Installing player skins

**Skylark** · 09-16-2007, 11:57 PM

OK... I did a search and didnt' find anything on TG about how to install a new player skin. I looked elsewhere and found

http://www.fpsbanana.com/tuts/2106
and a couple of others similar

Here's the short
I want to install the bender pack just for fun for a bit (I used to have it on CS 1.6)
http://www.fpsbanana.com/skins/2891

But I can't get any of them to show up except the hostages.

Am I messing up or does there need to be some sort of server option to allow other skins to show?

Where does one place the skins exactly?

Any help would be appreciated... I'm feeling particularly dumb right now.

**Assault9** · 09-17-2007, 12:41 AM

I'm not sure but I think custom player skins are restricted on the TG servers. Custom weapons and hostages work fine though.

**Skylark** · 09-17-2007, 01:27 AM

Potshot · 09-17-2007, 09:49 AM

Custom player skins work fine on the server, but you rarely ever see them because pretty much everyone uses TG's own skins, which override any other skins.

**Skylark** · 09-17-2007, 10:20 AM

that would explain it.. I installed them also. Is the overiding a server thing or some setting on the skins themselves?

Potshot · 09-17-2007, 11:21 AM

It's the server. Basically, if anyone choose the Standard option at the start of the game, you'll see them in whatever skin you currently have for the player model. However, people rarely pick that option.

**Avs** · 09-17-2007, 04:57 PM

Unless your uniform is at the dry cleaners.

ednos · 09-17-2007, 10:29 PM

If you want to test it, start a local game and play with bots.

**Vulcan** · 09-18-2007, 06:59 PM

Actually player skins will not work on our server even if you have them installed and someone is using the default skin.

Potshot · 09-19-2007, 11:08 AM

That's odd.. The other week I saw someone running around in my custom Arctic Avenger skin... Could it be a bug?

**.tritone.** · 09-22-2007, 01:13 AM

Does the server check some sort of embedded hash code in the skins? Perhaps you just had a skin that used the same filenames as the ones downloaded from the TG servers.

Potshot · 09-22-2007, 05:12 AM

Btw, I definately saw someone in my custom skin yesterday. Anyone got an idea why?

**Vulcan** · 09-25-2007, 11:46 AM

I just tested and confirmed that only our skins will work, I had to make a few updates to the server for it to operate properly.

Potshot · 09-26-2007, 11:52 AM

Yeah, yesterday my skins weren't working any more.

09-16-2007, 11:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
Skylark Join Date: May 2003 Location: Kansas City area (U.S.A.) Age: 36 Posts: 655	Installing player skins OK... I did a search and didnt' find anything on TG about how to install a new player skin. I looked elsewhere and found http://www.fpsbanana.com/tuts/2106 and a couple of others similar Here's the short I want to install the bender pack just for fun for a bit (I used to have it on CS 1.6) http://www.fpsbanana.com/skins/2891 But I can't get any of them to show up except the hostages. Am I messing up or does there need to be some sort of server option to allow other skins to show? Where does one place the skins exactly? Any help would be appreciated... I'm feeling particularly dumb right now. __________________ "I've TKed better men then you, and I wasn't even trying!" BF2142 toons SkylarkAssault Skylark28 (Support) Snipelark (Recon) Eng.Skylark (Engineer)

09-17-2007, 12:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
Assault9 Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 32 Posts: 609	Re: Installing player skins I'm not sure but I think custom player skins are restricted on the TG servers. Custom weapons and hostages work fine though. __________________ Kermit - "Now, if we want to get Miss Piggy out of jail we're going to have to catch those thieves red-handed. Yes Beau?" Beauregard - "What color are their hands now?"

09-17-2007, 01:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
Skylark Join Date: May 2003 Location: Kansas City area (U.S.A.) Age: 36 Posts: 655	Re: Installing player skins ah __________________ "I've TKed better men then you, and I wasn't even trying!" BF2142 toons SkylarkAssault Skylark28 (Support) Snipelark (Recon) Eng.Skylark (Engineer)

09-17-2007, 09:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
Potshot Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Finland Posts: 224	Re: Installing player skins Custom player skins work fine on the server, but you rarely ever see them because pretty much everyone uses TG's own skins, which override any other skins.

09-17-2007, 10:20 AM	#5 (permalink)
Skylark Join Date: May 2003 Location: Kansas City area (U.S.A.) Age: 36 Posts: 655	Re: Installing player skins that would explain it.. I installed them also. Is the overiding a server thing or some setting on the skins themselves? __________________ "I've TKed better men then you, and I wasn't even trying!" BF2142 toons SkylarkAssault Skylark28 (Support) Snipelark (Recon) Eng.Skylark (Engineer)

09-17-2007, 11:21 AM	#6 (permalink)
Potshot Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Finland Posts: 224	Re: Installing player skins It's the server. Basically, if anyone choose the Standard option at the start of the game, you'll see them in whatever skin you currently have for the player model. However, people rarely pick that option.

09-17-2007, 04:57 PM	#7 (permalink)
Avs Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 253	Re: Installing player skins Unless your uniform is at the dry cleaners.

09-17-2007, 10:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
ednos Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,724	Re: Installing player skins If you want to test it, start a local game and play with bots. __________________ The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. ~ Bertrand Russell I have a tendency to key out three or four things and then let them battle for supremacy while I key, so there's a lot of backspacing as potential statements are slaughtered and eaten by the victors. ~ Magna Centipede

09-18-2007, 06:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
Vulcan Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montreal Age: 29 Posts: 6,847	Re: Installing player skins Actually player skins will not work on our server even if you have them installed and someone is using the default skin. __________________ TG Primer - CSS SOP's - INS SOP's

09-19-2007, 11:08 AM	#10 (permalink)
Potshot Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Finland Posts: 224	Re: Installing player skins That's odd.. The other week I saw someone running around in my custom Arctic Avenger skin... Could it be a bug?

09-22-2007, 01:13 AM	#11 (permalink)
.tritone. Join Date: Aug 2007 Age: 21 Posts: 563	Re: Installing player skins Does the server check some sort of embedded hash code in the skins? Perhaps you just had a skin that used the same filenames as the ones downloaded from the TG servers. __________________ Perhaps you should read the SOPs

09-22-2007, 05:12 AM	#12 (permalink)
Potshot Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Finland Posts: 224	Re: Installing player skins Btw, I definately saw someone in my custom skin yesterday. Anyone got an idea why?

09-25-2007, 11:46 AM	#13 (permalink)
Vulcan Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montreal Age: 29 Posts: 6,847	Re: Installing player skins I just tested and confirmed that only our skins will work, I had to make a few updates to the server for it to operate properly. __________________ TG Primer - CSS SOP's - INS SOP's

09-26-2007, 11:52 AM	#14 (permalink)
Potshot Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Finland Posts: 224	Re: Installing player skins Yeah, yesterday my skins weren't working any more.

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