This way the runway numbers would always agree with the default XP database OR those obtained for instance from NMavigraph. Would be nice to have a similar implementation in XP12. Probably those who create airport scenery for MFS can explain how it works ?
I believe MFS / ASOBO have followed a really clever way of 'painting' the runway numbers, making them computed 'on-the-fly' depending on the current database value for Magvar at a given airfield. Yep I am aware of the method used in XP11 and discussed the one comming for XP12 regarding Mag Var. XP12 will feature updated magvar tables, although as far as I know runway numbers are defined by the scenery, which in turn depends on somebody updating it and pushing the change to the may know more on this subject though.