Skins

19Herr_Rapp86 · 05-20-12, 10:52 PM

Does anyone know how to create skins? I play Microsoft Flight Simulator X and for repainting aircraft its as simple as using a program like adobe photoshop or paint.net. Is SHIV skinning as simple? Is there some sort of procedure for creating your own skins? I just want to experiment with maybe some all black paint schemes, or some drawings similar to RR's Kraken, or maybe a conning tower emblem of some kind. Tick marks for ships sunk, etc.

DrBeast · 05-21-12, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by 19Herr_Rapp86

Does anyone know how to create skins? I play Microsoft Flight Simulator X and for repainting aircraft its as simple as using a program like adobe photoshop or paint.net. Is SHIV skinning as simple? Is there some sort of procedure for creating your own skins? I just want to experiment with maybe some all black paint schemes, or some drawings similar to RR's Kraken, or maybe a conning tower emblem of some kind. Tick marks for ships sunk, etc.

You'll need a .dds converter, but since you've already worked on FSX skins you should already have one.

The .dds files you can work on are located in Data\Submarine\NSS_Subclass (NSS_Balao, NSS_Gato, etc), and Data\Textures\TNormal\tex.

Meanwhile, you can find a large assortment of submarine skins with conning tower emblems at www.battleflags.us, and if you check out this discontinued thread, you can see how some guys here at subsim used to add kill flags and such.

19Herr_Rapp86 · 05-21-12, 12:31 PM

Thank you for that info sir! I appreciate that

19Herr_Rapp86 · 05-21-12, 10:37 PM

Gonna try and put killroy on my conning tower tonight

19Herr_Rapp86 · 05-22-12, 12:12 PM

Okay. I've downloaded one of the skins to see what files and how it's painted and what not. Hopefully I'll be able to post some screens tonight of a "beta" skin that I'm working on to get some feedback on it.

19Herr_Rapp86 · 05-22-12, 12:52 PM

Okay. I can make tower emblems, but does anyone know what file to use to change the paint scheme of the boat?

05-20-12, 10:52 PM	#1
19Herr_Rapp86 Lieutenant Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ellinwood, Kansas Posts: 260 Downloads: 259 Uploads: 0	Skins Does anyone know how to create skins? I play Microsoft Flight Simulator X and for repainting aircraft its as simple as using a program like adobe photoshop or paint.net. Is SHIV skinning as simple? Is there some sort of procedure for creating your own skins? I just want to experiment with maybe some all black paint schemes, or some drawings similar to RR's Kraken, or maybe a conning tower emblem of some kind. Tick marks for ships sunk, etc. __________________ Kapitanleutnant Rapp, Kommandant U-45

05-21-12, 12:31 PM	#3
19Herr_Rapp86 Lieutenant Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ellinwood, Kansas Posts: 260 Downloads: 259 Uploads: 0	Thank you for that info sir! I appreciate that __________________ Kapitanleutnant Rapp, Kommandant U-45

05-21-12, 10:37 PM	#4
19Herr_Rapp86 Lieutenant Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ellinwood, Kansas Posts: 260 Downloads: 259 Uploads: 0	Gonna try and put killroy on my conning tower tonight __________________ Kapitanleutnant Rapp, Kommandant U-45

05-22-12, 12:12 PM	#5
19Herr_Rapp86 Lieutenant Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ellinwood, Kansas Posts: 260 Downloads: 259 Uploads: 0	Okay. I've downloaded one of the skins to see what files and how it's painted and what not. Hopefully I'll be able to post some screens tonight of a "beta" skin that I'm working on to get some feedback on it. __________________ Kapitanleutnant Rapp, Kommandant U-45

05-22-12, 12:52 PM	#6
19Herr_Rapp86 Lieutenant Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ellinwood, Kansas Posts: 260 Downloads: 259 Uploads: 0	Okay. I can make tower emblems, but does anyone know what file to use to change the paint scheme of the boat? __________________ Kapitanleutnant Rapp, Kommandant U-45