How To Add Vehicle Skins to Vehicle Customs

[EZKatnipz 8]

I don't know if anyone has shared how to add mod vehicles into the Vehicle Customs, but after hours of searching and using leads from many sources, I finally figured it out. I could never find any one straight answer.

For anyone that is having issues with this and cannot find any actual information:

For this example, I am using Hollows Vehicle Pack, adding his Monster Truck into the trader.

Set up your vehicle under the CfgVehicleCustoms class in the main mission config.ccp just like the default Exile ones:

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    ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    // Monster Truck
    ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    class Mrshounka_monster_base             //this is the vehicles class you pull from the vehicles config.ccp
    {    
        skins[] = 
        {
            {"shounka_monsteur_bleufonce",         100},
            {"shounka_monsteur_grise",                  100},
            {"shounka_monsteur_jaune",                 100},
            {"shounka_monsteur_noir",                    100},
            {"shounka_monsteur_orange",              100},
            {"shounka_monsteur_rose",                   100},
            {"shounka_monsteur_rouge",                100},
            {"shounka_monsteur_violet",                 100}
        };
    };

Then, look for the vehicle .pbo in the mods folder. (For this example, you would look for Mrshounka_monster_p.pbo.)

Unpack the .pbo in another folder and look for your vehicles config.ccp. (In this example, it is in the first directory after you unpack Mrshounka_monster_p.pbo)

Open the config.pbo in notepad++, and look for code similar to this: (Note: most likely will look different for each mod. In this example, the code is located near the bottom)

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class shounka_monsteur : Mrshounka_monster_base {
        scope = public;
        crew = "C_man_1";
        side = TCivilian;
        faction = CIV_F;
        displayName = "Chevrolet Monster";
        vehicleClass = "SHOUNKA_vehicule_civil";
        author = "MrShounka";
        hiddenSelectionsTextures[] = {"shounka_a3_base\couleurs\rouge.paa"};
    };

In the top of this bit of code, "class shounka_monsteur : Mrshounka_monster_base" lies the vehicles class you need. (For this example, "Mrshounka_monster_base" is what we are looking for.)

Obviously this will be different for each vehicle and mod, but I hope it can help people struggling with this like I was.

Some vehicles may not have names in the Vehicle Customs lists, such as the Monster Truck, but according to some information I gathered in my searching, that is on the mod author. 

I do know there is a script for Exile that allows you to add vehicles to the list as well as add your own skins, however I could not get the script to work. Also, this allows you to keep your mission file a little smaller.

[[DoN] El Toro [dk] 0]

GJ EzKat... !

The forum is often big and has a lot of posts laying around... it's nice with a "Easy to Find" title that delivers!...

[EZKatnipz 8]

On 1/25/2016 at 6:05 AM, [DoN] El Toro [dk] said:

GJ EzKat... !

The forum is often big and has a lot of posts laying around... it's nice with a "Easy to Find" title that delivers!...

I'm glad this guide has helped!

Edited January 30, 2016 by EZKatnipz

[Mr_Americanto 1]

Hey I'm not sure if you will be notified about this comment on your topic, but I am running the RHS mods and when I open up the .pbos I cannot find the .ccp file you are talking about. Is it only rhs?

-Edit
I just checked and this seems to be the case. For some reason RHS doesn't have the config.ccp file that you talked about. Any help would be great!

Edited June 3, 2017 by Mr_Americanto