Fuel Tank Tutorial?

[Streakfalcon 57]

Hi guys, could someone point me in the direction of a fuel tank tutorial from wrench, i cant find it in the KB. Im trying to make additional tanks for the SEA skin F102. It says in the download for the SEA skin to check out the tutorial but I cant find it.Thanks

[+Dave 2,322]

http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?showtopic=40586

[Wrench 9,850]

what tutorial is that??? I don't recall ever writing one for the KB.

 

Basically, it's just like doing up new pilots, with other skins using the same lod.

 

You'll need a hex editor to open the lod with and do the renaming of the skin bmp, which also get renamed. IMPORTANT: the length of the skin bmp MUST remain the same number of digits/places.

 

ie: if the the original skin is named "F-102Tank.bmp" (without the quotes) and you have a SEA camo skin, you can't exceed 9 places, including the file's extension name. So, ....something like

 

SEA102Tnk.bmp

 

could be the new bmp name (you'll have to rename it yourself). Open the lod with the hex editor, SEARCH for 'bmp', and just type over the existing entry. Then, SAVE AS... SEA_F-102Tank.lod. Create a new ini (ie: SEA_F-102Tank.ini) with all the infor from the original, NOT FORGETTING TO RENAME THE LOD POINTER!!!! Create a new weaponsdata entry, and viola, bob's your uncle.

 

EDIT: of course, for SF2 and SF2:V, things be different, as per Dave's link above

 

wrench

kevin stein

[Streakfalcon 57]

Thanks Guys. Anyone reccomend a good freeware hex editor?

Edited May 3, 2009 by ikon71

[Wrench 9,850]

XVI32 is what I use; super easy interface

 

wrench

kevin stein

[Streakfalcon 57]

Got it, modded it , fixed it, did it. Sweet! That was easy, best community on the web. Its been said before but we appreciate you guys taking the time to help out others for the enjoyment of the sim.