B-17 G Hires updated # 2 version for European Air War.

This skin represents B-17 G-10-VE, S-N 4240000, from the 91st BG, 324th BS, based at Bassignbourn, July 1944.    

This update has the engine damage bug finally fixed - all engines now shut down properly when damaged.  Also noseart on the lead element ships is random from six possible arts.  The two trailing ships will always have minimal noseart.

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Instalation.
Extract all the .tpc and .3dz files to your EAW folder with winzip's "use folder path" option UNCHECKED.  If using a skin/file manager, refer to it's instructions.  For OAW users ensure winzip's "use folder path" option is CHECKED, and then extract to your OAW folder.  This will automatically install the files into an "A-06 HR G 91st BG grn" folder inside your Skinfolder, ready to go.

Extras included but not needed for instalation -
I've included both the batchfiles for PCX to TPC, and TPC to PCX for any prospective skinners out there, and a screenie.  To use the Batchfiles, just place the files you want to convert, the Batchfiles, and the Picpac / gpmtpc2pcx.exe's all in the same folder, and double click the batchfile.  If you don't have Picpac.exe or gpmtpc2pcx.exe, they are available at my Ad-ons page at Sandbaggers.

Credits -
Thanks to Col. Gibbon for the original HR-B-17 3dz, and for some of it's textures.
+mia for the use of some textures, and the BUMP I needed to finish this.
Paulo Morais and Binni for the original work on the chin turret.
Mosi for another timely BUMP,
Illu for the radio wire idea,
Charles, Andy + Pobs for the transparent shadow idea.
Sandbagger (in advance!) for hosting the skin.
Migge and Redeyes for the MEX file which is mostly their work.
Mr. Johnson for discovering the method of fixing the separate engines bug.
3dz mods and skin done by myself.

References-
"B-17 Flying Fortress" by David C. Isby.

If you have any problems, questions, comments or hatemail don't hesitate to contact me, either at the SimHQ EAW message board, or by Email.
Enjoy!

John "Chompy" Masters,
3rd July 2005.
jdmasters@ozemail.com.au
http://www.sandbaggeruk.com/chompy.html
