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Some default skins won't change - Jaypack44 - 26.12.2008

Hi all, I've noticed a problem with the default skinmod- as far as I can tell, the FW 190D-9 late, and P-38L late both use the same default skin as their "non-late" counterpart. i've tried numerous times to make them have separate skins, but to no avail. is there a way that this can be done?

- Bee - 26.12.2008

It has something to do with the class files. I have the same issue trying to set different default skins for the I-16 and I-153's. Each variant is coded to use only one skin, not different ones.

- Jaypack44 - 26.12.2008

Ok, I figured it was coded somewhere, thanks for answering.

- Brophmeister - 27.12.2008

I have the same issue trying to create defaults for allied bombers. I can get new defaults onto some of the international versions but not the US one. B-24 seemed to work OK.

Same for the Mosquito, both default and Cookie. Cant reskin Sad

- Vpmedia - 27.12.2008

most US bombers use a desert (PTO) and a summer (ETO) folder

except B-17D, it uses a summer only

of course the desert maps use the summer folder Smile

- Brophmeister - 27.12.2008

vpmedia Wrote:most US bombers use a desert (PTO) and a summer (ETO) folder

except B-17D, it uses a summer only

of course the desert maps use the summer folder Smile


Huh what? Please explain... so if I put a skin in both PTO and summer in my mods folder I can replace both US and international skins?

- Scharnhorst1943 - 27.12.2008

Brophmeister Wrote:
vpmedia Wrote:most US bombers use a desert (PTO) and a summer (ETO) folder

except B-17D, it uses a summer only

of course the desert maps use the summer folder Smile


Huh what? Please explain... so if I put a skin in both PTO and summer in my mods folder I can replace both US and international skins?

Not exactly ... well kind of ... see below

In your 3do/plane folder you have all the aircraft, and you should see folders like the following:

B-17D(USA)
B-17D(Multi1)
B-17E(USA)
B-17E(Multi1)
B-17F(USA)
B-17F(Multi1)
B-17G(USA)
B-17G(Multi1)

All folders for (USA) are for any of the American branches (USN, USAF, USMC). Any folders marked (Multi1) are for any other country, either Allied or Axis.

Within each of the above folders, you can have the following folders:

Summer
Desert
Winter

So that gives you up to three skin options per plane type, per branch. However, having your skin appear depends on some additional factors ...

It depends on the map you are flying on. The way the game is set up, Europe, Russian and Mediterranean maps use the SUMMER folder. Pacific maps use the DESERT folder. And any Winter map uses the WINTER folder. However, if the map maker did not specify in his map, it will use the SUMMER folder as default. This can be changed but I don't remember where.

Some planes cannot have a (multi1) folder. Other planes cannot have a DESERT folder. For example:

The F4U1A plane cannot use the desert folder. It ONLY uses the summer folder regardless of anything else.

Most of the Russian planes, like the Li-2, cannot have a (Multi1) folder. Whether you are playing for Russia or US or Britain, it uses the same skins.

- ddr1 - 20.02.2009

hi to all, is possible to rename a skin folder in skinmod folder to every single air force that used a particular aircraft (us p-36, british p-36, french p-36 and finnish p-36)?
or there are only us and multi1?

bye!