Ok, trying to paint an FSX plane, the Aerosoft DHC-6 Twin Otter, to be specific. I’ve painted FS9 planes before, so I know the basic steps, but this is my first foray into FSX painting, and the old steps aren’t working.
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Here’s what I’m doing:
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1. Adjust Photoshop files as desired.
2. Select All, copy-merged, flip image vertically, Save as 32-bit BMP file.
3. Open BMP with DXTBmp, import alpha channel, save as DDS 888-8 32 bit.
4. Save new DDS files to texture folder in FSX.
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So now I'm done right? But FSX crashes when I select my new plane from the list of planes. Right at the point that FSX would show the rotating plane that you have selected to fly, but before you select “Fly Now.”
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The FSX SDK does not appear to address painting, and the awesome CA Classics painting tutorial is still about FS9. I suspect I’m missing a crucial and probably simple step in the process…
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Thanks in advance!
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