Virtual Skipper

peterbrown77 · mousse Joined: 22 Mar 2009 Posts: 3

I am trying to make the old Stars & Stripes skin from VSK2 work in 5 - the graphics look the same as does the hull shape, etc. I loaded it in the skins folder, but it doesnt' work. I also opened the .dds files in Gimp and don't see much difference except that they're all flattened already.

Any ideas?

TIA
Peter

duaner · Posted: 22 Mar 2009 7:24 Post subject:

First of all, my version of vsk2 did not have seprate skins. All the .dds files are in one folder. I do not have a stars&stripes in the folder. I don't have any custom skins

Second, the .dds file names do not go with any of the vsk5 boats. So there is not a boat in vsk5 that thay would work.

What boat is your Stars&Stripes for. I am a skinner and should be able to take the skin files and adapt them to a vsk5 boat. If you would like me to do this send the skin and what boat you want them on to duane_reynolds47@msn.com. and I'll see waht I can do.

Camster · Posted: 22 Mar 2009 11:02 Post subject:

There were custom skins in vsk2 and there is a picture of Camster in vsk2 on this page. http://www.northspace.co.uk/history.html

I think there were no mipmaps in the dds files in vsk2 and without these, vsk5 just rejects the file. But there is no point in creating these because the mapping of the dds files to the 3-d hull model was different, so you wont be able to use the vsk2 files in vsk5.

Take up Duaner's offer - he makes great skins!
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Sandy

peterbrown77 · mousse Joined: 22 Mar 2009 Posts: 3

Hi Duane,

I did some Googling and found Stars&Stripes, USA66. I will email what I found -

When I opened the .dds files in Gimp, it did ask if I wanted to load the mipmaps, so they're there I guess.....

Regards

peterbrown77 · mousse Joined: 22 Mar 2009 Posts: 3

Oh - forgot to mention it would be for an ACC. Maybe someday there will be a 12!!

Camster - What is the puff&lull file? I can't figure how sometimes I get passed to leeward - is he scalloping?

Regards

Camster · Posted: 22 Mar 2009 21:37 Post subject:

The puff & lull file in the game creates the visual darkening & lightening on the water that you can see when the wind is stronger or weaker. The file itself is just for graphics & has no effect on the speed of the boat. If you alter this file, you can change this visual appearance. Save a backup of the original before you try ...
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Sandy

S_KroW · mousse Joined: 04 Mar 2010 Posts: 1

Hello,

Have have alot of trouble doing my own skin..
i'm pretty good with computer, however everytime i make a skin, it appears WHITE on the game(even in the Settings menu, not only in the "online" game)... my boat is completly WHITE!!!

i really followed your totu letter by letter, and it still doesn't work...

Do you have any idea where is my problem???

Thanks alot for all the work you did for us.

Kevin

Camster · Posted: 04 Mar 2010 9:53 Post subject:

Hi Kevin

I will send you my email address by PM and you can send me the skin to look at if you want. Then we can go from there.
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Sandy

Alx · Posted: 21 Jun 2012 8:02 Post subject: Re: White boat

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