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Old 04-03-10, 04:09 AM   #46
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Is there no response to the look of the new skin at all? Good, bad, ugly? Please, a few comments, second oppinions, would be great before I start working on more skins and finish this one, so that I don't waste time doing stuff noone thinks is good.
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Old 04-03-10, 04:12 AM   #47
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Is there no response to the look of the new skin at all?
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-Also, the mod will get a name change, as it's scope will have grown somewhat, from just being a bug workarround with a a limited number of stock game camouflages, to an expanded collection of skins that can be applied at any time, to any u-boat.
That's it exactly for me. I'd already "paid" for the Uplay skins, so had no reason to check this thread since I already had access. Now that I know it's actually a whole new skin pack I'm far more interested! That demo picture looks amazing!
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Old 04-03-10, 04:20 AM   #48
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I tend not to run "Camo" paterns on my U-Boat.

BUT

I am a HUGE sucker for Schlickgrau paint. I LOVE the high detail darker paint jobs and a little rusty look.
I will be useing this as soon as it is finished.
Or did I miss the link ?


Where are the files at so I can give it a go. I got pretty good at it doing my ships in Sh4. Gotta love Gimp.
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Old 04-03-10, 05:30 AM   #49
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I want this skin fix badly but as a sub noob, I don't know how to identify the sub and tower type I'm currently using
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Old 04-03-10, 05:31 AM   #50
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I will be useing this as soon as it is finished.
Or did I miss the link ?
It's not out yet, I wanted to see if anyone was interested at all, before spending time making the new skins ready for all u-boats/conning towers etc. But great, if there's an interest, and people think the new look is better, I'll get them done ASAP.
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Old 04-03-10, 05:39 AM   #51
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I want this skin fix badly but as a sub noob, I don't know how to identify the sub and tower type I'm currently using
This is your u-boat type (here Type VIIC), and the conning tower installed (here version 2). There are only 2 towers available for each sub, the standard (here Default) is called "std" in the mod, and the upgraded tower (here Version II) is called "upg".



I hope this helps.
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Old 04-03-10, 07:14 AM   #52
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Thanks a lot for your help Danevang ! The last silly question is : does this panel shows up only when the sub is at its base ? Been searching in the game and some forums and was not able to find it yet. Sorry for being a weight
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Old 04-03-10, 07:24 AM   #53
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The screen shows up in base when you talk to the upgrade/torpedo guy to the left of the guy in the fancy uniform giving you missions.

A little game u-boat info:

-There are only type VII (type 7) in the game.
-You start out with a variant "A" (Type VIIA)
-You should later get a "B", but the game is buggy, and gives you a "C" instead.
-You start with a standard conning tower on all new u-boats, and have to use renown to get the larger one at the upgrade guy in base.

I hope this makes it clearer.
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Old 04-03-10, 07:46 AM   #54
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Where are the files at so I can give it a go. I got pretty good at it doing my ships in Sh4. Gotta love Gimp.

They're in the data/Textures/TNormal/tex folder. There's a conning and a structure file for every skin. You can check my mod to see what the files in there are called.
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The screen shows up in base when you talk to the upgrade/torpedo guy to the left of the guy in the fancy uniform giving you missions.

A little game u-boat info:

-There are only type VII (type 7) in the game.
-You start out with a variant "A" (Type VIIA)
-You should later get a "B", but the game is buggy, and gives you a "C" instead.
-You start with a standard conning tower on all new u-boats, and have to use renown to get the larger one at the upgrade guy in base.

I hope this makes it clearer.
Wouhou ! Let the download begin !

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Thanks a lot for your mod, benefactor ! Works great and looks real war now. Schlickgrau 58 skin makes me drool too !


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Old 04-04-10, 06:51 AM   #56
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Ok, here's a little update. The skins are coming along, and I've almost got all of the Type VIIC skins ready. Now I have a question for you guys:

Should I release the whole skins pack when every u-boat is ready...

or...

should I release the mod as type packs, so that you can get the VIIC skins soon, and the rest when they are finished?

The Type VIIC skins alone are about 150mb, so it might be nice with packs? Or?
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Old 04-04-10, 07:02 AM   #57
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I have the next two days off and plan on playing the entire time.
So......you know......I could test the VII for you........if you want to upload it now......I mean, I'm not pushing you or anything.

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Old 04-04-10, 08:08 AM   #58
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Ok, here's a little update. The skins are coming along, and I've almost got all of the Type VIIC skins ready. Now I have a question for you guys:

Should I release the whole skins pack when every u-boat is ready...

or...

should I release the mod as type packs, so that you can get the VIIC skins soon, and the rest when they are finished?

The Type VIIC skins alone are about 150mb, so it might be nice with packs? Or?
Release the VIIC now, please. Only people starting new campaigns will have the VIIA, no one will have the VIIB since it's broken and everyone past 3 missions will have the VIIC till much later in the game.

We can always combine them later.
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Old 04-04-10, 08:29 AM   #59
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Ok, I'll release the skins as packs. As I said, I'm almost finished with the VIICs, so I'll release them as soon as they are ready. It shouln't be long.

In the first version the VIIC skins available (for both conning towers) will be:

Hellgrau 50
Schlickgrau 58
Blaugrau 58/1
Blauschwartz 58/2
Camouflage with dots
Camouflage with irregular shapes
Camouflage with stripes
Camouflage with waves
Alberich coating
U-404
U-552
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Old 04-04-10, 11:59 AM   #60
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Ok, here's a preview of the skins that will be in the first skin pack released, for the Type VIIC. Some colours may seem close to each other in apperance, but as the goal with this mod, and in future releases, is to make the u-boat colours available to the player as varied as was the case with the actual u-boats of WW2, several tones of gray are included. All skins will be available for both the standard and the upgraded conning tower (the Wintergarden).

The pack should be ready within a few days, if not before.

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