Hi folks,

when putting skins in the A6M5 -folder, the skins don't shop up, when they have a long name like this:
A6M2_type21_2ēKokutai_Hiryu1942.bmp !
After renaming them to a short name like BII-144.bmp they show up .
Same problem in Ju87B-2 - slot. But here I can use on approx. 10 - 12 skins the long name, but on approx 2 - 3 only a short name.

Is there a naming convention?
Is there a limit in the numbers of skins that can be put in a specific slot?

There is a new slot : P-51D-5NT, whats the diffence to the "old" slot P-51D-20N?
Why is the slot for P-51D-20N unused when flying, as it seems it is only used for AI skins ?


Cheers, Hogey

Hogey, side note, my 20N's work with the 5NT's, are you having a problem with this?

Hello Ruger,

thanks for your reply, already copied all the P-51D-20N skins to the 5NT-slot. But why there is this new slot?

Cheers,
Hogey

If I understand what you are asking, it's because they're two different aircraft. The 20 was and is a AI controled A/C where the 5 is user controled. hope this helps..

my first guess would be that the game can't interprete the sign in front of kokutai, this little circle. i can only recommend all skinners to use only international common characters and don't use blanks

Hallo Hondo,

this was my first guess as well, and i deleted it accordingly, but this is not the cause of the problem.

Tks,
Hogey

A6M2_type21_2ēKokutai_Hiryu1942.bmp

Been downloading a lot of skins recently from il2skins and have developed a neat system....

Rename the zip file something like GreenBrownMix=Kokutai.bmp, always an "=" seperating the skin author...Just keep all skins in their proper airplane folders and you have no problem knowing which aircraft type the skin belongs to. I have yet to see a skin file put up with an "=" sign. This is cool cos you then know the aircraft type because of its folder location and you know the author.

Sorry to friends at HL who entered an abortive Ardennes mission with me last night

Yes Ruger there are two Mustangs and only one is flyable. I'd selected the non-flyable Mustangs, the 20s, in the FMB doh!

Ming