CoD disappointing in skinning matters!

[cheruskerarmin]

Thank you very much for your replies.

@Il2Pongo, that's a good point!
But i can turn the ingame weathering completely off - if i like. So it wouldn't be necessary to have a fixed rivets/lines layer.

@buglords
THX, i know your works well . Surely i am late with my critics but i don't see
any reason to avoid discussing this matter (didn't saw the discussion before, sorry).

@Trigaaar
To your knowledge - made some few posts before and joined these forums
in mid january this year. Do you have something useful to say, 'senior member', instead of offending me because of opening a new thread here? This is a discussion forum isn't it?
Hopefully this isn't the way new members are treated here.

@CharveL
I assume you haven't seen any of my works nor do you know anything about
serious skinning and the efforts required. Did you make anything useful for the IL-2 community too so far? Did i offend you or other members in any way? 'Your Hello Kitty skin' remarking is indicating arrogance and nothing else.

@David603
That's exactly what i do, using templates. Altering things
how i like them or correcting mistakes, adding own stuff etc.
I didn't make own templates so far. Surely the fixed rivets/lines
are making things easier but i finally have to accept how they are done/appear ingame.

@Voyager
Very good points, thank you for this reply. Therefore i am specializing in making squadron skinpacks (if you like take a look at them at axis & allies paintworks), they are in my opinion much more useful than a
single individual one. Creating a base skin and then making some variants. Anyway - maybe you have to be a serious skinner yourself to understand you want to make the best out of a skin you can. I can't speak for anyone but for the most calling themselves serious skinners.


I have no problem if this matter isn't important to others or if you have another opinion. That's what
forums are for, different people - different opinions.

I'm not a member complaining generally about the new game, what i've seen so far looks very well in my eyes, great job. It's just this skinning matter disturbing me - like the very most of the skinners branch. If you would belong to them - it would most likely disturb you too.

ATB

[kristorf]

Skinning has added lots to the old IL2 franchise, allowing historical missions to be flown using schemes relevant to the theatre in question.

Personally I think it will be a great shame and possibly a mistake that there will very little scope for custom skins as the only add to the game.

I have concerns over the default weathering program (I will hold judgement until I have the game) but combat aircraft are not clean and shiney, they are dirty and sooty.

Having several default schemes may suit, but even the 'standard' Scheme A&B had differances, be it roundels, panel refits, altered camo etc and it would be nice to have that option available, having clean and dirty sections, replaced rivets etc.

Just my humble two peneth worth

[Trooper117]

Hi Chris.. how you doing?
Yes, it will be a great shame if we have lost the ability to use custom skins... that ability really helped to extend the believability of a squadron identity online for us in EAF 19, using many of your skins for example.. Get in touch mate, need to catch up, I'm out of the country quite alot these days with work commitments etc, haven't chatted in ages..

[kristorf]

Will do Dave, will be on Skype some time tomorrow evening (between 7-8:30ish)