Announced Liveries Discussion

While I'm really pleased to see the new RCAF paint jobs for the Hornet, I'm a little disappointed (which is probably silly) that they don't have the serial numbers on the tail, ie 188721.

This got me thinking, does anyone know if it's possible to add dynamic tail numbers to a livery so that the number changes with the mission editor tail number? If so, can you teach me?

FYI the term we're using is meticulous, not has-way-too-much-time-on-hands.

I posted about this on their Canadian Skin post on Facebook, as well hopefully ED can fix it, but for the moment I'm okay with a few inaccuracies on skins, its not a game changer so. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Given the skins are "fictional" I would think it would be a low priority. To be honest, a very very small priority in my books. I'm just simply elated at the reality of the skins being made in the first place.

I'm not canadian but WOW your liveries are absolutely gorgeous !

I'm not canadian but WOW your liveries are absolutely gorgeous !

Thank you :D Our Boys and Girls in the forces sure are creative with the Liveries.

Thank you :D Our Boys and Girls in the forces sure are creative with the Liveries.

Hehe indeed !

Can you do that with any current modules? Sure, i'd love the ability to change the number of my FaF Hornet. But as Gladman said, not really a high priority thing to have.

I'm not canadian but WOW your liveries are absolutely gorgeous !

Glad you like them. I recently found out a lot of the airshow liveries are designed by our Hornet pilots. I can't really comment as I've yet to find an aircraft I DIDN'T think was gorgeous.

In regards to my original post, I'll try to be more clear. I'm not asking ED to fix it, I want to know if anyone can teach me how to do this sort of thing on DCS liveries in general. I use a lot of fictional paint jobs in my campaigns and it would be great if I could decide where the dynamic tail numbers are placed on a given aircraft. I've figured out how to change what number files they use, and obviously how to make the paint jobs in Photoshop, but for serial or tail numbers, I've had to either work with the ED placements, or paint them on in Photoshop.

Also I am totally m'kay with this post being used for Hornet hype. Hornet hype is good, m'kay?

425e Alouette, based in Bagotville, Quebec! This is quite the day for me!

I find the 150th anniversary livery a bit over the top, but a very nice addition to the DCS lineup: it will be spectacular on MP servers!

I'm in love with the 409 NightHawks skin.

Given the skins are "fictional" I would think it would be a low priority. To be honest, a very very small priority in my books. I'm just simply elated at the reality of the skins being made in the first place.

Well its not that fictional, they are very upgraded. I'd take the 3 color displays over the digital ifei , that oxygen generator has been giving nothing but issues as well.

While I'm really pleased to see the new RCAF paint jobs for the Hornet, I'm a little disappointed (which is probably silly) that they don't have the serial numbers on the tail, ie 188721. Does anyone know if it's possible to add dynamic tail numbers to a livery so that the number changes with the mission editor tail number?

 

 

FYI the term we're using is meticulous, not has-way-too-much-time-on-hands.

You can only cut so many NUMBER Meshes before they start to overlap each other.

Given the skins are "fictional" I would think it would be a low priority. To be honest, a very very small priority in my books. I'm just simply elated at the reality of the skins being made in the first place.

at least Canada actually uses an aircraft From the legacy Hornet Family ( now modernized equivalent to the USMC F/A18A ++) than including skins for nations that never used any Hornets :music_whistling:

so i don't think such nit picking is deserving

Reality is not nit picking.

Reality is not nit picking.

Again read my post. Quote ironic that you choose to complain about rcaf skins ( a nation of which actually uses hornets) and not the fact that it's mentioned that Russia among other nations THAT don't have Any hornet gets hornet skins. Now that's real fiction right there.

And before you champion in your desire for n reality how about all these fictional campaigns over caucasus or having to fly aircraft from various era for non appropriate theatres. So yes it is nitpickery in your part.

Besides skinning is not done by the same people who work on avionics or weapns systems. Since external 3d model is done So don't worry this won't hamper developmental process from getting f18 out of ea faster

Spanish skin

Finally!! We got it, thanks for the effort :thumbup: .

Now, before it goes any further (as I expect them to have numerals at some point), please take those horrible roundel thingies out and use the correct one. Available in Wikipedia… :huh: Proportions matters.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_aircraft_insignia

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roundel_of_Spain.svg

Take care with fake cockpit, not always, not all of them wear it.

S!

YEAH!!!!!!!!!!:thumbup:

hope they include the numbers also though;)

Information about Reg Numbers and co-relation in 12Th Wing(121/122sqn) and 15Th Wing (151/152/153sqn) sent by MP to ED staff

Regards From Spain

And what about the 46th from Canary Islands? :(

What do you want with that ? Tea & some cookies ?

And what about the 46th from Canary Islands? :(

Because they have planned only 121 and 151 sqn, not 462sqn

But is a good option to have our 3 operators with skins

:thumbup:

Am I blind or are the roundels correct?

Am I blind or are the roundels correct?

Spanish roundels aren't only red/yellow, they depict a certain proportion between the colours with the yellow a bit bigger than red, making the red spot in the centre look somewhat smaller, and that proportions fits the Spanish flag ones which aren't just three equal horizontal bands. Whenever those are wrong they stand out like a spot in your nose in all their wrongness, but I can understand people not knowing them can overview that, though it's so obvious when you know them. Well, that or just look at any photograph of the subject. I mean, it's so obvious they aren't the same roundels as British or French ones for instance.

S!

And sorry I had to come here, there's no bugs section yet :lol: .

S!