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    • MtheHell
      MtheHell last edited by

      I tried to change the registration in the paintkit files, but when I save them in the custom-folder and choose the custom livery in the sim, there must be an additional layer/texture file loaded that has "G-JUST" on it as the AC reg.
      The registration is definetly not in both Fuselage-DDS from the paintkit (mine should be D-EMON).

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      • Cygnific
        Cygnific last edited by

        Maybe the aircraft.cfg has the i.d used.

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        • MtheHell
          MtheHell last edited by

          😵 Yes, of course!
          I simply forgot that. I just checked the ingame options/fields.

          Thank you, prob solved! 👍

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          • J
            JMAviation last edited by

            I still have this issue of it showing the registration... I can't seem to figure out how to remove it. I've tried copying the info from a different plane, changing the tail numbers to match my plane, but they still show, though not on the original plane. I also can't seem to add a new plane.

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            • Tigerclaw
              Tigerclaw last edited by

              I've been working on two paints over the last two days, I use GIMP, and I just "deleted" the original registrations using the erase tool, then made a new text layers for my own Reg, manipulated them (flipped, rotated or what ever I needed) then used that as my new paint. I'm only learning, as I said two days, and I've managed to work it out on my own. They are "passable", but nothing fancy.

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              • MtheHell
                MtheHell @JMAviation last edited by

                @JMAviation There are three options why a registration is shown:

                1. it's integrated in the livery
                  In this case you have to "repaint" them with extrenal programms like Photoshop or Gimp (like @Tigerclaw did). You need to save/export the file as an ".dds"-file

                2. In the aircraft details in the sim
                  You can find the ATC options like callsign, registration, etc. when in the worldmap and then click the small picture of your chosen plane in the upper left.

                3. in the "aircraft.cfg" file in the ac-folder
                  Every livery listed there may have an entry "atc_id". If there is a registration like 'atc_id="G-JUST" ' this will be used always when you don't enter one in the sim (see 2.)
                  That was the case with the above mentioned custom livery of the Arrow and led to results shown in my pictures.

                Concerning "adding a livery" - I didn't do it right now in MSFS, I just changed/edited existing ones.
                I know you have to edit the "layout.json" file in the root folder of the aircraft, too to make the new livery visible (besides editing the aircraft.cfg file to add a new entry there for the livery).

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                • C
                  copper last edited by

                  There is a community folder ready to use on flightsim.to where you can put your livery without touching the original folder.
                  With each update you otherwise risk losing your livery since it will probably overwrite the original folder via the installer.

                  https://flightsim.to/file/10009/justflight-piper-pa28-archer-iii-community-ready-folder-template

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                  • Tigerclaw
                    Tigerclaw last edited by Tigerclaw

                    Yep there is a community folder set to use, that's how I was able to make my paints work. Wouldn't of had a clue it wasn't for that "mod". That mod plus the paint kit, is all you need to start painting. Done three already for friends, and I'm a complete novice at this.

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