You can change the appearance of your Merlin by choosing a new paint scheme for the hull and for the fins. Using the Paint menu, you can choose from pre-made schemes in a variety colours. If you have a talent for PhotoShop or another image editing application, you can create and apply your own texture as a “Custom” paint scheme.
Nota bene: The Nation and Ensign flags can be used in combat while using the ICS combat system; they determine which side and team you are on. Otherwise, their use is purely aesthetic. You can add your own flags using the chat commands described later.
Painting the Airship Using the Paint Menu
- In chat, say PAINT. The Paint menu appears.
- Choose which part of the airship you want to paint: the fins, the hull, or both.
- Use the “<<Paint” and “Paint>>” buttons to cycle through the available paint schemes.
- To change the forward flag, use the “<<Nation” and “Nation>>” buttons. A few premade flags are available.
- To change the rear flag, use the “<<Ensign” and “Ensign>>” buttons. Several ensign flags are available.
Nota bene: Clicking “Del. Nation” or “Del. Ensign” deletes a flag from the list, provided that it’s a “custom” flag that you added to the list using the chat commands that are described next.
Chat Commands for Textures and Flags
You can use any texture in your inventory as a paint scheme or flag. Naturally, not just any old texture will necessarily look appealing, but this feature allows more customisation than the Paint menu permits.
Templates for the Merlin can be found at www.cubeyterra.com/support/texture-templates/.
To apply your own custom texture, you first need to find the textures “UUID” or it’s unique asset identification key. To get a texture’s UUID, right-click it in your inventory and choose Copy Asset UUID. Then you can paste it into the appropriate spot in your command by pressing CTRL+V.
PAINT <HULL | FINS> <uuid>
Say this command to apply a custom texture from your inventory to the airship’s hull or fins. In this way you can create your own hull texture.
For example, to paint the hull with a texture UUID copied from inventory, say:
paint hull fa69d14e-51fd-2a6b-255f-032403cd82ef
The newly-applied texture is saved as the “Custom” texture in the Merlin paint menu.
NATION <uuid>
Say this command to apply a custom texture from your inventory to the forward flag. Should you engage in ICS combat, this UUID will determine your airship’s nation.
ENSIGN <uuid>
Say this command to apply a custom texture from your inventory to the rear flag. Should you engage in ICS combat, this UUID will determine your airship’s ensign.
