4 more CAT skins at Reg's

[seacondor]

Reg's now has 6 CAT skins up at Reg's.
Strange thing about these is the RNZAF Cat is one my own father may have flown in while he was stationed in Fiji at the same time as this CAT.

[ndicki]

Nice touch - makes it come alive! Cheers, Greg and John! :icon29::icon29::icon29:


Edit - Beautiful they are, too. Especially because there are a number of quite unexpected "exotic" ones!

[Emile]

Hello,
Does some "expert" plan to make stand alones from these skins? I tried but did not succeed :isadizzy:
Thanks in advance.

[MajorMagee]

Here's how I made a stand alone of the Dutch CAT skin for PTO.

1. Make a copy of the folder TK_PBY5_W_QZ
2. Rename the folder to TK_PBY5_Y-38
3. Open the folder and delete TK_PBY5_W_QZ.bdp
4. Rename the file TK_PBY5_W-QZ.air to TK_PBY5_Y-38.air
5. Rename the file TK_PBY5_W-QZ.xpd to TK_PBY5_Y-38.xpd
6. Open TK_PBY5_Y-38.xpd and edit:
LongName="TK_PBY5_W_QZ" ShortName="Catalina MkIIa W-QZ RAF 209Sq" ModelName="TK_PBY5_W_QZ.M3D"
to
LongName="TK_PBY5_Y-38" ShortName="Dutch PBY5 SN Y-38" ModelName="TK_PBY5_Y-38.M3D"
and
Country="britain_faa"
to
Country="other_allied_nations"
7. Open aircraft.cfg and edit
title =TK_PBY5_W_QZ
sim = TK_PBY5_W_QZ
model = TK_PBY5_W_QZ
to
title =TK_PBY5_Y-38
sim = TK_PBY5_Y-38
model = TK_PBY5_Y-38
8. Drop the new skin in the texture folder and let it replace TK_PBY5_W_QZ_t.dds
9. Rename TK_PBY5_W_QZ_t.dds to TK_PBY5_Y-38_t.dds
10. Rename TK_PBY5_W_QZ_t.mos to TK_PBY5_Y-38_t.mos
11. Open TK_PBY5_Y-38_t.mos with a Hex Editor
(I use the freeware xvi32 (http://www.chmaas.handshake.de/delphi/freeware/xvi32/xvi32.htm) )
find TK_PBY5_W_QZ_t.dds near the top and change it to TK_PBY5_YP-38_t.dds and save.
12. Rename all the files in the model folder
TK_PBY5_W_QZ.M3D
TK_PBY5_W_QZ_Cockpit0.M3D
TK_PBY5_W_QZ_Cockpit1.M3D
TK_PBY5_W_QZ_Cockpit2.M3D
TK_PBY5_W_QZ_Cockpit3.M3D
TK_PBY5_W_QZ_Cockpit4.M3D
TK_PBY5_W_QZ_Cockpit5.M3D
to
TK_PBY5_Y-38.M3D
TK_PBY5_Y-38_Cockpit0.M3D
TK_PBY5_Y-38_Cockpit1.M3D
TK_PBY5_Y-38_Cockpit2.M3D
TK_PBY5_Y-38_Cockpit3.M3D
TK_PBY5_Y-38_Cockpit4.M3D
TK_PBY5_Y-38_Cockpit5.M3D
13. Open TK_PBY5_Y-38.M3D with a Hex Editor
find TK_PBY5_W_QZ.dds at character 3,792 and change it to TK_PBY5_Y-38_t.dds and save.
(This assumes you also have TK_PBY5_DH_Y installed as they share cockpit textures, and
TK_PBY5A_VP11_s.dds. Otherwise you will need to add those files and edit their matching entires too.)
14. Check the sound file alias to make sure the directory and file listed there exists in your install.
15. Give it a test run.

[BeauBrummie]

This is a very useful skill Emile, sometimes a little frustrating as you have to be precise in the naming conventions, but the end results are worth it.:applause:

[Emile]

OK guys,
I have saved the procedure and I'll try when I come back from my trek in the Grand Erg Tunisien (Tunisian desert with camels walk).:running:
Thanks