Originally posted by mauser
I see... I wasn't trying to demean your or the other previous attempts at a JV44 Dora Wotan. All your efforts are appreciated - skins take so much time and effort to do right. I didn't know there have been so many attempts already - I just started reading this part of the BBS recently. Personally I most likely would have been satisfied if any of the attempts made were approved - at the same time realizing that none of them could be exactly right due to limitations in the way the skin is "formatted." That's the hand you're dealt with I guess. If you had succeeded in doing all four of the staffel's Doras that would have been very high on the coolness meter.
mauser
Hmm, I think you miss-interpreted my post. HTC has hinted upon redoing the way the skins are done and how the texture is wrapped to make skinning easier. Granted the D9 is probably way down on the list.
However, with this in mind it seems to me that for the short term good quality skins can be made by following the path of least resistance rather then forcing something that most likely would be better off waiting to see if the .bmp improves. As I said above there’s are many other schemes to choose from.
I have said as much to those who keep trying with the p38.
But I may be a bit different, I gave up on the A series 190 because the wings are asymmetrical with the left texture map being noticeably off.
The unique feature of the Platzschutzstaffel D9s is the underside and this is where we run into the issues with the mirroring and stretching.
Skins are a lot of work and I would hate to see someone waste their efforts only to be frustrated in the end, especially if there’s a future fix in the works.
Edbert has done fine work and I hope he pulls it off...
