[colecampbell666]

What is the bugfix for nameplates that look like rainbows?

[Snail]

I would tell you the answer if I didn't have this problem too.

Help?

[Vasudan Admiral]

It's something corrupt about that nameplate texture (crashed PCS2 as well). This one works, but uses a bit more memory than it actually needs for the role of an invisible texture.

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[colecampbell666]

Where do I put it?

EDIT: And will nameplates still be automatic (When I name the ship in FRED will the name show up automatically ingame?)

[Vasudan Admiral]

Put it in MediaVPs\data\maps if you have it. data\maps if you don't.

And no this texture won't do that sorry. What you're talking about would render-to-texture kinda stuff. (It might/should be possible to do via scripting actually.)

[Axem]

I believe the problem was that FS2 can't handle a very small DDS file (support starts at like 8 or 16 pixels).

This is the file I give to people who ask about it. Its a 64x64 blank full alpha DDS and seems to work fine.
http://www.axemspace.com/files/misc/nameplate.DDS

[colecampbell666]

Will this make auto nameplates? How do I use it?

[Axem]

This works just like VA's, only mine is a bit smaller.

And there is no auto-nameplate feature in FS Open right now. You have to make them yourself.

This place has the right font for it and has a quick tutorial on how to make them for Orion destroyers. For making nameplates for other ships, you just make the background totally transparent instead of having the old texture.

[colecampbell666]

I'm certain that there are auto nameplates. When I enter the name of the ship it appears ingame.

[Vasudan Admiral]

Mine's a bit bigger because it was supposed to act as a shape template for the nameplate polygons dimensions.
But I've now realised that because it's the right dimensions, it could also act as a render-to-texture base map, which could easily lead to auto-nameplates. If no one else has, I might have a look into making it do just that next time I do a nameplated HTL ship.

[Snail]

Hey, Axem, THAT'S GOOBER'S PAGE!!

There's a more up-to-date site of Goober's (Goober Collective) here: http://www.sectorgame.com/goober/

[Axem]

Hey, Axem, THAT'S GOOBER'S PAGE!!

Yeah I know. Why the bolded text?

There's a more up-to-date site of Goober's (Goober Collective) here: http://www.sectorgame.com/goober/

The pages are pretty much the same from what I can tell.

Anyway I found my page from karajorma's FAQ so you might want to have a word with him.