Taz1004 Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 (edited) The idea is not new. But Opacity in Labels.lua is broken and many don't realize there is workaround. This Labels file is adjusted to be subtle enhancement to visibility. I know some people frown upon Labels but DCS is for your own enjoyment and how you enjoy it should be up to each individual. Whether it be for training or you just don't think default visibility is realistic. You can gradually reduce the dot size as you get better at spotting. Download: Better Labels Install: Extract to DCS Main install path or use mod manager. Must choose "Dot Only" labels in Gameplay section of in-game options. I have included comments in the file for further adjustment per your preference. Search for Taz1004. Dot size will depend on your screen resolution and can be adjusted with font size in line 60 Recommend font size of 3 or 4 for VR. 8 for 4K monitor. Edited September 21, 2020 by Taz1004 2 3 Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jspec3 Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoYo Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Better label is no any label ;) but thx for your work again! Honestly I don't see much difference in those pictures .... Webmaster of http://www.yoyosims.pl Win 10 64, i9-13900 KF, RTX 4090 24Gb OC, RAM 64Gb Corsair Vengeance LED OC@3600MHz,, 3xSSD+3xSSD M.2 NVMe, Predator XB271HU res.2560x1440 27'' G-sync, Sound Blaster Z + 5.1, TiR5, [MSFS, P3Dv5, DCS, RoF, Condor2, IL-2 CoD/BoX] VR fly only: Meta Quest Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share Posted September 21, 2020 Better label is no any label ;) but thx for your work again! Honestly I don't see much difference in those pictures .... That's because I wanted them to be "subtle" ;) And I personally think visibility still is not realistic. The first screenshot, if you enlarge it, you should be able to see the long line of trucks in the back without labels at that distance in wide open field. I can see the small tree next to them. But not the trucks. Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoYo Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Ahh, ok thx, see it from now. For this mod labels must be "ON" in DCS settings? Webmaster of http://www.yoyosims.pl Win 10 64, i9-13900 KF, RTX 4090 24Gb OC, RAM 64Gb Corsair Vengeance LED OC@3600MHz,, 3xSSD+3xSSD M.2 NVMe, Predator XB271HU res.2560x1440 27'' G-sync, Sound Blaster Z + 5.1, TiR5, [MSFS, P3Dv5, DCS, RoF, Condor2, IL-2 CoD/BoX] VR fly only: Meta Quest Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YSIAD_RIP Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 BETTER="GOODER!" lol I can tell just by looking at the Lua that this is going to be nice! Very subtle and clean: looking forward to testing out Better Labels V1 - Tonight. I have been using StealthyNeo DOT-Only and goodman.od.ua Enhanced Visibility recently. You also doubled the number of transitions to 8, so the dots will more slowly change size as distance increases. I will use OvGME and install into \Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\ Cheers! Do not own: | F-15E | JF-17 | Fw 190 A-8 | Bf 109 | Hardware: [ - Ryzen7-5800X - 32GB - RX 6800 - X56 HOTAS Throttle - WINWING Orion 2 F16EX Grip - TrackIR 5 - Tobii 5C - JetPad FSE - ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share Posted September 21, 2020 Ahh, ok thx, see it from now. For this mod labels must be "ON" in DCS settings? It should be set to "Dot Only" under Gameplay section of options. Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang25 Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Taz, all the mods you've been providing to the community have been incredible. Thanks for all the work you put in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 Opacity in default Labels.lua appears to be fixed in 2.5.6.55363. Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladman Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Definitely trying this one. I usually don't use labels but there's times a guy just wants to blow stuff up. i9 9900K @ 5.1Ghz - ASUS Maximus Hero XI - 32GB 4266 DDR4 RAM - ASUS RTX 2080Ti - 1 TB NVME - NZXT Kraken 62 Watercooling System - Thrustmaster Warthog Hotas (Virpil Base) - MFG Crosswind Pedals - Pimax 5K+ VFA-25 Fist Of The Fleet [sigpic]http://forums.eagle.ru/signaturepics/sigpic99190_2.gif[/sigpic] Virtual Carrier Strike Group 1 | Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javelina1 Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 thanks Taz, I'll definitely check this out! appreciate your efforts! MSI MAG Z790 Carbon, i9-13900k, NH-D15 cooler, 64 GB CL40 6000mhz RAM, MSI RTX4090, Yamaha 5.1 A/V Receiver, 4x 2TB Samsung 980 Pro NVMe, 1x 2TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD, Win 11 Pro, TM Warthog, Virpil WarBRD, MFG Crosswinds, 43" Samsung 4K TV, 21.5 Acer VT touchscreen, TrackIR, Varjo Aero, Wheel Stand Pro Super Warthog, Phanteks Enthoo Pro2 Full Tower Case, Seasonic GX-1200 ATX3 PSU, PointCTRL, Buttkicker 2, K-51 Helicopter Collective Control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snacko Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Thanks!! Intel I9-10850K (OC @ 5.0ghz) │ Asus Maximus XII Hero │ G.Skill Ripjaws 64GB (4x16GB) DDR4 3200 │ Thermaltake Water 360mm Gigabyte RTX 4090 Gaming OC 24gb │ 2TB M.2 EVO Pro; 1T M.2 EVO; Sandisk SSD Drives │ 49" Samsung Curved Widescreen │ 28" Touchscreen - ҉ - Blackshark Cockpit Trainer - ҉ - ♣ Thread | ♥ Download Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaunX Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 This are fantastic, thank you! before this, with the "dot only" setting, in VR with the G2 resolution, I was flying with what looked like enormous pixelated space invaders RYZEN 5900X | 32GB | ASUS Strix RTX3090 | 500GB NVMe OS 1000GB NVMe DCS | Warthog HOTAS | HP Reverb G2 | VA & ViacomPRO My DCS Apps: Radio KAOS for DCS KB Quick - Quick and Easy Kneeboards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Zaius Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 This mod is literally a game changer and imo essential - bloody good work Taz! 1 System Specs: Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6GHz @ 4.8GHz, Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Master, 32 GB G.Skill Trident Z DDR4-3600 RAM, GeForce GTX 4090, Crucial SSD (750 GB), TrackIR 5, TMWH, TM T-Flight Rudder Pedals, Samsung 49” Odyssey G9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwlue Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Awesome works as usual~! Thx Taz, with a little tweak, it worked nice for me. Vehicles at distance now shown as a tiny grey pixel, tiny enough that it can be spotted by looking around carefully so I don't have a strong cheating feel. \o/ It really just 1 or 2 pixel with 3x3 blur setting (black center dot, with grey blur/shadow). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistermann Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 (edited) @Taz1004, is this now obsolete with 2.7? Edited May 7, 2021 by Mistermann 1 System Specs: Spoiler Processor:13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-13900K - RAM: 64GB - Video Card: NVIDIA RTX 4090 - Display: Pimax 8kx VR Headset - Accessories: VKB Gunfighter III MCG Ultimate, Thrustmaster TWCS (modified), Thrustmaster TPR Pedals, Simshaker JetPad, Predator HOTAS Mounts, 3D Printed Flight Button Box Thrustmaster TWCS Mod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miles Vorkosigan Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 2.7 has some odd label action. We have been using the custom label lua for about a year and all good. Since 2.7 it is an odd mix. Some people see the custom lua, others see full labels, etc. Even though the mission file is set to enforce "Symbol Only" (dot only is no longer an option) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kraszus Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Is the labels.lua file now redundant in 2.7? I have always used 'Better Labels' but since the update, it no longer appears to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 (edited) 17 hours ago, kraszus said: Is the labels.lua file now redundant in 2.7? I have always used 'Better Labels' but since the update, it no longer appears to work. I do not use this mod because I find default neutral dot label to be adequate in 2.7. It fades away in the distance and size seems to change as they get closer too. One thing I did edit is that dot is 2 pixels above the plane or ground unit. This can be changed in line 107 Quote res[last_x] = {"·","CenterCenter",0,opacity,0,2} Change 2 at end of the line to 0 Edited May 7, 2021 by Taz1004 2 3 Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kraszus Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 Thanks Taz - I agree that the 2.7 labels are much better! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glow Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 Hi. Is there a way to make those dots non-visible through cockpit walls? Probably I should better drop this on Wishlist to ED. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistermann Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 Thanks Taz! I will update the LUA and see how things look. 1 System Specs: Spoiler Processor:13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-13900K - RAM: 64GB - Video Card: NVIDIA RTX 4090 - Display: Pimax 8kx VR Headset - Accessories: VKB Gunfighter III MCG Ultimate, Thrustmaster TWCS (modified), Thrustmaster TPR Pedals, Simshaker JetPad, Predator HOTAS Mounts, 3D Printed Flight Button Box Thrustmaster TWCS Mod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron533 Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 @Taz1004 Hi Taz, In 2.8 it's not working well, Can you please revise it but make the pixel invisible/transparent at 5 miles or so - for dogfights? (configurable) and as GLOW here above me asked, is there a way to make those dots non-visible through cockpit walls, and sky as well? Cheers! Callsign SETUP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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