HoraZ Posted July 25, 2016 Posted July 25, 2016 Hey guys, i have a question... is there a way to give every pilot from my Squadron his own name decol on his Jet? Sure we could give every Pilot his own Slot for the planes he like to fly, but is there a better way like: Planeslot Mirage + Pilot ABC = Skinn for Pilot ABC
Morpheus Posted July 25, 2016 Posted July 25, 2016 In Mission Editor you can change name in the first line and plane and skin will be associated. Pilot has just to choose it (sorry for GUI in french) ;)
HoraZ Posted July 25, 2016 Author Posted July 25, 2016 sounds like every pilot get his own slot, am i right? what i searching for is like: u have 10 Mirage slots and it doesent metter witch one off them u take, u get ur skin couse of the name u have. its okay if u need for every pilot a skin but its not okay u have to make one slot for every Pilot in Squadron.
NeilWillis Posted July 25, 2016 Posted July 25, 2016 I think you mean decal? You can open and edit skins, and include a pilot name for every individual aircraft, and allocate that aircraft to individual pilots in a multiplayer mission. However, you will need to be able to use Adobe Photoshop or similar, and save each amended skin separately. Also, when you join a multiplayer mission, it will be neccessary to know which slot your aircraft occupies as there is not (afaik) a way to individually name slots, or to automatically join the correct slot. A search regarding skins will provide the step by step instructions on how to open, amend and save the skins.
Stonehouse Posted July 25, 2016 Posted July 25, 2016 You can do it off bort numbers too somehow. The guy who skins for the squadron I belong too found a way to give us a fuselage letter and a logo under the cockpit on the P51. I don't know the how though sorry just know it is possible
Morpheus Posted July 25, 2016 Posted July 25, 2016 Every skin must be different (1 pilot, 1 skin), in my team, when i choose the plane named PAF04, I have Alphajet n°4 with my name on it. And it's the same thing for every pilot in the patrol.
Captain Orso Posted July 26, 2016 Posted July 26, 2016 DoW does something like this, even on open MP missions. Each member simply has a skin with their own modifications, and the skin's name has their call-sign in it. These skins are put on specific slots in the mission, and the slots give a recognizable name. I believe they also have a system, which allows for only members of DoW to choose from one of these slots. -- What would be better, would be if there were certain things like the BORT number, the pilot's name, maybe even a custom nose art, which the player could have defined for a specific aircraft. The base skin for that aircraft type would have to allow for inserting the player's custom BORT, pilot name, and nose art, of if he doesn't have them, using a default. This is kind of like how BORT numbers work now on a lot of skins, only the custom pilot name and nose art would have to upload to the server from the client, but that should not be too much traffic really, and a server could have the option to store them between mission, so they don't have to be uploaded over and over again. When you hit the wrong button on take-off System Specs. Spoiler System board: MSI X670E ACE Memory: 64GB DDR5-6000 G.Skill Ripjaw System disk: Crucial P5 M.2 2TB CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D PSU: Corsair HX1200 PSU Monitor: ASUS MG279Q, 27" CPU cooling: Noctua NH-D15S Graphics card: MSI RTX 3090Ti SuprimX VR: Oculus Rift CV1
71st_AH Rob Posted July 26, 2016 Posted July 26, 2016 Every skin must be different (1 pilot, 1 skin), in my team, when i choose the plane named PAF04, I have Alphajet n°4 with my name on it. And it's the same thing for every pilot in the patrol. Not entirely true, check out Homefries' F3 Fury skins for the Sabre. He uses a common skin for the squadron and a clever decal layer for each individual a/c. http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=143158
Stonehouse Posted July 26, 2016 Posted July 26, 2016 Yeah kind of as Rob is saying. The 457 squadron skins are all the same base skin with the squadron letters and the RAAF markings but each aircraft in the mission is given a specific bort number corresponding to the pilot assigned that aircraft. This sets the aircraft letter and pilot insignia/kill markings etc under the canopy. Only down side is that apparently from what my friend says is that there are very specific locations on the P51 that can be used with bort numbers like this. I don't know the actual technical details sorry. Just have no skills in creating skins. We all have the same single skin installed but the smarts he built in make it depict more than a single plane so I suspect there is very little traffic involved in making the skins appear correctly in game.
Shahdoh Posted July 26, 2016 Posted July 26, 2016 Yeah, that's just it, The client can't choose the bort number, so effectively, (even though its the same skin with different bort numbers/decals) it still takes up a specific slot for each different bort number, it might as well be a different skin as far as the client is concerned. More allowances and customizations allowed to create individual skins compared to the bort number customization, with it being limited and more difficult to deal with. It would be awesome if they ever changed the aircraft selection screen to allow you to choose skin, airport, loadout, etc... all before climbing into the aircraft. Maybe someday... but for now, its mission editor controlled.
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