HUD glass tint too dark top half...and a couple of other questions

https://files.fm/u/k99skpfd

 

Copy the content from the zip to dcs\mods\aircrafts\f18c\cockpit\textures zip file and overwrite them.

Thank You! I was struggling with the too dark HUD, losing sight of targets, unable to see in anything through it in low light conditions. It was my biggest dislike of the module.

The problem is in trying to emulate the color of the actual HUD, the developers sacrificed the ability to actually see through it and use it in combat in a computer game.

While in some videos and photos the actual HUD does look dark, the way our eyes see is much different than what a camera records our how it looks on a monitor.

Mod created by AMS999

Sharing my modified HUD texture

Hi guys,

Here are the HUD textures modified by myself according to real F/A-18C HUD.

You can use them if you like. Remember to backup your default textures!

Regards

sopebird

DCS FA18C HUD by sopebird.rar

wow, that's awesome! i hadn't even noticed it until this thread. good job, and i hope they make this a part of the module, not a mod.

also, will this texture mod prevent passing of the integrity check?

Hi guys,

 

Here are the HUD textures modified by myself according to real F/A-18C HUD.

You can use them if you like. Remember to backup your default textures!

 

Regards

 

sopebird

I see 3 examples posted with only 1 download, can you upload the first one on the left, the clear one?

edit: Is the one you uploaded the first on the left? I tried it and there still is a small tint but pretty light.

I see 3 examples posted with only 1 download, can you upload the first one on the left, the clear one?

edit: Is the one you uploaded the first on the left? I tried it and there still is a small tint but pretty light.

They're all the same dude. The 'tint' gets reduced for your eyes when there is a lot of brightness ahead, making you think there was no tint to begin with.

They're all the same dude. The 'tint' gets reduced for your eyes when there is a lot of brightness ahead, making you think there was no tint to begin with.

Ah...polarization lens, thanks!

Very difficult to see the target on the new map area in A2A ... either against the sky or the sea.

Very difficult to see the target on the new map area in A2A ... either against the sky or the sea.

that looks so horrible dark... ED please fix this

I can't get either of the mods to work. It always shows the green "no texture" -texture. I tried unzipping the folder, then replacing the files, and leaving it as a folder or zipping it up again. Neither worked. Any ideas?

HUD Opacity - A/G Target Visibility

The HUD has a very dark tint especially in the upper part. While airborn targets are still well visible against the brightness of the sky, I find that ground targets become almost invisible. Even when not looking through the HUD, ground targets are often difficult to spot as there is very little contrast between the target and the ground texture. The HUD opacity makes it even more difficult. My workarounds are:

1. Zoom in once I know once I'm flying towards where the targets are. However I have to zoom out gradually as I approach the target to avoid overcorrecting.

2. Reduce HUD symbology brightness so the HUD symbols are less distracting.

These methods help a little but I'm not happy at all. We had a similar issue with the Bf-109 and FW-190 windshield, and I'm grateful to the guys who came up with a mod that reduces the opacity.

Now I hope that either ED gives us at least an option to adjust opacity, or someone comes up with a mod to improve visibility!

The mods are great but we need ED to add this else we all struggle in MP.

The mods are great but we need ED to add this else we all struggle in MP.

The mod posted on the first page by FistOfZen does not break the Integrity Check

The mod posted on the first page by FistOfZen does not break the Integrity Check

Sweeet!

I have no idea why any of you think it's too dark. Have you got your gamma set too low?

I have no idea why any of you think it's too dark. Have you got your gamma set too low?

Look at real huds, this one is cleary far too dark. HUD glass is clear but the coating my cause it to look darker at an angle. I personally have my gamma set to 1.6 in the Rift and I find myself looking around the HUD a lot in order to see things.

Edit: Keep also in mind that gamma **Should** be at 1.0 actually, but we need to tweak it because we don't have brightness and contrast controls.

https://files.fm/u/k99skpfd

I noticed a thread yesterday started by fitness88 about it and this is his friends mod to change the tint, although I’ve not tried it yet. I hope ED will address this as well, as far too dark at the moment.

Hi guys,

 

Here are the HUD textures modified by myself according to real F/A-18C HUD.

You can use them if you like. Remember to backup your default textures!

 

Regards

 

sopebird

Nice work, gonna try this when I get home. :thumbup:

Hi guys,

 

Here are the HUD textures modified by myself according to real F/A-18C HUD.

You can use them if you like. Remember to backup your default textures!

 

Regards

 

sopebird

This is awesome, a lot better than the current texture. For me it's almost perfect (ED please, use this texture)

Thank you a lot! :)

Look at real huds, this one is cleary far too dark. HUD glass is clear but the coating my cause it to look darker at an angle. I personally have my gamma set to 1.6 in the Rift and I find myself looking around the HUD a lot in order to see things.

 

Edit: Keep also in mind that gamma **Should** be at 1.0 actually, but we need to tweak it because we don't have brightness and contrast controls.

No, the default gamma for consumer monitors is 2.1 or 2.2

I recommend you to calibrate your monitor for the standard gamma of 2.1 for low end. If you don't have a calibrator and don't want to have one, you can do it using the MK1 Eyeball and webpages like this: http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/

Don't forget to have very well calibrated the Black level and the Saturation (white and colors) this is the most common problem in consumers monitors.

Also the gamma in DCS must to be 2.1 if your monitor is well calibrated for this gamma.

About the VR, this is the same, you must to calibrate it like a monitor.

Can't do that in Oculus Rift. Either way, setting in-game gamma to 2.1 makes the outside far too washed out and setting it lower like I have makes the cockpit barely usable. Something's gotta give. This is all separate from the HUD issue though, regardless of setting, that HUD eats too much light right now.

The mods are great but we need ED to add this else we all struggle in MP.

+1

edit: just read it passes IC

Yep, Oculus banned a lot methods to tune the displays, for example, the NVidia control panel, and yes, it's lame policy.

About the washed, and more blabla, when you have the monitor well calibrated (using 2.1 or 2.2 for gamma value), all is perfect. No washed colors, too much saturation, etc. I recommend you invest 15 minutes to calibrate the monitor and test the 2.1 or 2.2 gamma setting ingame.

P.S: Anyway, the current hud tint is too dark and the sopebird textures are a lot better/realistic.

This is awesome, a lot better than the current texture. For me it's almost perfect (ED please, use this texture)

Thank you a lot! :)

Couldn't agree more, great job sopebird! :beer:

For those looking for JSGME-option, copy files to this folder structure: Mods\aircraft\FA-18C\Cockpit\Textures\FA-18C-CPT-TEXTURES

I have no idea why any of you think it's too dark. Have you got your gamma set too low?

My Gamma is at 2.2.

Would be interesting to see your screen and your settings. But the HUD is definitively too dark for effective visual target acquisition with my hardware and settings. And I'm obviously not the only one having an issue.