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Decal Number.dds

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In both P3D and FSX/ FSXSE, the default Cessna Skyhawk has a texture that I tracked down in Model Converter X as Decal Number.dds which "paints" the registration number of the aircraft from the aircraft.cfg and I want to do this on my AI T-6 Texan II which are traffic at KNSE and KNPA, all 124 of them. I could just blank out the registration and the MODEX on them and not have any but if it's possible I would like to have each one different on the aircrafts without entering 124 different files. Can I use this texture on them and how? I don't actually understand how the program knows how to determine them.
 
The number displayed is the registration number in the aircraft.cfg file, or that if changed in the select aircraft menu. The mapping of this texture is in the model itself, and thus it must be designed into the aircraft at the time of creation. It might be possible to build such a polygon in a program like blender and then merge it into your aircraft using MCX, but I’ve never heard of anyone trying that.
 
Thanks Tom for the reply, I was afraid of that but it was worth asking. It probably isn't worth the effort. It would look a lot better that a long row of aircraft with all the same MODEX. I actually don't care about the actual registration because it small and has to be looked for but the numbers on the tail and the nose are VERY visible. I may just delete them from the aircraft texture and leave them blank. Gotta sleep on it, LOL. Thanks again.
 
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