TAR 2.51 passo-a-passo

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The window shown below is where you will spend most of your time. Here you can see the SU-27 camo based on the "Brazilian Air Force Display Squadron - Smoke Squadron" at your disposal for installation.

Everytime you copy a texture file to one of the directories you've set in TAR you will get a graphic representation of it on the main screen in the form of a thumbnail. If the file has its own thumbnail it will be displayed just like the above mentioned camo. Otherwise, the texture will be represented by the default "Alas Rojas" logo. Immediately below this picture you can read the file's name.

The lower portion of the screen is reserved to text files which might come with the textures you're installing. It's good habit to pay close attention to these files, since they might hold key information for running the textures correctly.

You have three options to install new textures in Flanker via TAR, despite they are camos, cockpits, scenery or any other texture.

Select the camo on the main screen and click the "Install" button on the left menu.

Optionally you can right-click over the thumbnail and choose "Install". The other way around is to just double-click the thumbnail. Any of these actions, leads to the installation of the selected texture.
Considering you have chosen to create backup copies prior to new texture installation, you will be prompted with a window giving you two options for backup and one to skip it. If the last option is the case, just choose "Do not create a backup copy" and keep the installation procedure.

Tip: Use the "Do not create a backup copy" option when you are installing a texture over another which was just temporarily used, for instance in a multiplayer game or when testing an in development camo.

The Backup window should not be overlooked! If well managed, it can save you lots of time, trust me. If you decide to create a backup copy by choosing "Store in this very same folder", you will see the texture's filename in the "Zip filename" field with the "-undo" extension added. Click "Ok" to create the backup copy and continue with the texture installation.

If you choose to create a backup copy using "Store in the folder _ORIGINAL" instead, you will have to create a file name for the backup copy. This option creates a subdirectory named "_original" under the directory where the texture file being installed is located.

Tip: Remember to choose a file name which lets you recall the paint scheme position it originally belongs to in the Flanker User Interface (Unpainted, Standard,etc) and despite obvious, leave this option to the original Flanker files only.

Click "Ok" to create the backup copy and continue with the texture installation or click "Cancel" to quit installation.