Author Topic: Personal plane numbers  (Read 5581 times)

Offline Jiblowey

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Personal plane numbers
« on: March 28, 2008, 06:35:43 PM »
So yea, I know that we can make our planes look different by picking different skins. But how about a personal plane number.

You dont know what I am talking about do you?

It would be a number that you could set in the O-club, any 2-3 digit number (01, 23, 99, 354, etc) that would show up on the wing and tail (vertical stabilizer) just like the squad logo. In fact, I dont know how it works, but it would have all most the same programing as the squad logo.

A personal number could be used is FSO's when planes are tightly packed together, when some one is so close to you you can see their name but can see their wing or tail. Also you could tell who's who when taking a screen shot.

So to help show what I am talking about, I in about 5 minuets photo shopped a screen shot form the community page.

Thats what i came up with.

I dont know what font HTC might use, but I used impact. As for color, there could be 2-3 colors to pick form, that way if you are using a white plane skin, you can have black numbers.

I know this wont make the planes look histoicaly accurate, but it would give a little personal touch to the planes.

Offline Guppy35

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Re: Personal plane numbers
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2008, 06:37:41 PM »
Talk about ruining a perfectly good skin :)
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Offline Jiblowey

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Re: Personal plane numbers
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2008, 06:45:16 PM »
It would be over the top of the skin, just like the squad logo.

Unless you meant how I did a horibal(SP) job at making that. It was my first time with prescriptive tool.

And you wouldnt have to set it if you didnt want to see it.

Offline EskimoJoe

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Re: Personal plane numbers
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2008, 06:52:15 PM »
Talk about ruining a perfectly good skin :)
Talk about stirring up a big pot of lag  :rolleyes:
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Offline SD67

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Re: Personal plane numbers
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2008, 07:19:50 PM »
mmmmmmmm laaaaag
I just love laaaaag
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Offline Motherland

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Re: Personal plane numbers
« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2008, 09:15:49 PM »
Talk about stirring up a big pot of lag  :rolleyes:

For one extra .bmp?

Offline SD67

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Re: Personal plane numbers
« Reply #6 on: March 28, 2008, 09:44:31 PM »
no, for the extra time it takes to retrieve and load a personalised .bmp from his computer thru the server to mine every time I encounter his aircraft.
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Offline C(Sea)Bass

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Re: Personal plane numbers
« Reply #7 on: March 28, 2008, 09:55:13 PM »
It's unrealistic, more junk to cause lag, and pointless.

Offline Tails

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Re: Personal plane numbers
« Reply #8 on: March 28, 2008, 11:18:16 PM »
no, for the extra time it takes to retrieve and load a personalised .bmp from his computer thru the server to mine every time I encounter his aircraft.

Assuming that the number BMP is stored on the other users system. Rather if it was a preset group of number 'stencils', and the only thing that gets sent to your system is an integer when the other guy's plane first loads on your front end, it could be rather quick and painless.
BBTT KTLI KDRU HGQK GDKA SODA HMQP ACES KQTP TLZF LKHQ JAWS SMZJ IDDS RLLS CHAV JEUS BDLI WFJH WQZQ FTXM WUTL KH

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Re: Personal plane numbers
« Reply #9 on: March 29, 2008, 12:33:08 AM »
mine could be 45, so you always know its me

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Offline StugIII

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Re: Personal plane numbers
« Reply #10 on: March 29, 2008, 12:37:33 AM »
i dont mind this idea, it would add some more to the game

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Re: Personal plane numbers
« Reply #11 on: March 29, 2008, 03:47:54 AM »
Woot ? sending 3 character over the net will generate lag ?

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Re: Personal plane numbers
« Reply #12 on: March 29, 2008, 04:59:58 AM »
You could even go as far as changing Font color for those of us who fly with Squad numbers and colors. :aok
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Re: Personal plane numbers
« Reply #13 on: March 29, 2008, 05:09:58 AM »
I've got dibs on 3.14
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Re: Personal plane numbers
« Reply #14 on: March 29, 2008, 05:12:04 AM »
I've got dibs on 69!
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