Downloading Files
Notes on how to download Skins
VSK5 Skins
Make a new folder called 'My Downloaded VSK5 Skins' in My Documents. Then click on the download link and take the option to Save the file to that folder. Copy & Paste the file to the correct place in VSK5 - for Acc boats, this is usually C:\Program Files\32nd America's Cup\Game Data\Skins\Boats\Acc. The contents of the zip file here should be only the .dds files, which should not be placed inside any folder within the zip file.
You can download the Northspace Wooden Hull skin by clicking here
3rd Party Models
The skins for 3rd party models, added after you have installed the game are kept in a folder in My Documents. For example, the Orma skins are placed in My Documents\32nd America's Cup\Skins\Boats\Orma. Other models will be in similar folders of their own.
Using VSK4 Skins in VSK5
If you put VSK4 skins in the VSK5 folders, you will be able to select the boats and sail them. However the Acc boat has such a different skin layout that really it's not possible to alter it to work in VSK5 - a new skin is needed. But the other Nadeo boats in VSK5 (Melges, Offshore & Multi) have the same hull and sails - it's only the TeamMate that is significantly different. If you like your crew to look like androids, then you can just go ahead & use the old TeamMate.dds without change but luckily the TeamMate.dds file that is used in the new Acc for VSK5 will work in any of the other Nadeo boats - so you can replace the original VSK4 one with a new VSK5 TeamMate.dds and the crew will look ok - and the boat will look fine in the VSK5 game. This of course only applies to the Melges, Offshore & Multi.
New Boat Models
The imoca - one of the new boats
The following Boat models are a selection from the ones available on these sites (you will have to register with the sites to be able to download them):
Vsk - Australia -
Volvo 70, TP 52, Orange II, Moth, Fireball,49er, Stealth 8, MustoSkiff.
Vskfun -
Star, RC44, Libera A, Sprinta Sport, AC90, America, Platu25, Open 6.50, 420er.
Melges Club -
Melges Cube.
Virtual Winds -
Groupama 3, Orma, VX70.
For patched & new vsk5: Orange II, Orma v2, Maxi-Cat, imoca.
Team Trippin -
Farr 40 v2
Notes on how to download New Models
Usually when you download a new model from a website, you get an .exe file, which is the installer. Just put it on your PC wherever you normally put downloads, so that you can find it again easily. Sometimes this installer exe file is inside a zip file which will need unzipped before you can run the installer.
Once you have the installer .exe file, run it by double clicking the icon and it will offer to install the boat to a default folder. This will probably be My Documents\32nd America's Cup on your C drive - which is the correct place for most players who have 32nd America's Cup game, with or without the patch. Accept this default and the installer will put the boat model and any associated skins in their correct place on your PC without you having to do anything manually. If you are using VSK5online, then the folder names will be different and you will have to make sure the correct ones are shown in the installer.
Just for interest, the locations are as follows for the RC44, in the 32nd America's Cup game:
The model is a zip file here - My Documents\32nd America's Cup\Boats\
The skins are zip files here - My Documents\32nd America's Cup\Skins\Boats\
You can add any personalised skins to that skin folder too.
Help- I cant find the Boat!
If you cant find the boat model in the game it's very likely that it's not in the correct folder. The installer will have a default folder selected (often 32nd America's Cup) and you will need to change this to your game version in one of the installer's windows during installation. You can confirm where the boat file has gone by browsing to your Documents Folder & looking for the boat file under the three possible locations (32nd America's Cup, VSK5 and VSK5Online).
Autohotkey
This is a useful small programme that lets you enter pre-programmed words into the chat box with a press of a single or combination of keys. Firstly you need to download the programme and then once it is installed, you need to have a script file which you activate before you run VSK.
Get the programme free from autohotkey.com . Install it before you organise a script file. You will find that it is very flexible & can be used to programme both mouse & keyboard actions.
To get you started, you can download my own script file HERE which has a simple collection of handy chat entries in non-coloured text. 'Chameleon' at VSK-AUS has worked on this programme with some colleagues there and has developed a script that means that you simply press the Control key with a letter key and the text will write to the chat box of the VSK window, if it is active. You should not press 'Enter' first, as you do normally.
So before you launch the game, double-click the .ahk script file (I keep mine on my desktop) and then once in the multiplayer game try it out. Eg [Ctrl + G] should put 'Good winds' in the chat (dont forget NOT to press 'Enter'). The list of commands in my script is below; you can easily change it by editing the script file. You get a good help file with the programme.
1:: Restart coming
2:: Restart & go at 1.30 approx
3:: no more restarts
4:: NPC - No Pen Cancel Race
5:: Cancel only wrong pens please
g:: Good winds
h:: Hi all :-)
l:: Last race here ....No next race
n:: NPC - No Pen Cancel Race
o:: Room to tack
p:: proper course please
r:: Room please
s:: Starboard
t:: tacking
w:: Water please
x:: thanks for racing