Firstly a quick explanation of some of the complexities of camo....
A skin is a container for UPTO 4 different types of camo ( vehicles, aircraft, ships, Infantry (redundant) ). DEFAULT skins ( 3 per nation - summer, winter, desert ) include a representative camo for all vehicles, aircraft and ships. Each nation has at least 3 DEFAULT skins.
DEFAULT skins can be applied to ALL units on the map using the button in the top left of the panel and will affect vehicles, aircraft and ships.
Individually or descriptively named skins will only be applied to the currently selected vehicle.
The camo panel is always filtered by unit type. So if you have a tank selected, it will only show vehicle camo. If you have a plane selected, it will only show aircraft camo. Same with ships. These are all interchangeable within their given type. So any vehicle camo will work with any nations vehicle etc.
Infantry are the exception. Every infantry texture and camo assignment is already unique and many are not interchangable. Game play requirements meant that every infantry type had to have a unique camo assignment. Since it's near impossible to assign any kind of meaningful filtering to them you are left to pick what ever you want. Be aware that many just won't work. Try applying the Russian Navy uniform to Spanish Militia and you'll get odd results because the UV's don't match.
The reason you often see the same infantry camo colour/repeated is that the variation is in the fixed colour* texture. So all Commonwealth units used British uniforms ie. the same colour camo, but had unique insignia. The insignia is not part of the camo patch so isn't displayed. However the insignia is unique to a given model, so giving the British the Australian camo will not give them the Australian insignia.
- Vehicles - 1 or 2 tiled camo patches over fixed colours* with ability to add dust, wear and tear, underpainting, bare metal, primer etc.. The second camo patch can be restricted to upper surfaces. Only applicable to ground based vehicles.
- Aircraft - 1 or 2 tiled/UV based patch over fixed colours* with ability to add dust, wear and tear, underpainting, bare metal, primer etc ( fewer controls and so less resource hungry than vehicles). The secondary camo channel isn't currently used. Additional colour input for belly if required. Only applicable to Aircraft. - Note that as of the 1940 update we can now have bare metal skins. There's not many examples yet but later in the war there will be more.
- Ships - 1 or 2 tiled/UV/colour based patch over fixed colours*. They can be given a single coloured patch ( eg- Italian ) a simple fixed pattern ( eg German ) or they can be given a variable camo pattern ( eg. British ). With the latter the V coordinate of the UV is shifted based on the starting coordinates of the model, so each ship uses the same patch but looks different. The dazzle camos are a good example of this. Only applicable to ships.
- Infantry - 1 tiled/UV based patch over fixed colours*. Due to their size and shape every infantry model has to automatically have a unique camo pattern to aid differentiation. So each has a unique material and camo set. This is why the infantry camo list often looks to have duplicates as sometimes the difference might actually be in the fixed texture - eg. most commonwealth units wore the same British uniform, but had unique arm badges. Only applicable to Infantry.
Notes:
* Fixed colours are things like tank tracks, prop blades, machine guns, belts, webbing, insignia etc.. elements that didn't routinely get painted with camo paint. So these are unique and model specific ( UV based ), can not change and so can not be interchanged between one model and another
The editor is much more low level than the game and does not have the same level of filtering.
The first camo in the list is labeled as Default. This is just an ingame indication of the starting camo. To know if a skin is a DEFAULT type, hover your mouse and read the tool tip.
The Base Game
The base game includes all the standard, default textures required to play and help distinguish all the nations. However the player is free to use the camo of any other nation as their own.
AU
Australian Summer Default)
Australian Winter Default)
Australian Africa Default)
Australian Heavy Weapons Infantry)
Australian Rifle Infantry)
BE
Belgium Summer Default)
Belgium Winter Default)
Belgium Africa Default)
Belgium Engineer)
Belgium Heavy Weapons Infantry)
Belgium Mountain Troops)
Belgium Rifle Infantry)
BG
Bulgarian Summer Default)
Bulgarian Winter Default)
Bulgarian Africa Default)
Bulgarian Cavalry)
Bulgarian Rifle Infantry)
BI
British Indian / SEAC Summer Default)
British Indian / SEAC Winter Default)
British Indian / SEAC Africa Default)
British Indian / SEAC Heavy Weapons Infantry 1943)
British Indian / SEAC Heavy Weapons Infantry)
British Indian / SEAC Rifle Infantry 1943)
British Indian / SEAC Rifle Infantry)
CA
Canadian Summer Default)
Canadian Winter Default)
Canadian Africa Default)
Canadian Heavy Weapons Infantry 1943)
Canadian Heavy Weapons Infantry)
Canadian Rifle Infantry 1943)
Canadian Rifle Infantry)
CH
Swiss Summer Default)
Swiss Winter Default)
Swizz Africa Default)
CZ
Czech Summer Default)
Czech Winter Default)
Czech Africa Default)
DE
German Summer Default)
German Winter Default)
German Africa Default)
German Field Grey 1939)
German Field Grey 1939)
German Afrika Korps)
German Fallshirmjager 1939)
German Fallshirmjager Blue)
German Sumpfmuster)
German Spring Oakleaf Pattern)
German Autumn Oakleaf Pattern)
German Splittermuster)
German IR Buntfarbenaufdruck Pattern)
German Volksturm 01)
German Volksturm 02)
German Volksturm 03)
German Volksturm 04)
ES
Spanish Summer Default)
Spanish Winter Default)
Spanish Africa Default)
FF
Free French Summer Default)
Free French Winter Default)
Free French Africa Default)
Free French Rifle Infantry - French supplied uniform)
Free French - French Mountain uniform)
Free French Rifle Infantry - US supplied uniforms 1943)
Free French Rifle Infantry - British supplied uniforms 1939)
FI
Finnish Summer Default)
Finnish Winter Default)
Finnish Africa Default)
FR
French Summer Default)
French Winter Default)
French Africa Default)
French Cavalry)
French Rifle Infantry)
French Mountain Troops)
GB
British Summer Default)
British Winter Default)
British African Default)
British Infantry 01)
British Infantry 02)
British Infantry 03)
British Commando)
British Desert Rats 01)
British Desert Rats 02)
British Paras 01)
British Paras 02)
British Paras 03)
British Paras 04)
GR
Greek Summer Default)
Greek Winter Default)
Greek Africa Default)
HU
Hungarian Summer Default)
hungarian Winter Default)
Hungarian Africa Default)
Hungarian Rifle Infantry)
Hungarian Camouflage)
It
Italian Summer Default)
Italian winter Default)
Italian Africa Default)
Italian Summer Default 1944+)
Italian Winter Default 1944+)
Italian Africa Default 1944+)
Italian Bersiaglieri)
Italian Rifle Infantry)
Italian Alpini (Mountain Troops))
Italian Saharan)
Italian Paratroops)
JP
Japanese Summer Default)
Japanese Winter Default)
Japanese Africa Default)
LU
Luxemburg Summer Default)
Luxemburg Winter Default)
Luxemburg Africa Default)
NL
Dutch Summer Default)
Dutch Winter Default)
Dutch Africa Default)
NO
Norwegian Summer Default)
Norwegian Winter Default)
Norwegian African Default)
Norwegian Mountain Troops)
Norwegian Infantry)
NZ
New Zealand Summer Default)
New Zealand Winter Default)
New Zealand Africa Default)
PO
Polish Summer Default)
Polish Winter Default)
Polish Africa Default)
Polish Cavalry)
Polish Infantry)
RO
Romanian Summer Default)
Romanisn Winter Default)
Romanian Africa Default)
Romanian Infantry 1)
Romanian Infantry 2)
Romanian Infantry 3)
Romanian Infantry 4)
RU
Russia Summer Default)
Russia Winter Default)
Russian Sandy Default)
Soviet Amoeba Pattern 01)
Soviet Amoeba Pattern 02)
Soviet Amoeba Pattern 03)
Soviet Amoeba Pattern 04)
Soviet Amoeba Pattern 05)
Soviet Amoeba Pattern 06)
Soviet Amoeba Pattern 07)
Soviet Amoeba Pattern 08)
Soviet Cavalry Green)
Soviet Cavalry Green)
Soviet Cavalry Green)
Soviet Naval 01)
Soviet Naval 01 Var)
Soviet Naval 03)
Soviet Naval 04)
Soviet Naval 05)
Soviet Infantry 1943)
Soviet Infantry 1939)
Soviet NKVD)
Soviet Partizan)
Soviet Winter)
Soviet Tanker Blue)
Soviet Tanker Beige)
SE
Swedish Summer Default)
Swedish Winter Default)
Swedish Africa Default)
SK
Slovakian Summer Default)
Slovakian Winter Default)
Slovakian Africa Default)
Slovakian Engineer)
Slovakian Infantry 1943)
Slovakian Infantry)
SR
Republican Spain Summer Default)
Republican Spain Winter Default)
Republican Spain Africa Default)
TR
Turkish Summer Default)
Turkish Winter Default)
Turkish Africa Default)
US
US Summer Default)
US Winter Default)
US Africa Default)
US Infantry 1941)
US Infantry 1943)
US Infantry 1943 faded)
US Airborne 1)
US Airborne 2)
US Airborne 3)
US Frogskin Reverse (Beach))
US Frogskin Jungle)
VF
Vichy French Summer Default)
Vichy French Winter Default)
Vichy French Africa Default)
Vichy French Blue uniform)
FY
Free Yugoslavian Summer Default)
Free Yugoslavian Winter Default)
Free Yugoslavian Africa Default)
YU
Yugoslavian Summer Default)
Yugoslavian Winter Default)
Yugoslavian Africa Default)
Yugoslavian Cavalry)
Yugoslavian Mountain troops)
SO
South African Summer Default)
South African Winter Default)
South African Africa Default)
With the release of the Spanish Civil War and 1939 DLC there will additionally be
Condor Legion
CL_Summer_Default
CL_Winter_Default
CL_Africa_Default
Spanish Communists
CS_Summer_Default
CS_Winter_Default
CS_Africa_Default
Danish
DK_Summer_Default
DK_Winter_Default
DK_Africa_Default
With the release of the 1940 and 1941 DLC there will additionally be added
Unpainted Prototypes
DE_Lnd_Oxide_00
Individual German Infantry
Note that due to differences in UV, many infantry camo are not interchangable. Some will work, some won't.
Due to the confusion this can cause we decided not to originally include these in the base game.
DE_RifleInfantry
DE_RifleInfantry_43
DE_HWInfantry
DE_HWInfantry_43
DE_AfrikaKorps
DE_Cavalry
DE_Engineer
DE_Engineer_43
DE_Motorcycle
DE_Mountain
DE_Mountain_43
DE_Paratroop
DE_Paratroop43
DE_Volksgrenadier
DE_Volksturm
Additional German Blue Infantry
DB_RifleInfantry
DB_RifleInfantry_43
DB_HWInfantry
DB_HWInfantry_43
DB_Cavalry
DB_Engineer
DB_Engineer_43
DB_Motorcycle
DB_Mountain
DB_Mountain_43
DB_Volksgrenadier
DB_Paratroop
DB_Paratroop43
DB_Volksturm
DB_AfrikaKorps
DB_BridgeEngineer
DB_FieldGrey39
DB_FieldGrey43
Additional German Red Infantry
DR_RifleInfantry
DR_RifleInfantry_43
DR_HWInfantry
DR_HWInfantry_43
DR_Cavalry
DR_Engineer
DR_Engineer_43
DR_Motorcycle
DR_Mountain
DR_Mountain_43
DR_Volksgrenadier
DR_Paratroop
DR_Paratroop43
DR_Volksturm
DR_AfrikaKorps
DR_BridgeEngineer
DR_FieldGrey39
DR_FieldGrey43
Greek
GR_Militia
Yugoslavian
YU_Militia
Changes to some Russian Units
These have had new meshes and textures
RU_Guards
RU_Mountain
RU_Mountain43
RU_Conscripts
RU_Paratroops
RU_Paratroops43
With the release of the 1942 DLC there will additionally be added
Germany
Nightfighter 1 - Field applied black and camo stripes. He219
White wash over two tone grey ( the new default aircraft winter camo - more visible than the previous version )
With the release of the 1946 DLC there will additionally be added
Japan
JP_Sea_Dazzle - Very loosely based on some dazzle camo that mwas applied to some Japanese ships. Historically, cargo ships were given a simple two tone camouflage to disguise their length. Some aircraft carriers and other military ships wee given complex geometric camo when they were birthed for extended periods of time.
With the release of the Bulge DLC there will additionally be added
Germany
DE_Lnd_Ambush_Daimler_Benz_Frost - a snow covered variant of the Ambush pattern
. (" an embarrassingly small number", "barren", "sad attempt" ) ok I get it. While more will get added with various DLC, if theres anything specific you'd like to see please drop a line here or better, given we're talking visuals, an image. Can't guarantee your request will make it in but we'll have a better idea of what you want/need/pine for.
