View Full Version : type IXB-C SKINS WITH NEW DECKS
Hi guys
anyone no where I can find a good pic of the type IXB conning tower deck as I can't find a good one in my books.
I've tried uboat.net but no joy, heres a few pics of my skins I'm
making, this one is a plain clean type B.
I used a sample colour from uboat.net the same colour as my VIIC
skin dunkelgrau 51 as this colour was used on alot of boats
http://img285.imageshack.us/img285/2282/plain3rv.th.jpg (http://img285.imageshack.us/my.php?image=plain3rv.jpg)
I've also reworked the deck.
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/3391/plaindeck2im.th.jpg (http://img27.imageshack.us/my.php?image=plaindeck2im.jpg)
This next skin is a type C, it has a mediterranean camouflage which
I copied from pics in my books again has dunkelgrau 51 gray base colour and the splotches are Schiffsbodenfarbe III grau as this colour was somtimes used for this type of camouflage
http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/9569/camo1lk.th.jpg (http://img239.imageshack.us/my.php?image=camo1lk.jpg)
Heres a pic of the deck
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/6227/camodeck5tk.th.jpg (http://img147.imageshack.us/my.php?image=camodeck5tk.jpg)
If anyone can help with a pic of the type IXB conning tower deck
that would be great thanks fubar.
Syxx_Killer
10-03-05, 06:06 PM
Those look great! :cool: Will there be one for the IXD2? I don't think a IXD2 skin even exists.
sorry guys heres some better pics I compressed the other pics to
much
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/8757/plain3bq.th.jpg (http://img26.imageshack.us/my.php?image=plain3bq.jpg)
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/1451/plaindeck4si.th.jpg (http://img26.imageshack.us/my.php?image=plaindeck4si.jpg)
http://img304.imageshack.us/img304/3121/camo4jx.th.jpg (http://img304.imageshack.us/my.php?image=camo4jx.jpg)
http://img304.imageshack.us/img304/1926/camodeck3on.th.jpg (http://img304.imageshack.us/my.php?image=camodeck3on.jpg)
these should be better.
Fubar
Woohoo..been waiting for these :rock:
OneTinSoldier
10-03-05, 07:39 PM
Hi fubar,
Yes, that second set of pics is MUCH better. Great looking skins you're making there! I really like the reworked deck.
I'm currently in August 1940 in my career. But when the IXC becomes available I'd sure like to use your skin for it! :yep:
Cheers,
OneTinSoldier
Marhkimov
10-03-05, 07:43 PM
OOOOH! AAAAAH! :rock:
I changed from a type9 to a type7 just for your skins. I think I can just about change back now...
YESSSS!!!
VON_CAPO
10-03-05, 11:41 PM
:up: :up: They look great!!!! I am going to try them :yep: :yep:
Krieg-Schwein
10-04-05, 07:56 AM
U-505 Is a IXC that was captured off the coast of Africa
with this link you need Quick time to view the sub but the on line tour is totally awesome!
I haven't looked at the tor tour for a couple of months but they may have a good shot of the coning tower there
http://www.msichicago.org/exhibit/U505/
Incendiary Lemon
10-04-05, 08:17 AM
Colour looks lovely :)
Great! :sunny: :rock:
Waiting for it :D :up:
rulle34
10-04-05, 09:11 AM
Great work Fubar :up:
I have been waited for these skins.
Is it possible to make a IXC skin without the camo? Like the camo, bur sometimes it's nice with just a plain skin.
When is it planned for download?
Kpt. Lehmann
10-04-05, 09:20 AM
MAN! FUBAR... awesome awesome work... just like the first one.
I hope the Type II subs are on your list somewhere.
Incendiary Lemon
10-04-05, 11:00 AM
Gave your second screenshots a proper look, easily the best sub skin yet :D
Fubar, this is great stuff.
Since this second U-boat skin is specifically for the Mediterranean I'm thinking about using it in SH3 Commander (if you'd be willing to let us use it). However, I'm a bit concerned about the tower/hull match up. Since different hull types are mixed and matched with different tower types, would we need a whole set of Type IX towers (I think there are three tower styles for the Type IX) modified with the 'splotchy' camouflage? Have you already taken this into account? Does the same thing apply to hulls - i.e. can a Type IXB use an IXC tower?
If we can get this sorted out, I can use SH3 Commander to get this skin into the game in a way so that it will only appear on boats that are based in the Mediterranean.
thasaint
10-04-05, 02:10 PM
woot i've been waiting for this as well, i love your type 7 skin :rock: :rock:
ApolloFS
10-04-05, 09:13 PM
Fantastic work!
BTW, I was wondering if there are any .psd templates in circulation?
rulle34
10-05-05, 02:19 PM
@Fubar
When do you plan a release?
Hi all
Krieg Schwein said
U-505 Is a IXC that was captured off the coast of Africa
with this link you need Quick time to view the sub but the on line tour is totally awesome!
I haven't looked at the tor tour for a couple of months but they may have a good shot of the coning tower there.
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Krieg Schwein thanks for the tip but I have used this site as a main
reference for my skins, I have now found some pics of a type B
tower deck thanks again.
Rulle 34 said
Is it possible to make a IXC skin without the camo? Like the camo, bur sometimes it's nice with just a plain skin.
When is it planned for download?
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I will also make a plain type IXC heres a pic of the IXC40 conning
tower
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/2329/sh3img51020051915214537tm.th.jpg (http://img137.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sh3img51020051915214537tm.jpg)
these skins should be done at the weekend I'm off to france for a few days.
Beery said
Since this second U-boat skin is specifically for the Mediterranean I'm thinking about using it in SH3 Commander (if you'd be willing to let us use it). However, I'm a bit concerned about the tower/hull match up. Since different hull types are mixed and matched with different tower types, would we need a whole set of Type IX towers (I think there are three tower styles for the Type IX) modified with the 'splotchy' camouflage? Have you already taken this into account? Does the same thing apply to hulls - i.e. can a Type IXB use an IXC tower?
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yes no probs if you want to use this skin but you are wright the IXB
has two towers its own tower then later It uses the IXC tower the
same aplies to the IXC it uses its own tower then if you upgrade to
a IXC40 it also uses the IXD tower. I have made all towers needed
for each skin. The way I see it is that most people seem to be useing a mod enabler, so if you are useing say a IXB type and you want to upgrade to a IXC then you can deactivate the IXB skin then
upgrade to the type IXC, I don't no if this would work with SH3
COMMANDER what do you think?
ApolloFS said
BTW, I was wondering if there are any .psd templates in circulation?
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I dont think there are templates in circulation, for my decks I had to
play with the orignal files and make them.
ok these skins should be finished over the weekend.
speak soon fubar.
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rulle34
10-05-05, 03:06 PM
Thank's FUBAR.
Your work is awsome :up:
Have a nice stay in France :D
yes no probs if you want to use this skin but you are wright the IXB
has two towers its own tower then later It uses the IXC tower the
same aplies to the IXC it uses its own tower then if you upgrade to
a IXC40 it also uses the IXD tower. I have made all towers needed
for each skin. The way I see it is that most people seem to be useing a mod enabler, so if you are useing say a IXB type and you want to upgrade to a IXC then you can deactivate the IXB skin then
upgrade to the type IXC, I don't no if this would work with SH3
COMMANDER what do you think?
Yes. I was thinking of making it work via SH3 Commander's Flotilla-based installation procedure, so that these files would only be used for careers that involved patrols in certain flotillas. This would illustrate nicely how SH3 Commander can have Flotilla-based content. Other flotillas would get the standard Type IX skin.
By the way, do you have any idea what boat or what flotilla used this paint scheme?
Plus, is there any chance of doing some more skins - perhaps a couple of splinter camouflage ones?
Your work is awesome, Fubar !
The next step in your "holy quest to make SH3 better" should perhaps be to upgrade the subs interiors, as there was quite a contrast in quality between my U-46 Type VIIB boat interior and exterior.
I have a type IXC since today (U-156), and I'm waiting to see your work on it !
You placed the level very very high on those textures sets, and no one is able to match you for now, great work !
ApolloFS
10-05-05, 11:35 PM
Fubar, the boats looks fantastic! Thanks for the reply. SO you have created your own layered template then I assume with different layers for rivets, rust, weathering, cammo etc. right? If so, would you consider "licensing" it?
(i.e. Allowing other artists to use it with the condition that they mention the template's parentage and possibly show you the skin for approval before release)
thasaint
10-06-05, 01:06 AM
:up: can't wait :up:
Waiting in anticipation. ;)
These skins are really good. If you don't mind fubar, I'm putting them in IuB with some minor modifications - I've resized them to 1024*1024 (for performance reasons), and improved some little details (culled from pascal's skins).
Its just I can't have only the type vii included - the type ix's look funny with the differently coloured flak and deck guns...
Cheers!
oRGy
Hi all
Skins have been uploaded to http://U-Boot.RealSimulation.com
in these files you have:
1 new guns texture
2 mask file to match deck
3 2x turm files for the conning towers
4 hull texture
5 new deck texture
All these files have been packed into the relavant data files
and there all high res so the files are quite big.
I also used serbuto's reflection fix data files with these skins
so credit to him for this good fix.
Beery said
By the way, do you have any idea what boat or what flotilla used this paint scheme?
Plus, is there any chance of doing some more skins - perhaps a couple of splinter camouflage ones?
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As regards to what boat or flotilla this camouflage was used on
I don't no but I have pics of boats with this camo on but they are
type VIIC's, U596 being one and U83 another.my references do
state that this camo was quite common on a number of boat in
the med.
I will have a look at doing a splinter camo but as you now its
hard to get a stripe on the conning tower because of the texture
repeat problem, I dont think this camo looks wright without a stripe on the conning tower, This is why a did this splotch camo
but even this camo has small issues.
ApolloFS said
SO you have created your own layered template then I assume with different layers for rivets, rust, weathering, cammo etc. right? If so, would you consider "licensing" it?
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I did make a template for the decks but its very basic and I had to
rework this template to make it look the way it does in these skins.
I had to make some layers but I ended up with so many layers that
I had to flatten the file then add more layers as needed.
Orgy said
If you don't mind fubar, I'm putting them in IuB with some minor modifications - I've resized them to 1024*1024 (for performance reasons), and improved some little details (culled from pascal's skins).
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Thats fine I made them for us all so mix and match as much as you wish.
Fubar.
As regards to what boat or flotilla this camouflage was used on
I don't no but I have pics of boats with this camo on but they are
type VIIC's, U596 being one and U83 another.my references do
state that this camo was quite common on a number of boat in
the med.
The problem, from the perspective of RUb and SH3 Commander, is that there are no Type IXs in the Med. 29th Flotilla is the only flotilla stationed there and it only has the Type VII. If I assigned it to 29th Flotilla it would never appear in the game.
If you're willing, I'd like to use the plain grey boat that you made, as it's so much better than the stock one, but I'm just wondering where to put the splotchy one.
Syxx_Killer
10-09-05, 05:57 PM
That's awesome, fubar! I eagerly await their arrival to Terrapin's site. :88)
Hi all
Skins have been uploaded to http://U-Boot.RealSimulation.com ...
Can you tell us the names of the files to look for? I can't see any Type IX files that say Fubar on 'em.
HI
MAYBE THERE NOT UP YET I SENT THEM ABOUT 2 HOURS AGO
ANYWAY THERE CALLED
1 FubarsIXBPLAIN
2FubarsIXCcamo
3FubarsIXCPLAIN
I'M OFF TO BED NOW ITS 1.50AM AND I'VE GOT WORK IN THE MORNING SPEAK SOON.
FUBAR
Syxx_Killer
10-09-05, 08:04 PM
I was wondering, do you plan on doing a IXD2 skin? As far as I know, none have been done yet for that boat.
Thanks Fubar!
Much appreciated.
I wonder why GUNS_SUB.dat and Sensors.dat files have been included? Surely these are data files (GUNS_SUB.dat controls various capabilities of guns while sensors.dat controls sonar and radar capabilities). What do they have to do with skins?
Guns_Sub.dat contains skins I think - check it out with SH3 Unpacker or something.
Sensors.dat is probably just an error.
I just checked. They both have graphics files in them. That's a bit of a bugger.
Syxx_Killer
10-10-05, 09:06 AM
I checked the GUNS_SUB DAT and it only appears to have the Uflack_High TGA changed. It also looks like the one for the type VII skin. The one for the type VII was never placed in the DAT - you just had to put it in the texture folder. I'm guessing you could leave the GUNS_SUB alone if you have fubar's type VII skin.
That leads me to another question. I think the Sensor DAT is used by another skin I have (I don't remember exactly). Also, it looks like the only TGA changed in the Sensor DAT is the mask_type9.tga. Can I extract the mask_type9.tga file and place it in the Texture folder? Will it show up?
Hackett
10-10-05, 10:52 AM
One can omit the GUNS_SUB.dat and the sensors.dat files from this skin pack. (If like myself, said files are customized from RUB or other data mod.) As stated it only contains the deck and flak gun textures, which can be obtained if the user has FUBAR's VII skin.
Or if one wishes, the textures contained inside the sensors.dat, and the GUNS_SUB.dat files, can be extracted and placed into the textures folder, and work like any other custom texture.
Personaly i use FUBARs' Type VII (and now Type IX) skins with Pascals VII/IX decking.
Kpt. Lehmann
10-10-05, 11:16 AM
One can omit the GUNS_SUB.dat and the sensors.dat files from this skin pack. (If like myself, said files are customized from RUB or other data mod.) As stated it only contains the deck and flak gun textures, which can be obtained if the user has FUBAR's VII skin.
Or if one wishes, the textures contained inside the sensors.dat, and the GUNS_SUB.dat files, can be extracted and placed into the textures folder, and work like any other custom texture.
Personaly i use FUBARs' Type VII (and now Type IX) skins with Pascals VII/IX decking.
Cool Hackett, so do I. :cool:
Stupendously awesome work Fubar! I can't wait for your Type II skins!
Three thumbs up! :up: :up: :up:
Or if one wishes, the textures contained inside the sensors.dat, and the GUNS_SUB.dat files, can be extracted and placed into the textures folder, and work like any other custom texture....
Maybe I'll do that, as it would be a shame to lose these textures.
Aye.
Its a shame that the IXD2 texture hasn't been done - I just looked at it and the reason is that the uvmapping is quite different to the other type ix's, so its basically a new job.
I could probably hack up a crappy version for IuB if necessary, though.
Also, I think if you already have sergbutos reflections fix, putting the relevant textures from their .dat's into /textures/tnormal/tex works just the same.
Syxx_Killer
10-10-05, 03:15 PM
Aye.
Its a shame that the IXD2 texture hasn't been done - I just looked at it and the reason is that the uvmapping is quite different to the other type ix's, so its basically a new job.
I could probably hack up a crappy version for IuB if necessary, though.
Also, I think if you already have sergbutos reflections fix, putting the relevant textures from their .dat's into /textures/tnormal/tex works just the same.
That stinks. Well, I hope you are able to do something for the IXD2. I know it will be better than anything I could ever hope to accomplish. I wish the type IXs would use different conning towers. The IXD2 looks odd with the camo version conning tower with the rusty hull. So does the IXB plain version. :-j
Fubar..
You may want to repackage these 3 files in your skins.
Turm9c_1_hd.dat
Turm9c_2_hd.dat
Turm9c_3_hd.dat
The reflection files you used are the old ones and the IX's towers do not show in the reflection on the water.
There are new files on sergbutos site that correct this.I repacked them into the new files and the reflections worked.
Syxx_Killer
10-10-05, 07:04 PM
I was wondering, do you think you could do a type VII Meditteranean camo scheme? That would just look stellar. :88) :rock:
Incredible stuff, Fubar! Keep doing what your doing man cause your pretty good at it! Thanks
Am I the only one to have the old deck texture on the Schnorchel part of the deck ? I'm playing before the Schnorchel was adopted.
Hi Bip Bip
make sure you have the sensor data file supplied in the
LIBARY folder then the schnorchel deck texture will show up
fubar.
rulle34
10-15-05, 03:46 AM
Fubar
What changes are made in the sensors.dat file? I use the visibility mod and then my sensors.dat is modded.
Marhkimov
10-15-05, 03:54 AM
I believe only the textures are alterred in the sensors.dat
If you really want to keep your mods running it order, I'd advise you to extract fubars textures and import them into your own corresponding files.
Hi;
For IuB I've:
1) resized textures to normal SH3 resolution for performance (still look great)
2) Added camo to the IXC skin (as in SH3, helps diffrentiate the boats)
3) Made a IXD2 skin based off Fubar's other Typ IX skins. Not perfect but does the job.
Regards
oRGy
Syxx_Killer
10-15-05, 03:41 PM
Fubar
What changes are made in the sensors.dat file? I use the visibility mod and then my sensors.dat is modded.
When I checked out the sensors.dat file, the only thing I think you need is the type9_mask file (or whatever the name is). You can extract it and put it in you Texture/TNormal/tex folder, so you dodn't even have to repack anything or replace your already modified sensors file.
3) Made a IXD2 skin based off Fubar's other Typ IX skins. Not perfect but does the job.
Would you consider releasing it as a separate skin download? Anything has to be better than the stock SH3 IXD2 skin. I'd really like to use your skin if you don't mind. :)
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