothing really works on the skin viewer

well tanks:D  for helping:aok

Title: Cant get my skin to work
Post by: Treize69 on March 28, 2007, 08:46:41 PM

Lemme give it a try, I'll get back to you.

Title: Cant get my skin to work
Post by: Wes14 on March 29, 2007, 02:25:17 PM

i think the skin works..just not my pc..imma send it to my friend and see if it works on his

thanks Treize:aok

Title: Cant get my skin to work
Post by: Wes14 on March 30, 2007, 04:22:27 PM

heres a Rv-8 skin me and my friend likes more:D

(dont get mad over whats on the rudder:D )

Title: Cant get my skin to work
Post by: VooWho on March 30, 2007, 07:35:19 PM

nice :aok

Title: Cant get my skin to work
Post by: Krusty on March 30, 2007, 08:26:58 PM

Small matter... not that it's important, but since we're on the skin forum:

You have 2 small US flags on the tail. Only they've both got the blue towards the front. The port side is correct, but the starboard should have the blue toward the rudder hinge. The flag normally isn't reversible when displayed like that :aok

EDIT: It would still lean in the direction of the airflow, as if it's being slanted backward, the orientation would be different is all.

Title: Cant get my skin to work
Post by: Wes14 on March 30, 2007, 08:54:26 PM

oh yea.forgot about that..those flags were from the original skin

maybe i should get rid of those(cause their is a rebel flag on the rudder):eek: :aok

thanks for noticing that

Title: Cant get my skin to work
Post by: Wes14 on March 30, 2007, 10:19:04 PM

i upgraded that skin (its probably over done now):D

Title: Cant get my skin to work
Post by: Spy15 on March 31, 2007, 11:52:15 AM

Can someone please help with this problem? I have been getting the run around. What are the steps you have to take to put a skin on a map you created for 8 player. I have been on the web-site that Denholm gave me but it still doesn't work. (ah-skins.com)

Thanks!