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Title: Skins Update
Post by: SmokinLoon on December 01, 2011, 01:42:15 PM
It is good to have a skins update, but too bad that so many of them were left out.  None of the P40 or Pzr IV skins made it in this batch.   :cry 

Hopefully soon!
Title: Re: Skins Update
Post by: Krusty on December 01, 2011, 01:57:54 PM
Say what now?

They release a batch?
Title: Re: Skins Update
Post by: Skuzzy on December 01, 2011, 02:00:08 PM
Yes, a batch was released today.  It was a mix of new ones and ones from the overflow queue.
Title: Re: Skins Update
Post by: Krusty on December 01, 2011, 02:01:24 PM
Hrm... I need to step up my catalog work before downloading these.   :noid

Thanks for the heads-up, Loon, Skuzzy!
Title: Re: Skins Update
Post by: VonMessa on December 01, 2011, 02:05:33 PM
Yes, a batch was released today.  It was a mix of new ones and ones from the overflow queue.


Gee, thanks...

You sure know how to make the last 2 hours of the day drag out...
Title: Re: Skins Update
Post by: Skuzzy on December 01, 2011, 02:29:38 PM

Gee, thanks...

You sure know how to make the last 2 hours of the day drag out...

You're welcome.
Title: Re: Skins Update
Post by: Devil 505 on December 01, 2011, 02:51:38 PM
It seems that there was only one new skin for the 109G-2. Does this mean that there are no more skins in queue for the G-2?
Title: Re: Skins Update
Post by: Skuzzy on December 01, 2011, 02:58:57 PM
It seems that there was only one new skin for the 109G-2. Does this mean that there are no more skins in queue for the G-2?

Yes, the 109G2 is done.

Not all the overflow queue is in this update.  Trying to catch up on the active queue and blend in overflow queue is a balancing act.
Title: Re: Skins Update
Post by: VonMessa on December 01, 2011, 03:03:52 PM
I gather that the skins d/l page has not been updated, yet?
Title: Re: Skins Update
Post by: Skuzzy on December 01, 2011, 03:09:18 PM
I gather that the skins d/l page has not been updated, yet?

Not to my knowledge as that has to be done manually and it takes a lot of time to get done.
Title: Re: Skins Update
Post by: VonMessa on December 01, 2011, 03:10:46 PM
Not to my knowledge as that has to be done manually and it takes a lot of time to get done.

Bummer.

Thanks  :aok
Title: Re: Skins Update
Post by: ink on December 01, 2011, 04:08:53 PM
so where do we go to get the new skins????
Title: Re: Skins Update
Post by: Skuzzy on December 01, 2011, 04:16:12 PM
Right now they will auto-download in the game, if you have that option enabled.
Title: Re: Skins Update
Post by: ink on December 01, 2011, 04:28:58 PM
Right now they will auto-download in the game, if you have that option enabled.

cool beans...Thank ya :salute
Title: Re: Skins Update
Post by: SmokinLoon on December 01, 2011, 05:17:49 PM
Just an FYI, Skuzzy-  the new skins download only went so far and then kicked off my auto downloader, it happened sometime after the F4U-1.  Also, I've re-logged in three different times today (Thurs) and each time I had to re-download the skins (and re-check the auto download box, too). It never did get down as far as the new Fm2, KI-84, or Tiger skins.    

EDIT:  All of the skins finally down loaded last night about 7pm CST.  I logged off and when I returned a good many of them did not stick.  The Tiger and 109's most notably.
Title: Re: Skins Update
Post by: lyric1 on December 01, 2011, 09:33:57 PM
One of the new B-29 skins needs to be deleted.

It is the same aircraft from the same squadron & the only difference is the nose art is painted a different colour for the lettering on one side.

One needs to go.
Title: Re: Skins Update
Post by: Skuzzy on December 02, 2011, 06:14:44 AM
One of the new B-29 skins needs to be deleted.

It is the same aircraft from the same squadron & the only difference is the nose art is painted a different colour for the lettering on one side.

One needs to go.

That was meant to be an update, but the skinner did not include the skin reference number (or I did not see it anywhere in the body of the email), so it got added as a new skin.  The correction will have to wait until the next batch is done.
Title: Re: Skins Update
Post by: oboe on December 02, 2011, 06:48:52 AM
I think DutchGuy has the same 109G14 from 9./JG300 in twice also.  It's the same plane just a different treatment of the wing camo I think.  Looks a lot like a submission meant to be an update that was processed as a new submit.   This situation existed before yesterday's skin release.

I do think it may be unwise to rely entirely on skinners to supply the correct skin reference number.  Players leave the game and come back, upgrade/change computers, email addresses, etc, and I can see how it would be easy to lose track of the reference numbers of skins you've submitted over the years.

Also, if a skinner wants to redo an existing skin which was done long ago by another player no longer in the game, is there a way to find out what the skin reference number of the skin is?

EDIT:  The skins are D/L'ing ingame OK for me, but if I quit game and come back later, they start all over downloading from the first one again (109G6_16.res).   Happened yesterday and again this morning.

There are some real beauties in the batch - love the Marine F4F-4.  Haven't had a chance to check out the others much.

<S> to the skinners and to Skuzzy, thanks for the skins!   


Title: Re: Skins Update
Post by: Krusty on December 02, 2011, 08:35:28 AM
I'm not to the point of cataloging the new skins yet, but it would be cool if folks could create a list here of what they're seeing as the new ones. That way I'll have a good starting point.
Title: Re: Skins Update
Post by: Skuzzy on December 02, 2011, 09:02:33 AM
There is definately a problem with this skins batch.  Trying to figure it out.  Stay tuned....
Title: Re: Skins Update
Post by: oboe on December 02, 2011, 09:13:26 AM
I wrote 'em down as they came across:

109g2_16
109g6_16
109g6_17
109g6_18
f4u1c_2
f4u1c_3
c202_7
f4u1_4
f4u4_2
f4f4_8
fm2_4
a6m2_1
ki84_16
f4u1a_12
b25c_12
B29_8
b29_9
b29_10
a6m3_2
a6m3_3
a6m3_4
a6m3_5

but I don't know who created what, or what skins these res files are, until after download page is updated

Title: Re: Skins Update
Post by: Krusty on December 02, 2011, 09:18:58 AM
You, sir, are awesome!

Just knowing what slots were updated is most helpful. I can always cross-reference in the hangar after downloading to see what is what. I know ways to figure out which skin is in which slot when offline.
Title: Re: Skins Update
Post by: Skuzzy on December 02, 2011, 01:01:06 PM
There is definately a problem with this skins batch.  Trying to figure it out.  Stay tuned....

All fixed now.
Title: Re: Skins Update
Post by: lyric1 on December 02, 2011, 04:24:30 PM
One of the new Tiger I skins is the same as the default.
Title: Re: Skins Update
Post by: SmokinLoon on December 02, 2011, 05:19:22 PM
One of the new Tiger I skins is the same as the default.

Yeap, that was my exact reason for coming back in to this thread.  The 501 skin is showing the same as the default.
Title: Re: Skins Update
Post by: Butcher on December 02, 2011, 06:48:03 PM
I gotta problem, I seem to be re-downloading every skin everytime i login, any idea?
Title: Re: Skins Update
Post by: lyric1 on December 02, 2011, 10:25:22 PM
One of the new B-29 skins needs to be deleted.

It is the same aircraft from the same squadron & the only difference is the nose art is painted a different colour for the lettering on one side.

One needs to go.
Same problem exists after the fix Skuzzy.

Same B-29 from the same unit & slightly different paint colour on the nose art on the second plane.

One needs to go.
Title: Re: Skins Update
Post by: Skuzzy on December 03, 2011, 05:58:19 AM
I cannot address duplicate skins until the next batch release.  The fix concerned the repeated download of the same skins, over and over again.

Getting rid of a skin is not a trivial task.
Title: Re: Skins Update
Post by: mensa180 on December 03, 2011, 11:46:48 AM
I cannot address duplicate skins until the next batch release.  The fix concerned the repeated download of the same skins, over and over again.

Getting rid of a skin is not a trivial task.

Technically or because of squad usage?
Title: Re: Skins Update
Post by: lyric1 on December 03, 2011, 01:45:52 PM
I cannot address duplicate skins until the next batch release.  The fix concerned the repeated download of the same skins, over and over again.

Getting rid of a skin is not a trivial task.
Sorry I misunderstood what the fix entailed.