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Title: cant see skin in offline
Post by: dhart on December 27, 2009, 08:55:11 PM
I made an "Old Crow" skin that still needs a bit of work. I can see it in the skin viewer but I cannot get it to upload in the offline arena. Is it because there are already 15 skins for the 51 in my skins folder? Secondly, what is the faster or easier way to get rid of the white and black stripes on the 51's wing?
Title: Re: cant see skin in offline
Post by: 5PointOh on December 27, 2009, 10:09:25 PM
Did you add the text file into the folder you are working with?  The file name should be 51B and inside the file call it "my skin" or something of that nature.  As for the invasion stripes, it depends on you approach to skin itself.
Title: Re: cant see skin in offline
Post by: dhart on December 28, 2009, 05:07:55 AM
Did you add the text file into the folder you are working with?  The file name should be 51B and inside the file call it "my skin" or something of that nature.  As for the invasion stripes, it depends on you approach to skin itself.

The file is named p51d_1, I do have a txt file named something like p51.txt.
Title: Re: cant see skin in offline
Post by: 5PointOh on December 28, 2009, 10:27:16 AM
If your working with a 51D skin the files should be named p51d.txt. Then open that file and type My Skin and save. 
Title: Re: cant see skin in offline
Post by: dhart on December 29, 2009, 11:25:10 PM
If your working with a 51D skin the files should be named p51d.txt. Then open that file and type My Skin and save. 

This is what I have so far. I have the created folder under the skins directory listed as p51d_1. In the folder I have the bmp file, the p51d.txt, and the materials.txt file. Did I miss anything?
Title: Re: cant see skin in offline
Post by: 2ace on December 29, 2009, 11:40:43 PM
The number after the name on the folder has to be one more than the number of skins in your folder.

For example:If there were 6 P51D skins you would name your folder p51d_7, hope this is correct.
 
:salute
2ace

Title: Re: cant see skin in offline
Post by: dhart on December 30, 2009, 05:05:51 PM
The number after the name on the folder has to be one more than the number of skins in your folder.

For example:If there were 6 P51D skins you would name your folder p51d_7, hope this is correct.
 
:salute
2ace



I looked in the folder and found 15 skins already. I deleted the first one (p51d_1) and named mine the same way. When I go offline, it does not load new skins, but when online it downloaded the original skin I had deleted.  :mad: Any ideas?
Title: Re: cant see skin in offline
Post by: 5PointOh on December 30, 2009, 06:03:28 PM
Ok,  download and unzip this file to you "skin folder". http://www.mediafire.com/file/tyjggyznun2/TryThis.zip  Put your edited P51D.bmp file in this and scroll through the list of 51 skins.  It will be named dhartsSkin.
Title: Re: cant see skin in offline
Post by: dhart on December 31, 2009, 02:56:28 AM
Ok,  download and unzip this file to you "skin folder". http://www.mediafire.com/file/tyjggyznun2/TryThis.zip  Put your edited P51D.bmp file in this and scroll through the list of 51 skins.  It will be named dhartsSkin.

IT WORKED!!!!!!!! :x :banana: :O Now I can actually see what it looks like in flight. If I remember right, it only shows up in the offline arena correct? Still needs a bit of work.

 :salute
Title: Re: cant see skin in offline
Post by: Skuzzy on December 31, 2009, 06:25:57 AM
Just FYI.  We have 26 skins in the queue for the P51D.  It will take years before they are cycled through.
Title: Re: cant see skin in offline
Post by: 5PointOh on December 31, 2009, 07:59:55 AM
Doh! Only 26! :(
Title: Re: cant see skin in offline
Post by: bravoa8 on December 31, 2009, 09:50:13 AM
Just FYI.  We have 26 skins in the queue for the P51D.  It will take years before they are cycled through.
Wow!
Title: Re: cant see skin in offline
Post by: dhart on January 01, 2010, 04:07:41 AM
Just FYI.  We have 26 skins in the queue for the P51D.  It will take years before they are cycled through.

Damn, kinda a buzz kill arent ya Skuzzy? Besides, MINE IS BETTER!!! :D :D :D
Title: Re: cant see skin in offline
Post by: dhart on January 01, 2010, 04:08:54 AM
Just FYI.  We have 26 skins in the queue for the P51D.  It will take years before they are cycled through.

Well then let me fly my skin just for myself till you work out the red tape for me.  :rofl
Title: Re: cant see skin in offline
Post by: dhart on January 03, 2010, 09:57:33 PM
I had an idea Skuzzy on the skins, check the wishlist forum under "wish on skins". I think it would solve all the problems about the amount of skins for the game.