Paint, paintjobs, Livery and Decals discussion thread.

[ColdFish]

There's also a Cobra skin pack with an additional 6 paint jobs, not to me potion paints for other ships as well.

Uhm, about that...
The Cobra Nest Pack (which you seem to refer to) seems to be gone from the store. I can still find it via google (only with UK prices though) but if I just use the store page it's gone.
So, what gives?

 

[CMDR Brock Samson]

I was expecting to see Empire/Alliance/Federation decals available at launch.
Like the one you can see on this Cobra here:

 

[SirScarecrow]

Paintjob in store for Adder? Or only for Hauler?

I have been checking out the store for a paint job on the Adder, but I only see Hauler. Are the Hauler paintjobs compatible with the Adder, anyone know?

 

[StarTux]

I have been checking out the store for a paint job on the Adder, but I only see Hauler. Are the Hauler paintjobs compatible with the Adder, anyone know?

Its specific for each ship, hopefully we'll see paint jobs for the other ships in the coming weeks.

 

[DEMON'S WHIP]

[request] customized paint jobs

Frontier, I understand you want to sell us the decals for our ships, no objection.
But, please, sell us a decal that could be customized, I mean, the possibility to upload a picture or an image that becomes the paint job.

HA! And we must can change it, I mean, not have to pay for every image we want to upload...

 

[DEMON'S WHIP]

No One finds this request interesting?
Come on...
You could use an image of a flag that fronier do not sell, in my case an autonomic flag... or design your own skulls, or a sexy girl in a side of the ship...

 

[Pigpen]

If you could have your own design, why would you ever want to buy one from FD?

I can't see it happening, as good as it would be.

 

[DEMON'S WHIP]

May be...

 

[HazardJake]

Maybe get the choice to buy a option to make your own decal, but as for paint job, that would make all the limited edition skins moot. Or any skin at that point.

 

[DCello]

Paints Jobs avaiabiltiy

Hello! I've bought Elite two days ago and been playing it a lot, and loving it. =)

I have a small question regarding paints jobs and decals and livery stuff. I searched the forums but the topics I found derranged into senseless and uncivilized discussions without answering the question, so I'm asking it here in hopes of someone answering it directly without throwing their opinion around unasked for or defending/attacking the developer or the players =P

Are the paint jobs, decals and etc planned to someday, somehow, enter the game and be bought via in-game credits, or are they set for the foreseable future to be bought via real world currency? I mean any paint job and decal, not necessarily the ones on sale on the store right now.

Thanks!

 

[FaolGlas]

Well it would be conjecture only. The ones in the store now probably never in game for game-money - it's a way of generating extra cash for the game.

There may be new paints and decals, for say factions etc, or for reaching Elite, that will be in-game only and not purchasable but no-one other than the Devs can say (if the decision is even made yet!)

 

[mossfoot]

I really hope that more customization options are made available without having to pay for it. It's borderline insulting to have to pay for something that should simply be part of the game. Unlocking? Fine. Spending credits in game? Sure. But paying real money is a whole other bag.

 

[stanima]

I'm still waiting for my Day One decal. It's only been two weeks since the release...

 

[cmdr lowest]

Not slating anything but I really don't see the point of paint jobs and decals if you can barely ever see your ship. Let alone paying real money DLC for them.

Are they planning on some external views in the future so people can enjoy the purchases they make?

 

[Zplintz]

[Request] More paintjobs for more ship types please FD.

*waves his Credit Card at FD with a wry grin

 

[Excelsior]

I agree with cmdr lowest on this. Not needed for flying or fighting.

 

[alexios]

ED is not a subscription-based game. Selling cosmetic things like livery generates a trickle of funds for FD, and those funds keep the game running for us.

It's cosmetic stuff only, so if you have objections on moral etc. grounds, not buying livery won't affect your game at all. It's not like it's Pay to Win.

Are they planning on some external views in the future so people can enjoy the purchases they make?

Yes (but absolutely not for combat). You can find evidence of this in the several dozen ‘ZOMG, NO THIRD PERSON AND/OR EXTERNAL VIEW!!!1’ threads on the forum. I'm on the external (not third person) view side of the camp. No cockpit glare makes for better photos, and I love my ED photography.

 

[DYSEQTA]

They will come, I'm sure, and the more the merrier. I would like to be able to earn in-game or buy decals too.

 

[cfww]

*waves his Credit Card at FD with a wry grin

I saw this last night...

Spoiler

View attachment 6532

... which was an image-based skin (it 'popped-in' as I got near).

But it got me thinking; why can't we have a procedural skin generator? I'd still be willing to pay a few quid to be able to save and use a design. The design could be saved and bought by others for use in wings etc. Procedural is the way to go rather than bitmaps IMO.

 

[Vasious]

Hmm an independent system Authority vessel in a system with a K class star