Help with FE Skinning please?

[UK_Widowmaker]

Hello

 

Just putting a few personal skins together for my FE...it's a nice easy format to skin in

 

Just a quick question please?

 

I am using a template skin to work off...and although I change the folder name..it still appears as the original folder name in the Loadout screen...how can i change it please?....many thanks

Here's my first 'work in progress'...nearly finished the business end..now just the tail to do

 

 

Edited April 16, 2011 by UK_Widowmaker

[UK_Widowmaker]

Ah...Ive sussed it.....here's the finished pic

 

 

[+quack74]

In each skin folder there is a "TextureSet.ini" Here you have to type in the new name of the skin as well as renaming the main skin folder. The loadout screen uses the TextureSet name. Nice skin BTW

[UK_Widowmaker]

In each skin folder there is a "TextureSet.ini" Here you have to type in the new name of the skin as well as renaming the main skin folder. The loadout screen uses the TextureSet name. Nice skin BTW

 

Thanks Quack...one more question if you dont mind?

 

I dont understand the 'Decals' thing..... If you want to put roundals or crosses etc direct onto the skin..would you just delete any reference to the Decals?...I notice that the default aircraft obviously have seperate decals, to allow a wide variety of options in the loadout...but I assume it's not necessary for custom personal skins?...many thanks m8

[+quack74]

For any custom skin that you're going to paint on the Roundels or crosses ( or any artwork for that matter) you obviously dont need the stock decals anymore. So what I do is just edit out the Decal name in the decal.ini file.

 

Ex:

 

[Decal001]

MeshName=Wing Upper Middle L

DecalLevel=0

DecalFacing=TOP

FilenameFormat=Insignia <------------Delete "Insignia" where it says FileFormat

Position=-3.14,-0.32

Scale=1.5

DecalMaxLOD=4

 

[Decal002]

MeshName=Wing Upper Outer L

DecalLevel=0

DecalFacing=TOP

FilenameFormat=Insignia

Position=-3.14,-0.32

Scale=1.5

DecalMaxLOD=4

 

[Decal003]

MeshName=Aileron L

DecalLevel=0

DecalFacing=TOP

FilenameFormat=Insignia

Position=-3.14,-0.32

Scale=1.5

DecalMaxLOD=4

 

If you know for sure you dont need this decal anymore you can delete the whole "Decal001" paragraph. But remember ALL the parametes need to be in number order like the above example. If you delete [Decal002] Than # 3 has to become #2 and #4 has to become #3 and so on and so on. For aircraft that have a lot of decals it can be a big PITA. Thats why I just delete the decal name in the "FileFormat=" parameter.

 

 

[UK_Widowmaker]

Thanks Quack...I have a reasonable grounding now, thanks to you!

(love you're work BTW...Stunning!)