SKINS RENAMING RULES

[Madcop]

Hello there all skinners ....

 

I just wanted to know whether there is a general rule to follow to rename a "skin.dds" inside the folder "data/graphics/skins/e.g. bF109G2"

 

Are there any rule to respect, e.g number of caracters, space, dots,_ or-.

 

I am asking that because sometimes  my skin will show in the Plane Setup window , but once in the game it is replaced by the default generic one !

 

So I have got to quit the game , go back to "data/graphics/skins/e.g. bF109G2" and change sometimes a dot or a space, to the name of the skin. Then go back to the game and try

 

again...until it shows in the game .

 

 

Thanks for your help.

 

Madcop

[BlackHellHound1]

I don't know what characters make a skin not work but I do know what works for me. 

What works for me is the use of numbers, letters and spaces. No other characters what so ever. Never had problems with skins.

I would warn you not to use long names. I haven't had this issue myself but I have heard that this could cause problems.

 

BlackHellHound1

 

[Madcop]

O.K. Thank You BlackHellHound.

 

So, as there seem not to be any rules , I'll keep on going with trials and fixes.

 

I'll try your way. eg       Fw 190A5 JG54 III 9 Gelb 9 Oblt Schilling 9 8 1943.dds

 

Thanks, Madcop

Edited February 15, 2018 by Madcop

[TG-55Panthercules]

RoF had some very specific rules about skin names, but that doesn't seem to have carried over to BoX.  As a precaution, I always follow the RoF rules when creating my own skins, but that doesn't seem to be strictly necessary as I have large numbers of skins from other people with names that don't follow those rules and they seem to work just fine (at least most of them - haven't checked each one specifically).