callmehobbes Posted January 19, 2005 Author Share Posted January 19, 2005 Hopefully some images of the CPA10 specialists will be up soon ( I decided to keep them as they were the best chrs!). The main reason for not doing a desert skin is I don't know how to put the different skins in the same mod, sad but true! Callmehobbes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XE_Joker Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 when you made the gr skins you probably should have used like ica_us_rifleman, ica_us_rifleman_a, ica_us_rifleman_b for the names of your rifleman skin's chr, correct? for desert skins for DS maps you would use ica_us_rifleman_desert, ica_us_rifleman_a_desert, and ica_us_rifleman_b_desert for the chr names. and for IT maps switch desert with cuba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callmehobbes Posted January 19, 2005 Author Share Posted January 19, 2005 Thanks for the images Joker, don't know what I'd do without you! And I don't use the regular rifleman files, I just pull chrs out of mods that I like (with permission) and reskin them, so they all have names that are totally unrelated to the mods I make. How do you rename chr files? I was warned that this could make the file unreadalbe or something. Cheers callmehobbes Oh, the FR-F2 is from the French Army mod by Peteitjean and Froggy and due to my lack of talent/patience the weapons from that mod wont be included but can be used when both mods are used together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XE_Joker Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 (edited) well, to use 1 skin for all 3 environments (GR, DS, IT) for say sniper, i take whatever chr and rsb files i need to make it work and place them in my character folder. ok, example files: xej_sniper.chr, xej_sniper.rsb, xej_sniper_head.rsb, and xej_sniper_guillie.rsb ok, place those in the character folder. then make a copy of the xej_sniper.chr and place it in another folder. now make sure the properties of the xej_sniper.chr only has the archive box checked. read only should not have a check in it. if it does uncheck it. now you can rename it. rename it to ica_us_sniper. copy it and paste it into the character folder. then come back and rename it again to ica_us_sniper_a, then repeat and then come back to rename it ica_us_sniper_b. then repeat and then rename it ica_us_sniper_desert, ica_us_sniper_a_desert, ica_us_sniper_b_desert, ica_us_sniper_cuba, ica_us_sniper_a_cuba, ica_us_sniper_b_cuba. this is the long way. you can also use the skinner to just rename the same file over and over as well. but those file names above will change the default sniper skins into your new skins so you can use them in multiplayer play and single player play and in the campaigns. i've got so used to doing it the long way that i can do it just as fast as if i used the skinner to do it. i hope you understand this. i hope i didn't confuse you even more. i first started trying out new skins by doing this. Edited January 19, 2005 by XE_Joker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suicide Commando Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 Those skins are some of the best I've seen in awhile CMH. Really excellent work, and I also hope you;ll reconsider doing the desert variants even more now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callmehobbes Posted January 20, 2005 Author Share Posted January 20, 2005 The other problem I have with the desert camo is that I have a clear idea of how I want the chrs to look and at the moment haven't seen any models that fit. I'm trying a few things out on existing models but they're not quite right. Thanks for the praise Suicide Commando! Mod to be released within the next few days! Callmehobbes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suicide Commando Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 What exactly do you want them to look like? Can you post a pic? There might be some custom chr's out there like what you're looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWG Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 rename it to ica_us_sniper. copy it and paste it into the character folder. then come back and rename it again to ica_us_sniper_a, then repeat and then come back to rename it ica_us_sniper_b. It might be worth pointing out that some of this is only necessary if you are using the .atr files unchanged. The <name>.chr, <name>_a.chr, <name>_b.chr system is intended to allow the graphics engine to use models with lower levels of detail when they are further away (hence LOD2/3 in the .atr files). If you aren't worried about saving the graphics engine some work then you don't actually need multiple LoDs, and you can dispense with the _a.chr and _b.chr, but you must modify the .atr files to match by deleting the LOD2 and LOD3 lines (and their equivalents for Desert and Cuba if used). It's more applicable if you aren't trying just to overwrite the default characters. if you are using Skinner then dispensing with the additional LOD .chrs means you only have to do one third of the work and also makes the eventual download a tad smaller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWG Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 i'll cook up a mission for all the trouble the frenc are having in NW africa using these. Don't forget Afghanistan is also perfectly valid for French SF, though that would need desert pattern gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XE_Joker Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 for my addon skins i only use 1 chr and point all 3 lods in the atr file at the 1 chr file. but when i overwrite the default skins i just do the chr name swaps. i didn't know about what you posted above. as i am still learning. i appreciate that bit of information, DWG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callmehobbes Posted January 22, 2005 Author Share Posted January 22, 2005 This is starting to get a little complicated for an old man like myself, but I'll give it a go. The French desert mod will be a separate mod just becaus efor now it makes my life easier. I've made two new ghillie suit chrs, 1 sniper and 1 demo. Just got the credits to write up and it's done. I'm really pleased with it, I think I've made progress from my first mod (USSOCOM:AFGHANISTAN). The first desrt chr is now done. Also putting together a SADF mod (very basic, just a camo swap, nothing new really) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 this might help http://media.militaryphotos.net/photos/Fre...in_Congo?page=2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suicide Commando Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Glad you decided to do the desert skins cmh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callmehobbes Posted January 22, 2005 Author Share Posted January 22, 2005 But the desert skins will be on a seperate mod-sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suicide Commando Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 Yeah I know, just happy that you're making them is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richmondskin Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 roger that. gonna make 2 or 3 missions for each variant of camo. been very sick as of late so i've had plenty of brushing up on current events for ideas. if anyone would like to lend a hand it would be most appreciated. cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOG-ZEBRA Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 ← so i have got this right: xe joker posting the image; callmehobbes responsible for the image. correct me if i'm wrong @callmehobbes, fantastic job with those skins. really, some gorgeous PS work there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destoval Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 OMG!!!! oh god those are so nice! go french! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callmehobbes Posted January 23, 2005 Author Share Posted January 23, 2005 That's right, I made the mod and Joker posted the images because I'm totally useless with computers. Well the mod is now 100% finished and ready to be posted off to someone who will do the upload( probably Rocky!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suicide Commando Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 Great. Really looking forward to it. Keep it up cmh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callmehobbes Posted January 25, 2005 Author Share Posted January 25, 2005 The mod is in the post and on its way to Rocky! As always feedback is wanted (especially on the new guille suits, the French pattern webbing, and the CPA10 chrs.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suicide Commando Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Will do, I'll offer up more critique's on you US SOF mod as well. How are the desert versions coming along? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 The mod is in the post and on its way to Rocky! As always feedback is wanted (especially on the new guille suits, the French pattern webbing, and the CPA10 chrs.) ← Standing by my letterbox! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted January 27, 2005 Share Posted January 27, 2005 Wow what a great post, this French mod from callmehobbes, and a big parcel of goodies from Ubisoft! Here's the download URL for the mod, the goodies you'll have to wait to see... and win... coz.zip from Fileplanet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOG-ZEBRA Posted January 27, 2005 Share Posted January 27, 2005 (edited) a big parcel of goodies from Ubisoft! Here's the download URL for the mod, the goodies you'll have to wait to see... and win... coz.zip from Fileplanet ← come on, whatca talking about rocky? Edited January 27, 2005 by DOG-ZEBRA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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