Problem installing repaints
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Problem installing repaints
Having an odd issue with repaints. I already have some installed in the correct folder in the A2A section of the P3D addons folder in my documents. They work fine. I have added another two of Tom Weiss’ fantastic creations but they are not showing up with the others in the P3D vehicle selection screen. I have checked that the aircraft.cfg entry is correct and I cannot see any problems there. The texture folders are in situ next to the others I have and the contents are visible. Any ideas? Baffled here.
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Re: Problem installing repaints
In the aircraft.cfg file, Is the format of the 'title=' entry in the same form as the default paints? They now use the "A2A" prefix where as 3rd party repainters may not yet be 'on board' with the new formats (different from the FSX format)
Without the 'A2A' prefix the addon paints may be there but they will not show up grouped with the default paints.
Paul
Without the 'A2A' prefix the addon paints may be there but they will not show up grouped with the default paints.
Paul
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Thanks for your reply Paul,Gypsy Baron wrote:In the aircraft.cfg file, Is the format of the 'title=' entry in the same form as the default paints? They now use the "A2A" prefix where as 3rd party repainters may not yet be 'on board' with the new formats (different from the FSX format)
Without the 'A2A' prefix the addon paints may be there but they will not show up grouped with the default paints.
Paul
That is the weird thing, all I am doing is adding a couple more of Tom Weiss’ repaints and the content for each on the config file looks spot on. I’ve compared to the ones that are functioning and
I can’t see any omissions or differences apart from where you would expect it.
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Re: Problem installing repaints
Have you deselected the "Show Only Favorites" option. I sometimes forget and can't find a new entry.
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Don’t think I have ever used favourites. It seems to be showing all other types and liveries but I will double check that later just in case Steve. Cheers for that.bladerunner900 wrote:Have you deselected the "Show Only Favorites" option. I sometimes forget and can't find a new entry.
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Re: Problem installing repaints
Have checked now and I don't have favourites selected.
In my WoP3_Spitfire folder I am seeing the below. It is the USAAF textures that aren't appearing.
......and inside the config file it looks like this....showing #5 which is showing up correctly and #6 which is one of the two that are missing
In my WoP3_Spitfire folder I am seeing the below. It is the USAAF textures that aren't appearing.
......and inside the config file it looks like this....showing #5 which is showing up correctly and #6 which is one of the two that are missing
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Re: Problem installing repaints
I wonder if perhaps there is a limit to the number of characters in the 'title=' entry or the texture name?
That is the only thing I see from above.In your listing excerpt, the one that isn't being seen has several more characters in the title and texture name.
Just try renaming #6 to truncate the title and texture name (and texture folder name) to
remove everything after 'Lady Ellen' and see what happens.
Paul
That is the only thing I see from above.In your listing excerpt, the one that isn't being seen has several more characters in the title and texture name.
Just try renaming #6 to truncate the title and texture name (and texture folder name) to
remove everything after 'Lady Ellen' and see what happens.
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Good idea Paul but no luck with that I am afraid.
Completely baffled by this.
Completely baffled by this.
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Re: Problem installing repaints
I downloaded 'A2A SPITFIRE USAF 309FS 31FG Lady Ellen III C by Tom Weiss' and here's what I found.
the texture folder was named...
texture.USAAF 309FS 31FG Lady Ellen III C by Tom Weiss
and the entry in the cfg was...
texture=USAF 309FS 31FG Lady Ellen III C by Tom Weiss
Notice the extra A.
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I then downloaded the texture 'A2A SPITFIRE RAF 542 Sqn PS890 C by Tom Weiss' and found these in the cfg file.
title=A2A Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIb RAF 542 Sqn PS890 W by Tom Weiss
texture=RAF 542 Sqn PS890 W by Tom Weiss
Where there should be a C there was a W.
After changing all anomalies to match, both variants showed up in my hanger.
I'm not sure what happened with your downloads but there was an obvious mismatch in the ones I downloaded.
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the texture folder was named...
texture.USAAF 309FS 31FG Lady Ellen III C by Tom Weiss
and the entry in the cfg was...
texture=USAF 309FS 31FG Lady Ellen III C by Tom Weiss
Notice the extra A.
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I then downloaded the texture 'A2A SPITFIRE RAF 542 Sqn PS890 C by Tom Weiss' and found these in the cfg file.
title=A2A Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIb RAF 542 Sqn PS890 W by Tom Weiss
texture=RAF 542 Sqn PS890 W by Tom Weiss
Where there should be a C there was a W.
After changing all anomalies to match, both variants showed up in my hanger.
I'm not sure what happened with your downloads but there was an obvious mismatch in the ones I downloaded.
Steve.
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Re: Problem installing repaints
Good spot sir!bladerunner900 wrote:Notice the extra A.
Thanks,
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Re: Problem installing repaints
Decades of debugging BASIC, Assembly, Fortran, DOS, C and others Nick. It gets harder as you get older.Nick - A2A wrote:Good spot sir!
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Wow you are spot on there! Thanks Steve! Eagle eyes!bladerunner900 wrote:Decades of debugging BASIC, Assembly, Fortran, DOS, C and others Nick. It gets harder as you get older.Nick - A2A wrote:Good spot sir!
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