All the War Thunder add-ons are messed up. Quite a few of the skins I have downloaded dont seem to have the. Instead I just get a single file with no extension simply named P38 or B17 or whatever.
I am at work right now so cant check, but one example I can remember off the top of my head is the DHL skin for the B For that there was a single "B17" file with no extension and when I placed it into the template folder for the corresponding plane , it doesn't work. I see comments from other people on the skins download page saying "looks great" or whatever, so assume it works for them?
I use firefox, and on some of the skins all that downloads is an unusable file with no extension. I can't find the directory or main folder you are talking about. Where is it. I see nothing about user skins in the menu, or anything about customization in any of the game options or controls sections or anywhere for that matter. Help me! I have downloaded some lovely skins in TGA format but don't know how to apply them.
Just as an fyi, if you don't want to get rid of the default skin, simply create another folder with the same naming convention as the default user skin but have the name of the skin on the end. For example:. Doing it this way will let you switch between skins and will allow you to have multiple skins per plane.
Keep in mind that any decals are applied over every skin and not just the default skin. So if you want your new skin to be clean you will need to remove the decals. I do have a map on the pc with the name warthunder, and i do have a map in there with the name saves, but nothing more. Click on file explorer icon in the taskbar. Click on 'Program Files x86 ' folder.
When opened, scroll down and click on 'War Thunder' folder. Once open, scroll down until you locate the 'User Skins' folder. Then you unpack the zips into that folder. Well i did what you all told meh to and it didn't work. It won't let me look at the photo file of the aircraft when you download it and its really annoying meh. Thanks :lol:. When I download the user skins the folder only has dds, dds, and blk file in it.
I used firefox, chrome and explorer and it always downloads only these 3 files. First, you go on war thunder and find the plane or kind of tank you want.
Go to customization, and look at User Skins. Find, the icon that looks like a wand. Type "War thunder user skins". Click on the first link, Then find the one you want, click on it.
Click the green download button, then when you have succesfully downloaded it, drag it to your desktop. Open your Program files x Go right to Steam If you use steam. Double click, Find the plane or tank file. Double click. Drag that to the side of your computer screen, and then you click the file you put on your desktop, Slide it over to the other side left and then you will exract the tgm. And you are done. And then extract the. RAR files to the File folder I tried doing what you said for my Pz III and it doesnt work.
How do you install User Made skins? Share More sharing options Followers 0. Prev 1 2 3 Next Page 1 of 3. Report post. Posted April 20, Can someone please explain how? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options Go to a website where you can get skins from such as live. The game is modeled on a micro-transaction system but with the ability to get almost every feature of the game without paying. This may require players to complete certain challenges such as shooting down a certain number of enemy aircraft or destroying a certain number of ground targets , or submitting user created content such as skins, or camouflage for vehicles.
There may also be other celebratory events throughout the year such as commemorating historic figures in aviation or famous battles allowing players to win premium currency and premium vehicles without any expenditure. War Thunder Free Download. There is also a referral service, whereby players can invite people to the game, earning both themselves and the new player an in-game bonus.
Silver lions are the main currency used in War Thunder, and can be obtained freely. They are used for obtaining modifications, buying vehicles, repairing, and rearming. They are obtained through performing various tasks, such as defeating another player, completing an objective, or completing single player or co-op campaigns.
Golden Eagles are a premium currency used for buying premium vehicles, premium research boosts, buying modifications, and for buying premium account time. They can only be obtained by paying money in game, inviting a friend to the game, or completing a special event. Premium vehicles purchased using Golden Eagles are mostly captured vehicles from other nations or prototype vehicles.
They typically do not hold a notable advantage over vehicles ranked in the same tier, except them giving more Silver Lions and Research Points. Research points are a free currency, primarily used for researching modifications or vehicles before they are bought.
They are obtained by performing various tasks, such as defeating another player, completing an objective, landing, taking off, winning a battle, etc.
Convertible research points are nearly identical to research points, but cannot be used without paying Golden Eagles, thus making them essentially a premium currency.
Smaller nations such as such as Italy and Romania are also featured. Most maps in-game are either directly or indirectly based on real battles of the era such as in Stalingrad, Russia or Peleliu, an island in the Palau chain, though there are exceptions. In this mode, the game draws two teams of players of up to 16 players on each side with vehicles from different nations of similar level. It is possible to see vehicles of the same type on different teams, and different countries on the player's own team.
Damage and physics are greatly simplified e. Arcade Mode games are played in either «Ground Strike,» where in order to win players must destroy all enemy ground units, shoot down all enemy aircraft, destroy the enemy airfield and bombing points, «Domination», which consists of seizing enemy airfields by touching down on them for about five seconds, causing the enemy team to lose points, or «Air Domination», which requires players to have total control over an area of airspace for long enough to capture it.
Also, to help simplify aiming, a 'leading marker' appears when an enemy plane is in range. This shows a prediction of where the enemy plane will be by the time the bullets of the smaller calibre weapon arrive if the plane continues its current trajectory, greatly improving user accuracy. War Thunder for PC. Previously called «Historical Battles,» this mode is designed for more advanced players. Fighters will have to takeoff from the airfield. Interceptors will start airborne.
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Once ammunition is used up, players will have to return to their airfield to reload and repair. For the majority of matches in this mode, players are selected for each team's nation, making it possible to recreate a real scenario, such as the Battle of Stalingrad between the Soviet Union and the Third Reich.
This mode used to be called «Full Real Battles» and is based on more realistic simulation settings; only the first-person view in the cockpit and external turret gunner views are allowed, and «Full Real» controls there is no 'instructor' to limit the aircraft stalling, however the flight physics are largely the same as in Realistic Battles.
Players have the option to have flaps, trim and engine controls automatically controlled in Simulator mode. No player tags are given for the enemy team and friendly player and AI-controlled entity tags are provided within 0.
Attackers cannot see the tag of enemy ground vehicle, the tag will only appear at the beginning of each battle. Heads Up Display is available to display speed, alt, heading, engine and throttle settings, oil and water temperatures.
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