Campaign default skin

[+1977Frenchie]

Hi All,

 

I am working on a VA-176 skin with the ''bee'' and wanted to test if a could add it to an existing campaign. It always take per Default skin the USNGrey1...

 

I created a whole new skin file named VA176BEE and here is what i added:

 

Objects\Aircraft\A-1H:

 

[TextureSet013]
Directory=VA176BEE
Name=VA-176 ''Thunderbolts''
Nation=usn
Squadron=VA-176 ''Thunderbolts''
Specular=0.500000
Glossiness=0.400000
Reflection=0.200000

 

CAMPAIGN 1:

[uSNUnit034]
Squadron=VA176BEE
ForceID=1
UnitID=15
StartDate=09/01/1959
DescFile=Campaign1Desc.txt
StartText=Campaign1Start2.txt
CampaignBaseScreen=Ranger61.JPG
AircraftType=A-1H

 

CAMPAIGN 1_DATA :

[AirUnit048]
AircraftType=A-1H
Squadron=VA-176 ''Thunderbolts''
ForceID=1
Nation=USN
DefaultTexture=VA176BEE
CarrierBased=True
BaseArea=Whiskey Station
NavalUnitID=1
ShipID=1
CarrierNumber=61
RandomChance=100
MissionRate=0.9
MaxAircraft=16
StartAircraft=16
MaxPilots=16
StartPilots=16
Experience=100
Morale=100
Supply=50
MissionChance[sWEEP]=0
MissionChance[CAP]=0
MissionChance[iNTERCEPT]=0
MissionChance[ESCORT]=0
MissionChance=20
MissionChance[CAS]=20
MissionChance[sEAD]=20
MissionChance[ARMED_RECON]=20
MissionChance[ANTI_SHIP]=20
MissionChance[RECON]=0
UpgradeType=NEVER

 

I started on the carrier with the right squadron, right aircraft, but the skin just d'ont show up... On the laodout screen it shows USNGrey1 as texture...

 

Here is a picture of my work in progress :)

 

Any clue of what i'm doing wrong?
 

[+Soulfreak]

You should extract some textureset.ini files from the stock cat files.

there is a line startdefaultdate or so.

This line you should add to your textureset.ini of the skin you are working on and add a date f.e. 09/01/1959

Btw, isn´t VA176 in the Stock squadronlist? 

[+daddyairplanes]

In your campaign.ini , the squadron will still be VA-176, not 176BEE. Also weird that USN is in lowercase in the texture.ini, does the skin show in single mission dropdowns?

Dont get too discouraged. Inis are very demanding that you be specific else they give very weird or nonfunctional results

[Do335]

Frenchie:
in your Campaign 1 file, it says UnitID=15, however in Campaign1_data file it says [AirUnit048].
Change it to UnitID=48 and that should be it..

Edited October 22, 2014 by Do335

[+1977Frenchie]

To Soulfreak : Yes, there is a VA176 skin, gut before the ''bee'' skin. I just want to add this because i find the raider real beautiful with this livery.

To daddyairplanes : Yes, my VA176BEE is selectable in the single mission dropdows.

To DO335 : Tried what you said, but the default skin is now USAFSilver1...

 

If i change the bmp's in the VA176 folder it work well (no surprise there), but i would like to add an ''alternative'' to this skin. I tried so many combinations and hope to solve it soon because i'm pulling my hairs off on this...

 

I added the A-1J (VA-25) on the same campaign and no problem of any sort, so i don't get it with the A-1H... I may put too much heart on this :)

 

Anyway, when skin will be completed, i will post it! But remeber, i ain't no professionnal Skinner (way far from that).

[+1977Frenchie]

^{I finally got it! DO335 make me think about it went out to see the ''logic'' of my campaigns file... Instead of putint the UnitID to 48, i tried it at 16 as my 3 F-8C squadrons at positions 45, 46 and 47 had a unitID of 15... And it worked!}

 

^{I can now put the efforts to finish this skin.}

Edited October 24, 2014 by Wrench