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It is so fen can put it on the server for Sid - I may fly it but have downloaded it just to help Sid.

So you found a nice third party skin for your favourite DCS ride and you've downloaded it. Q1. Where should it go? You have two options: 1. The Saved Games folder A dedicated Liveries folder within Saved Games DCS folder is the place recommended by ED for Third Party Skins = C:\Users\"yourusername"\Saved Games\DCS*\Liveries\"modulename" (* or DCS.openbeta) It keeps the core game folder structure and the files within, sterile. Should you need ever to run a repair on your DCS install, it will flag ANY third party skin content as potentially worthy of removal and if you were careless or inattentive you could potentially lose all of your downloaded skins. It is also the simplest place (kind of...) as it keep all your skins in one place whereas some of the core DCS install Liveries folders are in non-common and quite disingenuous places. However, there are issues... The Saved Games Folder is natively on the C:\ or Operating System drive and if, like me, that is starting to nibble at the limits of it's capacity, having a lot of skins in the Saved Games\DCS\Liveries area will bloat it considerably. Also there is no native folder structure within this Liveries folder for every module: you need to create a folder and name it correctly for it to work. Here is a list of some of the most common modules whose names I have ID'd: 2. The Core DCS File Structure As outlined above there is an issue with repairing DCS by putting your 3rd Party skins here, but if you're aware and careful it should be less of an issue. The main problem will be finding the specific location for them as they are disjointed. As a general rule, Flaming Cliffs 3 aircraft, which include the following, F-15C mig-29a mig-29g mig-29s su-25 su-25t su-27 su-33 Should go in their respective folder here: "Install Drive":\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Bazar\Liveries\"modulename" WW2 era (except the I-16 confusingly...), including AI aircraft for the Asset Pack should go here: "Install Drive":\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\CoreMods\WWII Units\"modulename"\Liveries\"modulename" Others (including the I-16) go here: "Install Drive":\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\CoreMods\aircraft\"modulename"\Liveries\"modulename" Q2. How do I extract the downloaded contents within the relevant folder correctly? The first and most important thing to be aware of is, unlike other sims, there is NOT ONE SINGLE TEXTURE FILE FOR A COMPLETE SKIN; there is at least 1 texture files (sometimes many more) plus a description.lua file. This last file IS REQUIRED. These should be contained in folder. It is this folder that should be placed in the ...\Liveries\"modulename" E.G.: ...\Liveries\SpitfireLFMkIX\RAF, No. 16 Squadron Where the "RAF, No. 16 Squadron" contains the texture file and a description.lua. If you have any problem seeing an installed skin, the first thing to check is that it is not double foldered. i.e. ...\Liveries\SpitfireLFMkIX\RAF, No. 16 Squadron\RAF, No. 16 Squadron This is a common cause for not being able to access skins that you have apparently installed in game. Q3. I still cannot access my new 3rd Party skin, yet I have double checked the install path is correct. Why dear god, why?! The description.lua contains - among other things - a list of the countries 'allowed' to access that skin in game - if you or the mission maker have created the mission with your particular aircraft assigned to a country that does not have the permission to access the skin as defined by the description.lua you will not be able to select it within either the Mission Editor, or within the Loadout Editor in a live mission.