UserSkins? Please Help!

[Tree House]

I have tried so so hard to get skins/camos for my planes, but it never seems to work.
I have tried over and over again and it never works. I have a Windows 10, so I can't open the game root folder directly. I have been able to get into the UserSkins folder before using a really lengthy method that took me half an hour, but it still did not work. Please tell me your methods or other methods your know of for getting skins/camos for planes.

[RRG_181917]

well, uhh... i find a skin i want. i download it.
i go into the game, go to customization for the vehicle, and generate a template in the userskins folder by pressing that button.
i go to the userskins folder in c/programstuff/steam/steamapps/common/warthunder/userskins
i drop the downloaded skin in the template
i rename it and use it

[Tree House]

I have tried this

[Tree House]

Do you delete everything in the template?

[Tree House]

Originally posted by someone give me 15 dollars:

well, uhh... i find a skin i want. i download it.
i go into the game, go to customization for the vehicle, and generate a template in the userskins folder by pressing that button.
i go to the userskins folder in c/programstuff/steam/steamapps/common/warthunder/userskins
i drop the downloaded skin in the template
i rename it and use it

[RRG_181917]

Originally posted by Short Round:

Do you delete everything in the template?

nah, i dont. i just drop the stuff in there and it works.

[Tree House]

Does not work for me i have tried

[RRG_181917]

it sounds like a windows 10 issue tbh. why even use that thing, you poor poor man...

[underarmhornet5]

Originally posted by someone give me 15 dollars:

it sounds like a windows 10 issue tbh. why even use that thing, you poor poor man...

Agreed.
Ive had little problems following the guides on how to install custom skins.

[Tree House]

Originally posted by underarmhornet5:

Originally posted by someone give me 15 dollars:

it sounds like a windows 10 issue tbh. why even use that thing, you poor poor man...

Agreed.
Ive had little problems following the guides on how to install custom skins.

How did you do it?

[big Whoper]

The only thing I do is just drop the skin I downloaded into the UserSkins folder in the WT game folder. No need to make templates.

[underarmhornet5]

1.in game click the generate a template button on the vehicle (tank or plane) i wanted
2. close game and drop the skins i downloaded into that file.
3. start war thunder again

also are you trying to load a specific skin to a specific vehicle or a camo that can be used by any vehicle

[relliK]

Originally posted by underarmhornet5:

also are you trying to load a specific skin to a specific vehicle or a camo that can be used by any vehicle

^^^ this is the question ;) - because for some skins (that are made for multiple planes) it's sometimes necessary to edit the *.blk file to make the skin work on a specific plane. so maybe you could link one of the skins (on WT live ?!) you try to get working and also say on which plane you want it.

Originally posted by Short Round:

I have a Windows 10, so I can't open the game root folder directly.

uhhh, why not ?

open the windows explorer and navigate to
c:\program files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\War Thunder\
(that would be the default Steam games folder... ofc you can add additional drives / folders but still the method would be the same)

you can also open the game folder from Steam. right-click War Thunder on Steam -> go to properties -> local files -> browse local files. this will open the game folder directly (regardless of it's installation location (this may be more convenient if you got several Steam game folders)