[agracier]

It seems like the Pe-8 is a forgotten plane in Il-2. There isn't much in the way of skins for what otherwise be a welcome addition to early war bombers.

Nor does there seem to be a template available anywhere either.

A bit ambitious perhaps, but I thought to give making a new, larger sized template in 1024x1024 a go, since all the skins I've found so far for the Pe-8 are in 512x512.

Anyway, I started with some layers to give it a try, but it seems that skins in 1024x1024 won't load for the Pe-8.

Now I know that for other planes, skins in both sizes load (though of course 512x512 skins are low in detail so who would now bother with them).

So my question is: can the Pe-8 only load 512x512 skins? Or can it take a larger more detailed 1024x1024 skin as well?

And if so, how does it work?

[Guest]

I can't remember exactly what the issue was, but I remember reading a skinning post YEARS ago, about some difficulty with skinning this particular plane. I haven't tried skinning it myself, so I'm not sure.... :roll:
Sorry, not much help, I know...maybe someone else will be along who does... :wink:

[caldrail]

The shapes are distorted to fit on the texture, so any markings must be distorted too or look too wide in the sim. As far as I'm aware, there's no texture size issue.

[agracier]

Well, I've converted several Pe-8 skins to size 1024x1024 and not a single one of them will load ... I've checked carefully that all parameters are respected - 256 colors, bmp, no layers etc ... still none will load.

Maybe someone will confirm this is the same on their setup?

A bit of a shame since I think a new updated Pe-8 would be a welcome addition ... but I don't see the point of making a 512x512 template though ....

[Reisenkaze]

Well, I've converted several Pe-8 skins to size 1024x1024 and not a single one of them will load ... I've checked carefully that all parameters are respected - 256 colors, bmp, no layers etc ... still none will load.

Maybe someone will confirm this is the same on their setup?

A bit of a shame since I think a new updated Pe-8 would be a welcome addition ... but I don't see the point of making a 512x512 template though ....

what resolution do you have them at when you convert to 1024?

[agracier]

An interesting observation.

In any case, to try out the suggestion, I just now tried converting both a 256 color Pe-8 skin and a previously uprated 16 million color skin to a larger sized 1024 skin and both failed to load as well.

So I guess it's not that either.

[Nesher]

How about these? 8)


http://www.flying-legends.net/php/downlo...VVSscr.jpg
(not a DL link)

[agracier]

Thanks for the tip, but those are also 512x512 skins. Very good when they first came out, but now a bit outmoded when compared to 1024x1024 skins ...

[sonko]

it is not possible to use 1024x1024 skins on the pe-8.
maddox must have forgotten to enable it when he enabled high res skins for all other planes.

[mrbingle]

it is not possible to use 1024x1024 skins on the pe-8.
maddox must have forgotten to enable it when he enabled high res skins for all other planes.

Wrong !..i8 started a template but never finished it ( got lazy) but it will take 1024x1024

Sparty

[agracier]

it is not possible to use 1024x1024 skins on the pe-8.
maddox must have forgotten to enable it when he enabled high res skins for all other planes.

Wrong !..i8 started a template but never finished it ( got lazy) but it will take 1024x1024

Sparty

Did you test it out in game (even if not finished) ?

[agracier]

Just on a hunch, I loaded a 1024x1024 skin (a resized 512 skin of course) into a basic 4.07 version of Il-2.

In the FMB I got the following screen, but when in game the Pe-8 showed a default skin.

In a way it's an advance of sorts, since in my normal game version of 4.09, a 1024 Pe-8 skin isn't even accepted in the FMB at all.

Odd goings-on.

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