Mega Liner/Transport/Auxiliary cruiser skin pack v1.0

[Type941]

A big skin pack ready for download, thus far a rapishare link only but I hope someone will do the FileFront mirror as well.
DL size is 15MB.

LINK: http://rapidshare.de/files/9665356/Type941_s_Mega_LinerTransportAuxillary_cruiser_ski n_pack_v1.0.rar.html

I uploaded to u-boat.realsimulations but don't know when it will be up.
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/711/mainimage8gw.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

And yes, the picture is photoshopped before you asked. I did not figure out how to make the ships glow. But may be this will inspire someone? .. ;)


I'm just going to copy/paste the description part of the readme.

THIS IS A 3 in ONE SKIN PACK. It contains the following skins for SH3 units:

* AUXILLARY BRITISH CRUISER SKIN PACK
* PASSENGER LINERS
* TRANSPORTS (!!!)

These are only skins for SH3 units, and are not new models.
(!!!) - requires Sergbuto's Additional Merchants v2.0 Mod!


HISTORY:
I always liked the passenger liners and the look of them, and especially the old 20s steamers that were used
extensively during WW2 as support vessels, as transport or auxillary cruisers. The current skin set in SH3 was
getting repetative, and I wanted to recreate some of the well known looks of that era in the game.
That's why I made this skin mod. I hope it brings more variety to the game. These ships are rare to find,
but I still think it was worth the effort. In the pack you will also find a couple of liners in the lavander/pink
color scheme that was similar to that of the Union Castle line.
This paint was later adopted by the Royal Navy on some of its warships as Mountbatten Pink
You can read the story about why this rather bizarre paint for a warship came about from here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountbatten_pink
I tried to recreate the original Uion Castle paint paint scheme for the Passenger Liner and Mountbatten Pink for the transport.

AUXILLARY BRITISH CRUISER SKIN PACK by Type941 (5 new skins in total)
(not permitted for commercial distribution of any kind)

New skin set based one real auxillary cruisers such as HMS "Jervis Bay"

1. Gray hull, new repainted condition, funnel and superstructure,
2. Black hull, weathered condition, black funnel (HMS Jervis Bay), white superstructure
3. Black hull, yellow funnel with black lining, white superstructure
4. Black hull, rusty, very weathered, light tan funnel, slightly weathered white superstruture
5. Mountbatten Pink camouflage in late war variation. Darker hull, lighter superstructure and funnel.

http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/4900/a15nh.th.jpg (http://img380.imageshack.us/my.php?image=a15nh.jpg) http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/5462/a20ou.th.jpg (http://img387.imageshack.us/my.php?image=a20ou.jpg) http://img453.imageshack.us/img453/3053/a30br.th.jpg (http://img453.imageshack.us/my.php?image=a30br.jpg) http://img454.imageshack.us/img454/2461/a43hf.th.jpg (http://img454.imageshack.us/my.php?image=a43hf.jpg) http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/7396/a56or.th.jpg (http://img392.imageshack.us/my.php?image=a56or.jpg)

Plus in different order, you get default skins. You can delete the TGA files that have 06-08 ending,
provided you don't like default skins:

6. Default: (dark green hull with gray superstructure)
7. Default: (olive green hull with gray superstructure)
8. Default: (light green hull with dirty tan superstructure)



PASSENGER LINERS SKIN PACK by Type941 (4 new skins in total)
(not permitted for commercial distribution of any kind)

New skin set loosely based on real life liners of the era.

1. All white hull/superstucture with tan funnel color (very common 1939 look)
2. Black hull with white lining on the uppper part connecting with superstructure, yellow funnel w/ black lining
3. Gray hull, funnel and superstructure, looks best in the late stages of war when ships carried full armament
4. Lavender mauve grey hull with white lining joining the with white superstructure/orange funnels.
Paint scheme of Union Castle line.


http://img474.imageshack.us/img474/4051/p17yq.th.jpg (http://img474.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p17yq.jpg) http://img484.imageshack.us/img484/633/p27aw.th.jpg (http://img484.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p27aw.jpg) http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/7548/p34tv.th.jpg (http://img267.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p34tv.jpg) http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/954/p43se.th.jpg (http://img521.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p43se.jpg)


Plus, in different order you have the two standard skins.. You can delete the *.TGA files that have 05-06 ending,
provided you don't like default skins:

5. Default: White hull with blue lining, blue funnel with white cross
6. Default: Black hull with red funnel




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IMPORTANT!!! You must have installed Sergbuto's additional merchant v2.0 mod in order to use the this skin pack.
I'm implementing these skins for the Transport ship!!! Don't install these if you don't have the mod.
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TRANSPORTS SKIN PACK by Type941 (7 new skins in total)
(not permitted for commercial distribution of any kind)

New skin set based one real passenger liners that existed pre WW2.

Originally, the following default skins are used:
Default: (dark green hull with gray superstructure)
Default: (olive green hull with gray superstructure)
Default: (light green hull with dirty tan superstructure)

The NEW skins are added into the folder, not overwriting anything.

You use my skins over the default ones (if you want) by appropriately changing
the *.TGA number ending 04...10 to 01....07

4. Black hull, yellow funnel w/ black lining, white superstruture, gray masts
5. White hull slightly weathered, yellow funnel w/ black bands & lining, white superstruture, tan masts
6. White hull weathered, light tan funnel, white superstruture, gray masts
7. White hull weathered, red funnel w/ black lining, white superstruture, gray masts
8. Lavender mauve grey hull and superstructures, orange funnel w/ black lining, white superstructure, tan masts
Paint scheme of Union Castle line.
9. Black hull very weathered and rusty, light tan funnel, white superstruture, gray masts
10. Black hull weathered, black funnel, white superstruture, gray masts

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/406/t44fv.th.jpg (http://img515.imageshack.us/my.php?image=t44fv.jpg) http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/5915/t52jn.th.jpg (http://img354.imageshack.us/my.php?image=t52jn.jpg) http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/4588/t66hl.th.jpg (http://img355.imageshack.us/my.php?image=t66hl.jpg) http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/2803/t72xb.th.jpg (http://img356.imageshack.us/my.php?image=t72xb.jpg) http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/4519/t82zp.th.jpg (http://img366.imageshack.us/my.php?image=t82zp.jpg) http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/5811/t94gb.th.jpg (http://img370.imageshack.us/my.php?image=t94gb.jpg) http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/6647/t103tm.th.jpg (http://img373.imageshack.us/my.php?image=t103tm.jpg)




Looking at the above, you can check the preview images of each ship included. No updates planned.

[Marhkimov]

Time to rub my grubby hands together before I download another spectuar set of skins made by type941...

YESSSSSSS!!! :D :up:

[Marhkimov]

Oh, btw, you should use 7z compression. It would make it a lot easier on the 56k'ers.

[simsurfer]

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[HundertzehnGustav]

some serious painting going on... :D

[Marhkimov]

Damn serious painting, that's for sure.

I swear, we could have all SH3 ships repainted if we concentrated our efforts...

:hmm: :hmm: :hmm:

[HundertzehnGustav]

Hell son, what the feck you think were doing? :P :D
Look, heres the deal.
you know the sink-em-all mod? That,
and IUB/RUB, -------------Beery and co
plus all ships Multiskinned,-------------Master Sergbuto
plus all the paintjobs ever done for a ship (remember the very early Victory repaints?)
plus the Merchant Variety Pack--------iambecomedeath :D
Plus mine, once they re finished
Plus yours, re -released
-Plus all the new merchants in Multiskin mode----------sergbuto again
Plus


Damn, this jhust blows my mind... :rock:

who needs sex? we got SH III :rotfl:

[HundertzehnGustav]

now someone come up with an appropriate name for this mod...
Mega-Iub?
IUB 2.0? :doh:

[CWorth]

Will this interfere or overwrite any of the MVP pack that SH3 Commander uses or will this work with it??

[Marhkimov]

hmm... i think this will interfere with SH3 Cmdr...

More appropriately, SH3 Cmdr will interfere with these skins...

[CWorth]

It figures..

Wonder if these will be implemented with SH3 commander or such?

[Pablo]

At first glance of lighted ship: :o

Reads fine print:And yes, the picture is photoshopped before you asked. I did not figure out how to make the ships glow. But may be this will inspire someone? .. ;)
Reaction sinks in: :damn:

Ah, well.... ;)

[Marhkimov]

personally, i dumped the skin feature from sh3 cmdr... but I kept sh3 cmdr in-tact.

[CWorth]

personally, i dumped the skin feature from sh3 cmdr... but I kept sh3 cmdr in-tact.

That I really dont want to do as the stock skins look horrid :down:

Oh well guess Im out of luck with these.

Hopefully someone will be able to implement them into the MVP files with SH3 Commander.

[Marhkimov]

Psychologically, you are fooling yourself into believing that the stock skins suck, but in truth, they really don't. Actually, the default skins lack variety and quantity, but quality-wise they are pretty good.

[AG124]

Psychologically, you are fooling yourself into believing that the stock skins suck, but in truth, they really don't. Actually, the default skins lack variety and quantity, but quality-wise they are pretty good.

That is true - I have always liked the stock skins and have kept them in use. However, I do like the new ones which have been created here. :up: (well, except for the pink ones - they just look strange :huh: although they are good quality wise. I'll probably use them anyway though :up:).

[Kpt. Lehmann]

At first glance of lighted ship: :o

Reads fine print:And yes, the picture is photoshopped before you asked. I did not figure out how to make the ships glow. But may be this will inspire someone? .. ;)
Reaction sinks in: :damn:

Ah, well.... ;)

Same here Pablo!

lol

Still... very sexy skins Type941!!! :up: :up: :up:

[Sheppard]

And yes, the picture is photoshopped before you asked. I did not figure out how to make the ships glow. But may be this will inspire someone? .. ;)

Don't tease us like that! :nope:

[HundertzehnGustav]

Well i for one make a different request...
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[HundertzehnGustav]

Well i for one make a different request...
can i have the fullsize version on the lighted big brother?
even tho its a tease, and pretty mean, i still like the shot, for the ship and its beauty.

[Marhkimov]

The screenie with the lit ocean liner reminds me of the movie Titanic.

And that's not such a bad comparison... ;)

[Type941]

I don't use Commander, IUB or RUB or other 'big' mods. I think a while ago I gave permission for Commander mod to use these skins, as it already I believe uses my bismarck, tirpitz, and other skins. So if they implement these there as well - good.

And these don't really overwrite anything. The order is shuffled for example of the passenger liner. The 2 default skins are not the first 2 anymore. But they are still there. It's up to you - there's only that much integration I can make! :up:

[Paajtor]

requires Sergbuto's Additional Merchants v2.0 Mod
I guess that's not the same mod that is used in IUB1.02?

In IUB1.02, Sergbuto's Multiple Warship Skins v2 is included.

[Type941]

requires Sergbuto's Additional Merchants v2.0 Mod
I guess that's not the same mod that is used in IUB1.02?

In IUB1.02, Sergbuto's Multiple Warship Skins v2 is included.

Like I said I don't know what's IUB uses, but Additional merchants v2.0 is of course not a multiple warships skin mod.

you can get the merchant pack here at Serg's webpage: http://web.telia.com/~u18230645/

It's 2 new ships - commerce raider/aux cruiser converted to transports for allies.

[HundertzehnGustav]

i use IUB and can confirm to have sunk a few KGN (un-armed commerce raiders by sergbuto) so far.

you have IUB?
you have the additional Merchants!

You have the additonal Merchhants?
You have the old passenger liner too!

...i think.

[Type941]

Yes. Look for those who know what they're doing, you can just take the skins and paste them into appropriate folders. I seriously doubt the skin limit for the above ships is reached. So if in IUB or wherever, you have 3 skins already, just add these as extra.

But I as a principle try not to mod the mod. I mod the original game, and mod makers can than implement these into their works. otherwise it's very confusing. I only made few skins for serg's transport, and already it's confusing, imagine what it would be if I made this mod for IUB or RUB or whatever!

[HundertzehnGustav]

look at it in a different wy/
This skin is intended to fit the

Auxiliary Cruiser Model

Right?

Properly renamed it works with the
Transport
Hospital Ship
etc


Too.
We need to gear up and update IUB with all these new goodies, and get rid of the mod-for-a-mod-of-a-mod confusion

[Type941]

Auxillary cruiser and Passenger Liner.

The auxillary cruiser has one set of skins for it, and transport has differnt set of skins, but of course they are same skin as far as texture locations and all...

[HundertzehnGustav]

dubbl post... :o

[HundertzehnGustav]

but of course they are same skin as far as texture locations and all...

thats what i am saying, in a different way.

same ship same texture location, no guns.

how i use these new textures is up to me, in the end. :D
mawbe i will take the grey one and use as default Aux Cruiser?

Goodlooing the thing would be; for shure!

[Type941]

:up: she sure is.

http://img359.imageshack.us/img359/3513/sh320051223015301429na.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[HundertzehnGustav]

FECK ME!! :o
Holy sh :oops:

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:rock: :rock: :rock:

[rulle34]

Great work Type941 :up:
Skins are just awsome

Does anyone knows how do get new skins to work with SH 3 Commander? :hmm:

[The Avon Lady]

Download mirror (http://www.filefront.com/?filepath=/theofpfaq/sh3/SH3_Mod_Type941sMegaLinerTransportAuxillaryCruiser SkinPack.rar), just in case anyone needs it.

Add me to the list of SH3 Commander users that would like to know how to implement these. :yep:

[Mast]

Thank you Type941! These are excellent! :up:

Mast

[Marhkimov]

If anyone would like to customize their SH3 Cmdr skins, just locate the correct corresponding skins in the Cmdr folders and replace them.

I wish I could be more exact with my answer, but seeing as I already deleted my SH3Cmdr skins folder, I can't tell you. But from memory, there are 5 folders (labelled 0 through 4), and inside each folder there are 2 sub-folders for early and late-war skins.

So if you do the math, there are 10 (5 times 2) places where a certain ship is located. So swap files accordingly.

[Syxx_Killer]

Download mirror (http://www.filefront.com/?filepath=/theofpfaq/sh3/SH3_Mod_Type941sMegaLinerTransportAuxillaryCruiser SkinPack.rar), just in case anyone needs it.

Add me to the list of SH3 Commander users that would like to know how to implement these. :yep:

Thanks for the mirror, Avon Lady! :yep: I tried downloading from the Rapidshare server but it said server unavailable. :doh:

It seems in the past few weeks I have been having more and more issues with Rapidshare. Before then, it worked realy well. :damn:

[Type941]

Yes, and maybe terrapin is taking a break, as the file is not online for u-boatrealsimulations yet. So thanks for the mirrors, AL. :)

[iambecomelife]

These are some great skins, especially the camo ones. I like the way they capture some ships' gritty, run-down look. I also think it's a good idea to use these as the stock auxiliary cruiser skins. Wouldn't the defaults, with their olive-green and black colors, be pretty poorly camoflaged? :hmm: I remember a painting of a sinking British AMC that had an all-grey camo scheme exactly like the one in this skin pack.

[rulle34]

If anyone would like to customize their SH3 Cmdr skins, just locate the correct corresponding skins in the Cmdr folders and replace them.

I wish I could be more exact with my answer, but seeing as I already deleted my SH3Cmdr skins folder, I can't tell you. But from memory, there are 5 folders (labelled 0 through 4), and inside each folder there are 2 sub-folders for early and late-war skins.

So if you do the math, there are 10 (5 times 2) places where a certain ship is located. So swap files accordingly.

Thank's marhkimov
I guess that you first have to install the mod and then take the different TGA's and put them into the 1939 folder as well as 1941 folder in SH Commander as you mensioned to have them randomized according to what year you are playing in? Will this ship appear in convoys, because I have never seen any new shipmodel I have installed in any convoy?

[Type941]

sounds reasonable rulle!

[iambecomelife]

If anyone would like to customize their SH3 Cmdr skins, just locate the correct corresponding skins in the Cmdr folders and replace them.

I wish I could be more exact with my answer, but seeing as I already deleted my SH3Cmdr skins folder, I can't tell you. But from memory, there are 5 folders (labelled 0 through 4), and inside each folder there are 2 sub-folders for early and late-war skins.

So if you do the math, there are 10 (5 times 2) places where a certain ship is located. So swap files accordingly.

Thank's marhkimov
I guess that you first have to install the mod and then take the different TGA's and put them into the 1939 folder as well as 1941 folder in SH Commander as you mensioned to have them randomized according to what year you are playing in? Will this ship appear in convoys, because I have never seen any new shipmodel I have installed in any convoy?

I don't think it would appear in a "pure installation", but some of the campaign-layer mods may have the generic ship entries necessary for it to have a chance of appearing.