[Fryslanboy]

how do i install templates of planes, i never used them before, but i saw some of the Panther, but I d

[US_GRANT]

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]

how do i install templates of planes, i never used them before...

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]

how do i install templates of planes, i never used them before...

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

oke, thanks for responses :wink:

[Monguse]

More about skinning at simmerspaint, it's full of tutorials

http://www.simmerspaintshop.com/forums/ ... tutorials/

[US_GRANT]

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.