Orion is the only vanilla model that actually uses nameplates. Both Bobb's and Trashman's Orions inherited the unique nameplate texture - capital01-05. Rest of terran ships acquired dedicated nameplate spots, but all based on transparency textures. Nameplates for Orion and rest of the ships were mutually incompatible, but the Orion used unique, vanilla nameplate.
But this nameplate was old, stretched, blurry and completely impossible to be converted to PBR standard and keep acceptable quality. Of course I could just recreate it from scratch, but hand-editing PBR maps for majority of the community is like a dark magic. And so many fanmade nameplates for Orion exist...
So I made a decision. The only canon, vanilla nameplate... Officially died. NuOrion use transparent nameplate system, which means that all fanmade nameplates have to be redone. Fortunately it's very, very easy and quick. Much easier then preparing nameplate in old system.