diff --git a/docs/dev-corner/livery-conversion.md b/docs/dev-corner/livery-conversion.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..65c32894f --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/dev-corner/livery-conversion.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +# Converting Liveries Manually + +!!! warning "Disclaimer" + + This guide is provided with no guarantee of compatibility and meant for the conversion of liveries for personal use. + + **No support will be provided** + +!!! danger "Risk of Convert Liveries" + We recommend to **not** converting old liveries. Many liveries for the Asobo A320, especially the ones from livery collections are often very old, low quality and not maintained. They + may cause a number of issues and can even lead to CTDs (crash to desktop). + + !!! info "" + We instead suggest downloading compatible liveries from [flightsim.to](https://flightsim.to/c/liveries/flybywire-a32nx/most-downloaded){target=new}. + +To manually convert a livery made for the default A320neo to work with the new FBW A32NX, you have to edit three files in that livery's folder. + +!!! info "Step One" + + Open the aircraft.cfg in `..\SimObjects\AirPlanes\NAME_OF_THE_LIVERY\` + + The following lines should look like this: + + base_container = "..\FlyByWire_A320_NEO" + ui_type = "A320neo (LEAP)" + ui_manufacturer = "FlyByWire Simulations" + +!!! info "Step Two" + + Open the texture.cfg in `..\SimObjects\AirPlanes\NAME_OF_THE_LIVERY\TEXTURE.XXX` + + There's a fallback which points to the Asobo A320. It should now look like this: + + fallback.X=..\..\FlyByWire_A320_NEO\TEXTURE + + (X = the number of the fallback) + +!!! info "Step Three" + + Open the model.cfg in `..\SimObjects\AirPlanes\NAME_OF_THE_LIVERY\MODEL.XXX` + + The two model lines should look like this: + + exterior=../../FlyByWire_A320_NEO/model/A320_NEO.xml + interior=../../FlyByWire_A320_NEO/model/A320_NEO_INTERIOR.xml + +Ready to go! Launch the sim and see if it worked. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/fbw-a32nx/liveries.md b/docs/fbw-a32nx/liveries.md index cbf72783c..b7360919c 100644 --- a/docs/fbw-a32nx/liveries.md +++ b/docs/fbw-a32nx/liveries.md @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +--- +search: + boost: 2 +--- + # Liveries Guide Best source for liveries for the FlyByWire A32NX is [FBW A32NX @ flightsim.to](https://flightsim.to/c/liveries/flybywire-a32nx/most-downloaded){target=new}. @@ -8,3 +13,16 @@ In version 3.0.0 of the FlyByWire Installer we removed the capability to convert !!! warning "Always Keep Liveries Up-to-Date" Our recommendation is to download the dedicated FlyByWire liveries and also to keep the liveries up to date by regularly updating especially when a patch to MSFS is released. This is important as liveries are one of the main cause for issues and CTD (crash to desktop). + +## Want to Convert Liveries? + +??? warning "Disclaimer" + This guide is provided with no guarantee of compatibility and meant for the conversion of liveries for personal use. + + **No support will be provided** + +??? danger "Risk of Convert Liveries" + We recommend to **not** converting old liveries. Many liveries for the Asobo A320, especially the ones from livery collections are often very old, low quality and not maintained. They + may cause a number of issues and can even lead to CTDs (crash to desktop). + +If you have read the above two warnings and still want to convert a livery, please head to our conversion guide in the [Developer Corner](../dev-corner/livery-conversion.md).