Cessna 152 Banner Tow : banner template

The banner livery for the Cessna 152 bannertow.

Learn how to make your own banner.

This is a template livery for the banner.

It had been made to be used as a template for you to build your own banner for the Cessna-152 neofly banner tow

Compatibility

This is built with MSFS2020 SDK and relies on Asobo C172. It only works with MSFS 2020.

Developpment on the C152 banner tow mod has been stopped.

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Howto make your own banner ?

If your already know how to make liveries, the intersting file is FLAG_ALBD.PNG.DDS

If your not too familiar with this, you may try this method :

Make your own picture :

• You’ll find an .xcf file (gimp) with the template.
• You can use transparency for the banner to have a kind of textile look.
• save and replace the file as FLAG_ALBD.PNG.DDS in the folder SimObjects\Airplanes\bagolu-c152-neoflybannertow-rename\texture.rename-me

Prepare your directories and files :

• Choose a short name for your livery (for example : marryme)
• rename the root folder bagolu-c152-neoflybannertow-rename-me by replacing rename-me with your livery name
  • with the example : rename bagolu-c152-neoflybannertow-rename-me as bagolu-c152-neoflybannertow-marryme
• rename the folder SimObjects\Airplanes\bagolu-c152-neoflybannertow-rename-me by replacing rename-me with your livery name
  • with the example : rename SimObjects\Airplanes\bagolu-c152-neoflybannertow-rename-me as SimObjects\Airplanes\bagolu-c152-neoflybannertow-marryme
• rename the folders TEXTURE.rename-me by replacing rename-me with your livery name
  • with the example : rename TEXTURE.rename-me as TEXTURE.marryme
• Edit aircraft.cfg and replace all instances of rename-me by your livery name
  • with the example :

    Title="Cessna 152 Neofly banner tow marryme"
    Model=""
    Texture="marryme"
    description="Cessna 152 Neofly banner tow marryme"
    ui_type="152 Neofly banner tow marryme"
    

• return in the root folder and edit manifest.json : replace again all instances of rename-me by your livery name with the example :

  "title": "Cessna 152 Neofly banner tow marryme",
  

• edit layout.json : replace again all instances of rename-me by your livery name with the example :

  {
    "content": [
  {
    "path": "SimObjects/Airplanes/bagolu-c152-neoflybannertow-marryme/aircraft.cfg",
    "size": 781,
    "date": 132658400888435291
  },
  {
    "path": "SimObjects/Airplanes/bagolu-c152-neoflybannertow-marryme/...",
  (etc)
  

Put your folder in the community folder, relaunch MSFS

For your flight or in the hangar :

choose the Cessna 152 Neofly banner tow choose the livery you’ve just made otherwise you’ll fly with the default banner

Enjoy your own banner !