repaints

[curlyo]

Can someone please tell this bloke just how to get his new textures too show up on the aircraft, I have no problems with doing the repaints' in either Paint' or Paintshop pro 8' but I just carn't get them onto the aircraft. The mistake that I make,  must be small. Yet for me its a frustrating mountain. HELP  HELP  HELP   PLease.

[wji]

I do not see the file. View it in DXT firt and check the file format is correct; i.e., not 24 bit or below. Most models require 32bit or DXT files.

P.S. Aircraft model name? Screenshots?

[igorski]

Have you added an entry in your cfg file for that aircraft. each repaint needs its own entry.

If thats it i'll go into more detail on what needs to be there, what should be unique etc...

[curlyo]

Hi

I have added the new aircraft textures to the cfg file on all occasions' but still no new aircraft. I must be making the miske's in the saving textures prosses   'I think'
Yet I rely do not know what I'm doing wrong  Thanks for your prompt reply   Hopefully this problem will be solved by you experts. Thanks
Frank.

[igorski]

ok few questions to clarify

Does your repaint show up on the FS menu, but with no textures, or is it not there at all?

[curlyo]

Hi
The aircraft are there to select, and the variant, as I list them' but no textures, just a base aircraft.
Frank

[igorski]

ok looks like its either

1) you have put the wrong name on the texture= line (remember this is case sensitive)

2) wrong texture format - must be either dxt3 or 32bit (or 8 bit - 256 colour) Use dxtbmp, or imagetool to convert - i can get you links if you havnt already got these.

[curlyo]

Hi Ijorsky

Thanks   Perhaps my problem is that' I don't fully understand the flow of prossedures too get the textures to show on the aircraft. However I'm determind to do so. I'm sure that I need a few lessens in doing textures. So I'm up for any help in that department. Is there a site that teaches repainting?

Frank

[igorski]

Thers some tutorials here at simv, some at http://www.gjsmith.net/ and your quite welcome on my own repainting forums: http://igorski.forumco.com/default.asp

[wji]

Save and Replace when prompted to do so Backup or rename originals

[curlyo]

Thanks for the repaints imfo wji. Another problem might be that I do the texturse to stron for my pc ,as other ac don't show textures, and the screen staggers at those time. perhaps an upgrade will be in order before i get back into doing repaints again. will get back to you on it    thanks.
Frank

[Hagar]

ok looks like its either

1) you have put the wrong name on the texture= line (remember this is case sensitive)

I don't think this is correct. Most CFG file entries are not case-sensitive.

Another problem might be that I do the texturse to stron for my pc ,as other ac don't show textures, and the screen staggers at those time. perhaps an upgrade will be in order before i get back into doing repaints again. will get back to you on it    thanks.
Frank

Different FS texture formats will suit different systems. What works for me might not necessarily be the same for you. This might also depend on the complexity of the aircraft model or the number of textures & nothing to do with the texture format itself. You could try repainting one of the default aircraft to get the general idea before going on to more advanced things. If you know how to add a repaint to Aircraft.cfg as a new variation of the aircraft the main thing to remember is to use a proper FS BMP format & the correct texture file names.

[curlyo]

Thanks Hagar

it sure looks like i have a lot to learn' but i will get there
i do need to upgrade so i will leave things' repaint wise untill after the upgrade. i'm locked into ai road traffick at the present time, an hve got them on the go' but lots of ADCADS to do for the ai road traffic. its sure good to see them moving along the roads.  thanks again
Frank