Talk:Next-Gen Liveries RFC

Another Planemaker setting which needs customization is the radio call sign.

Regarding object mapping, my guts say to hide all unnecessary complexity from the repainter. This would speak for option #2. I'm just not sure if adding configuration options to the acf file (a file which ideally should rarely be changed) is the best location to store this data.

--Captainpeter 00:50, 16 December 2008 (EST)


 * Peter -- how much do you think paint kits take away the "complexity" to the painter of option 1? --Bsupnik 12:15, 16 December 2008 (EST)

I can't necessarily speak for Peter and paint kits. My view on paint kits personally is that they do remove some of the complexity of re-painting a plane, but the degree of complexity removed depends largely on the structure of said paint kit. Users will often still need to move files around, set filenames, etc. properly, unless the process is made painfully simple (pre-named PSD files with proper folder structure, etc.) providing a repainter a simple drag-n-drop utilization to get his/her livery from Photoshop to the aircraft. Dhruv 02:33, 17 December 2008 (EST)

A properly prepared paint kit is indispensable if you want accurate repaints of high detail object geometry. There's a requirement for absolute pixel precision when lining up graphic artwork in the paint file with 3D geometry in the aircraft file. With a paint kit I can provide reference layers to help with positioning and include overlays for consistent look of details.

See this post for a sample:

--Captainpeter 08:36, 17 December 2008 (EST)