300 Gal fuel tank livery file name change?

[Nightstorm]

It would seem that on the 2.7.4 open beta update the model file for the viper's center line tank was updated.  The new file fuel_tank_300gal.EDM located in \Bazar\World\Shapes has a time stamp of 7/31/21 07:16.  This file has changed the name of the texture definition in the description.lua.

 

The old name was PTB_300Gal and the new name is fuel_tank_300gal.

 

This has the result of causing every single livery that's been released using the original name for the texture to default to using the stock tank texture because every single description.lua file that had a center line tank in it used the PTB_300Gal definition for that texture.

 

Why was this done?  It just creates more work and headaches for everyone that uses custom textures.

 

I have a copy of the older EDM file and I opened both it and the new one up in the model viewer.  They both have the same number of triangles and look identical to me.  The files have the same byte count.  This seems to serve no purpose other than to cause problems.

 

The original file's time stamp is 11/27/19.

[fagulha]

I have about 44 GB in Viper liveries and this for sure will give me headache.

I really don´t understand.

Must be a valid reason, i hope.

 

 

 

Edited August 14, 2021 by fagulha

[Nightstorm]

Here is a link to the fuel tank model before this change was made.  I imagine it will pass integrity check as its just a model file but that would need to be confirmed.  I put it back in place to restore the tank textures on all of my liveries as I'm in a similar position to you.  I didn't feel like adjusting many many description.lua files to make them work with the new model.

 

Especially when I couldn't even see a difference.  I don't know what they changed.

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/y1cy53mcf083fnz/fuel_tank_300gal.zip?dl=0

 

\Bazar\World\Shapes is where it needs to go.  It will overwrite the new one unless you back it up first.

Edited August 14, 2021 by Nightstorm

[fagulha]

1 hour ago, Nightstorm said:

Here is a link to the fuel tank model before this change was made.  I imagine it will pass integrity check as its just a model file but that would need to be confirmed.  I put it back in place to restore the tank textures on all of my liveries as I'm in a similar position to you.  I didn't feel like adjusting many many description.lua files to make them work with the new model.

 

Especially when I couldn't even see a difference.  I don't know what they changed.

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/y1cy53mcf083fnz/fuel_tank_300gal.zip?dl=0

 

\Bazar\World\Shapes is where it needs to go.  It will overwrite the new one unless you back it up first.

 

Thank you very much.

If needed i only restore the most used ones due lack of free time (work is kiliing me).

 

Once again, thank you.

Regards,

F.

Edited August 14, 2021 by fagulha