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Templates - Fryslanboy - 29.05.2009
how do i install templates of planes, i never used them before, but i saw some of the Panther, but I d
- US_GRANT - 29.05.2009
You are actually thinking of skins. Templates are used to make skins. The skins go in your skins folders for the plane they belong to.
For example:
Your Panther skins would go in the folder F9F2_Panther. this folder has to be made in your skins folder since the Panther did not come with the game.
You can find your skins folders in the following location:
C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946\PaintSchemes\Skins
Then find the folder that belongs to the plane you have a skin for and place the skin there. When you start the game, you go to the arming screen and select the skin for that plane you want.
- JAMF - 29.05.2009
woop woop Wrote:how do i install templates of planes, i never used them before...
US_GRANT Wrote:You are actually thinking of skins. Templates are used to make skins.So you put the templates in a folder you like to use (Documents/My Pictures/ or something). Then you open a template.
You select a base colour, make a camo pattern or a specific colour skin. After that you go through all the layers and use the sliders to get the look you want. When you're happy with it, save that as a BMP file (256 colours, 8Bit) in the ...\PaintSchemes\Skins\[aircraft]\ directory and try it out in the game.
Have fun!
- US_GRANT - 29.05.2009
JAMF Wrote:woop woop Wrote:how do i install templates of planes, i never used them before...US_GRANT Wrote:You are actually thinking of skins. Templates are used to make skins.So you put the templates in a folder you like to use (Documents/My Pictures/ or something). Then you open a template.
You select a base colour, make a camo pattern or a specific colour skin. After that you go through all the layers and use the sliders to get the look you want. When you're happy with it, save that as a 24Bit TGA file in the ...\PaintSchemes\Skins\[aircraft]\ directory and try it out in the game.
Have fun!
I thought all skins had to be in BMP format for the game to recognize them in the skins folders.
- JAMF - 29.05.2009
US_GRANT Wrote:I thought all skins had to be in BMP format for the game to recognize them in the skins folders.Doh! My bad! Correcting it now.
- F22-Raptor-2006 - 29.05.2009
Oh and don't forget you need Photoshop (psd) to open templates. Paint Shop Pro also works but has it's own format (psp) that it uses. A tool you may find useful is "Bright FB" Converts bmp files to 8bit 256 colours without loosing the colour or screwing it up.
- JAMF - 29.05.2009
F22-Raptor-2006 Wrote:Oh and don't forget you need Photoshop (psd) to open templates. Paint Shop Pro also works but has it's own format (psp) that it uses. A tool you may find useful is "Bright FB" Converts bmp files to 8bit 256 colours without loosing the colour or screwing it up.GIMP, and Paint.NET with plug-in will open PSD files as well.
Is this the "Bright" you mentioned? http://www.simmerspaintshop.com/forums/ ... right.html
- US_GRANT - 29.05.2009
F22-Raptor-2006 Wrote:Oh and don't forget you need Photoshop (psd) to open templates. Paint Shop Pro also works but has it's own format (psp) that it uses. A tool you may find useful is "Bright FB" Converts bmp files to 8bit 256 colours without loosing the colour or screwing it up.
I have Bright but don't know where it goes in PS or how to use it.
- Fryslanboy - 31.05.2009
oke, thanks for responses :wink:
- Monguse - 31.05.2009
More about skinning at simmerspaint, it's full of tutorials
http://www.simmerspaintshop.com/forums/ ... tutorials/
- US_GRANT - 31.05.2009
Monguse Wrote:More about skinning at simmerspaint, it's full of tutorials
http://www.simmerspaintshop.com/forums/ ... tutorials/
Yes. Very good tutorials. I need to spend more time going through them.