New Bort System Template with notes

[RaTzo]

Here is a basic description.lua  for a livery using the new bort system. It is created assuming you have made a new diff1 and diff2 and have created three different files for bort numbers. A right side (leaning left), a left side (leaning right), and a straight up and down.  

By changing one setting at a time I have confirmed what each section actually does. It would be wonderful if ED bothered to give us notes on this. It would be even better if it worked properly. 

Bugs I have noted:

Argument [27] or [0027] is reportedly supposed to defeat the upper tail bort numbers but it does not for me in game. It does in the model viewer. To defeat the upper tail bort number showing use "empty", true  in the two locations for the upper tail 

The Tail Small bort numbers are in two different locations for the left and right tail. 

Text of the description.lua 

 

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livery = {

    {"f18c1", 0 ,"F18C_1_DIFF",false};

    {"f18c2", 0 ,"F18C_2_DIFF",false};

    {"FPU_8A", 0 ,"FPU_8A",true};

    {"pilot_F18_helmet", 0 ,"pilot_F18_helmet",true];
    {"pilot_F18_patch", 0 , "pilot_F18_patch", true};
    {"pilot_F18", 0 , "pilot_F18", true};
    
-- New Bort System

-- USE RIGHT SIDE BORT NUMBERS (Top of Nose)
    {"f18c1_number_nose_right", 0 ,"F18C_1_DIFF",false};

    {"f18c1_number_nose_right", DECAL ,"YOURFILENAME",false};

-- USE LEFT SIDE BORT NUMBERS (Top of Nose)
    {"f18c1_number_nose_left", 0 ,"F18C_1_DIFF",false};

    {"f18c1_number_nose_left", DECAL ,"YOURFILENAME",false};

-- USE RIGHT SIDE BORT NUMBERS (Upper Tail Right)
    {"f18c2_kil_right", 0 ,"F18C_1_DIFF",false};

    {"f18c2_kil_right", DECAL ,"YOURFILENAME",false};

-- USE LEFT SIDE BORT NUMBERS (Upper Tail Left)
    {"f18c2_kil_left", 0 ,"F18C_1_DIFF",false};

     {"f18c2_kil_left", DECAL ,"YOURFILENAME",false};

-- USE STRAIGHT BORT NUMBERS (Lower Nose, Forward Fuselage, Rear Fuselage, Gear Doors)
    {"f18c1_number_F", 0 ,"F18C_1_DIFF",false};

    {"f18c1_number_F", DECAL ,"YOURFILENAME",false};

-- USE STRAIGHT BORT NUMBERS (Flaps, Small Tail, Large Tail)
    {"f18c2_number_X", 0 ,"F18C_1_DIFF",false};

    {"f18c2_number_X", DECAL ,"YOURFILENAME",false};
}

name = "YOUR SKIN NAME"

custom_args = 
{
--Set to 1.0 to make number NOT appear 

[27] = 0.0, -- Does Nothing For me (supposedly controls upper tail for some)
[1000] = 0.0, -- Flaps
[1001] = 0.0, -- Upper Nose Nose
[1002] = 0.0, -- Large Tail and Lower Nose
[1003] = 0.0, -- Rear Fuselage & Gear Doors Two Numbers
[1004] = 0.0, -- Mid Fuselage Two Numbers
[1005] = 0.0, -- Tail Small
[1006] = 1.0, -- Blue Angels (does nothing for me)

}

 

Edited May 31, 2023 by RaTzo