PicksKing Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 (edited) Hi guys, I just thought that the WW2 planes look way too clean and virgin so I made this livery overlay to change that. Of course a weathered look dont make sense in every case. For example the EADS foundation skin for the Bf-109 surely bases on a restored and still flying Bf-109. Those rare exemplars were groomed and maintained very properly. But for the upcoming normandy map its different. Its 1944, its war, which is getting into its final and most devastating stage and resources are getting shorter and shorter. Hopefully this will make any WW2 scenario even a little more authentic. This thread is not only for the Bf-109. Step by step I will add all other WW2-planes when the templates were released by ED. Hopefully the Dora and Spitfire templates are available soon. I expect, that you are able to handle liveries and you do have Photoshop or any equivalent software, which can process psd-files. There are two files in the archive (download link below), which are name with DIF and spec. DIF is the overall texture. Spec is the specular map. The brighter the more reflective is the surface. Both files include several layers with dirt, rust and oil, so you can choose which you want to have in your own skin and which not. Also you can change the opacity of any layer, in case you like the effect but maybe 100% opacity is too much. If you are done with that, copy and paste the layers into your own livery and save it in dds-format with alpha channel. BTW I knoooooow, that the shell of the most planes are made of an aluminum alloy and its corrosion looks way different than the corrosion of steel. I just love the look of rust. If this bothers you, you can recolor the rust layer of the DIF file into a light grey, which is more realistic. Download here: Bf-109 K-4 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9RdWGsELsUHQ3I0OEJXaFdGaDQ P-51D https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9RdWGsELsUHcG5VOXlhd1d4djg Bf-109 K-4: P-51D: https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=3092155&postcount=8 Edited March 26, 2017 by PicksKing 1 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Gainward RTX 2080 OC | i7 8700K OC | 32GB G.Skill RipJaws V DDR4 3600 MHz | MSI Z370-A PRO | Samsung 970 EVO 500GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andryl Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Great idea, PicksKing!! :thumbup: BTW, where did you take the livery in the second screenshot? It's gorgeous! ASUS Z170 PRO Gaming || i7x6700K@4.6GHz || Noctua NH-U14S || Corsair16GB DDR4 - 3000MHz || Asus Strix GTX-1080 TI-11GB || TrackIr 5Pro || Saitek x-55 Rhino || Saitek Pro Rudder Pedals || Win10 pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PicksKing Posted March 22, 2017 Author Share Posted March 22, 2017 (edited) Great idea, PicksKing!! :thumbup: BTW, where did you take the livery in the second screenshot? It's gorgeous! This skin is not available. I plan to open a WW2 squadron once the normandy is out and this skin is reserved to this squadron. Sorry. Maybe I found a proper name to my squadron: "The Flying Oxides" :) Edited March 22, 2017 by PicksKing [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Gainward RTX 2080 OC | i7 8700K OC | 32GB G.Skill RipJaws V DDR4 3600 MHz | MSI Z370-A PRO | Samsung 970 EVO 500GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NRG-Vampire Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 awesome :thumbsup: please make weathered overlay textures for the other wwii aircrafts too :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoomEngine Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 :thumbsup:I'm not even a fan of the German kites, but I have to say that these look incredible! Nice work! Should give a real authentic feel when Normandy is released. [sIGPIC]http://img.wp.scn.ru/camms/ar/375/pics/3_31.jpg[/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyeddie Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 I have been messing around with skins most of my DCS life and I have to say that is the most wonderful work I have ever seen, that kind of weathering is so hard to create well and this really is the best I have ever seen, well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PicksKing Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 The overlay for the P-51D Mustang is done. It was way more difficult because the P-51D has 4 files of 2048x2048 pixels instead of one file 4096x4096. Same for the specular map. So if you want to spice up your liveries, you need to edit up to 8 files. Download here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9RdWGsELsUHcG5VOXlhd1d4djg [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Gainward RTX 2080 OC | i7 8700K OC | 32GB G.Skill RipJaws V DDR4 3600 MHz | MSI Z370-A PRO | Samsung 970 EVO 500GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javelina1 Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Superb work! thank you! MSI MAG Z790 Carbon, i9-13900k, NH-D15 cooler, 64 GB CL40 6000mhz RAM, MSI RTX4090, Yamaha 5.1 A/V Receiver, 4x 2TB Samsung 980 Pro NVMe, 1x 2TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD, Win 11 Pro, TM Warthog, Virpil WarBRD, MFG Crosswinds, 43" Samsung 4K TV, 21.5 Acer VT touchscreen, TrackIR, Varjo Aero, Wheel Stand Pro Super Warthog, Phanteks Enthoo Pro2 Full Tower Case, Seasonic GX-1200 ATX3 PSU, PointCTRL, Buttkicker 2, K-51 Helicopter Collective Control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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