XFA-27 -GRDF 2029-

*8th skin slot always has its formation lights toggled on due to the nature of the slot.

The crown jewel of General Resource in the 2020's, this restored fighter aircraft proved itself vital in securing the trust (and funds) of the FCU. Dubbed after the famed mercenary who saved Usea from an insurrection and consequently the coup, the "Phoenix" or "Phoenix II", was sold to the highest bidder, mostly mercenary groups who were well off in their independent ventures.

Primarily used by GR's forces, this plane decreased in popularity among the mechanics as the brittle airframe aged and weathered. With a strong desire for an updated, more redundant airframe among the ranks, the FA-27S Cyanocorax was born out of the Darkness of Enigma's COFFIN canopy testbeds. Even though it was used as a propaganda piece to bolster the Usean identity in a new age, this aircraft was seldom seen in the FCU's hands due to its ridiculous upkeep costs and procedures, especially in carrier operations. Humorously, the aircraft included encrypted proprietary blobs in its source code that was shared with the FCU, which couldn't be tampered with by in-house crews, and required General Resource's technicians to be fielded at all times, garnering much resentment for the megacorporation's greediness.

Now that I've had my fill of butchering the story elements of a game that hasn't even had its second trailer, onto the credits.

Heartfelt thanks toward:

Codename Vanilla / Sunrest (SolemnOne) for providing the XFA-27 detail kit. Without your work, my liveries would not have been possible.

Rythus's Vectoring Suite for providing the FCU flag and the opinionated DOE emblem. I used the flag for nose markings and tail, and the DOE emblem near the engines. The flag's inverted variant is used as a Data Swallow icon, featured in the thumbnails (excluding alternative variants).

GR Roundel design from Lud (Batookoma) that I recreated for my GR related projects, used on the wings and thumbnails as Data Swallow icons. Be warned, the frontpage of the artist may contain art that leans on the NSFW side. Cover your eyes when navigating beyond the linked content.

Camo mask layer provided by MiraSuou that I modified to fit the vision of the livery. I suggest trying out his Cyanocorax mod if you haven't.

M4rkoz for helping me with properly exporting my MREC texture with the Alpha channel.

The markings were inspired by Nasca's SU-57 GRDF livery, please check it out if you haven't.