Multiplayer - Generic Skins

[352ndOscar]

Problem:  The default TC skins are just plain terrible.  Most, if not all, the custom skins in this forum are of specific tanks from a specific period.  None of them are really useful for online play.  Not everyone downloads the great TC skins, either from here, or, thru the HSD app.

 

All this puts the online MP TC user at some disadvantage when it comes to playing the game.  Everyone “see’s” the default skins - which suck BTW - mainly because they either don’t have the skin that you would like to run, or worst yet, they either don’t have a nice generic skin to run, haven’t downloaded a version that’s available, or you don’t have a skin they are running.  Unfortunately, the days of IL2 Sturmovik are gone where they downloaded with the mission.
 

I know we went down this “new default skins” thing with Jason awhile back - but that ended up going no where - fast.  
 

Now I’m not a graphics person.  I (WE) have to rely on the generosity of the great “painters” of this forum to fullfill our fantasies.  I’d like to petition all you great painters to create more custom paint schemes of a generic nature - meaning with/without unit designations but without numbering - that can be grouped together into a package that online MP users can take advantage of, or, at the very least are available for download from either this forum or HSD.

 

Is this even remotely possible?  Can you help?

[Maillon21]

It doesn’t take much more work. I’ll try to think about it with each new skin. ?

[JV44HeinzBar]

S!,

I whole heartedly support skins w/o numbers. The tanks with numbers on them are great for single player, but for multiplayer, they interfere with squadron call numbers. I'll say it again, I wish I had the skill and understanding how you artist are able to create such great skins.

 

HB

[Na-zdorovie]

ill happily delete numbers of any i do for you MP guys, so just shout if ya need

[DIMON-211289]

Really great idea i was dreaming about it)) 

[ShampooX]

This would be great, but the problem still exists that these skins won't be seen by all players if not part of the games core OS.  I am encouraged by the fact that today's update added a new KV and SU 152 skin in their "Official" skin folders.  Hopefully next update we'll get some darker Panzer skins as well- more dunklegrun and rotbraun.  That anyway, is what I dream about.

[Na-zdorovie]

true, but you can never i guess get the right amount for all players, and im sure most if not all come on forums and can download what they need

[ShampooX]

I think the solution can be found in todays forced vaccination protocols.  We need to force all TC players to download as many user skins as possible.  And they must provide proof of downloading, yeah thats the ticket, or they can not play on the online servers.  Who's with me?

 

 

;^)

[DIMON-211289]

What about build in all the user skins on the servers?)

And the question.. I got lot of user skins, if my friend for example will install my user skin package will he see my user skin in a game online?

[moustache]

2 hours ago, DIMON-211289 said:

What about build in all the user skins on the servers?)

And the question.. I got lot of user skins, if my friend for example will install my user skin package will he see my user skin in a game online?

 

normaly, yes... same for adverser...

[NoelGallagher]

4 hours ago, EvilShampoo said:

I think the solution can be found in todays forced vaccination protocols.  We need to force all TC players to download as many user skins as possible.  And they must provide proof of downloading, yeah thats the ticket, or they can not play on the online servers.  Who's with me?

 

 

;^)

forcing never works

it's a principle of nature of reality 

BUT! precision works 

and that's what science is all about

simple EX:nuclear bomb 

 

so i disagree

let's find more natural solution 

 

BTW i don't know why dev's don't pick up the user made custom skins 

there are really Great ones made by particular individual who only made few (i'm not gonna mention who it is)

some of them are better than official ones in my opinion

 

Edited September 22, 2021 by NoelGallagher

[ShampooX]

Noel you should know me by now to know that was a total sarcastic joke.

 

I don't know why they don't pick the user made skins either... although I think I heard something somewhere a ways back about them being a memory drag on the core OS.  If thats the case though, then can't we at least "compress" some of them down to a reasonable file size but still based on some of these great works of art?  It's a shame not all players can see some of them.

[NoelGallagher]

On 9/23/2021 at 9:28 AM, EvilShampoo said:

Noel you should know me by now to know that was a total sarcastic joke.

 

I don't know why they don't pick the user made skins either... although I think I heard something somewhere a ways back about them being a memory drag on the core OS.  If thats the case though, then can't we at least "compress" some of them down to a reasonable file size but still based on some of these great works of art?  It's a shame not all players can see some of them.

hmm i doubt that it was due to with memory drag 

becasue therea are tons and tons of skins available for each of the "planes"

some of them have more than 10 for just one aircraft

and many of em are made by community members 

there must be different reason. 

maybe it doesn't fit their high standards?

jason better clarify about why they decide not to include custom skins..

Edited September 24, 2021 by NoelGallagher