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I am trying to get DW2 up and running but when the game loads the the type VII and Type II skins are black. I know this has happened before but I can't remember the fix for it. I am running FOTRSU and I don't have any problems so it is related to Dark Waters 2 only. Other than this problem the game runs fine. Just the black skin graphics.

FotRSU and Dark Waters are not compatible. Remove the Dark Waters mod from your FotRSU install, create a new game folder, make a new MultiSH4 save folder (such as DkW or whatever), mod that game to Dark Waters, and have fun. We do have plans for FotRSU in the future for something similar, but it will not initially be a German campaign... If Dark Waters is the only mod active, be sure you have either deleted the SH4 save folder, or create a new one with MkultiSH4, such that the FotRSU config is no longer seen by the game. :salute:

You misunderstood. FOTRSU is a separate installation. I am using multi SH4.

Copy that then. The texture is controlled in the Game \Data \Roster \German \Submarine folder in the various NSS_SubName.cfg files, such as the IXD2 here:

[UnitClass]
ClassName=SSTypeIXD2
UnitType=200
AppearanceDate=19420307
DisappearanceDate=19460212
DisplayName=Type IXD2

[Texture 1]
TextureName=data/Submarine/NSS_Uboat9d2/NSS_Uboat9d2_T01.tga
LightmapTextureName=data/Submarine/NSS_Uboat9d2/NSS_Uboat9d2_O01.tga
StartDate=19300315
EndDate=19450515
Frequency=1

[Unit 1]
Name=U-178
DOC=19420910
DOD=19450501

The Game \Data \Submarine \NSS_SubName folder holds the actual texture files. Note that the cfg is calling on the T01 file, but there are two others, slight variations, in the folder. The OM files are 2048x2048 pixels, while the stock files are 1024x1024, and slightly lighter in color. None of them are "black", but a combination of dark and light greys. Check your MODS and mod folder structure, and make certain everything went where it was supposed to. Maybe you are seeing "black" from a lack of any skin at all??

This is what the DW IXD2 T01 file looks like:
https://i.imgur.com/fCoVu9A.jpg

This is what the Stock IXD2 T01 file looks like:
https://i.imgur.com/GjAjb18.jpg

btw - Imgur has changed their web site, and it looks like they are turning into another PhotoBucket... sigh