[WIP] Kill Flags decal Mod

[sqk7744]

Originally Posted by mrbeast

Sweet!! Very Cool

Many, many thanks

Tnx mrbeast, please check your PM

Cheers,

[sqk7744]

Originally Posted by reallydedpoet

Very nice work on this sqk7744


RDP

Thanks RDP!

Do keep me posted if you can get to Sea

Cheers!

[sqk7744]

Kill Flag coming soon, Battle Flag and Commissioning Plaque.
Keep me posted RDP.

Note: Archerfish Patch - post Shinano sinking (Notice Carrier in quiver.)
http://www.ussarcherfish.com/afishwii/h63437.jpg
http://www.ussarcherfish.com/afishwii/Nlonday.htm

[ReallyDedPoet]

That is so impressive sqk7744

As per the PM I will keep you posted.

Looking forward to using your work


RDP

[mrbeast]

Originally Posted by sqk7744

Tnx mrbeast, please check your PM

Cheers,

Just checked my PMs and what can I say....can't wait to try this baby out

Cheers

[sqk7744]

Cool!

Keep me posted. And keep those kills and tonnage reportds coming.

Cheers!

[sqk7744]

Please check your PM

[ReallyDedPoet]

Thanks for this big-time

Look forward to trying it out later


RDP

[sqk7744]

RDP,

You are very welcome!

Thanks for testing

[ReallyDedPoet]

No problem, thanks for asking Will be trying this a little sooner as I am home from work.


RDP

[sqk7744]

Originally Posted by reallydedpoet

No problem, thanks for asking Will be trying this a little sooner as I am home from work.


RDP

Cool! Will be logged on if you need any help/have ?'s

Cheers,
-A

[sqk7744]

KILL FLAGS TUTORIAL with BUZZINBILL

What You will Need:
a. Photoshop CS
b. Nvidia Photoshop Plugin
c. Kill Flags Kit
d. Boat Skin (FooFighters' are best)
e. Boat Emblem

I. TO YOUR BOATS!

Ok, here's the start that we will work with for SS310:
http://www.ussbatfish.com/

PLEASE PROVIDE ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS:
1. Boatname, SS Number and Class
2. The year of your campaign; early or mid/late war conning tower.
3. The exact, current Skin you are using; FooFighters (weathered, Hvy Weathered, Black, etc.), SH4 default skin or if custom, please provide a link to your file.
4. Total number of kills for Warship, Merchant and Aircraft
5. Your current Tonnage ( be honest )
6. Number of War Patrols Completed
7. A link to the 'Boat' Emblem, if available would be great
EG: http://www.esryle.com/coblinks/links/310LINKS.html

II. Create Battle Flag and Commissioning Plaque (will be a tutorial later )

III. Cleaning-up the Boat's Emblem


1. We'll use this patch:

2. And open Photoshop or Fireworks, etc ( both are available from Adobe, fully functional as a 30 day trial )

3. Now use the magic wand tool and eraser to cleanup all the areas around the emblem

4. Zooooom way in to the pixel level to clean-up the (light blue) edges and details, in this case.

5. Now save the background as transparent, enable autocolors, sharpen and add a drop shadow and we get this result:

* Here's our logo, all cropped and clean-up:http://battleflags.net/boats/batfish...ish%20Logo.png (save to a temp folder)
It's in png format (from Fireworks) and can be opened in Photoshop with the transparent background
Next we'll open the T01 texture layer for your conning tower.

IV. Extract one of FooFighters Balao skins to a temp directory, et al.

Navigate to the /tex/T02.dds file ( this is the late war conning tower / early war it T01.dds)
(with Photoshop and the Nvidia dds plugin installed)
Now double-click on the T02.dds file
[Photoshop will open]

V. Photoshop

1. Our Texture file will open.
(still in Photoshop; Click open Navigate to the Batfish logo.png - in your temp folder) and Double-click.

2. Our skin is the "SHIV Balao Hi-Res RED FIN and REDFIN SHARK MOUTH ONLY weathered Submarine by FooFighters and Boris. Graphics by CAPTAIN COX" here's the link http://files.filefront.com/HI_RES_RE...info.htmlisthe it says balao but also says gato , guessing they are interchangable. We are using the sharkmouth only one which Buzzinbill has mildly modified (he gave it red eyes)

3. Open the T02 skin in Temp\HI RES RED FIN BALA SHARK MOUTH ONLY\HI RES RED FIN BALA SHARK MOUTH ONLY\Hi-reskin\Data\Textures\Tnormal\tex\NSS_subclassTower_T02.dds
(Buzzinbill's career is March 26 1945

3.

BUZZINBILLS USS Batfish on CaptainCox and FooFighters' Skin




Next-up: Buzzinbill, please tally-up your kills; warships (note the # of CV's and BB's) and all others. The # of War Patrols completed, # AC shot down, and any Lifegaurd rescues. Also total tonnage from the office. (any assult landings too - need to make an icon for those )

thanks!

[leovampire]

LOL!!! Numbers worker here and serious visual capabilities and hearing capabilities but part of the slow learners club for new things!!:rotfl:

Eventualy I will have to have you over for a sit down lessen to learn this stuff.

[sqk7744]

Originally Posted by leovampire

LOL!!! Numbers worker here and serious visual capabilities and hearing capabilities but part of the slow learners club for new things!!:rotfl:

Eventualy I will have to have you over for a sit down lessen to learn this stuff.

Komputers are soo simple, just click the EZ Button or call the help desk.

Hello Help desk?

...Hi My Cupholder is broken

Help desk: What Cup holder?

... The one on the side of my laptop that has the eject button

Help desk: and you are having trouble loading a cd right?

... yes how did you know?

[sqk7744]

Originally Posted by leovampire

LOL!!! Numbers worker here and serious visual capabilities and hearing capabilities but part of the slow learners club for new things!!:rotfl:

Eventualy I will have to have you over for a sit down lessen to learn this stuff.

HA HA, very funny Leo,

Kind of like my other 'famous' procedure during the Space Race.

Objective: goto Moon

You will need:
1. One Rocket
2. Arrange so Moon is in window
3. Launch
4. When Moon fills window -Stop