Simviation Forum - my repaints crash FS2004

Nov 3^rd, 2005 at 5:23pm

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Well I recently repainted a Cherokee 6, and I can't load it in FS2004, and when I select it, it will not show up in the menu,

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Reply #1 - Nov 3^rd, 2005 at 5:45pm

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There could be many different things wrong here. You could have saved the files in the wrong format, the alpha may be missing, the CFG file may be miswritten. There is a lot that could be wrong, but until you post a little more info we won't know . . .

Try posting the entry you put into the CFG file for starters.

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Reply #2 - Nov 3^rd, 2005 at 6:27pm

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I didnt modify the file, I just repainted all the files in the default texture folder of the aircraft (I backed up the old files of course)..
I saved in 24 bitmap I believe.

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Reply #3 - Nov 4^th, 2005 at 4:33pm

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Well, the important thing is to know whether they were saved that way ORIGINALLY. If not, then you need to figure out exactly what they were saved as, and resave them. If you did save them correctly, then FS is having trouble finding them. That means something is wonky with your naming system.

What did you name the folder you put the textures in?

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Reply #4 - Nov 4^th, 2005 at 5:50pm

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the same one that they were in, "texture"

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Reply #5 - Nov 4^th, 2005 at 5:53pm

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How do I save as 8 bit BMP in photoshop? It won't let me select it as an option.

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Reply #6 - Nov 7^th, 2005 at 6:53pm

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help!
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Reply #7 - Nov 7^th, 2005 at 7:34pm

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Go to Image - Mode - Indexed colour.

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Reply #8 - Nov 8^th, 2005 at 8:29pm

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thank you

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Reply #9 - Nov 8^th, 2005 at 8:34pm

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Alright, so im there and i am confused.

btw nice icon, airplane is pretty funny.

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Reply #10 - Nov 9^th, 2005 at 4:23am

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I didnt modify the file, I just repainted all the files in the default texture folder of the aircraft (I backed up the old files of course)..
I saved in 24 bitmap I believe.

This is the problem. You need to convert the 24 bit images to an FS texture format. I would recommend DXTBmp for this job. It might help if you read Cspyro's recent topic here. http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=repnt;action=display;num=1...

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Reply #11 - Nov 9^th, 2005 at 1:25pm

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Alright, so im there and i am confused.

btw nice icon, airplane is pretty funny.

LOL ye...
DXTBMP is a very handy program and I certainly recommend you to download it. However, you don't need it.
When you select the indexed colour mode, photoshop wil usually select the best "sub-type" for you. If you don't like what happens to your textures you can try playing around with the different types of indexed colour a bit. Just make sure you don't use more colours than 256.
When you are happy with the result just select "save as" (from the file menu) and then select 8 bit BMP.

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Reply #12 - Nov 9^th, 2005 at 8:26pm

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Ok thanks all! I'll see if it works, thanks up ahead.

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Reply #13 - Nov 9^th, 2005 at 8:40pm

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Dang, so does it have to be 8 bit or 32 bit?

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Reply #14 - Nov 9^th, 2005 at 8:49pm

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DANG
8 bit no work
32 bit, everything works except body, then the game crashes after about 30 seconds

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Reply #15 - Nov 10^th, 2005 at 4:36am

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Make sure you converted all the textures properly & saved them with the correct flie names. Try DXT3 or DXT1 Extended BMP format.

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Reply #16 - Nov 10^th, 2005 at 5:06am

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I think the problem is not in the way you save your textures, but in your FS. Repaints either work or don't work, but they don't crash the game after 30 seconds.
I suggest you reinstall, but maybe that's not your best option...
Any other suggestions?

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Reply #17 - Nov 10^th, 2005 at 6:11am

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Might depend on the aircraft but if the original works I see no reason why a repaint wouldn't. That's providing it's done properly & using the correct texture formats. When in doubt use the same format as the original textures whatever that might be, Note that not all the textures on one aircraft are necessarily in the same format.

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Reply #18 - Nov 10^th, 2005 at 12:35pm

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DANG
8 bit no work
32 bit, everything works except body, then the game crashes after about 30 seconds

I obviously don't know which Cherokee 6 we're talking about so I did a quick search & found this one here. http://www.simviation.com/fs2004props63.htm

It might not be the same one but on this one the original fuselage texture (cherokee6_fuse.bmp) is in 256 colors (8 bit). You can find out the format by opening it in DXTBmp. You should be able to save out in this format direct from Photoshop after repainting. If not you can save in 24 bit & use the 'Extended 256 colour' option from DXTBmp to convert it. I tried & it works fine for me. I think all the other main textures are in the same format. Make sure you don't paint the transparent prop disk textures.

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