Unpacked skin locations for new **Blank_01** skins

[Off_Winters]

G'day all,

 

Whilst unpacking the latest skins .gtp files, I noticed that all the new skins with "_blank_" as part of the texture name are not unpacked into the corresponding aircraft folder in the (null) directory.

example the Typhoon, the only skins in the extracted folder are the ones that have *_skin_* in the texture name. starting with skin 5
// Typhoon skins
"graphics\Skins\TyphoonMkIb\TyphoonMkIb_Blank_01.dds" "EE498D93" "1" "LuaScripts\WorldObjects\Planes\TyphoonMkIb.txt" "RAF D-Day" "Default RAF markings with June 6th - July 6th, 1944 invasion stripes."
"graphics\Skins\TyphoonMkIb\TyphoonMkIb_Blank_02.dds" "DFBFBED4" "2" "LuaScripts\WorldObjects\Planes\TyphoonMkIb.txt" "RAF Mid-1944" "Default RAF markings with July 6th - August 25th, 1944 invasion stripes."
"graphics\Skins\TyphoonMkIb\TyphoonMkIb_Blank_03.dds" "AEA98D49" "3" "LuaScripts\WorldObjects\Planes\TyphoonMkIb.txt" "RAF Late 1944" "Default RAF markings with August 25th, 1944 - January 3rd, 1945 invasion stripes."
"graphics\Skins\TyphoonMkIb\TyphoonMkIb_Blank_04.dds" "579EBDBA" "4" "LuaScripts\WorldObjects\Planes\TyphoonMkIb.txt" "RAF 1945" "Default RAF markings in 1945."
"graphics\Skins\TyphoonMkIb\TyphoonMkIb_skin_05.dds" "C8B324E2" "5" "LuaScripts\WorldObjects\Planes\TyphoonMkIb.txt" "Brooker" "Wg Cdr Peter Brooker, OC No. 123 Wing, Thorney Island, England, June 1944."
"graphics\Skins\TyphoonMkIb\TyphoonMkIb_skin_06.dds" "174B4C77" "6" "LuaScripts\WorldObjects\Planes\TyphoonMkIb.txt" "Green" "Wg Cdr Charles Green, No. 121 Wing, Holmsley South, Hampshire, England and B.5 Le Fresne-Camilly, Lower Normandy, France, June 1944."
"graphics\Skins\TyphoonMkIb\TyphoonMkIb_skin_07.dds" "4D405B08" "7" "LuaScripts\WorldObjects\Planes\TyphoonMkIb.txt" "Collins" "Sqn Ldr J. Collins, 245 Squadron, Holmsley South, Hampshire, England, June 1944."
"graphics\Skins\TyphoonMkIb\TyphoonMkIb_skin_08.dds" "DE036714" "8" "LuaScripts\WorldObjects\Planes\TyphoonMkIb.txt" "Stapleton" "Sqn Ldr B. G. Stapleton, OC No 247 Squadron, Eindhoven (B.78), early December 1944. This aircraft, flown by Plt Off F. Wiersum, was shot down by AA fire on December 5th."
"graphics\Skins\TyphoonMkIb\TyphoonMkIb_skin_09.dds" "8EDAF2EE" "9" "LuaScripts\WorldObjects\Planes\TyphoonMkIb.txt" "ZIPP X" "Sqn Ldr J. C. Button, No. 193 Squadron, Ste Croix-sur-Mer, France, August 1944."
"graphics\Skins\TyphoonMkIb\TyphoonMkIb_skin_10.dds" "F59B41DD" "10" "LuaScripts\WorldObjects\Planes\TyphoonMkIb.txt" "Shark" "Flt Lt H. T. 'Moose' Mossip (KIA on March 7th, 1945) then Sqn Ldr Tony Zweigbergk, No. 245 Squadron, late 1944 - early 1945."

Could somebody please point me in the right direction to find the new _blank_ labelled skins, I've started to update the skins in the Kuban Desert Mod, but it makes for slow going having to compare the details in the skins.tab file and work out naming for each skin change to bring my desert themed skins into the correct aircraft slot in game.

thanks in advance, regards Rob.

[Stonehouse]

posting here too as well as in mods in case it helps someone else as well

 

\swf\il2\worldobjects\planes\whatever plane name\skins

 

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DOH! I think I misunderstood what Rob was asking for. These are the preview pics. 

 

Rob - think you were actually after camo1.gtp, camo2.gtp, camo3.gtp, camo4.gtp

Edited September 20, 2022 by Stonehouse
Being thick

[pjmack11377]

Small hijack of this thread but I hope someone here can help. In the regular unmodified game can we place picture4s of custom skins for the viewer?  Thanks

Edited September 20, 2022 by pjmack11377

[Stonehouse]

57 minutes ago, pjmack11377 said:

Small hijack of this thread but I hope someone here can help. In the regular unmodified game can we place picture4s of custom skins for the viewer?  Thanks

I believe the skins folder under swf mentioned in my previous post is where the official preview thumbnails are found. I'm not sure if you can put thumbnails for custom skins there. Guessing possibly not but someone else can probably give you better info.

[FoxbatRU]

These are skins similar to the default ones, with the same file number. I assume that they will be used for the basis for the generated tactical numbers and codes. Now they are used in the career of a pilot, but without codes.

Edited September 20, 2022 by FoxbatRU