Use skins effectively

[J99_Himmelhund]

Hi there,

I am thinking about the large number of skins that have accumulated on IL-2.

Haluter’s Skindownloader is a great help in organizing this.

 

But if I want to see all the skins, then large amounts of data accumulate on my hard drive. Not everyone has that much space. Especially not on SSD hard drives.

So it would make sense to only save your own skins on your own hard drive.

 

The required skins from the contacts in my area on a map would then be downloaded in the game and only temporarily stored on my hard drive. If I leave the server / map, these temporary skins would be deleted again.

If I select an aircraft / vehicle and the associated skin, it will be uploaded to the game server. So these will be made available to the players who need them. I will not get anywhere near every player. So it won't be necessary for everyone to download my skin.

 

What remains are the problems with fraudsters. Illegal transparency, for example.

In this case, it should not be possible to include all components of aircraft / vehicles in the skinning. These should then be designed in such a way that they can be perceived from a great distance if they are not covered by the skin. Signs of sovereignty/emblems should also not be included in the skinning. They should be placed in the appropriate places by the game, depending on the faction selected.