XR Flight Operations Manual Version 3.0
Copyright 2006-2018 Douglas Beachy. All Rights Reserved.
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custom skin was created with an XR Skin Pack, you should be able to install the skin
simply by unz
ipping the skin’s zip file into your Orbiter root directory; refer to the
readme.txt
file in the skin’s zip file for details.
If you want to create a new custom skin for your favorite vessel you should
download
corresponding XR vessel’s paint kit
available on my Orbiter page
). It contains detailed instructions on how to
create, test, and release your new skin; it also contains the default vessel exterior
textures in PSD and BMP format that you can use as a starting point.
More information is available in the paint kits, but for example, to install your own
Vanguard custom skin, deploy your custom texture files to a new
C:\Orbiter\Textures\XR5Vanguard\Skins\Foobar
directory. Once the files are
installed, set the skin directory name in the scenario file as follows:
SKIN
Foobar
…
where
Foobar
is
the
directory
name
under
C:\Orbiter\Textures\XR5Vanguard\Skins
;
e.g.,
C:\Orbiter\Textures\XR5Vanguard\Skins\Foobar\
. Each Vanguard ship defined
in the scenario may use a different or the same skin. If the
SKIN
property is not set,
the default skin is used.
Submitting a Feature Request or Bug Report
Before submitting a bug report, please check my Web page for updates and other
information at
It is possible that a newer version of
the ship is available, and I can only work on bugs that are present in the latest ship
version.
If you have a question about an XR vessel, please post your request to the Orbiter
Addon Support and Bugs
forum here:
http://orbiter-forum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=51
NOTE: if you are defining any [CHEATCODE] values in
your vessel’s config
file it is
quite possible that one of your CHEATCODE values is causing the problem; please re-
test the problem after commenting out all [CHEATCODE] values.
If the bug is a simple typo in the documentation or something trivial like that, please
email me directly at
For non-trivial bugs please write up a bug report as specified below and post it to the
Orbiter
Addon Support and Bugs
forum here:
http://orbiter-forum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=51
Please include the following information in your bug report:
1.
The XR vessel name and version you are using; this can be found in your
C:\Orbiter\SHIPNAME.log (e.g., XR5Vanguard.log)
file.
