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[XR]Chef
04-20-2003, 10:52 AM
In this game it is quite simple to make a skin.
To start off you need a picture editing program, Photoshot is what i use and what a lot of others use at RCS (RaceSimCentral)
When wanting to start a new skin for any car, search for the normal skins, like: XF_GTI, XR_GT and XR_TURBO, not sure if the have underscore, but you get the point. Open either one of those in photoshop, and modify as you do fit. A good pont to remember is that if you go past the edge of the border on the car it LFS will discard that excess colour, so going over the lines is not a problem. Now when saving be sure to change the last part of the name, BUT, you must always have the XR or XF at the beggining of the file name, this is how the game rcognises the skin, so if you dont have XF or XR at the front it will not appear in the game. You must also remember to save it as a JPEG file type. When you are done saving and you would like to see your skin "In Game", you need to go either single player or multy, go to garage and select new color, name it, and make sure the whole car is white. Then click on the "color" tab that is on the same line with suspension and all that other stuff. Then near the bottom of the screen there should be a tab calles "XR_***" click on it, a list of skins will come up, and yours should be the first one listed. Click on it, and then the skin will be loaded.

Now go get photoshop and let me steal your ideas!

:sly:

DJC-Grafix
04-20-2003, 03:06 PM
My skin that i made ;)

http://nfscars.net/phpbb/files/lfs_184.jpg

DJC
:Peace:

[XR]Bug
04-21-2003, 01:20 AM
My first ever skin. Not too bad i dont think but then again! hehe.


Bug

[XR]Chef
04-21-2003, 04:39 AM
Not to bad at all!!
Awsome job bug!

[XR]Bug
04-21-2003, 12:05 PM
Here is my second attempt and i like this one alot. it took about an hour to do. sorry i only have the GTi so far so cant mod any of the cool cars.

[XR]Chef
04-23-2003, 06:31 PM
Here i a tribute to AccadaccA and Racerplanet for hosting this awsome forum.

Hope Acca likes it... :sofa:

[XR]Chef
04-23-2003, 06:32 PM
#2 *runs away*

[XR]Chef
04-23-2003, 06:35 PM
If you would like this skin e-mail me at

mud_dauber_1@hotmail.com

AccadaccA
04-23-2003, 06:36 PM
LOL :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:

What the hell were you worried about? That's such a hilarious honor!!!
Can you believe this guy PMed me about it for my permission thinking that I might get offended? ^_^

Thank you very much Chef, I love it!!! :cheers:-^

[XR]Bug
04-23-2003, 06:38 PM
That is an honor Rob! Congrats. A bart mobile! lol

Sean

[XR]Chef
04-23-2003, 06:39 PM
Awsome!
Ty Acca, I'm glad you like it. :)

AccadaccA
04-23-2003, 06:39 PM
Please post it in the Main forum too. The place could use a lift at the moment.


:idea: Hmmm, might need some pics for a new sig-pic.

[XR]Momo
04-23-2003, 06:42 PM
:p

We're glad you like it Acca, we will probably be making tributes to many more guys... I think one for Sean is in order... but we will save that for a weeeeee bit later so we can finalise our XR skin!

:beer: :Peace:

[XR]Chef
04-23-2003, 06:43 PM
i could take another screenshot from the top view of the car... maybe a better view for the writing?

AccadaccA
04-25-2003, 01:21 AM
Sorry for not replying sooner. I'd forget my balls if they weren't in a sack. :rolleyes:

An angled shot like the first image (racerplanet.jpg) would be fine but maybe a little closer if it's not to much trouble. Just enough to read it clearer.

Thanks guys. -^

[XR]PIUS
04-27-2003, 05:26 PM
Sean, cool cars there. What piant program are you using? I just downloaded the free full version of Jasc's "Paint Pro Shop 8 beta". If you don't have it, get it before it's no longer available for free. It's has full fuction. Saves your wors and has some a lot of cool effects. It will take a good year to figure it all out though. Have to find the book on it. I watched a guy on 'The Screen Savers" program showing some of the new 7.0 versions cool features before the 7.0 version was released. Been trying to find the guys book. I have about 6 paint programs that I know how to use. The "MGI Photo Suite 4" is fun and easy, but I end up using most since they all have something different that works better.

[XR]Bug
04-27-2003, 07:18 PM
Thanks. I used 2 different ones first i used macromedia firworks, then the second one i used was ulead photoimpact.

I will have to Dl the prg and give it a shot

Sean