Assistance Requested in Inserting Custom Skins in Career...

[CraigNT55]

Hi Everyone,

Sorry for the size of this note, but I have been attempting to fly in the new Career Mode with my custom skins and am needing some help.  I was able to do this in the “Rise of Flight” (ROF) WWI flightsim and I assumed that it could be accomplished in a similar way.  In BOS just like ROF there’s a Mission File (example:  C:\Program Files (x86)\1C Game Studios\IL-2 Sturmovik Battle of Stalingrad\data\Missions\_gen.Mission) that is generated every time the “Next Day” button is pressed (Figure 1 and 2).   

This Mission File has the ability to assign a skin to each aircraft in the mission.  In ROF I just went into the Mission File using a text editor and reassigned the aircraft’s skin to one of my custom ones.  But now I loaded the file into the BOS Mission Editor and changed the skin assignment (Figure 3).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After saving the file in the Mission Builder, I opened the Mission File in a text editor to check and see if the new skin was assigned (Figure 4).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I also noted that the date has been changed to represent the new mission (Figure 5).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then in the BOS Careers, I start the mission with the new date (Figure 6).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The mission description confirmed the new date (Figure 7).

 

But when the mission starts, the skin is the Default instead of my Custom one (Figure 8).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Has anyone else tried to achieve this in the Career Mode?  I would definitely like to see my Custom skins show up in the missions.  It would truly make the experience more enjoyable!

Cheers,

- CraigNT

Edited April 9, 2018 by CraigNT55
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[Wolfram-Harms]

If you only want to change your own skin, then there is a MUCH easier way.
In your aircraft setup window (the hangar with your plane in) you click on "Color Sheme" or how it's called in English (see image).

Click on the arrow next to OFFICIAL, and select USER DEFINED instead.

 

If you want to change the skins for your whole unit, then I'd try Pat Wilson's PWCG (campaign manager).

You can create carreers there too, and before you start, you can select the skins for each plane in the unit.

 

 

 

 

This is the "Skin Selection department" in PWCG - you can assign skins to each pilot there, and I think it is saved, as long as he receives the same aircraft type.

If he receives a new type, you must do it again.

Edited April 9, 2018 by Wolfram-Harms