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May 18^th, 2006 at 8:04pm

chris3090 Offline
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I want to repaint some of the stock planes but cant figure it out, how do i do it, is there a program that would make it easier? any help apprecaited

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Reply #1 - May 18^th, 2006 at 8:59pm

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You'll need Imagetool

http://www.projectopensky.com/files/index.php?dir=paint-resources/&file=imagetoo...

or dxtbmp

http://www.mnwright.btinternet.co.uk/programs/dxtbmp.htm

to convert the textures from dxt3 to 24bit (thats a normal bmp to you and me), and back to dxt3 (OR 32BIT) - common formats that FS will read - once your done.

Other than that you can use ANY graphics editor you like! From paint to PSP.

Need any more help, just shout.

&&&&http://www.agntextures.co.uk

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Reply #2 - May 19^th, 2006 at 2:40am

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Click the link at the bottom of this message for a tutorial on how to repaint one of the stock planes (Extra 300), the same method works for any other repaints too.

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Reply #3 - May 19^th, 2006 at 4:19am

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Just a quick append to my post. If your only just starting to repaint. DONT try to learn using the default ones.

You'll find it (quite) hard to find all the parts, and then you'll be frustrated when you find a set of parts that use all use the same texture so that when you put text on one part, it appears on a few parts on the plane. (That said, the Extra 300 is one of the better defaults in that respect, you just gotta find everything now Wink

My advice, use the aicraft from here: www.pmstone.com

They are simple, but not un-realistic, and guess what, each one comes with blank textures for you to work onto, no messing Cheesy