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Re: Cant see others skins

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From: StuartM
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 14:04
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"StuartM" <xxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote in message 
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> "Grieve" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message 
> news:41f6dd50$0$25200$91cee783@newsreader01.highway.telekom.at...
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>> "Stuart M" <dfdgh@fghf.cvgd> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
>> news:35ntg8F4p0rgcU1@individual.net...
>>> hello again.
>>>
>>> Ive downloaded the skins and models as advised, installed them to
>>> Quake2\baseq2\players, but every game I join all I see is the basic
>>> male\female models. I never had this problem before. Any ideas?
>>> I cant belive that I havent got at least one matching skin!
>>>
>>>
>>
>> oh, well thats another problem.
>> its true, nearly everybody uses the default skins when playing online.
>> some use skins nobody has, like clan skins. but most players use the one 
>> of
>> the few standard skins.
>>
>> you can check the models and skins that are currently used by typing 
>> "skins"
>> in the console.
>>
>> best use for all the models you've downloaded would be a LAN game or
>> botmatch with customized bots.
>>
>>
>
> Thanks Grieve. I'll try that this evening.
>

You were right, no one is using skins anymore. Shocking! No Homers, no 
aliens, crack-whores or teletubbies.

It just aint the same. When did we lose our way maannn? 
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