How to open and edit skin?

Valium · May 11, 2015

Hi.

I downloaded one of skins for Su-27, created by Tom Weiss.

I'd like to open it and edit for my own but there's a problem because I can't open it.

Do you know which program I should use to open it?

uboats · May 21, 2015

you need PS and nv for ps plugin

JST · May 21, 2015

you need PS and nv for ps plugin

Or GIMP, which is free and there's also a DDS plugin for it.

Valium · May 28, 2015

Thanks guys, I did it.

Now, I've got another question.

Is there any chance to change numbers' colors? In this skin they're blue, I want to make them red.

The_Fragger · May 28, 2015

Do you have any skills in Photoshop ?

otherwise I recommend you to watch some tutorials ...

Edited May 28, 2015 by The_Fragger

Valium · May 28, 2015

I'm using Paint.Net .

I edited it and made my own skin but I just want to change numbers' color from blue to red like russian planes have.

Darkwolf · May 28, 2015

Whatever you are using, it needs to be able to recompress the images in the correct DDS format & settings. :)

Unsure about paint.net - Gimp can do it for free otherwise.

Valium · May 28, 2015

I think you don't understand me.

I asked some time ago how to edit skins and I did.

I made my own skin for Su-27 and now I'd like to know if it's possible to make that number will be red.

I'm using Paint.NET and I also have DXTBmp.

GeorgeLKMT · May 28, 2015

Just take the texture with numbers and change the color. Or take the texture with red numbers from another skin, "Chkalovsk AFB (689 GvIAP)" for example.

uboats · May 28, 2015

I'm using Paint.Net .
I edited it and made my own skin but I just want to change numbers' color from blue to red like russian planes have.

you may need to edit the alpha channel of the number.dds

Valium · July 1, 2015

May I show what files are there. I don't where is the file which is responsbile for numbers' colour.

Edited July 1, 2015 by Valium

Valery · July 1, 2015

Hi. You can simply specify which number to use. To do this, edit the description.lua.

livery = {

{"su27_tex01", 0 ,"Su27_tex01",true};

{"su27_tex01", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};

{"su27_tex01_BN31", 0 ,"Su27_tex01",true};

{"su27_tex01_BN31", 3 ,"Su-27_numbers_red",true};

{"su27_tex01_BN32", 0 ,"Su27_tex01",true};

{"su27_tex01_BN32", 3 ,"Su-27_numbers_red",true};

{"su27_tex02", 0 ,"Su27_tex02",true};

{"su27_tex02_compos", 0 ,"Su27_tex02",true};

{"su27_tex03", 0 ,"Su27_tex03",true};

{"su27_tex03_compos", 0 ,"Su27_tex03",true};

{"su27_tex03_compos", 3 ,"Su-27_decol",true};

{"su27_tex04", 0 ,"Su27_tex04",true};

{"su27_tex04", 3 ,"Su-27_decol",true};

{"su27_tex05", 0 ,"Su27_tex05",true};

{"su27_tex05", 3 ,"Su-27_decol",true};

{"su27_tex06", 0 ,"Su27_tex06",true};

{"su27_tex06", 3 ,"Su-27_decol",true};

{"su27_tex07", 0 ,"Su27_tex07",true};

{"su27_nose_numbers", 0 ,"Su-27_numbers_red",true};

{"su27_tail_numbers", 0 ,"Su-27_numbers_red",true};

{"su27_tail_numbers_top", 0 ,"empty.tga",true};

{"su27_tail_numbers_down", 0 ,"empty.tga",true};

{"su27_detail", 0 ,"Su-27_detail",true};

{"su27_detail_compos", 0 ,"Su-27_detail",true};

}

countries = {"RUS"}

Valium · July 1, 2015

Thank you, I'll check it soon but I've got one question at first.

How to edit this file? I see I need a program to do this.

GeorgeLKMT · July 1, 2015

Lua should be editable with standard windows notepad but I highly recommend using Notepad++ instead

Valium · July 1, 2015

There's one problem.

Description.lua lines look different then in other standard skins.

It doesn't look like this:

livery = {

{"su27_tex01", 0 ,"Su27_tex01",true};

{"su27_tex01", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};

{"su27_tex01_BN31", 0 ,"Su27_tex01",true};

{"su27_tex01_BN31", 3 ,"Su-27_numbers_red",true};

{"su27_tex01_BN32", 0 ,"Su27_tex01",true};

{"su27_tex01_BN32", 3 ,"Su-27_numbers_red",true};

{"su27_tex02", 0 ,"Su27_tex02",true};

{"su27_tex02_compos", 0 ,"Su27_tex02",true};

{"su27_tex03", 0 ,"Su27_tex03",true};

{"su27_tex03_compos", 0 ,"Su27_tex03",true};

{"su27_tex03_compos", 3 ,"Su-27_decol",true};

{"su27_tex04", 0 ,"Su27_tex04",true};

{"su27_tex04", 3 ,"Su-27_decol",true};

{"su27_tex05", 0 ,"Su27_tex05",true};

{"su27_tex05", 3 ,"Su-27_decol",true};

{"su27_tex06", 0 ,"Su27_tex06",true};

{"su27_tex06", 3 ,"Su-27_decol",true};

{"su27_tex07", 0 ,"Su27_tex07",true};

{"su27_nose_numbers", 0 ,"Su-27_numbers_red",true};

{"su27_tail_numbers", 0 ,"Su-27_numbers_red",true};

{"su27_tail_numbers_top", 0 ,"empty.tga",true};

{"su27_tail_numbers_down", 0 ,"empty.tga",true};

{"su27_detail", 0 ,"Su-27_detail",true};

{"su27_detail_compos", 0 ,"Su-27_detail",true};

}

countries = {"RUS"}

... just like this:

livery = {

{"su27_tex01", 0 ,"su27_tex01_bodynose_TomW",false};

{"su27_tex01", 2 ,"su27_tex01_bodynose_TomW_spc.bmp",false};

{"su27_tex01", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};

{"su27_tex02", 0 ,"su27_tex02_bodyaft_TomW",false};

{"su27_tex02_compos", 2 ,"su27_tex02_bodyaft_TomW_spc.bmp",false};

{"su27_tex02_compos", 0 ,"su27_tex02_bodyaft_TomW",false};

{"su27_tex03", 0 ,"su27_tex03_wing_TomW",false};

{"su27_tex03_compos", 2 ,"su27_tex03_wing_TomW_spc.bmp",false};

{"su27_tex03_compos", 0 ,"su27_tex03_wing_TomW",false};

{"su27_tex03_compos", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};

{"su27_tex04", 0 ,"su27_tex04_wing_TomW",false};

{"su27_tex04", 2 ,"su27_tex04_wing_TomW_spc.bmp",false};

{"su27_tex04", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};

{"su27_tex05", 0 ,"su27_tex05_under_TomW",false};

{"su27_tex05", 2 ,"su27_tex05_under_TomW_spc.bmp",false};

{"su27_tex05", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};

{"su27_tex06", 0 ,"su27_tex06_tail_TomW",false};

{"su27_tex06", 2 ,"su27_tex06_tail_TomW_spc.bmp",false};

{"su27_tex06", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};

{"su27_tex07", 0 ,"Su27_tex07",false};

{"su27_nose_numbers", 0 ,"Su-27_numbers",true};

{"su27_tail_numbers", 0 ,"empty.tga",true};

{"su27_tail_numbers_top", 0 ,"Su-27_numbers",true};

}

countries = {"RUS"}

Edited July 1, 2015 by Valium

Valery · July 1, 2015

Try this:

livery = {

{"su27_tex01", 0 ,"su27_tex01_bodynose_TomW",false};

{"su27_tex01", 2 ,"su27_tex01_bodynose_TomW_spc.bmp",false};

{"su27_tex01", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};

{"su27_tex02", 0 ,"su27_tex02_bodyaft_TomW",false};

{"su27_tex02_compos", 2 ,"su27_tex02_bodyaft_TomW_spc.bmp",false};

{"su27_tex02_compos", 0 ,"su27_tex02_bodyaft_TomW",false};

{"su27_tex03", 0 ,"su27_tex03_wing_TomW",false};

{"su27_tex03_compos", 2 ,"su27_tex03_wing_TomW_spc.bmp",false};

{"su27_tex03_compos", 0 ,"su27_tex03_wing_TomW",false};

{"su27_tex03_compos", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};

{"su27_tex04", 0 ,"su27_tex04_wing_TomW",false};

{"su27_tex04", 2 ,"su27_tex04_wing_TomW_spc.bmp",false};

{"su27_tex04", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};

{"su27_tex05", 0 ,"su27_tex05_under_TomW",false};

{"su27_tex05", 2 ,"su27_tex05_under_TomW_spc.bmp",false};

{"su27_tex05", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};

{"su27_tex06", 0 ,"su27_tex06_tail_TomW",false};

{"su27_tex06", 2 ,"su27_tex06_tail_TomW_spc.bmp",false};

{"su27_tex06", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};

{"su27_tex07", 0 ,"Su27_tex07",false};

{"su27_nose_numbers", 0 ,"Su-27_numbers_red",true};

{"su27_tail_numbers", 0 ,"empty.tga",true};

{"su27_tail_numbers_top", 0 ,"Su-27_numbers_red",true};

}

countries = {"RUS"}

Valery · July 3, 2015

You get red numbers?

Slipp · July 5, 2015

I will hijack this thread a bit since it's similar to mine.

How can I edit and make skins for Mig-23 and 25? How can I make it work?

Any help would be appreciated.

Valium · July 5, 2015

You get red numbers?

Try this:

livery = {
{"su27_tex01", 0 ,"su27_tex01_bodynose_TomW",false};
{"su27_tex01", 2 ,"su27_tex01_bodynose_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
{"su27_tex01", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};

{"su27_tex02", 0 ,"su27_tex02_bodyaft_TomW",false};
{"su27_tex02_compos", 2 ,"su27_tex02_bodyaft_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
{"su27_tex02_compos", 0 ,"su27_tex02_bodyaft_TomW",false};

{"su27_tex03", 0 ,"su27_tex03_wing_TomW",false};
{"su27_tex03_compos", 2 ,"su27_tex03_wing_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
{"su27_tex03_compos", 0 ,"su27_tex03_wing_TomW",false};
{"su27_tex03_compos", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};

{"su27_tex04", 0 ,"su27_tex04_wing_TomW",false};
{"su27_tex04", 2 ,"su27_tex04_wing_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
{"su27_tex04", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};

{"su27_tex05", 0 ,"su27_tex05_under_TomW",false};
{"su27_tex05", 2 ,"su27_tex05_under_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
{"su27_tex05", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};

{"su27_tex06", 0 ,"su27_tex06_tail_TomW",false};
{"su27_tex06", 2 ,"su27_tex06_tail_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
{"su27_tex06", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};

{"su27_tex07", 0 ,"Su27_tex07",false};

{"su27_nose_numbers", 0 ,"Su-27_numbers_red",true};
{"su27_tail_numbers", 0 ,"empty.tga",true};
{"su27_tail_numbers_top", 0 ,"Su-27_numbers_red",true};

}
countries = {"RUS"}

I talked to author of the first skin and I asked him about the same thing.

He also said that I should check it, so I did as you wrote either.

Unfortunately, it doesn't work well.

I did it but tail numbers are red but nose numbers are still blue.

The author said he would check it. After 2 days, he sent a message to me and he said it's impossible to do it because the structure of that file was changed.

GeorgeLKMT · July 5, 2015

Which paint is it? If it's on LOF, then you probably can't link it so give me name or something...

Valium · July 5, 2015

It's one of his skins.

I edited that one : http://www.lockonfiles.[DELETE IT]com/files/file/2781-dcs-fc3-su-27-flanker-blue/

GeorgeLKMT · July 5, 2015

This:

livery = {
{"su27_tex01", 0 ,"su27_tex01_bodynose_TomW",false};
{"su27_tex01", 2 ,"su27_tex01_bodynose_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
{"su27_tex01", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};

{"su27_tex02", 0 ,"su27_tex02_bodyaft_TomW",false};
{"su27_tex02_compos", 2 ,"su27_tex02_bodyaft_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
{"su27_tex02_compos", 0 ,"su27_tex02_bodyaft_TomW",false};

{"su27_tex03", 0 ,"su27_tex03_wing_TomW",false};
{"su27_tex03_compos", 2 ,"su27_tex03_wing_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
{"su27_tex03_compos", 0 ,"su27_tex03_wing_TomW",false};
{"su27_tex03_compos", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};

{"su27_tex04", 0 ,"su27_tex04_wing_TomW",false};
{"su27_tex04", 2 ,"su27_tex04_wing_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
{"su27_tex04", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};

{"su27_tex05", 0 ,"su27_tex05_under_TomW",false};
{"su27_tex05", 2 ,"su27_tex05_under_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
{"su27_tex05", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};

{"su27_tex06", 0 ,"su27_tex06_tail_TomW",false};
{"su27_tex06", 2 ,"su27_tex06_tail_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
{"su27_tex06", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};

{"su27_tex07", 0 ,"Su27_tex07",false};

{"su27_tail_numbers", 0 ,"empty.tga",true};
{"su27_tail_numbers_top", 0 ,"Su-27_numbers_red",true};
{"su27_tex01_BN31", 0 ,"su27_tex01_bodynose_TomW",false};
{"su27_tex01_BN31", 2 ,"su27_tex01_bodynose_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
{"su27_tex01_BN31", 3 ,"Su-27_numbers_red",true};
{"su27_tex01_BN32", 0 ,"su27_tex01_bodynose_TomW",false};
{"su27_tex01_BN32", 2 ,"su27_tex01_bodynose_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
{"su27_tex01_BN32", 3 ,"Su-27_numbers_red",true};

}
countries = {"RUS"}

Valium · July 5, 2015

This:

livery = {
   {"su27_tex01", 0 ,"su27_tex01_bodynose_TomW",false};
   {"su27_tex01", 2 ,"su27_tex01_bodynose_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
   {"su27_tex01", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};
   
   {"su27_tex02", 0 ,"su27_tex02_bodyaft_TomW",false};
   {"su27_tex02_compos", 2 ,"su27_tex02_bodyaft_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
   {"su27_tex02_compos", 0 ,"su27_tex02_bodyaft_TomW",false};
   
   {"su27_tex03", 0 ,"su27_tex03_wing_TomW",false};
   {"su27_tex03_compos", 2 ,"su27_tex03_wing_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
   {"su27_tex03_compos", 0 ,"su27_tex03_wing_TomW",false};
   {"su27_tex03_compos", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};
   
   {"su27_tex04", 0 ,"su27_tex04_wing_TomW",false};
   {"su27_tex04", 2 ,"su27_tex04_wing_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
   {"su27_tex04", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};
   
   {"su27_tex05", 0 ,"su27_tex05_under_TomW",false};
   {"su27_tex05", 2 ,"su27_tex05_under_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
   {"su27_tex05", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};
   
   {"su27_tex06", 0 ,"su27_tex06_tail_TomW",false};
   {"su27_tex06", 2 ,"su27_tex06_tail_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
   {"su27_tex06", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};
   
   {"su27_tex07", 0 ,"Su27_tex07",false};
   
   {"su27_tail_numbers", 0 ,"empty.tga",true};
   {"su27_tail_numbers_top", 0 ,"Su-27_numbers_red",true};
   {"su27_tex01_BN31", 0 ,"su27_tex01_bodynose_TomW",false};
   {"su27_tex01_BN31", 2 ,"su27_tex01_bodynose_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
   {"su27_tex01_BN31", 3 ,"Su-27_numbers_red",true};
   {"su27_tex01_BN32", 0 ,"su27_tex01_bodynose_TomW",false};
   {"su27_tex01_BN32", 2 ,"su27_tex01_bodynose_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
   {"su27_tex01_BN32", 3 ,"Su-27_numbers_red",true};
   
}
countries = {"RUS"}

Still the same thing.

Tail numbers are red but nose numbers are still blue.

GeorgeLKMT · July 5, 2015

Ok, alternative:

Go to ...\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Bazar\Textures and open Su-27.zip

Extract Su-27_numbers_red.dds

Put it into the folder with that skin.

Use this description:

livery = {
{"su27_tex01", 0 ,"su27_tex01_bodynose_TomW",false};
{"su27_tex01", 2 ,"su27_tex01_bodynose_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
{"su27_tex01", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};

{"su27_tex02", 0 ,"su27_tex02_bodyaft_TomW",false};
{"su27_tex02_compos", 2 ,"su27_tex02_bodyaft_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
{"su27_tex02_compos", 0 ,"su27_tex02_bodyaft_TomW",false};

{"su27_tex03", 0 ,"su27_tex03_wing_TomW",false};
{"su27_tex03_compos", 2 ,"su27_tex03_wing_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
{"su27_tex03_compos", 0 ,"su27_tex03_wing_TomW",false};
{"su27_tex03_compos", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};

{"su27_tex04", 0 ,"su27_tex04_wing_TomW",false};
{"su27_tex04", 2 ,"su27_tex04_wing_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
{"su27_tex04", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};

{"su27_tex05", 0 ,"su27_tex05_under_TomW",false};
{"su27_tex05", 2 ,"su27_tex05_under_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
{"su27_tex05", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};

{"su27_tex06", 0 ,"su27_tex06_tail_TomW",false};
{"su27_tex06", 2 ,"su27_tex06_tail_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
{"su27_tex06", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};

{"su27_tex07", 0 ,"Su27_tex07",false};

{"su27_tail_numbers", 0 ,"empty.tga",true};
{"su27_tail_numbers_top", 0 ,"Su-27_numbers_red",false};
{"su27_tex01_BN31", 0 ,"su27_tex01_bodynose_TomW",false};
{"su27_tex01_BN31", 2 ,"su27_tex01_bodynose_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
{"su27_tex01_BN31", 3 ,"Su-27_numbers_red",false};
{"su27_tex01_BN32", 0 ,"su27_tex01_bodynose_TomW",false};
{"su27_tex01_BN32", 2 ,"su27_tex01_bodynose_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
{"su27_tex01_BN32", 3 ,"Su-27_numbers_red",false};

}
countries = {"RUS"}

In both cases it works just fine so I don't know if you're doing something else there...

Are you actually saving the lua properly?

Valium · July 6, 2015

Ok, alternative:

Go to ...\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Bazar\Textures and open Su-27.zip

Extract Su-27_numbers_red.dds

Put it into the folder with that skin.

Use this description:

livery = {
   {"su27_tex01", 0 ,"su27_tex01_bodynose_TomW",false};
   {"su27_tex01", 2 ,"su27_tex01_bodynose_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
   {"su27_tex01", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};
   
   {"su27_tex02", 0 ,"su27_tex02_bodyaft_TomW",false};
   {"su27_tex02_compos", 2 ,"su27_tex02_bodyaft_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
   {"su27_tex02_compos", 0 ,"su27_tex02_bodyaft_TomW",false};
   
   {"su27_tex03", 0 ,"su27_tex03_wing_TomW",false};
   {"su27_tex03_compos", 2 ,"su27_tex03_wing_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
   {"su27_tex03_compos", 0 ,"su27_tex03_wing_TomW",false};
   {"su27_tex03_compos", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};
   
   {"su27_tex04", 0 ,"su27_tex04_wing_TomW",false};
   {"su27_tex04", 2 ,"su27_tex04_wing_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
   {"su27_tex04", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};
   
   {"su27_tex05", 0 ,"su27_tex05_under_TomW",false};
   {"su27_tex05", 2 ,"su27_tex05_under_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
   {"su27_tex05", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};
   
   {"su27_tex06", 0 ,"su27_tex06_tail_TomW",false};
   {"su27_tex06", 2 ,"su27_tex06_tail_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
   {"su27_tex06", 3 ,"empty.tga",true};
   
   {"su27_tex07", 0 ,"Su27_tex07",false};
   
   {"su27_tail_numbers", 0 ,"empty.tga",true};
   {"su27_tail_numbers_top", 0 ,"Su-27_numbers_red",false};
   {"su27_tex01_BN31", 0 ,"su27_tex01_bodynose_TomW",false};
   {"su27_tex01_BN31", 2 ,"su27_tex01_bodynose_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
   {"su27_tex01_BN31", 3 ,"Su-27_numbers_red",false};
   {"su27_tex01_BN32", 0 ,"su27_tex01_bodynose_TomW",false};
   {"su27_tex01_BN32", 2 ,"su27_tex01_bodynose_TomW_spc.bmp",false};
   {"su27_tex01_BN32", 3 ,"Su-27_numbers_red",false};
   
}
countries = {"RUS"}

In both cases it works just fine so I don't know if you're doing something else there...

Are you actually saving the lua properly?

Still nothing but I see it's possible, so probably I do something wrong.

Can I send you my re-edited skin?

How to open and edit skin?

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