51 weeks of interstellar sand blasting

iain666 · Nov 21, 2016

Found an ELW tonight, decided to take a picture of it reflected in my windscreen and noticed just how bad the paintwork was looking. It didn't look like that last time I did this!

So I dug out the old picture and checked when I was in that system.
28-Nov-3301:

21-Nov-3302:

What a difference (nearly) a year makes...

CMDR CHIGGY VONRICTOFEN · Nov 21, 2016

Mine after just 1500 jumps...*grins* We are about due for that 3rd meet-up, eh?

iain666 · Nov 21, 2016

That all depends really. There's a good 15kly of the outer arm in front of me before I get to the end, but there's a 3-4kly gap where the density thins right down that I'm on the edge of. If I can't find a way past it soon then I'll be turning round and heading back towards the Formidine Rift area so I can cross to the Perseus Arm in a day or two and it'll be before Christmas, if I can manage to push through this gap then it'll be a bit longer...

Cdr Voorheez · Nov 22, 2016

The new paint degradation effects are excellent. I'll post some of mine later.

Caldeon · Nov 22, 2016

Thats just after two days and roughly 22KLY. The DW Logo is almost gone

[VR] optimal_909 · Nov 22, 2016

I was out in the black already when 2.2 hit and this is how my ship looks like.

Cdr Voorheez · Nov 22, 2016

DW logo now, been out since 2.2:

http://imgur.com/Erjui3U

Elite Logo:

http://imgur.com/qI1Tbwr

osser · Nov 22, 2016

I'm assuming this only shows if you have a paint job and logos?
I'm in a stock 1.4 ASP X and I have nothing like this.
A year hasn't made a difference for me alas.
81% hull -- does that matter?

CMDR Tootiny

[VR] optimal_909 · Nov 22, 2016

Paint wear was set live with 2.2 only.

Zieman · Nov 22, 2016

Here's mine after a couple of weeks in the black:

upload an image

If you keep on clicking the pic, eventually you get the 4k one (original size).

Cdr Voorheez · Nov 22, 2016

The effects look amazing

FrogsFriend · Nov 22, 2016

You'll be directed to a dark corner at the back of the docking bay when you finally bring that thing home... "Would sir like us to scrap that immediately?"

Cmdr Frawd Digger · Nov 23, 2016

I love how FD incorporate wear and tear into the game...

Also, the cockpit canopy gets filthier and filthier as time goes by too...

Frawd

osser · Nov 23, 2016

Well imgur seems to be down. However I'm happy to report my ship is looking worn.
Screen shots will be posted soon

osser · Nov 23, 2016

Its a start

disorganise · Nov 23, 2016

9 months to Beagle and back

Edit: I added the DW decal at Jaques when my paint was 35% - it went on already worn to match the paint....didn't think to photo it though...This is both good and bad - good if you want it to match, but I think it would be nice to 'spray a new decal' over the worn paint and have it wear independently.
I assume the new shipkits would be the same - ie, go on worn

Edit 2
Pulled a screeny from a video capture of the decal when applied at Jaques;

And a couple of seconds video showing the change

http://plays.tv/video/58354c2ea2f7ecba8c/change-logo-with-worn-paint

Cdr Voorheez · Nov 23, 2016

Now thats pretty < scuffed > up paintwork. Grats

Qohen Leth · Nov 23, 2016

optimal_909 said:
Paint wear was set live with 2.2 only.

No, but it was much subtler before.

[VR] optimal_909 · Nov 23, 2016

Qohen Leth said:
No, but it was much subtler before.

On many ships there was nothing.
I've covered 150+kly in my Keelback and even crashed it, but there was not a single dent on it.

Whitmann · Nov 23, 2016

I like the distressing, but it should definitely
(a) Take longer to get into such a state
(b) not be symmetrical - it can look stoopid