Balquhidder 11 Report post Posted August 21, 2015 HI guys Just wondering is it possible to custom skin premium aircraft like you can normal ones? Only reason I ask is that I've got the Prendy Spitfire (T4 Premium), spent an hour doing some work on the skin through the normal means (Customise=>create user skin in user skins folder=>edited the tga files in photoshop=> replaced the tga files in the user skins folder) but when I come to load the skin in game the scheme doesn't change from the "normal" Prendy skin to the custom one. What's more when I look at the tga files they don't match up with in game model (no red nose cone and no message on the side of the engine). Am I missing something here? Any help would be appreciated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotWaffle 273 Report post Posted August 21, 2015 Try checking the file names within the .blk file. You may need to go through the cdk to get the right filenames Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balquhidder 11 Report post Posted August 21, 2015 Ok cool, thanks for that, I'm downloading the CDK now. I'm trusting finding the names with the blk file will be fairly self explanatory, sorry for what could be an obvious question, this is the first game I've ever tried making custom skins for or modding. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotWaffle 273 Report post Posted August 22, 2015 Np, the file should be under Root/#gameres/pkg_main_aircrafts/spitfire_14/spirfire_fr_mk14e_cockpit. In the 'properties' box on the right, scroll down and you should be able to export the correct texture (spitfire_frmk14e_rcaf_prendergast_c), and double check the nomenclature of the blk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balquhidder 11 Report post Posted August 22, 2015 Ah yes I've got the files in question, the only thing is that the files are exported as .dds files which neither photoshop nor gimp can open. Also whats the program to use for opening the blk files? Notepad? Sorry for the stupid questions! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotWaffle 273 Report post Posted August 22, 2015 No such thing as a stupid question. There's a dds plugin for both photoshop and gimp, which will allow you to edit/export as a .tga (that's what I do) The .blk can be opened with any basic text editor (notepad/TextEdit etc) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balquhidder 11 Report post Posted August 23, 2015 Cheers, managed to track one down although it took an attempt or two (and this idiot figuring out what version of gimp he had). In terms of a dmg version of the file, I can't seem to find one, only the complete version, should I just make my own, and if so is there is anything I need to be aware of when making a dmg version? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotWaffle 273 Report post Posted August 23, 2015 Use this tutorial: https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/125860-video-tutorial-how-to-make-a-damaged-template/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
