More Colors for Tacview Icons

I'm one of those people who like spending time debriefing their missions with Tacview, and I always found myself limited by the available colors you can use to tag objects.

Instead of the default Blue or Red color, I generally assign a specific color per mission type, for example Cyan for OCA, Green for Strikers, Violet for SEAD, etc... But when it comes to individual flights, I also like to see who is doing what, and how elements and wingmen behave. Assigning different colors for each is then also very useful. But with 7 default colors only, we quickly reach the limits of what can be done!

Hopefully, Tacview is a great software, with plenty of customization options. One of them is the ability to redefine the color palette, as detailed on the official webpage.

The procedure can't be more simple: place the attached Data-ObjectsColors.xml file in your folder: %PROGRAMDATA%\ProgramData\Tacview\Data\Xml\ . And that's it...

You now have a full set of available colors, with 8 nuances for Blue and Red, 4 nuances for all the original colors, plus Brown and Grey, and eventually, a Black for simulated dead aircraft for example! Total = 45 colors, instead of the 7 original ones.

Enjoy!