applying skins Luftwaffe pilot "Afrika" | Forums

[jeffmorgan_947]

Can someone help, I,m flying and enjoying "Luftwaffe pilot Afrika" but i need to know how to apply the skins provided,Am I right in saying that the skin folder which is part of the download is to be applied as an option during the campaigne? I need a path to follow,from r/clicking the skin folder and being asked to extract where??[ my computer/program files/ubisoft/Stum46, from this point I need guidence, Thanks. JM

[gizmo60]

Ubisoft/IL-2 Sturmovik 1946/Paintschemes/Skins

Cheers

[jeffmorgan_947]

Thanks Gizmo. I'll give it a go.

[jeffmorgan_947]

I'm still having no luck trying to install skins into Afrika? I'm selecting the Bf 109E-7 into which I want the skins placed [extracted]but keep getting the message,[Access denied,unable to create directory.C:\program files\ubisoft\IL-2 Sturmovik1946\paint schemes\Bf109E-7\paint schemes] do I need to be administrator for this to work???..........Cheers...JM

[gizmo60]

Unfortunately my previous answer is about as technical as I can get.

I've made a temporary folder that I extract things to and then I can open stuff, see what I want and then copy/paste it where I want it to go.

You wrote..
[Access denied,unable to create directory.C:\program files\ubisoft\IL-2 Sturmovik1946\paint schemes\Bf109E-7\paint schemes]
I don't think that last paintschemes should be there.

Hopefully someone more knowledgable than me will come along soon

Cheers

[ScarsdaleJack]

Originally posted by jeffmorgan_947:
Can someone help, I,m flying and enjoying "Luftwaffe pilot Afrika" but i need to know how to apply the skins provided,Am I right in saying that the skin folder which is part of the download is to be applied as an option during the campaigne? I need a path to follow,from r/clicking the skin folder and being asked to extract where??[ my computer/program files/ubisoft/Stum46, from this point I need guidence, Thanks. JM

Jeff, if you run the campaign without the skins in the right folders, the sim assigns "default" skins to the missions as they are played. This "erases" the skin name the campaign builder assigned

If your skins are in the correct folders, and you are not seeing them, then a re-install of the campaign will fix the broken 'link' to the skins

if you are simply having trouble putting skins in the game, then each plane model has a separate skin folder. You cannot for instance put a Bf 109 skin in just any "Bf 109" folder, it must be in precisely the correct folder for the model plane the sim is being asked to use in any mission during the campaign

"Ubisoft/IL-2 Sturmovik 1946/Paintschemes/Skins" is not where any skin goes, although it takes you to the folder the skin folders are kept in. The skins must be placed in the correct aircraft folder, like this:

Ubisoft->IL-2 Sturmovik 1946->Paintschemes->Skins-->specific model and variant of aircraft

Example:

A Bf-109E-4 skin goes:

Ubisoft->IL-2 Sturmovik 1946->Paintschemes->Skins-->Bf-109E-4 folder

[jeffmorgan_947]

Thanks to you all, I have downloaded a set of skins for" Afrika " from Mission4today and followed the advice and successfully installed the skins for the Bf 109E-7 and know have a whole new livery to choose from. Cheers...........JM