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How to make a new default skin?:
I assume that most IL-2 fans got a large collection of skin already installed,
so finding new defaults wont be a problem.
First, make sure, that in conf.ini parameter "ClearCache=0" is in the [game] section,
then launch the game and run QMB with the choosen skin.
For a summer Bf-109F4 skin you need the following files, which will be
automatically generated once you viewed a skin in the QMB, on the arming screen:


-skin1o.tgb 1024*1024
-skin1o.tga 512*512
-skin1p.tga 256*256
-skin1q.tga 32*32

These are different resolutions of the same skin, being switched when view distance is changed.


The location of generated files will be
"C:/Program Files/Ubisoft/IL-2 Sturmovik 1946/PaintSchemes/Cache/Bf-109F-4"
You must copy these files to
"C:/Program Files/Ubisoft/IL-2 Sturmovik 1946/MODS/SKINMOD/3do/plane/bf-109f-4/summer/"
Launch the game if its not running, check the skin. If the game is running then if you alt+tab back to the game from the desktop after the copy-paste procedure the new default should immediately appear on the arming screen in QMB.

cheers