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grajay:
--- Quote from: UAL1287 on February 01, 2012, 04:00:22 am ---The documentation mentions a paintkit but I can't find it. Is it hidden somewhere or will it be released at a later date?
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You're lucky - I don't even have a document that mentions the paintkit ::)
virtuali:
--- Quote from: grajay on February 02, 2012, 01:26:21 pm ---You're lucky - I don't even have a document that mentions the paintkit ::)
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The Paint Kit is mentioned in the Web page description.
grajay:
OK - thanks virtuali - explains why I missed it.
niyoko:
--- Quote from: virtuali on February 01, 2012, 11:17:11 am ---
--- Quote from: niyoko on February 01, 2012, 06:09:48 am ---Wow! If we can specify which texture is used at an airport... Is it possible to assign a specific texture to a carrier?
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Yes, but keep in mind the selection is made depending mainly on the airport ICAO, using a hierarchical system: have a look at the manual on Page 19, there's a quick explanation how it works.
The airline code of your own airplane is not used, we thought it was more correct to look at the airline code of the parking instead, but that will be a factor only when there are two vehicles "competing" for a job having the same ICAO, which would be otherwise chosen at random, but if the airline code of the parking matches one of them, it will be preferred.
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Thanks for answering my question.
I'm excited to hear that there is some granularity in being able to customize the paint schemes. I like how you guys have decided to read the airline code from the parking spot and not the plane. After thinking about how you guys have coded that function, I realized that it's the best way, but it's also the more realistic. :o
Airline carriers buy slots/gates at an airport. For example, I'm a Continental 737 that is puling up to a Southwest owned spot, I should expect to realistically be serviced by equipment with Southwest logos.
Brilliant guys! 8) I'll download the paint kit and manual, then start painting. :)
johnny_7713:
--- Quote from: niyoko on February 03, 2012, 08:09:46 am ---
--- Quote from: virtuali on February 01, 2012, 11:17:11 am ---
--- Quote from: niyoko on February 01, 2012, 06:09:48 am ---Wow! If we can specify which texture is used at an airport... Is it possible to assign a specific texture to a carrier?
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Yes, but keep in mind the selection is made depending mainly on the airport ICAO, using a hierarchical system: have a look at the manual on Page 19, there's a quick explanation how it works.
The airline code of your own airplane is not used, we thought it was more correct to look at the airline code of the parking instead, but that will be a factor only when there are two vehicles "competing" for a job having the same ICAO, which would be otherwise chosen at random, but if the airline code of the parking matches one of them, it will be preferred.
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Thanks for answering my question.
I'm excited to hear that there is some granularity in being able to customize the paint schemes. I like how you guys have decided to read the airline code from the parking spot and not the plane. After thinking about how you guys have coded that function, I realized that it's the best way, but it's also the more realistic. :o
Airline carriers buy slots/gates at an airport. For example, I'm a Continental 737 that is puling up to a Southwest owned spot, I should expect to realistically be serviced by equipment with Southwest logos.
Brilliant guys! 8) I'll download the paint kit and manual, then start painting. :)
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Actually realisticly you should expect to be assigned a Continental gate, rather than a Southwest gate. Airlines have contracts with certain handling companies (or do that stuff themselves). The handling companies don't just serve whoever happens to turn up at their gate, especially if it's one of their competitors.
As such, would it be possible in a future update to see which company is handling which gate? That would help choosing the right gate at an unfamiliar airport, so I don't have to explain to the chief pilot why he just got a huge bill from Southwest for servicing my Continental plane :P
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