Official Skin Template Links (Updated 8/12/22)

[1PL-KJ-1Esk]

THX it worked out...

[MrsVonSturm]

Link for Tempest template does not work.

Mediafire.com Error 522.

[Raptorattacker]

15 minutes ago, Udai_Singh said:

Link for Tempest template does not work.

Mediafire.com Error 522.

Copy the link address, paste it into a new tab, hit enter.

 

Rap

Edited May 8, 2023 by Raptorattacker

[JV44HeinzBar]

S!,

Any word on the 109g6 A/S template?

 

HB

[MrsVonSturm]

38 minutes ago, Raptorattacker said:

Copy the link address, paste it into a new tab, hit enter.

 

Rap

Thank you for the quick answer, Raptorattacker, but it keeps failing even in a new tab. On Firefox, Chrome and Edge.

All template links are not working here: Cloudflare Location: Madrid

 

"Connection timed out.

The initial connection between Cloudflare's network and the origin web server timed out. As a result, the web page can not be displayed."

Edited May 8, 2023 by Udai_Singh

[Raptorattacker]

12 hours ago, JV44HeinzBar said:

Any word on the 109g6 A/S template?

It's in the pipeline I believe,,,

 

12 hours ago, Udai_Singh said:

Thank you for the quick answer, Raptorattacker, but it keeps failing even in a new tab

Strange... It actually works for me, both directly and in opening in a new tab so I can't really help you out any more than that, sorry...

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[MrsVonSturm]

7 hours ago, Raptorattacker said:

Strange... It actually works for me, both directly and in opening in a new tab so I can't really help you out any more than that, sorry...

Thank you, Raptorattacker, It works again right now. Cloud server stuff, I guess.

[Wardog5711]

Sneaksie uploaded the new 109 and bubblespit this morning.

 

 

[Boelcke]

thx, just downloaded the new G-6/AS template.

 

what reason do the vanilla "skin_Blank_01#1#1.dds" skins for the G-6/AS have?

[szelljr]

On 5/16/2023 at 5:39 PM, Wardog5711 said:

Sneaksie uploaded the new 109 and bubblespit this morning.

 

 

Siemens ??

[Wardog5711]

 

 

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Siemens ??

Just uploaded this morning.

[JV44HeinzBar]

S!,

I guess I'm blind, but I don't see an official template for the Bf109g6 A/S. I've seen some artist release custom camo for this bird. Can anyone please provide me a link to the template?

 

Thanks,

HB

[geraki9]

 

[JV44HeinzBar]

@geraki9 Thanks for the link.

 

HB

[7./LG1_Black_Horst]

File C-47 WITHOUT ANY CHANGES looks like this in the game. Is this some kind of joke?

[LukeFF]

4 hours ago, 7./LG1_Horst16 said:

File C-47 WITHOUT ANY CHANGES looks like this in the game. Is this some kind of joke?

 

You are probably using an outdated template. 

 

Also, please post in English in this part of the forum, thanks. 🙂

[Raptorattacker]

5 hours ago, 7./LG1_Horst16 said:

File C-47 WITHOUT ANY CHANGES looks like this in the game. Is this some kind of joke?

Here's the link... https://mega.nz/file/o3hRXDDK#KB61_ru06zZAxCkqawhtuQPtcpOD97HRmxz1dARsYUk and no, it isn't 'some sort of joke'.

@LukeFF That link points directly to MY Mega Luke, by the way. Any chance of putting it up on the skin server? Cheers
It MAY get deleted at some point and that would cause problems!!

[LukeFF]

1 hour ago, Raptorattacker said:

Here's the link... https://mega.nz/file/o3hRXDDK#KB61_ru06zZAxCkqawhtuQPtcpOD97HRmxz1dARsYUk and no, it isn't 'some sort of joke'.

@LukeFF That link points directly to MY Mega Luke, by the way. Any chance of putting it up on the skin server? Cheers
It MAY get deleted at some point and that would cause problems!!

 

@Sneaksie can we do this? 

[7./LG1_Black_Horst]

OK. Thank you very much!

11 часов назад, LukeFF сказал:

Also, please post in English in this part of the forum, thanks. 🙂

OK. I'm sorry.

[7./LG1_Black_Horst]

I don't understand. The link contains 4 files. They all open in Gimp like this -

[Raptorattacker]

1 hour ago, 7./LG1_Horst16 said:

I don't understand. The link contains 4 files. They all open in Gimp like this -

ONE of the templates is for the body and ONE of them is mainly for the wings (a brief look inside either will show this). To fit both on ONE template would be impossible as there is just not enough physical room.
The naming of the saved files is so that the game engine can look for the skin files under the same (digital) name but (obviously) there are two. The game does not recognise '&' and '#' when it is searching so it assumes that both files are for the same thing when (obviously) there are actually TWO.
So endeth todays lesson...

[7./LG1_Black_Horst]

2 часа назад, Raptorattacker сказал:

ONE of the templates is for the body and ONE of them is mainly for the wings (a brief look inside either will show this). To fit both on ONE template would be impossible as there is just not enough physical room.
The naming of the saved files is so that the game engine can look for the skin files under the same (digital) name but (obviously) there are two. The game does not recognise '&' and '#' when it is searching so it assumes that both files are for the same thing when (obviously) there are actually TWO.
So endeth todays lesson...

Thank you. But I don’t quite understand - what should I do about it? I'm sorry, but I've just started to master all these processes.

[BOO]

6 minutes ago, 7./LG1_Horst16 said:

Thank you. But I don’t quite understand - what should I do about it? I'm sorry, but I've just started to master all these processes.

 

Because the C47 is a large aircraft, the skin is spread over two separate templates for both the paint layers and the alpha layers. When you create a skin you need to enure that you follow the naming convention for each template in the skin that you export so that the game will find and load both assets. 

[7./LG1_Black_Horst]

Yes, but how can I process this in Gimp? How can I upload two files there? Perhaps you're tired of your questions? )) I'm sorry.

[7./LG1_Black_Horst]

In addition, the program does not open them as a template. I unpacked the file and it still doesn't open. This is the only way to open them:

[BOO]

5 minutes ago, 7./LG1_Horst16 said:

In addition, the program does not open them as a template. I unpacked the file and it still doesn't open. This is the only way to open them:

 

Thats the top title layer. Turn it off and you'll see the template. 

[7./LG1_Black_Horst]

Oh, thank you very yery much! )

[7./LG1_Black_Horst]

In all variants everything is black.

[BOO]

17 minutes ago, 7./LG1_Horst16 said:

In all variants everything is black.

 

 

 

 

 

Turn down the opacity on the weathering layers

[7./LG1_Black_Horst]

Another question, please - how can I insert these two processed files into the game folder? Are both separate or do they need to be combined somehow? Thank you!

[BOO]

6 minutes ago, 7./LG1_Horst16 said:

Another question, please - how can I insert these two processed files into the game folder? Are both separate or do they need to be combined somehow? Thank you!

Cant help you there as I dont have the game installed. One for @Raptorattacker to answer perhaps?

[7./LG1_Black_Horst]

16 минут назад, BOO сказал:

23 минуты назад, 7./LG1_Horst16 сказал:

 

Cant help you there as I dont have the game installed. One for @Raptorattacker to answer perhaps?

Oh, I see. Okay, I would really appreciate the help!

[BOO]

13 minutes ago, 7./LG1_Horst16 said:

Oh, I see. Okay, I would really appreciate the help!

My best guess would be you save it as you would any other skin but save the exported dds files from each template into the aircraft's skin folder, following the naming convention set out on the title page of that particular template . 

[7./LG1_Black_Horst]

Thank you. I think I need to hear from someone who knows for sure how this is done. Now I have loaded both processed files into the game, into the C-47 skin. The game only saw the fuselage. The wings remained default. But I am very grateful to you for your assistance in my work!

And I’m sorry, I communicate through Google Translate, because unfortunately I didn’t learn English well at school. ) Therefore, not all terms are clear to me in translation.

[BOO]

3 hours ago, 7./LG1_Horst16 said:

Thank you. I think I need to hear from someone who knows for sure how this is done. Now I have loaded both processed files into the game, into the C-47 skin. The game only saw the fuselage. The wings remained default. But I am very grateful to you for your assistance in my work!

And I’m sorry, I communicate through Google Translate, because unfortunately I didn’t learn English well at school. ) Therefore, not all terms are clear to me in translation.

Good luck and best wishes, Im sure @Raptorattacker will swing by at some point.

[7./LG1_Black_Horst]

I really hope for it! Thank you! )

 

[Raptorattacker]

23 hours ago, 7./LG1_Horst16 said:

I think I need to hear from someone who knows for sure how this is done

You save each file according to the INSTRUCTIONS that are on the TOP layer of each of the templates.
That is why the INSTRUCTIONS are there. If you follow those INSTRUCTIONS then the game will recognize each file and you will get both ON YOUR PLANE.

 

If you need any more help then perhaps you should try here... https://discord.gg/fh9wqEXS
It is BY skinners FOR skinners. Ask and I'm sure someone will come up with answers you need, especially when using GIMP because quite a few people on there DO.

 

C47A_Silver Skytrain Clean&1.dds

 

C47A_Silver Skytrain Clean&1#1.dds

 

And the plane WITH the skin on it...

Edited June 1, 2024 by Raptorattacker

[7./LG1_Black_Horst]

21 минуту назад, Raptorattacker сказал:

You save each file according to the INSTRUCTIONS that are on the TOP layer of each of the templates.
That is why the INSTRUCTIONS are there. If you follow those INSTRUCTIONS then the game will recognize each file and you will get both ON YOUR PLANE.

Thank you. I don't know how to open this instruction. The files downloaded here are loaded directly into Gimp for processing. No other way. I did everything. The only problems are with loading both files into the game folder. More precisely, with the game reading both files. Only one reads. But thanks anyway!

[jollyjack]

Does the skin load in viewer OK? If not you might not have both files named correctly.

I often accidentally had the naming wrong regarding the two needed files in the .......\data\graphics\skins\c47a folder name.&1#1.dds and name.&1.dds.

 

Example of the correct naming for a c47 skin there:

+ C47A_DELTA_NC28340_JJ&1#1.dds

+ C47A_DELTA_NC28340_JJ&1.dds

Download: https://www.mediafire.com/file/27b2bt16sfkgt1w/%2B_C47A_DELTA_NC28340.zip/file

Edited June 1, 2024 by jollyjack

[Raptorattacker]

6 hours ago, 7./LG1_Horst16 said:

Thank you. I don't know how to open this instruction

That instruction doesn't NEED to be opened, merely read. It's an INSTRUCTION and is written on the TOP layer of the template file.
It's entitled, "Please Read!".