How can i change the Player skin, like change skin

[schorsch]

Hello  ,

how can i create and add my own player skin ?

Would be very funny when i have my own skin for my player 

I be a beginner in coding and in using blender.

best regards
schorsch

[fromhell]

- You'll have to have a program that can open and save TGA or JPG, such as Paint Shop Pro, Photoshop or GIMP. Blender can also work for skinning
- A skin is defined by 3 .skin files and an icon_.tga file. The icon MUST BE A TGA for it to be found at all.
- Each .skin file contains paths to the texture files your skin will use accompanying with the surface name.
- The server must have your skin PK3 file if you want others to see it.  This is generally the same case for the previous Quake games

[asmanel]

I believed use Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro was against the OA philosophy.

[schorsch]

Hi @ all  ,

a big thanks for helping me, now i know what you say me.

I can only use Gimp, cause i am only using Linux.

I have a little dedicated 2 openarena server for gaming, there in
is somebody. He has a funny skin mod, he has changed the head's
of the normal skins. The model liz has the head from the model sarge.
That skin mod is nice and interessting and looking very cool  .
That is what i really seen last evening, i have found this skin mod funny  .
But i really don't know how he done this, i am sure his skin is really not on my server

i will try this, but i hope someone can say me what is to do make this skin mod with changed head's.

best regards
schorsch

[fromhell]

/headmodel <modelname>

[Gig]

A little bit of infos about the difference between "models" and "skins", and their usage...
(DO NOT LINK) h t t p s : / / openarena . wikia . com/wiki/Manual/Player_settings#Model
(DO NOT LINK) h t t p s : / / openarena . wikia . com/wiki/Manual/Player_settings/Appendix

[schorsch]

Hi,

/headmodel <modelname>

i am thinking that will solve it, in wich folder i need to set up this ?

/home/<username>/.openarena/baseoa/models/players/liz/head_blue.skin

??

best regards
schorsch

[andrewj]

No file, just type it in the console

[Gig]

Did you read those pages I linked?
"/headmodel <modelname/skinname>" and "team_headmodel <modelname/skinname>" (examples: "/headmodel skelebot" or "/headmodel skelebot/red") make the game associate a different^[1] head to your user profile. It does affect your own player. There are distinct commands for team-based modes or not. Skinname is optional.


^[1] Different than the model set for the rest of the body (with /model <modelname/skinname>) and /team_model <modelname/skinname>).

[schorsch]

Hi thanks @ all,

it works, with changing heads of player.

I will try skin my bots and players on my server,
for funny gaming

You really done great job with this game.

best regards
schorsch