Paint, paintjobs, Livery and Decals discussion thread.
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That's just dirt though isn't it? They're two different effects. Dirt still works on Pythons and a couple other ships, it's completely non-existent on most of the rest. If you zoom in you'll notice small spots where the paint is chipped away showing a much darker grey surface. All of the ships have the same graphite color under the paint.
1.4 did change damage models so that they at least try to work now. I was out exploring when it hit and my ship changed overnight.
Sorry about the poor lighting on the second image, it was a spur of the moment thing a few weeks ago.
Yeah I think it is mainly dirt, Definitely doesn't look as good as the Viper shot. If you look at the second shot I posted, it seems more like corrosion along certain parts of the ship.
YES!
I want my ships to be like my woolly pullover - well-worn but perfectly functional
Oh and they should sort that 10% Repair nonsense out too, while they're at it.
Definitely, I want my ship to look as worn as possible. I want my thrusters occasionally backfiring as well lol
Yeah, and the FDL has that corrosion on it's windows and hardpoints at 100%, while the paint remains pristine down to the 75% I've gotten it so far.
This crap is all over the place. Get it together Frontier.
In 1.4 only the dirt effect works , the removal of paint does not work and its a shame because everything looks so clean in a universe were everything is ment to be dirty
Edit : the best thing we can do is report it to FD , I have allready but I think we should try and put more stress on important visual elements like this
Edit : the best thing we can do is report it to FD , I have allready but I think we should try and put more stress on important visual elements like this
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On the other hand it looks like 'Conda players are having fun with their gold paintjobs, which do the exact opposite when they take significant hull damage. 
All bug reports on paint damage keep getting moved to the archives after the big patches. In order for us to keep reminding FD this is an issue we'll have to spam the bug report forum every time there's an update.
Camo Paint Jobs and Hiding in Horizons
With Horizons on the way, will paint jobs and specifically camo paint jobs become more useful / important? Could they be used in conjunction with silent running to hide on the surface?
I don't use silent running much so I did some experiments with a hauler, I could stay in silent running seemingly indefinitely if I turned off everything I could (including the power distributor). Can you do the same with bigger ships?
With Horizons on the way, will paint jobs and specifically camo paint jobs become more useful / important? Could they be used in conjunction with silent running to hide on the surface?
I don't use silent running much so I did some experiments with a hauler, I could stay in silent running seemingly indefinitely if I turned off everything I could (including the power distributor). Can you do the same with bigger ships?
It ended and we have some winners: Design a paintjob competition
These will be available in the store soon™.
These will be available in the store soon™.
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Oh yes... that unbelievable Anaconda paintjob... and the even more unbelievable Vulture... The ASP ist somewhat Ok, but not really mine... Wonder what the price will be, normal, or a "extra fee"...
Hmmm ...
The Conda looks like it's about to deliver a team of 500 workers to resurface a major motorway overnight. Not to my taste at all.
The Conda looks like it's about to deliver a team of 500 workers to resurface a major motorway overnight. Not to my taste at all.
Paint (and the Mercenery pre-order paint)
Hi,
I've pre ordered the original Elite and always liked the Mercenary paint for Sidewinder, Viper and Cobra (not sure of others were included). Anyway, I've been flying around with the big ships for quiet some time now and would love to also have the Mercenary paint for ships like the Asp, Python and maybe even the Anaconda.
We have some generic paint jobs, pirate paint for a lot of ships but nothing really for bounty hunters (or mercenaries).
Please add more job or role specific paints!
Some of those should be free and/or exclusive to those who support you with preordering.
Thanks,
Dj
Hi,
I've pre ordered the original Elite and always liked the Mercenary paint for Sidewinder, Viper and Cobra (not sure of others were included). Anyway, I've been flying around with the big ships for quiet some time now and would love to also have the Mercenary paint for ships like the Asp, Python and maybe even the Anaconda.
We have some generic paint jobs, pirate paint for a lot of ships but nothing really for bounty hunters (or mercenaries).
Please add more job or role specific paints!
Some of those should be free and/or exclusive to those who support you with preordering.
Thanks,
Dj
New Paint Jobs?
Just saw these skins/variants thereof in a res site. Am assuming they cannot be new as I have been away a while, but anyone know if they are going to be for sale soon?
This following skin (white with red stripes/claw marks looks absolutely awesome on the Python.......outstanding!
Just saw these skins/variants thereof in a res site. Am assuming they cannot be new as I have been away a while, but anyone know if they are going to be for sale soon?
This following skin (white with red stripes/claw marks looks absolutely awesome on the Python.......outstanding!
There are many NPC skins that are not for sale.
It's a shame that NPC skins out-do anything that's currently on offer in-store. Would love to know the reasoning there.
