How to put a .bfs file into the game and have it work?

[ExxionNexxion]

I made an AI Skin pack for FOUC but it won't work.
I'm not sure why. Any help or suggestions?

[GulBroz]

What do you mean "it won't work"?

Does it crash game ?
or is it "it does not show in game"?
or something else?

[Purple44]

Did skin work in your unpacked version of UC? If skin work in unpack version, did you use the right packer to pack up file into a bfs file that will work in UC?

BFS3pack by Karog/GulBroz

[ExxionNexxion]

I don't use Unpacked game as i do not know how it works.
And it does not show up in game.

[Purple44]

If you have not unpack UC, how do you know you got the right UC folder structure to put new skin in before you pack up new skin into a UC bfs file?

Here folder structure for Flatout 1:

\data\cars\car_1\skin9.dds

I don't have UC unpack since I'm not modding UC.

[GulBroz]

Did skin work in your unpacked version of UC? If skin work in unpack version, did you use the right packer to pack up file into a bfs file that will work in UC?

BFS3pack by Karog/GulBroz

Be sure to get the 2.1 version, by following the link in my comment on the above page... (V2.1 here)

[ExxionNexxion]

apparently one problem is that I put data folder in, when UC automatically adds data folder to the beginning.
Here are pictures of my folders
PS I KNOW FOR A FACT MY DDS FILES ARE CORRECT

[GulBroz]

You did not answer 1st question: what do you mean by "won't work"...

Also double check you have BFS pack V2.1 (you NEED V2 for FOUC, and V2.0 produces corrupted BFS)

As for the data folder, always remember that the directory you drop in BFS packer becomes "/data" folder in BFS.
So here, you must drop your "data" folder (the one under your "AI Skins unpacked" directory)

PS: Next time think about cropping desktop pictures to the essential before posting (page is a hell to handle with 4 picture opened on a small screen  )

Gul.