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Ducimus · 11-03-06, 05:38 PM

Well since i *thinik* your another type IX fanboy like myself, ill describe what ive had in my mind in general terms, you may or may not agree. This is just my personal opinion and why im always looking for a new skin, please dont take this as a criticism.

nyway, I think the skin is important on a type 9 because you stare at it for a longer period of time. Your out on the patrol alot longer. I think it should be asthetically pleasing, practical, and should show signs of weathering.

When i say asthetically pleasing, i mean, not too dark, and not too light, but something in between. Practical i mean in terms of camoflauge. I think the purpose is to break up the subs outline. More modern forms of camo patterns are just too busy to the eye. No camo at all is just boring and bland. Weathering i think is probably the hard part, but the point being the boat should look like its been at sea for awhile, not fresh out of drydock.

Some illustrations of weathering:
http://www.uboatarchive.net/U-505.htm
http://www.uboatarchive.net/U-805ColorPhotos.htm

Other examples of existing skins:

Fubars Schlickgrau 58.
Great shade i think, but lacks in any sort of camo or paintscheme to break up the boats outline. Antoher shade would be maybe dark grey? not sure. Definatly not the light grey we've all seen.
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/9461/greenoy8.jpg

Furbars late war u805
A step in the right direction i think, but the tower is too dark, the the hull is to light in color. The camo pattern i think is a hybrid of the one that's in the stock game, which isnt a bad thing, as i rather liked that pattern.
http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/5889/ixcnz0.jpg

Fubars Late war IXD:
This skin is almost bloody perfect!
http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/7...latewarsj0.jpg

Now, one kink to skinning i have, is the towers. Partucarlly if you repack them into their dats to save on system resources.. I think the tower should match all three IX uboats, as all three uboats use the same three towers.

Ive never said anything about skins before, because i suck. Who am i to judge? I know what i like, and i use what i can get, and normally keep my mouth shut cause i know im just being nitpicky and vain.

11-03-06, 05:38 PM	#12
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Well since i thinik your another type IX fanboy like myself, ill describe what ive had in my mind in general terms, you may or may not agree. This is just my personal opinion and why im always looking for a new skin, please dont take this as a criticism. nyway, I think the skin is important on a type 9 because you stare at it for a longer period of time. Your out on the patrol alot longer. I think it should be asthetically pleasing, practical, and should show signs of weathering. When i say asthetically pleasing, i mean, not too dark, and not too light, but something in between. Practical i mean in terms of camoflauge. I think the purpose is to break up the subs outline. More modern forms of camo patterns are just too busy to the eye. No camo at all is just boring and bland. Weathering i think is probably the hard part, but the point being the boat should look like its been at sea for awhile, not fresh out of drydock. Some illustrations of weathering: http://www.uboatarchive.net/U-505.htm http://www.uboatarchive.net/U-805ColorPhotos.htm Other examples of existing skins: Fubars Schlickgrau 58. Great shade i think, but lacks in any sort of camo or paintscheme to break up the boats outline. Antoher shade would be maybe dark grey? not sure. Definatly not the light grey we've all seen. http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/9461/greenoy8.jpg Furbars late war u805 A step in the right direction i think, but the tower is too dark, the the hull is to light in color. The camo pattern i think is a hybrid of the one that's in the stock game, which isnt a bad thing, as i rather liked that pattern. http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/5889/ixcnz0.jpg Fubars Late war IXD: This skin is almost bloody perfect! http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/7...latewarsj0.jpg Now, one kink to skinning i have, is the towers. Partucarlly if you repack them into their dats to save on system resources.. I think the tower should match all three IX uboats, as all three uboats use the same three towers. Ive never said anything about skins before, because i suck. Who am i to judge? I know what i like, and i use what i can get, and normally keep my mouth shut cause i know im just being nitpicky and vain.