[ACKNOWLEDGED]DDIs still almost impossible to read and MPCD too dark

[BMGZ06]

Did you apply the textures from Harkers mod and copy them to the cockpit? Did you select the cockpit that was modified by Harkers texture files in game from the special options menu for the f18?

 

I did but it did not overwrite the first time and I made sure it did now and it works finally. Looks a lot better now.

[speed-of-heat]

its not perfect, but the overall effect is you can see again:) glad its now working for you

[Harker]

Ok I give up. I can’t find the controllers for red and yellow on the DDI/AMPCD. I can find references to it in the various subpages, but can’t actually find where the color is set.

In materials.lua, the HUD font is controlled by "MDG_materials[MDG_SELF_IDS.HUD] and the fonts for the displays are exactly below that. (MDG_materials[MDG_SELF_IDS.LMDI, RMDI and HI, for the left DDI, right DDI and MPCD respectively). Below those, you can find the controllers for individual colors and other displays too (RWR, UFC, JHMCS etc).

The format is = {R, G, B, Alpha}.

[Subferro]

Ok interesting. I started to edit those, but they had names like INDICATION_COMMON_AMBER or INDICATION_COMMON_RED. I wasn’t sure if those would affect the caution lights on the cockpit itself or just the DDIs. Plus in the DDI subpage .luas, I see things like “MDG_EADI_RDR_SetYellowColor” (not exactly but similar), and I couldn’t find any reference to those in the other scripts so I assumed it was out of my control. I’ll try the other settings in the main materials.lua

 

Oh and to be clear I did find the MDG_materials that controls the green on DDIs and I’m much happier with my values for that (posted above)

Edited June 14, 2020 by Subferro
Found the real names in materials.lua

[SKIPPY 7-7]

+1

[Harker]

Ok interesting. I started to edit those, but they had names like INDICATION_COMMON_AMBER or INDICATION_COMMON_RED. I wasn’t sure if those would affect the caution lights on the cockpit itself or just the DDIs. Plus in the DDI subpage .luas, I see things like “MDG_EADI_RDR_SetYellowColor” (not exactly but similar), and I couldn’t find any reference to those in the other scripts so I assumed it was out of my control. I’ll try the other settings in the main materials.lua

 

Oh and to be clear I did find the MDG_materials that controls the green on DDIs and I’m much happier with my values for that (posted above)

The cockpit lights are controlled by a texture, the materials.lua file is for display-related stuff. But we're going too much off topic, so send me a PM if you want more info.

[fredclan]

here you go !

 

yep that works a treat!

 

It is easy with an existing cockpit mod i used

 

1 )(https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3309130/) your mileage may vary. download a cockpit and the modify it as follows

 

2 )download https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3306396/

 

3 ) copy just the files from textures into the texture files for your cockpit

 

Which files from which textures into which cockpit???

4 ) edit using a suitable editor (notepad++, or visual studio code), description.lua

 

Which description.lua? There is one in each mod

 

 

a) search for the line {"f18c_cpt-displayglass", 0, "f18c_cpt-displayglass_refl", false};

b) immediately after that line, insert a new line containing:

{"f18c_cpt-displayglass", 13, "f18c_cpt-displayglass_refl_Roughmet", false};

c) save the file

 

5 ) copy the cockpit to your saved games directory (or use OVGME or MODMANFX)

 

Copy which cockpit?

 

6 ) go into game and select the cockpit from the special menu in options under FA-18

 

7 ) fly with fully resplendent non washed out LCD's

 

Optional,

8 ) if you want the other functionality from @Harkers very cool mod, delete the textures directory and apply as normal

 

 

thx

[imacken]

thx

 

Hmm, I wouldn't rely on that mod now. Things have changed a lot since then in terms of how the Hornet DDIs render. They are still problematic, IMO, but in a different way to before.