Livery refers to ship cosmetics and can be changed via the Outfitting menu of Station Services. Currently ships can be equipped with different paint or decals. New ship paint can be purchased at the Official Store.
Decals
Decals are small icons that can be placed on pre-determined spots on a ship.
- Skull 3[1]
Provided to all players that purchased the Mercenary Edition of Elite: Dangerous.
Provided to all players who ordered a kickstarter tier of £5 or above (allows access to Founders World)
- Pilots Federation Ranks[3]
There are three types of Pilots Federation decals: Combat, Trade, and Exploration. As a CMDR earns higher rank in one of the three lines they will earn a new decal for that line.
- Combat
- Horizontal lines are displayed behind the Pilots Federation rank icon.
- Trade
- A wreath like half circle cradles the base of the Pilots Federation rank icon.
- Exploration
- What appears to be a crescent moon resides behind the Pilots Federation rank icon.
- Founding members of the Elite
Golden Elite Pilots symbol with the word FOUNDER across the centre. Available only to Kickstarter pledgees who pledged 150 GBP or above.
Paint
Keep in mind that paint can only be applied to the specific ship it was created for and thus cannot be equipped on any other type of ship. Paint does not alter the performance of a ship in any way. If the painted ship is destroyed the player can re-apply it to another ship any time they are docked at a station with an "Outfitting" facility.
There are currently four different price points that ship paint is sold at. The first being $3.50 for basic paint. The second being $5.00 for stylized paint. The third being $15.00 for limited paint and basic paint packs. The fourth being $17.50 for exclusive paint and stylized paint packs.
The paint jobs are widely considered to be over priced, and the fact that they sell most paint jobs, even the basic paint jobs, per ship. Is ridiculous.