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Oh, and to further flesh out your knowledge of all things TrackIR, check this link: https://www.steelbeasts.com/search/?&q="Track IR"&search_and_or=and

Search seems to work better for me. Check this link: https://www.steelbeasts.com/search/?&q=TrackIR&search_and_or=and I use it. Previous posts linked above will cover all the salient points as to how: Including making sure your TrackIR list of games is updated to include SB; Reprogramming your TrackIR profile so that it doesn't conflict with SB's use of the Function keys; Starting the app before starting SB; and Selecting TrackIR in the Controls dialog.

I had a similar problem awhile back with Alt+F12. Turned out to be a GeForce Experience overlay issue. Could you have something similar going on possibly? (Other software hogging that key combo?)

@Gladiator(911) Made one awhile back. Available at the German site.

We probably have differing interpretations of what a "texture template" is. For me -- admittedly a novice hobbyist -- it's typically a Photoshop (.psd) file with multiple layers separated by color, shading, dirt & weathering, etc. ... for example the other texture templates provided by other eSim artists in the "Vehicle Templates" download area for community use. From these, a modder could paint, say, a different camo for the texture, retaining other useful artistic details. What you've uploaded are several what I call "skins" or "textures" ... completed .dds files ready for use in the sim. They are, of course, excellent skins, and I would encourage anyone who wants to, to use them. But, just so there's no misunderstanding, my pack includes my own edits of the game textures to match the German, West German, Dutch, Canadian, Danish and Australian vehicle skins I've done. Doing this involves a single-color camo .dds skin (green or desert) from the sim, changing the dominant color to an alpha, and painting my new camo under the now-partially-transparent original. It can be an imperfect process and requires some fiddling but usually yields pretty good results. Having the artist's layered PS template, of course, eliminates the need for that workaround and yields a much better result. Admittedly, I could be missing something here. But thank you, nevertheless. 👍

Ok. Well, never mind, then. 🙂 I've completed the ones I intend to do.

That would be great. Thank you.

No video for this one. Since I had already invested some time in upscaling and detailing the Biber template for an Australian version, I decided to offer several more flavors in an upcoming package. They will include: German (NATO), West German (Gelboliv), Netherlands (NATO), Canada, Generic Green, Generic Desert Tan, and a rework of the default Denmark skin. Some will come with matching bridges and decal files painted by me; others will use the available stock bridge textures. Here:

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Thanks! What I was looking for, and more. 👍

I seem to have lost all of the map themes from the C:\ProgramData\eSim Games\Steel Beasts\maps\themes folder, with the exception of three self-created/edited themes. I did recently uninstall the SB Legacy Maps Installer, thinking I had no more use for it. Would that have wiped the eSim themes from the folder? Whatever caused me to nuke them, I'm sure it's an easy fix. Is there an easier way short of a full uninstall/reinstall? I tried re-running the bundle installer for the last patch, but it tells me my installation is all there and up-to-date. All I want back are the various eSim-authored themes ... the exact names escape me, but there were various Arid, Mountain, Desert, Summer, Spring, Winter, Snow, etc. themes.

Well, don't be too quick with your praise. 🤔 I sort of went down a rabbit hole there. With my second post I probably should have deleted or re-wrote my first one. Another day, a little more clarity (I hope), let me rephrase what I believe happens. The steps from the 3.002 Release Notes are not necessarily inverted, as I thought. But it's kind of misleading. And that might be because version 3.002 was several years ago. It does, actually work that way -- when there is no relevant nationality folder within the relevant seasonal folder. But the presence (or lack) of said nationality folder also plays a role, and is why your particular action didn't yield the expected results. Picture this: 1 My Documents\eSim Games\Steel Beasts\mods\textures\{current environment}\{nationality} 2 C:\Programs\eSim Games\Steel Beasts\textures\{current environment}\{nationality} 3 C:\Programs\eSim Games\Steel Beasts\textures\woodland\{nationality} 4 C:\Programs\eSim Games\Steel Beasts\textures\{current environment} 5 C:\Programs\eSim Games\Steel Beasts\textures\woodland Note the red text in step 2. The sim looks for that folder. A lack of this folder in the installation results in the next step (3) being followed. The presence of this folder in the installation (but no relevant texture) results in a jump to step 4. Beyond that point, if there's no file, I think it zigs back to step 3 and then step 5, but I'm not positive. I can't really test it without making my head hurt or altering files, and I think it's time for me to climb out of the rabbit hole and step away from it. In summation, you can kind of see this whole theory in practice with the desert folder. Note the ru2020 folder. No textures in it, but It's presence directs the search next to that base desert folder rather than taking the early sidetrip to woodland/ru2020.