AMS2 - User Livery Overrides

il semble y avoir un problème avec les livrées de la Corvette C3.
Il n'y a pas de dossier pour la Corvette C3, mais le jeu cherchera ceux pour le Puma.

 

sorry.
i meant the link to the corola2021 override folder
not the download link

 

Thanks @Rob Thompson !
But, the template download link is broken, tried both click and save as.. same result:
```
Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function set_magic_quotes_runtime() in /nfs/c09/h03/mnt/130416/domains/reizastudios.com/html/symphony/lib/boot/bundle.php:28 Stack trace: #0 /nfs/c09/h03/mnt/130416/domains/reizastudios.com/html/index.php(6): require() #1 {main} thrown in /nfs/c09/h03/mnt/130416/domains/reizastudios.com/html/symphony/lib/boot/bundle.php on line 28
```

 

Fixed

 

Links seem to be broken again.

 

Works for me. My browser wanted to refuse the download for some security reasons. So, I had to allow the download manually.

 

Ok, thanks. I guess it works, my computer thought it was malware and kept blocking it.

 

Anyone have a "all released ams2 skin" zip to dowload?

 

what do you mean with "all released"?
Original or custom?

 

Customs..

 

ah, ok.
As there are some cars with 2 or 3 differnt packs, i don't think someone made an ultra compilation.
I think you'll have to visit RD and TAMS2SP

 

Thanks for all the tips, I think I'm finally starting to understand how it works.

 

I’d like to start creating skins for this sim. I’m having trouble finding good instructions on how to do this. I created many skins for iRacing so I’m familiar with the photoshop-style software (I used Gimp). But I don’t know what I need to create the necessary dds files for AMS2, where to put the files or what files may require editing to use the new skins. Can anyone point me to detailed instructions? Ideally a video would be great. (Yea I searched YouTube and didn’t find anything that was very good). Thanks!

 

Not at my main PC at the moment, but I'll make a post with steps later today.

 

That'd be awesome. Thanks.

 

Ok basic steps.

1. Download template (1st page of this thread)
2. Must have a way to export DDS files, on photoshop you need the NVIDIA Texture Tools Exporter plugin.
3. Design the livery and export as DDS
4. In the AMS2 launch options type: -showLiveryIDs
5. Find the ID for the livery you want it to replace
6. Make a folder in the path Automobilista 2\Vehicles\Textures\CustomLiveries\Overrides\(target car) and put all of the liveries you intend to make into this folder.
7. Make a copy of the XML file in the folder for the car and remove the _dist tag at the end.
8. Edit the XML to include the path and names of your Body DDS and Preview DDS files
9. File structure goes as follows
   <!-- <LIVERY_OVERRIDE LIVERY="51" NAME="My Racing Team #12" BASELIVERY="Default">
   <PREVIEWIMAGE PATH="myracingteam\preview12.dds" />
   <TEXTURE NAME="BODY" PATH="myracingteam\body12.dds" />
   </LIVERY_OVERRIDE> -->
10. All liveries you intend to add must be listed in this XML
11. The livery override corresponds to the ID in-game if you've turned on -showLiveryIDs, not the car number.
12. If your files are formatted correctly and you've got the XML saved correctly the livery should show up in the Showroom.
13. Take a screenshot of the car.
14. Edit the screenshot in photoshop to fit the preview dimensions.
15. Use the alpha channel on the part of the image you want visible.
16. Save as your preview file

 

Thanks a bunch. I will give it a try.

 

Le Meme livery intensifies...

 

Got it figured out with your help. Thanks.

 

That looks nice!
I've done a couple myself and would like to ask you a follow-up question or two if you don't mind.
a) How do you save the skin .dds file to make it so small? I noticed that many skins I've downloaded are in the 10-16 meg range. Mine is around 100 meg! I merge all the layers before making the .dds file. Do I have to do any kind of compression? I tried "flattening" after merging but, when I went into the game, the skin I created wasn't showing up. I just got a solid red paint skin.
b) I've tried creating a banner for the M1 Procar (see below) by copying someone else's banner .dds file, modifying it, and then editing the text file as needed but the banner is still blank. Any idea what I'm doing wrong?
Thanks.