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Somewhere off the northeastern coast of Florida, where Georgia can be seen off in the distance.... An approximate 1:40min short.

I think I've figured out the basics of skinning the F-15, including the TGA files vs. BMP to create "decals" similar to those in SF2. This opens the possibility of creating custom nose art and canopy names for myself and other friends. However, doing so on skins other than default skins (already zipped and in path) will require a huge amount of storage (liveries) or manual entries into graphics.cfg (common files to a zip). The most elegant solution is the zipfile for the skin (the tga dds files go into the livery), but I can't figure out how to get modman to make dynamic entries into cfg files. I know there are cfg and misc options in the mod maker, but there are no instructions or tutorials that I could find. The closest thing, the CDDS tutorial, seems to be obsolete with DCSW which now does the same thing with conventional zip files and native use of DDS. Does anybody know how to use the cfg/misc features of modman, or if not is it still a feasible solution to bundle files in a CDDS? Thanks in advance.

With the release of DCS World and the recent pre-order/beta acces to FC3, it appears that the LOMAC lifecycle has come full circle. With the transition of the franchise to DCSW and the modularity of the DCSW engine, I humbly propose a separate DCS forum and file section, separated along parallel lines from LOMAC much like Strike Fighters 1 vs SF2. Along the same lines of the SF1/SF2 Knowledge Bases, I would also love to see a DCS Knowledge Base. Topics of which I have interest include: Which BS1/FC2 mods are compatible with DCSW? Are A-10C/BS2 standalone mods compatible with DCSW? If not, what needs to be done to convert them? Which legacy skins are compatible with DCSW? This includes LOMAC/FC1 as well as FC2/BS1. What needs to be done to convert them to the Livery? Mission Editor tips and techniques. How to add LODs, and are there multiplayer issues? How to convert BS1/FC2 missions to DCSW (FC2 missions are bugged in FC3, but this should be fixed for release). Basic LUA scripting techniques (i.e. How do I fix a controller config file without having to clear category ) I would argue that a DCS Knowledge Base would be even more valuable than the SF series knowledge bases, since the community seems to be migrating in this direction, and because of limited activations the importance of not screwing up ones' install has become that much more prominent. Your thoughts?