Author Topic: your own skin for your planes. (Read 2076 times)

Zigrat · « **Reply #15 on:** August 29, 2001, 07:58:00 PM »

dejavu thats why they should make it like terrains

in h2h or offline u can use any skin u want

online in arena, u have to submit skins, like juhad and redwing and many others did with terrains

then you pick them from the hanger? mabye have 3 skins to choose from, so you could have like a summer scheme, a winter scheme, and a desterif appropriate.. or a pacific and a euro (like for the p38 etcera)

i think it would work ok like thta.. just like there is CM terrain team there could be CM skin team..

would there be any problem with that?

streakeagle · « **Reply #16 on:** August 29, 2001, 08:40:00 PM »

A small selection of stock skins would be cool, but I think HTC needs to spend more time on higher priorties.

IMHO, the most important thing should be...

WOMEN! (sheep just don't cut it with me)

Everyone knows that real fighter pilots get the babes after a hard sortie. I think when I exit AH, there should be a hot babe waiting for me in my room. Maybe a British nurse since I am always getting shot down over Britain?

No offence to 3500 or any of the other lady fliers. Just thinking and acting like a man because more or less I am one when I am not computer geeking

Octavius · « **Reply #17 on:** August 29, 2001, 08:59:00 PM »

great idea zig

hazed- · « **Reply #18 on:** August 29, 2001, 09:17:00 PM »

The only way i can see that it would be acceptable would be to have engine/cowling skins OR tail skins (eg 1 colour or pattern)
this would mean its unnoticable at distance but if you get up close you can see they are an ace..just like in real life.

also this should be limited to the top 50 flyers, as they have earned the ace status.

if there was no limits to skins the game would begin to look absolutely rediculous.

I would however like the option to try to make some of my own even if they can only be used offline.

OR how about i pay an extra $2 a month so i can have a 190a8 with my own cowling and tail markings?

you laugh but hell, I'D PAY

[ 08-29-2001: Message edited by: hazed- ]

pimpjoe · « **Reply #19 on:** August 29, 2001, 09:27:00 PM »

or maybe if not custom skins for all planes...maybe custom skins for squads? that wouldnt be as hard as a different skin for all players. it seems pretty achivable. there arent many squads that actually give a damn what their planes look like. so there wouldnt be that many downloads after the initial downloads of when all the squads get their planes done. maybe each squad leader design a skin and all the members have a vote on it before it is submited. just a thought

Thrawn · « **Reply #20 on:** August 29, 2001, 09:48:00 PM »

RCAF 418 will soon have a plane with their colours.

[ 08-29-2001: Message edited by: Thrawn ]

Robert · « **Reply #21 on:** August 30, 2001, 12:37:00 AM »

How about skins for all the squads that have been around for long time.

RWY

Kweassa · « **Reply #22 on:** August 30, 2001, 07:03:00 AM »

Uh, dumb question here..

Is the Squad Nose Art visibly shown on the planes in AH??

Maniac · « **Reply #23 on:** August 30, 2001, 07:05:00 AM »

Yes its shown on the nose of your aircraft therefore "nose art"

Guinn · « **Reply #24 on:** August 30, 2001, 10:20:00 AM »

Dejavu you sound like you tinkered around with Skins for halflife Counter-Strike

People (me incl) used to skin all the enemy as bright red, and friendlies as bright blue hehe, making it real easy for reactions and seeing in the dark. I cant see how it would help in AH though with the icons above the planes.

How about your own country insignias? Just an idea, but say your an italian, you may want to fly wearing the italian insignia.

Or stripes, maybe. There is a way the colours can be more advanced, one day itll be here.

Kweassa · « **Reply #25 on:** August 30, 2001, 10:22:00 AM »

Really? I thought all kinds of 'customized' thingies were impossible to use in AH

wow..

Is there a good webpage containing some of the nosearts i may use?

Or, how do I make one? I notice it is supposed to be uploaded via Squad menu.. is it supposed to be in BMP files? What is the size? Any topic on making nose art i can look up to?

Maniac · « **Reply #26 on:** August 30, 2001, 11:21:00 AM »

There is an folder in your AH directory where all the other squads nose arts are, you can open up one of these to find out what pixel size etc you should use.

Was an long time ago but i think its bmp files with 64x64 pixels! (dont take this as gospel lol)

Kratzer · « **Reply #27 on:** August 30, 2001, 12:21:00 PM »

It is a 64x64 256 color indexed BMP. That funky pinkle color from the gunsights will be transparent.

Robert · « **Reply #28 on:** August 30, 2001, 02:30:00 PM »

This is what i want for Ah someday.

RWY
http://rwy0.tripod.com/ahfilms/warbirdskin.html

w00lie · « **Reply #29 on:** August 30, 2001, 03:03:00 PM »

I think we need new sheep skins!!!!