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General Forums => Custom Skins => Topic started by: fullmetalbullet on March 22, 2011, 03:42:32 AM

Title: skins
Post by: fullmetalbullet on March 22, 2011, 03:42:32 AM
umm question i got a custom skin from a skinner and it was in bitmap format. how do i change it from bitmap to .res so that i can view it?
Title: Re: skins
Post by: VonMessa on March 22, 2011, 05:02:23 AM
http://downloads1.hitechcreations.com/editors/AHSKVIEW2210.EXE (http://downloads1.hitechcreations.com/editors/AHSKVIEW2210.EXE)
Title: Re: skins
Post by: fullmetalbullet on March 22, 2011, 05:03:58 AM
http://downloads1.hitechcreations.com/editors/AHSKVIEW2210.EXE (http://downloads1.hitechcreations.com/editors/AHSKVIEW2210.EXE)

i already have that, im trying to find out how to get it from bitmap to .res.
Title: Re: skins
Post by: VonMessa on March 22, 2011, 05:07:18 AM
Can't.

Skuzzy will do that once approved and in-game.  Otherwise, you can  fly it in offline mode.
Title: Re: skins
Post by: fullmetalbullet on March 22, 2011, 05:08:35 AM
Can't.

Skuzzy will do that once approved and in-game.  Otherwise, you can  fly it in offline mode.

it wont even show up in offline mode though. idk why
Title: Re: skins
Post by: VonMessa on March 22, 2011, 05:10:56 AM
Download default skin for plane.

Change folder name to <plane>_xx

Switch plane bitmap with your new one

change the info.txt to something else (it will show up in the list in hanger as whatever you named it)
Title: Re: skins
Post by: fullmetalbullet on March 22, 2011, 05:13:05 AM
Download default skin for plane.

Change folder name to <plane>_xx

Switch plane bitmap with your new one

change the info.txt to something else (it will show up in the list in hanger as whatever you named it)

ah ok umm is there a walkthrough or a guide to this? im new to this stuff as you may know and i dont want to make a mistake and screw um my AHII game.
Title: Re: skins
Post by: VonMessa on March 22, 2011, 06:17:24 AM
ah ok umm is there a walkthrough or a guide to this? im new to this stuff as you may know and i dont want to make a mistake and screw um my AHII game.

I just gave you a guide.

Download default skin for plane.

Change folder name to <plane>_xx

Switch plane bitmap with your new one

change the info.txt to something else (it will show up in the list in hanger as whatever you named it)

You will place renamed folder in your skins folder.

As long as you do not remove any native files in that folder, nothing will be "screwed up"
Title: Re: skins
Post by: fullmetalbullet on March 22, 2011, 11:19:15 AM
I just gave you a guide.

You will place renamed folder in your skins folder.

As long as you do not remove any native files in that folder, nothing will be "screwed up"


now i did everything on the list but idk where info.txt is. the file you are talking about is named b29. correct?
Title: Re: skins
Post by: VonMessa on March 22, 2011, 12:01:37 PM
Well then make one.

open notepad

Write B29 by fullmetalbullet (or whatever you want for now)

save as .txt

put in folder
Title: Re: skins
Post by: VonMessa on March 22, 2011, 12:11:10 PM
Well then make one.

open notepad

Write B29 by fullmetalbullet (or whatever you want for now)

save as .txt

put in folder
Title: Re: skins
Post by: Krusty on March 28, 2011, 09:53:31 AM
While probably not the best, you will find a nearly step-by-step walkthrough on how to edit skins and view them in-game (and in skin viewer) in my signature link.

www.nakatomitower.com/skins

Link on left side, "tutorial" is what you're looking for.