This mod makes invisible the registration number box of AI aircraft and other players aircraft. Compatible with sim version 1.36.2.0.
Aircraft surroundings while, taxiing, fliyng in formation, completing the checklist... It's a very important feature for those who love simulators. And a very ugly and unimmersive detail, are the empty registration number boxes from the surrounding aircrafts (and now much worst with the new aircrafts and liveries without white fuselage). All the beauty created by the 3D artists vanishes with those white stickers, looks like the kitchen fridge xD
I readed about it on other threads and I don't belive Asobo hasn't fixed it yet. 2 years of updates and this still hasn't been solved. Tired of waiting and wasting hope every update to see this solved, I decided to investigate why happen this. Found a really simple trick to hide the white box on AI/multiplayer airplanes. Editing the visibility of the registration number inside the .gltf files. Only the LODs higger than 00, because the 00 is for your own aircraft.
-Installation:
Place it in the community folder. If you change the foldername, be sure prefix with ZZZ to ensure those files are loaded after the official ones.
-Aircraft included:
Asobo_208B_GRAND_CARAVAN_EX
Asobo_208B_GRAND_CARAVAN_EX_Livery_Emerald
Asobo_208B_GRAND_CARAVAN_EX_Livery_Kenmore
Asobo_A320_NEO
Asobo_A320_NEO_Livery_S7
Asobo_B747_8i
Asobo_Baron_G58
Asobo_Bonanza_G36
Asobo_Bonanza_G36_Livery_Kenmore
Asobo_C152
Asobo_C152_Aerobat
Asobo_C152_Livery_Kenmore
Asobo_C172sp_AS1000
Asobo_C172sp_AS1000_Floaters
Asobo_C172SP_AS1000_Livery_01
Asobo_C172SP_AS1000_Livery_Kenmore
Asobo_C172sp_AS1000_Skis
Asobo_C172sp_AS1000_TowPlane
Asobo_C172sp_classic
Asobo_C172SP_Classic_Floats
Asobo_C172SP_Classic_Skis
Asobo_Cabri_G2
Asobo_Cap10C
Asobo_Cap10C_Livery_Kenmore
Asobo_CJ4
Asobo_DA40_NG
Asobo_DA40_NG_Livery_Kenmore
Asobo_DA40_TDI
Asobo_DA62
Asobo_DG1001E_Neo
Asobo_DR400
Asobo_DR400_Livery_Kenmore
Asobo_DV20
Asobo_E330
Asobo_E330_Livery_01
Asobo_FlightDesignCT
Asobo_Icon
Asobo_Icon_Livery_01
Asobo_KingAir350
Asobo_KingAir350_Livery_01
Asobo_KingAir350_Livery_Emerald
Asobo_LS8
Asobo_NXCub
Asobo_SR22 (WT)
Asobo_Pitts
Asobo_Pitts_S2_Livery_Kenmore
Asobo_Savage_Cub
Asobo_Savage_Cub_Livery_01
Asobo_Savage_Cub_Livery_Kenmore
Asobo_TBM930
Asobo_VL3
Asobo_VL3_Livery_01
Asobo_XCub
Asobo_XCub_Floats
Asobo_XCub_Livery_01
Asobo_XCub_Skis
douglas-dc3
douglas-dc3-livery-bluestripe
douglas-dc3-livery-dcdirect
douglas-dc3-livery-emerald
douglas-dc3-livery-oledusty
douglas-dc3-livery-PLmetal
douglas-dc3-livery-worldtravel
microsoft-aircraft-bell407
microsoft-aircraft-g-21
Microsoft_Pilatus_PC6_G950_Floats
Microsoft_Pilatus_PC6_G950_Wheels
Microsoft_Pilatus_PC6_G950_Wheels_Livery_01
Microsoft_Pilatus_PC6_Gauge_Skis
Microsoft_Pilatus_PC6_Gauge_Wheels
Microsoft_Pilatus_PC6_Gauge_Wheels_Livery_01
Microsoft_Pilatus_PC6_Gauge_Wheels_Livery_02
Microsoft_Volocity
I opened a thread at the official forums with the hope we are listen. https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/finally-a-fix-for-registration-white-boxes-for-ai-mp/565426
Hope you like it. Best regards.
1 months ago
laserjet34
A Game Changer!
So brilliant!!!
Thank you so much!
2 months ago
2 months ago
Socorrista22198
ANN0V
3 months ago
3 months ago
Socorrista22198
Airway88
Yeah, I just tested the glider tow method and this MOD, at this time, doesn't work in that situation, because I just see they programmed it to force to load the LOD00 models (the most detailed ones). What means that graphically, the tow plane is the same as our piloted plane and as I mention in the description, I didn't modded the LOD00 because we like to see the registration number on our piloted planes. I don't know why they programmed that, it has no sense model the tow plane with different LODs if they force to view only the LOD00 and we can't pilot the Asobo_C172sp_AS1000_TowPlane, or am I wrong and yes we can fly that aircraft? If we definitely can't fly it, I will also include in the MOD the LOD00 from Asobo_C172sp_AS1000_TowPlane in the next update. The other planes you mention don't have tow model so I mustn't modificate their LOD00 for the reason I mention before.
Meanwhile, what we can do in this case, is mod it manually avoiding the sim loads the LOD00.
For example with the C172:
1 - Open with notepad (first backup your original file) YOUR_SIM_INSTALLATION_FOLDER\Official\OneStore\asobo-aircraft-c172sp-as1000\SimObjects\Airplanes\Asobo_C172sp_AS1000_TowPlane\model.towplane\Cessna172SP.XML
2 - Replace the text Cessna172SP_LOD00.gltf with Cessna172SP_LOD01.gltf
In that way the LOD00 never will be loaded. And when we are not using gliders and tow planes, restore the original file.
With the other planes you mention, the file is:
- YOUR_SIM_INSTALLATION_FOLDER\Official\OneStore\asobo-aircraft-dr400\SimObjects\Airplanes\Asobo_DR400\model\DR400_LYCOMING.XML
- YOUR_SIM_INSTALLATION_FOLDER\Official\OneStore\asobo-aircraft-savage-cub\SimObjects\Airplanes\Asobo_Savage_Cub\model\Savage_Cub.xml
Hope it helps! Thanks for notice that 😊
4 months ago
Socorrista22198
4 months ago
4 months ago
Socorrista22198
knack
4 months ago
4 months ago
Socorrista22198
hugojans
In other hand, meanwhile we wait to they optimize it and create LODs, what you can do to hide the registration box in other planes, is edit with Notepad the .xml file that loads the exterior model, in this case the AnalogTBM_EXT.xml. ATTENTION! First backup your file, one simple wrong character will broke the aircraft. Add at the end of the <.Behaviors> element, but inside it:
(Delete the . after every < simbol, I write it because I don't know how to insert XML code in comments and the text is invisible if I don't write .)
<.Component ID="WINDSHIELDINT" Node="WINDSHIELDINT.007">
<.UseTemplate Name="ASOBO_GT_Visibility_Code">
<.VISIBILITY_CODE>(A:IS USER SIM, bool)<./VISIBILITY_CODE>
<./UseTemplate>
<./Component>
The reason I don't include a .xml modded file in this Fix mod is because it would be a chaos everytime companies update his products, we would need to be constantly updating the mod and that's not feasible. But as I said, adding this code yourself will be enough to improve visuals of your formation flights meanwhile they optimize his product. When they optimize it, you can tell me and we will try to do it again.
Hope it helps.
Regards 😊
4 months ago
Socorrista22198
do you need something ? If yes how can I do ?
4 months ago
pacha35
we are trying to fly patrol with 3 TBM850s (Black Square) and, of course, the identifications of the other planes are obscured (in white).
Could you modify the file that allows these elements to appear?
I can send you the elements to modify if you wish.
Thank you for your reply,
Pasha35
4 months ago
4 months ago
Socorrista22198
pacha35
5 months ago
Socorrista22198
5 months ago
5 months ago
Socorrista22198
MrMoss99
5 months ago
5 months ago
Archer374
MilitaryMav
I have a problem where the Tail Number is appearing on my aircraft and I can no longer remove it. Would you know a solution for this?
7 months ago
7 months ago
Socorrista22198
VisualRules
I can't understand why Asobo hasn't fixe that problem since the release.
May you add the Comanche from A2A ?
7 months ago
7 months ago
Socorrista22198
Phoenix
8 months ago
Snoopy7412