3rd party skins allowed in MP?

[Blackdog_kt]

Originally Posted by corchard

So, I'm probably going to take the risk of flying off-line SP with historically-correct skins while still connected through Steam, and I'll do what Blackdog recommended and check my VAC standing.

VAC only applies to multiplayer. Being connected to Steam and running non-approved modifications won't get you banned if you only run the game in singleplayer mode, so you are not really taking any risk there. Just check your VAC status from time to time just in case

[Blackdog_kt]

Click on the "Steam" label on the menu bar and choose "settings", a pop-up box with various tabs will appear.

The first tab selected by default is labeled "account". Third line from the top, right below your registered username and email, is your VAC status.

[corchard]

I'll be curious if anyone posts here that their VAC status is anything other than "In good standing".

In the meantime, my plan I posted above is working... sorta.

I've gotten a number of skins with hakenkreuzen working in some missions I've created or downloaded - but for some reason, not all of the planes for which I have set a custom skin in the FMB will display in the actual mission, only in the 3d viewer as I edit the planes. I'm saving the mission before I fly it, but in some cases, for example, only 3 of the 9 planes in that group display the custom skins during the mission.

It also turns out I can't find in my CloD install the default skins for most of the German planes - the Dorniers, Heinkels, Junkers and FW-200 - so I can't try my hand at editing those.

I'll just have to keep looking for some custom skins that others have posted for those planes, ideally those that allow me to leave markings checked.

Charlo