Just wondering, is it possible to modify the Pilot skins?

[Mysticpuma]

Simply asking and hoping not to embarrass myself but unlike Cliffs of Dover, I don't see any way to modify how the players pilot looks? 

So with P51 Mustang skins available for the 332nd FG, "The Tuskegee Airmen", is there any way of modding pilot skins to African-American? 

 

I assume amod will change all pilot skins, so enemy as well as friendly, but until Pilot skins can be changed in game, is this mod possible? 

 

Cheers, MP

[rowdyb00t]

Yes it is possible. You will need to open the dds files with the American pilot skins and repaint with photoshop, gimp or paint.net. 

Actually I thought about adding a mustache to the American skins a while back 

Edited February 8, 2022 by rowdyb00t

[Danziger]

8 hours ago, rowdyb00t said:

Yes it is possible. You will need to open the dds files with the American pilot skins and repaint with photoshop, gimp or paint.net. 

Actually I thought about adding a mustache to the American skins a while back 

I moustache you why this idea was abandoned and never released?

[Mysticpuma]

11 hours ago, rowdyb00t said:

Yes it is possible. You will need to open the dds files with the American pilot skins and repaint with photoshop, gimp or paint.net. 

Actually I thought about adding a mustache to the American skins a while back 

Hi Rowdy, I have never extracted a file from the game...do you have a link to the skin and/or the location it should go? Thanks, MP

[rowdyb00t]

8 hours ago, Mysticpuma said:

Hi Rowdy, I have never extracted a file from the game...do you have a link to the skin and/or the location it should go? Thanks, MP

   I can send them to you later when I’m home

[Mysticpuma]

1 hour ago, rowdyb00t said:

   I can send them to you later when I’m home

That would be great... Could you also send me the file structure to follow to place them in the correct folder for a JGSME install? 

 

Thanks, much appreciated ??

[Off_Winters]

G'day Mysticpuma,

if you check out the mod I did to replace the Russian pilots with either British or USA pilot models, you'll see the file structure (its jsgme ready) and the textures for each. I put a Mustache onto the British pilot along with uniform changes. 

data\graphics\characters\pilot_usaf\textures. is the folder that you'll find the USA pilot textures. there are several different USA pilot textures included in the game, summer, winter and aircraft type specific. you may be able to change the early or late war pilot texture only and use dates in your missions to dictate which pilot shows in game. this would mean you wouldn't need to change all the USA pilot textures, otherwise once you change the pilots faces to be black though all US pilots for the model you changed will show that change in game.

regards Rob.

[jollyjack]

On 2/8/2022 at 9:36 AM, Danziger said:

I moustache you why this idea was abandoned and never released?

 

I mustached this feller, turned out like Frank Zappa's mother instead: