MFDs are very dark

[NWGJulian]

hey guys. i noticed this in the f18 and also in the f16.

i play in vr.

since the update, the mfds seem very dark. its playable in the f18, but in the f16, it is very hard to read things on the fcr. it is just not very bright.

 

i deleted metashaders and fxo, but it didnt make a difference.

 

am i the only one with that problem? 

 

i think it has to do with the new lights modell, thats why i put it in the „weather and clouds“ forum.

Edited May 3, 2021 by NWGJulian

[5ephir0th]

Can confirm this, happen on Hornet and Viper, can´t confirm on others, looks like it has to deal with the daytime the missión starts

[Rocho]

Yes, I confirm this too, now MFDs are very dark in Viper.

[PLUTON]

+ 1

[bellaevio]

to increase the brightness of the text of the mfd in the F-16C I recommend to edit 3 lua text files

 

DCSWorld\Mods\aircraft\F-16C\Cockpit\Scripts\font.lua

 

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83    thickness  = 1.3,--MFD_stroke_thickness
84    fuzziness  = 2.2,--MFD_stroke_fuzziness
86    default    = {8.0, 9.5}, -- DIs (display increments)

150    thickness  = 1.3,--MFD_stroke_thickness * 2.1
151    fuzziness  = 2.2,--MFD_stroke_fuzziness
153    default    = {8.0, 9.5},

 

 

DCSWorld\Mods\aircraft\F-16C\Cockpit\Scripts\materials.lua

 

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30    materials["MFD_FONT_BKGND_WHITE"]        = {121, 255, 19, 255}
32    materials["LMFD_MATERIAL"]            = {121, 255, 19, 255}    -- Default color for all MFDs

 

will make the text green like the ded

 

 

DCSWorld\Mods\aircraft\F-16C\Cockpit\Scripts\Systems\IntLights.lua

 

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1    night_start_time = 10.0 -- in hours
2    night_end_time = 10.0

 

it will always be bright at any time
thanks

Edited May 10, 2021 by bellaevio

[USA_Recon]

On 5/3/2021 at 3:36 AM, NWGJulian said:

hey guys. i noticed this in the f18 and also in the f16.

i play in vr.

since the update, the mfds seem very dark. its playable in the f18, but in the f16, it is very hard to read things on the fcr. it is just not very bright.

 

i deleted metashaders and fxo, but it didnt make a difference.

 

am i the only one with that problem? 

 

i think it has to do with the new lights modell, thats why i put it in the „weather and clouds“ forum.

 

In 2.7 in daytime noonish when su n is bright the MFDs are extremely hard to read in F-16 - several posts here confirm it as well as a miz I posted for BigNewy... that said ED hasn’t acknowledged the issue ignoring it.  
 

it’s definitely related to lighting - they fixed this in the F-18 but broke it in the F-16. 
 

it’s related to TOD - early morning / evening it looks fine

[wilbur81]

Indeed, in overcast conditions during mission start the Hornet mfd's are extremely dark.

[Csgo GE oh yeah]

On 5/3/2021 at 8:09 PM, bellaevio said:

to increase the brightness of the text of the mfd in the F-16C I recommend to edit 3 lua text files

 

DCSWorld\Mods\aircraft\F-16C\Cockpit\Scripts\font.lua

 

edit line

83    thickness  = 1.3,--MFD_stroke_thickness
84    fuzziness  = 2.2,--MFD_stroke_fuzziness
86    default    = {8.0, 9.5}, -- DIs (display increments)

150    thickness  = 1.3,--MFD_stroke_thickness * 2.1
151    fuzziness  = 2.2,--MFD_stroke_fuzziness
153    default    = {8.0, 9.5},

 

 

DCSWorld\Mods\aircraft\F-16C\Cockpit\Scripts\materials.lua

 

edit line

30    materials["MFD_FONT_BKGND_WHITE"]        = {121, 255, 19, 255}
32    materials["LMFD_MATERIAL"]            = {121, 255, 19, 255}    -- Default color for all MFDs

 

will make the text green like the ded

 

 

DCSWorld\Mods\aircraft\F-16C\Cockpit\Scripts\Systems\IntLights.lua

 

edit line

1    night_start_time = 10.0 -- in hours
2    night_end_time = 10.0

 

it will always be bright at any time
thanks

 

Does this work for multiplayer? 
The MFD's are really dark in certain conditions, and as they are already quite small in the F16 i feel they are literally damaging my eyes

Edited May 31, 2021 by Csgo GE oh yeah

[Ourorborus]

Does anyone know the equivalent file for F18? Mine are now unreadable.

 

F18 equivalent files can be found at \DCS World\Mods\aircraft\FA-18C\Cockpit\Scripts\Multipurpose_Display_Group

Edited June 4, 2021 by Ourorborus

[Lange_666]

Same on single A-10A MFD, 2D is acceptable, VR is really dark (way to dark).

[RedLion]

Indeed, the first thing I've noticed after upgrade is the working communication in Case II recovery and very dim (mostly unreadable) displays.

I only use stable release in VR mode.