AMS Modding - Skins (Work in progress)

PATR10T · Oct 2, 2016

wcextra2 material

if you add this one to your car using the naming xxxxxextra2.dds you will have the same color like the mesh around... you also can recolor it to blue, green whatever you want

the grey mesh isnt a wc material so you cant change it

TassyDevil · Oct 3, 2016

@patriot
Thanks Daniel, that fixed it.

TassyDevil · Oct 6, 2016

Just done a skin for the URD Corvette C7r.
Can anyone give me a clue whether the wheels can be painted?

Stephen O'Sullivan · Oct 6, 2016

I can't find many skins for the Copa Montana. A new skin pack would have the stage to itself.

Lorencini · Oct 6, 2016

Scraper said:
I can't find many skins for the Copa Montana. A new skin pack would have the stage to itself.

There's a semi-fictional one right here: http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/paint-montana-carset.11213/
The drivers' name and number were kept, but the paints are fictional, based on famous brands (from Brazil and overseas). Looks very very nice!

But a full 2012 season would be incredible, too:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Copa_Chevrolet_Montana_season

TassyDevil · Oct 6, 2016

Found the files for the Corvette wheels.
I must talk to my beer sponsor to get a carton.

Stephen O'Sullivan · Oct 6, 2016

Lorencini said:
There's a semi-fictional one right here: http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/paint-montana-carset.11213/
The drivers' name and number were kept, but the paints are fictional, based on famous brands (from Brazil and overseas). Looks very very nice!

But a full 2012 season would be incredible, too:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Copa_Chevrolet_Montana_season

Oh, I missed that. Thank you. I'm always grateful that modders put in the time and effort to improve a sim. Downloading now!

Agreed, an authentic 2012 (or any season) skin pack would be great. But at least this means we can pretend that Automobilista isn't perfect.

OPMP · Oct 6, 2016

Lorencini · Oct 6, 2016

OMG that Blancpain 2016 skin pack is getting awesome at each post!

JorritVD · Oct 10, 2016

Soon!!!!

Danneskjold184 · Oct 13, 2016

Alright guys, I'm having buckets of troubles. I'm trying to get an old rFactor 1 mod working for AMS, but all of the car skins are ultra shiny. Using GIMP and the DDS plug in, what do I have to do to fix this?

Thanks! -Dan

Lorencini · Oct 13, 2016

Danneskjold184 said:
Alright guys, I'm having buckets of troubles. I'm trying to get an old rFactor 1 mod working for AMS, but all of the car skins are ultra shiny. Using GIMP and the DDS plug in, what do I have to do to fix this?

Thanks! -Dan

Create an alpha layer and set it all to black. That would fix the brightness.

Danneskjold184 · Oct 13, 2016

That's the part that's confusing me. All my experience with skins (years and years ago) was with separate files for the Alpha Channel.

Now, using Gimp, it seems setting an "Alpha" channel in that program enables / disables a transparent background. So what tools / processes do I have to use to do this? Do I create a layer Mask? With Black instead of White? Then flatten it? What compression to I then use? BC3 / DXT5?

Again, thanks for the help.

SCE_SR · Oct 23, 2016

Hi, sorry for using this thread, but you are the right people for that.

After last update the SuperV8 mod skins dont work anymore.
He says: Error loading mesh file "UNKNOWN TOKEN STWHEELB" to memory.

I think its a Cockpit selection theme.. Some updates before was the same, but with a cockpit.ini and genstring parameter (veh file) i could fix it. Dont work anymore.

What he need it today ?

Rob Fitness · Oct 29, 2016

SCE_SR said:
Hi, sorry for using this thread, but you are the right people for that.

After last update the SuperV8 mod skins dont work anymore.
He says: Error loading mesh file "UNKNOWN TOKEN STWHEELB" to memory.

I think its a Cockpit selection theme.. Some updates before was the same, but with a cockpit.ini and genstring parameter (veh file) i could fix it. Dont work anymore.

What he need it today ?

Search facebook for
R & R's V8SC Skins for Automobilista
there is a patch for Version 1.1 there to fix all the .ini files for those skins or download from the below link... not sure if im allowed to post a direct link though so it may be ADMIN MODDED out of the post.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/t5hxumww5em1cgq/INI Update for Version 1.1.rar?dl=0

SCE_SR · Oct 29, 2016

Rob Fitness said:
Search facebook for
R & R's V8SC Skins for Automobilista
there is a patch for Version 1.1 there to fix all the .ini files for those skins or download from the below link... not sure if im allowed to post a direct link though so it may be ADMIN MODDED out of the post.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/t5hxumww5em1cgq/INI Update for Version 1.1.rar?dl=0

Thx. I found it. Missing "Upgrades=SuperV8_Upgrades.ini" line was the error.

SKYLINEMANNING · Oct 29, 2016

As most people know by now I am working on a fictional GT3 skinpack due for release towards the new year.
More info can be found at facebook.com/designsbyskyline