Simple but stupid question..........

[xFLAMESx]

Do I need DXTbmp to repaint CFS(1) planes?

Much help needed.

Thanx. Carl

[Dan]

No, you don't. We normally use that for FS2002, FS9 etc... M$ Paint will do fine, or paint shop pro, if you have it.
Dan G

[Hagar]

Depends if they have BMP textures. If they're 3rd party aircraft with textures in the .xAF format you will find MW's ConvR8 very handy. It's useful even for BMP textures.

[Dan]

Ohhhhh... Didn't think of that!  ;D It's at http://fly.to/mwgfx Well done Doug!
Dan G

[xFLAMESx]

Aha !

That'swhat I was looking for seeing as most of the planes I have are in .xAF  ;D

Muc appreciated Hag.

Thanx. Carl

[Felix/FFDS]

Point of information - even with *.*af files, for CFS1, SOME textures maybe straight bitmaps.  The way to find out is to rename the *.*af texture as *.bmp: if it opens normally, it's a bitmap, no conversion needed.

What happened is that with CFS1, you could use regular bitmaps, but since the models were still being built with FSFS or AF99, which used the raw *.*af format, the model could be set up as a bitmap, but had to maintain the model's naming convention.  you COULD go into the mdl with a hext editor and rename the names to *.bmp (changing each to a unique name, of course), and Chuck Dome made a utility to do that, but in the end, most bitmap conversions/repaints ended up retaining the original names.

[xFLAMESx]

Thanx guys much appreciated.

Just one more question:

I have a B52g and recently re-painted it Grey/Black,
the problem is, I've gone through all the texture files and other possibilities but some parts are still showing up green in the game.

Is there anything I can do or any advice you guys have.

All comments will be helpful.

Thanx. Carl

[Felix/FFDS]

It could be that the green parts were never textured!

[xFLAMESx]

Aaaaaaaaahh.

Is there any way a div like me can add a texture to it?

Please keep it simple - I'm VERY slow.

Much appreciated.

Thanx. Carl

[Hagar]

You can't add textures but you might be able to change the colour of the parts. Look for a utility named Polyfix. It should be in the SimV Utilities or Misc sections. It's quite easy to use when you get the hang of it. A tad time-consuming & it won't work on complex models.

[xFLAMESx]

Polyfix - thanx i'll try that and let ya know how i get on.



Thanx. Carl

[xFLAMESx]

Got it working fine thanx guys - now, how do i post pics? - coz i've got an unrealistic but cool Spit Mk16 repaint i wanna show ya  ;D

Thanx. Carl

[atotti2000]

go into the freeware screenshot forum and post a new topic saying what you want.
To upload pics lick on the upload images button towards the top of the page.  
                                                [glb](LOOK UP)[/glb]  ::)    :P

You must upload it fb4 posting. follow the onscreen instructians an watch out for the file sizes.


by the way: if you need a program to take the screenshots. Go onto the Utlilities downloads here and downloads a program like GrabClipSave (GCS)

hope ive helped.

Ant  ::)

[xFLAMESx]

Many thanx Ant will try it l8r,
just gotta put the finishing touches on the plane  ;D

Thanx. Carl