12.11.2007, 05:28
Following deSAD's bombshell of information in the Map editing discussion, we can now open almost every TGA there is. Namely, set the tga you want to view as your new background0 splashscreen and hit the printscreen button as the game is loading (Fraps works well for this).
As it happens, the F4U tga's can be opened the normal way. These are 256 x 256 dimension images. As are all the other cockpit tga's that I have been able to open with photoshop. It is probable that the other 'locked' tga's for cockpit skins are 256x256 also. With a little trail and error, we might be able to create skin templates for some of the older aircraft in the sim. The 109, P-47 and Ju87's are among those which are begging for a facelift.
Many of the 109's share the same textures. Here for example, is the "bf109F2planks" texture that several variants use. Skin one, and you get most of the others thrown in for free
(The link is inoperative) /Feathered_IV/bf109F2planks.jpg
As it happens, the F4U tga's can be opened the normal way. These are 256 x 256 dimension images. As are all the other cockpit tga's that I have been able to open with photoshop. It is probable that the other 'locked' tga's for cockpit skins are 256x256 also. With a little trail and error, we might be able to create skin templates for some of the older aircraft in the sim. The 109, P-47 and Ju87's are among those which are begging for a facelift.
Many of the 109's share the same textures. Here for example, is the "bf109F2planks" texture that several variants use. Skin one, and you get most of the others thrown in for free
(The link is inoperative) /Feathered_IV/bf109F2planks.jpg