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#4176615 - 10/02/15 06:33 PM User Submitted Skin Pack  
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Originally Posted By: Nietzsche
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It might be a cool Feature, if we manage to establish a Thread or File-Collection or so, where we could up-/ download our Custom-Skins, so others could use them, also.
There are a lot of Skins here, that I would like to fly around with woot


Ok guys, let's all get skinning...hmm, that doesn't sound quite right. Well, Pol has tentatively ok'd hosting a Custom Paint Pack depending on what we come up with. So pick your best ones that you would like to volunteer up for others to use. Or, if you ever wanted a chance to go all out, now would be a good time to produce your masterpiece. Also, if you have any requests, this would be a good place to request them smile I'll leave this thread up for, oh let's say a month, before submitting.

To participate:

Please send only the .dds file to me at RickRawlings1917xxxx@gmail.com. Please remove the x's from that email address and you've got it.

For naming convention, please follow the form:
Off_(aircraft type)_ace_t_(squadron) (year)_(Joe_Doe_Your Forum Name First Initial)
so for example:
Off_Alb_DIII_ace_t_Jasta 12 1917_Joe_Doe_R if I was submitting my paint scheme from the last challenge.

You may submit as many as you want, but try to avoid sending ones with very minor changes, like just the wheel covers or something. Maybe we can even vote on the best!

The file will include the submissions and a read.me containing instructions and copyright information reserving original skin rights to their owners. Hopefully, Robert will be nice enough to JSGexpealadocious it for us!

So again, just for simplicity's sake, let's say that Nov 1 will be the cutoff for submissions. C'mon, let's try to get the veterans and newer folks alike! MFair, carrick58, I've seen great things from you guys lately!


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#4176625 - 10/02/15 06:47 PM Re: User Submitted Skin Pack [Re: Rick_Rawlings]  
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Nice idea sir!

#4176627 - 10/02/15 06:49 PM Re: User Submitted Skin Pack [Re: DukeIronHand]  
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#4176628 - 10/02/15 06:50 PM Re: User Submitted Skin Pack [Re: Rick_Rawlings]  
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I´ll get some of mine sent to you Robert wink

#4176701 - 10/02/15 09:37 PM Re: User Submitted Skin Pack [Re: Rick_Rawlings]  
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I won't be submitting any, but I'll download what you guys make.

#4176727 - 10/02/15 10:41 PM Re: User Submitted Skin Pack [Re: ArisFuser]  
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They are supposed to go to Rick first.

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#4176746 - 10/02/15 11:50 PM Re: User Submitted Skin Pack [Re: Rick_Rawlings]  
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Hey! I already got my first submission and thankfully he reminded me to tell you something that will make my life easier: If your forum name is significantly different from you email name, please add it in the email so we can get attribution where it goes!


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#4176908 - 10/03/15 01:22 PM Re: User Submitted Skin Pack [Re: Rick_Rawlings]  
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YeeEeAaaahhh boing yeah
I'll take a Look into my Skins and paint some extra ones... I think I'll definitely will sent you "The Flying Copycats" - SE5a amongst others...

...to avoid spamming you, Rick... are 10 Skins or so okay? ...or is that too much?

Last edited by Nietzsche; 10/03/15 01:27 PM.
#4176912 - 10/03/15 01:44 PM Re: User Submitted Skin Pack [Re: Rick_Rawlings]  
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Send them along! If Pol ends up giving me any size restrictions, we may have to cull a few but for now, have at them! It would probably be useful if we could complete the series if it's not too much work. That is, if you make one for a SPAD VII, if you could also do the XIII that will help people who want to use them in the campaign. It would be much harder to do going from the DII to the DIII, however, because of the base skins, it's not just cutting and pasting.

Also, Pol said to be careful about re-importing and exporting the .dds files as this can lead to compression artifacts, I asked for a screenshot example as I am not exactly sure how this would look...


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#4176913 - 10/03/15 01:53 PM Re: User Submitted Skin Pack [Re: Rick_Rawlings]  
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How many do you want Rick? I have - ummmm - a few.

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#4176914 - 10/03/15 01:55 PM Re: User Submitted Skin Pack [Re: Rick_Rawlings]  
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Oh, that's because of the Compression itself:
If you compress a .dds-file over and over again, it turns from a Picture to a Collection of a few, big quads.
If you want to work on a File, the first Thing you should do is to convert it into something uncompressed - so you can work on it and save it repeatedly, without loosing Quality.

#4176917 - 10/03/15 02:11 PM Re: User Submitted Skin Pack [Re: RAF_Louvert]  
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Originally Posted By: RAF_Louvert
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How many do you want Rick? I have - ummmm - a few.

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Based on what I have seen of your work I am sure that I speak for the community when I say we will take all you got!

#4176972 - 10/03/15 04:27 PM Re: User Submitted Skin Pack [Re: DukeIronHand]  
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Originally Posted By: DukeIronHand


Based on what I have seen of your work I am sure that I speak for the community when I say we will take all you got!


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#4177140 - 10/04/15 02:24 AM Re: User Submitted Skin Pack [Re: Rick_Rawlings]  
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#4177196 - 10/04/15 07:18 AM Re: User Submitted Skin Pack [Re: Rick_Rawlings]  
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Great idea, Rick - I'll see what I can send to you. thumbsup


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#4177210 - 10/04/15 09:00 AM Re: User Submitted Skin Pack [Re: Rick_Rawlings]  
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Four skins sent. Check your inbox wink

#4177224 - 10/04/15 12:12 PM Re: User Submitted Skin Pack [Re: Rick_Rawlings]  
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Rick, I have sent 6 skins - pls confirm the mail, when they arrived, okay?

One good advice you might want to tell the future users in post #1

Skins for the Albatros D.III (early) can also be used for the Albatros D.III
or the Albatros D.III OAW, if the users changes the file name like this:

from
Off_Alb_DIII_early_t_Jasta 2 1917_Werner 'Bubi'_Voss
to
Off_Alb_DIII_t_Jasta 2 1917_Werner 'Bubi'_Voss
or
Off_Alb_DIII_OAW_t_Jasta 2 1917_Werner 'Bubi'_Voss


Same goes for the Albatros D.V (early version with the hunchback), and the
Albatros D.V (uprated)

from
off_Alb_DV_later_Ace_t_Jasta 5 1917_Paul_Baumer
to
off_Alb_DV_Ace_t_Jasta 5 1917_Paul_Baumer


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#4177227 - 10/04/15 12:30 PM Re: User Submitted Skin Pack [Re: Rick_Rawlings]  
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Thanks Olham.
As the "King of the Alb Skins" I am looking forward to seeing your stuff.
Don't forget the DIII (Early) and DIII if you can find the time.
That's the plane I most often die in - might as well do it in style!

#4177229 - 10/04/15 12:41 PM Re: User Submitted Skin Pack [Re: Rick_Rawlings]  
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Duke, I have sent the following skins to Rick:

- off_Alb_DIII_early_ace_t_MFJ I Swordfish

- off_Alb_DV_ace_t_Jasta 17 1917 Windrose

- off_Alb_DV_ace_t_Jasta 17 1917 Germanic

- off_Alb_DV_later_ace_t_Jasta 1 1917 RedStripes

- off_Alb_DV_later_ace_t_Jasta 28w 1917 Wasp

- off_Alb_DVa_ace_t_Jasta 50 1917 Blacknose


I'll see if I have more D.III skins - there should be some which I could send.


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#4177239 - 10/04/15 01:32 PM Re: User Submitted Skin Pack [Re: Rick_Rawlings]  
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You've got mail, Rick.

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