where are the stock skins?

[David_4555]

I noticed the "default" or "stock" skins the game comes with are not in the skins folder. So, just out of curiosity, where are they?!

[1PL-Husar-1Esk]

Buried In the game files , there is a tool to extract them. 

[David_4555]

Could you please link me tho tool or a tutorial on how to do that? would be greatly appreaciated

[BlackHellHound1]

No real need to extract them if you want to make some skins. Just use the templates provided by the devs and community. 

 

 

BlackHellHound1

 

[David_4555]

Thank you BlackHellHound1, i just want to mess with the skins, nothing particular, the fact they are "hidden" just makes me want to go and get them! I was thinking maybe un-censoring German skins etc.... 

[BOO]

 

[DetCord12B]

3 hours ago, David_4555 said:

I noticed the "default" or "stock" skins the game comes with are not in the skins folder. So, just out of curiosity, where are they?!

 

If you just want to have a look at them in Photoshop:

• Download unGTP for IL-2 here.
• Unzip and drag unGTP-IL2 into your install directory (Drive: X > IL-2 Strumovik Battle of X > Data).
• In the Data Folder you'll see numerous files: Skins.gtp - Skins5.gtp. These five gtp files contain the aircraft textures.
• Drag one file at a time over unGTP-IL2 and it will create a new directory in the Data folder called (null).
• Inside the (null) folder are the associated aircraft textures divided by airframe type.

 

EDIT - I'd suggest making a shortcut to the unGTP-IL2 extractor and placing it on your Desktop. It makes it much easier to drag the file over without fighting the data window scroll process, and it will still extract it to the (null) folder.

Edited October 5, 2018 by DetCord12B

[David_4555]

Thank you very much

 

[6./ZG26_Loke]

On 10/5/2018 at 10:58 PM, DetCord12B said:

 

If you just want to have a look at them in Photoshop:

• Download unGTP for IL-2 here.
• Unzip and drag unGTP-IL2 into your install directory (Drive: X > IL-2 Strumovik Battle of X > Data).
• In the Data Folder you'll see numerous files: Skins.gtp - Skins5.gtp. These five gtp files contain the aircraft textures.
• Drag one file at a time over unGTP-IL2 and it will create a new directory in the Data folder called (null).
• Inside the (null) folder are the associated aircraft textures divided by airframe type.

 

EDIT - I'd suggest making a shortcut to the unGTP-IL2 extractor and placing it on your Desktop. It makes it much easier to drag the file over without fighting the data window scroll process, and it will still extract it to the (null) folder.

 

Anyone having luck with this?

Nothing happens when I try.

[DetCord12B]

On 11/28/2018 at 2:59 PM, 6./ZG26_Loke said:

 

Anyone having luck with this?

Nothing happens when I try.

 

You need to pull the DDS files into Photoshop.

[bzc3lk]

1 hour ago, DetCord12B said:

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Good to see you back DetCord12B!   Hoping to see you grace the Bf109K4 with your skinning goodness.