As the recent udpate brought a new hornet model, can we please have the old model back as livery? This means the old work isnt lost and we have diversity! make it another 1m for it like the ones for vultures.

+1 - I like both models, and wouldnt mind having both available.

I don't understand this request. Unlike the vulture upgrade which completely changed the shape of the model, this hornet upgrade is really just a higher poly-count version of the old model with better texturing. And livery is only a paint job, I don't see how you could bring the old one back through livery. Even if you could, why would you want to?

That being said, +1 for adding hornet livery for alternate texturing options. Trying to bring the old one back would be a step in the wrong direction, though.

First you say its a new model, then you say its just a higher poly-count model with better texturing (implying no model change). please decide, it cant be both! The model and texture changed. My suggestion is to bring the old model and texture back as a new livery option.

The current Livery system likely cant handle this yet, but who knows, someone has to make a suggestion for change :)

Why? Cause i like how the old hornets look!

Old hornets sucked. They were basically a textured triangle.

-1

Isn't it still the same model, just new textures?

Oh apparently not. Looks like they just made it super close as to not change the collision mesh and therefore (unfortunately) not change the handling of it.

Here is a comparison of the profile of the new hornet compared to the original. Not changed too much.

Original Hornet:


New Hornet:

...what the hell am I looking at?

It's not about vulnerability, it's about mass distribution yo. Turning a Hornet sucks.

The "new" hornet is still using the original collision mesh, so from all non-visual standpoints (ie gameplay, combat, handling, hit cross-section, etc), it is completely unchanged.

I appreciate that people are nostalgic about the older graphics and stuff, but the point here is to upgrade the game and make it look better overall.

I would definitely like to see liveries for every major ship type, Hornet included. I don't think that bears much on whether we keep the "old" assets around. I'd rather build liveries around the "new" model.