[MOD] Icons

[Goffik]

18 hours ago, vonGraf said:

Yep, good question!

 

I've unpacked most of the files but I can't find any reference to the damn thing at all. The compass is removed by editing swf\il2\gauges\id.txt but there's no reference to the G-meter in there. I've also found graphics for the compass but nothing for the G-meter there either. Not sure where else to look, to be honest.

[vonGraf]

2 hours ago, Goffik said:

 

I've unpacked most of the files but I can't find any reference to the damn thing at all. The compass is removed by editing swf\il2\gauges\id.txt but there's no reference to the G-meter in there. I've also found graphics for the compass but nothing for the G-meter there either. Not sure where else to look, to be honest.

 

I did the same and didn't find anything too

[sniperton]

On 8/4/2020 at 2:20 PM, Goffik said:

I've unpacked most of the files but I can't find any reference to the damn thing at all. The compass is removed by editing swf\il2\gauges\id.txt but there's no reference to the G-meter in there. I've also found graphics for the compass but nothing for the G-meter there either. Not sure where else to look, to be honest.

The Swf.gtp file is slightly bigger than the unpacked folder (809 vs 807 MB).

Maybe unGTP doesn't unpack everything from the archive?

 

[Goffik]

8 minutes ago, sniperton said:

Maybe unGTP doesn't unpack everything from the archive?

 

That's a real possibility. Every GTP file I unpack ends with an error message saying "unknown type encountered" in the console window. Maybe it's unpacking up to the point where something has been added with a patch, and then stops.

[sniperton]

1 hour ago, Goffik said:

Maybe it's unpacking up to the point where something has been added with a patch, and then stops.

Or it doesn't have the new content at all. My Swf.gtp has a timestamp of 11 July, while the last patch was on 14 July according to my updates folder.

In this case I wonder why and how the extracted old id.txt is otherwise working as designed.

[Goffik]

3 hours ago, sniperton said:

Or it doesn't have the new content at all. My Swf.gtp has a timestamp of 11 July, while the last patch was on 14 July according to my updates folder.

 

But hasn't the g-meter been in since before the latest patch? I'm not sure since there have been at least a couple of patches since I last played. Thing is, I've unpacked everything except the Maps/Planes/Skins/Vehicles GTP files and still haven't found it. I suppose it could be in one of those files... I might unpack them when I have the time, but that's a hell of a space.

[sniperton]

IMO what really matters here is that the graphic representation of the G-meter cannot be found. Wait off the next update and perhaps we'll see what the heck is all this about.

[esk_pedja]

 

On 8/26/2018 at 8:52 PM, Ptk said:

Something like this?

 

ICON_D_D_NL_SMLR_T_SQ.rar

 

Am I doing something wrong ? ... I tried couple of versions but never got distance ?

 

Whatever I activate,  trought JGSME,  I only got small triangles or spots ? 

 

Are there any active mods with a distance ??

 

Edited August 22, 2020 by esk_pedja

[Goffik]

1 hour ago, esk_pedja said:

Are there any active mods with a distance ??

 

It's something you could probably tweak yourself. This mod removes the text by deleting the letters and numbers from the font file. If you unpack the original file and just delete the letters, I'm guessing the range will still work.

[esk_pedja]

59 minutes ago, Goffik said:

 

It's something you could probably tweak yourself. This mod removes the text by deleting the letters and numbers from the font file. If you unpack the original file and just delete the letters, I'm guessing the range will still work.

And how to decrease triangle ? Cant find original font file... Can you upload it as on picture above for a day or two ?!?

Edited August 22, 2020 by esk_pedja

[Goffik]

1 hour ago, esk_pedja said:

And how to decrease triangle ?

 

You open the icon file in an image editing app and reduce the size to whatever you like. Or even change the shape completely, if you want.

 

1 hour ago, esk_pedja said:

Cant find original font file...

 

You'll need to unpack it from the game files. I may have it here somewhere, will check later and upload it if I do.

[esk_pedja]

I'll be gratefull, Many thanks mate... just PM me or upload !

[sevenless]

11 hours ago, esk_pedja said:

I'll be gratefull, Many thanks mate... just PM me or upload !

 

Here you go.

 

 

ICON_D_D_NL_M_RB_T_SMGU.zip

[21.Gr.CT.Ludovisi]

Thanks for these mods, a must have!

However, besides just dots near aircarft/ground units (that I obtain using ICON_D_D_NL_SM_RB_DOT), I like to have the map with ground icons but no aircraft except mine. I tried ICON_Map_All_Planes_Off_3102 but my plane is also invisible... is there any mods for that?

Thanks.

[esk_pedja]

11 hours ago, sevenless said:

 

Here you go.

 

 

ICON_D_D_NL_M_RB_T_SMGU.zip 9.89 kB · 1 download

 

Many thanks mate!

 

I decreased a bit triangle and made an arrow shape... I think that a small arrow shape is the best... not much different in game - but looks better.

?

Arrowed triangle:

http://www.mediafire.com/folder/s3x7id6qdedsq/data

 

Edited August 23, 2020 by esk_pedja

[sevenless]

8 minutes ago, esk_pedja said:

 

Many thanks mate!

 

I decreased a bit triangle and made an arrow shape... I think that a small arrow shape is the best... not much different in game - but looks better.

?

 

You are welcome. Please upload your mod of the mod, so that others also have the chance to try it. I guess you are not the only one who likes your individual mod.

[iicarus]

Is this mod no longer available? It seems as though all of the files have been deleted.

[Goffik]

On 3/19/2021 at 11:48 PM, iicarus said:

Is this mod no longer available? It seems as though all of the files have been deleted.

 

The downloads work fine for me.

[PivoYvo]

Hi.

i´m very interested in this mod but haven´t found the correct one for me yet, maybe you can say which version i should take, or what to modify in the files.

I want everything as it is just hide the plane name and pilot name so basically just the triangle and distance as marker over the plane.

Thank you.

[Goffik]

On 4/25/2021 at 12:27 PM, PivoYvo said:

Hi.

i´m very interested in this mod but haven´t found the correct one for me yet, maybe you can say which version i should take, or what to modify in the files.

I want everything as it is just hide the plane name and pilot name so basically just the triangle and distance as marker over the plane.

Thank you.

 

Try reading the thread. Not only is there a version that does that, the files that need to be edited to make your own version are also mentioned multiple times.

[PivoYvo]

15 hours ago, Goffik said:

 

Try reading the thread. Not only is there a version that does that, the files that need to be edited to make your own version are also mentioned multiple times.

 

I´m gonna go through the Thread again, with more open eyes, maybe i found it not because english is not my native Language. Sorry and Thank You.

 

Yes with more patience in reeading, i think i found the right one for me thanks again.

Edited April 29, 2021 by PivoYvo

[ssn650]

2 hours ago, PivoYvo said:

 

I´m gonna go through the Thread again, with more open eyes, maybe i found it not because english is not my native Language. Sorry and Thank You.

 

Yes with more patience in reeading, i think i found the right one for me thanks again.

Since I've also downloaded various versions but still haven't found the icon set displaying only distance as well as the colored triangles, could you please report which icon set you've discovered that fits that description?  

 

Thanks in advance!

 

P.S. Oh, and by the way PivoYvo, I'm a native English speaker and you have nothing to apologize for!

Edited April 29, 2021 by ssn650

[PivoYvo]

10 hours ago, ssn650 said:

Since I've also downloaded various versions but still haven't found the icon set displaying only distance as well as the colored triangles, could you please report which icon set you've discovered that fits that description?  

 

Thanks in advance!

 

P.S. Oh, and by the way PivoYvo, I'm a native English speaker and you have nothing to apologize for!

I found the ICON_D_D_NL_M_RB_T_SMGU for me. 

But it has NO Distance marker, cause the numbers from the fonts dds files are cleared. I read something, in this thread, about the extraction of these files but the person who tried this had no Luck doing it so I don´t think I will have more Luck.

So no distance but the rest is good for me. hope this helped a bit.

Edited April 29, 2021 by PivoYvo

[ssn650]

8 hours ago, PivoYvo said:

I found the ICON_D_D_NL_M_RB_T_SMGU for me. 

But it has NO Distance marker, cause the numbers from the fonts dds files are cleared. I read something, in this thread, about the extraction of these files but the person who tried this had no Luck doing it so I don´t think I will have more Luck.

So no distance but the rest is good for me. hope this helped a bit.

 

Thank you!

 

Yes, that's the icon set I'm currently using, since I have a hard time reading the default text displaying target distances anyway and am trying to get comfortable with the Spitfire's gyro gunsight so I know when to shoot when in convergence range.  Coming from IL-2 Sturmovik 1946, I'm surprised that we're not offered the same options for displaying icons in Great Battles.  Also, I liked being able to set up my gunsight after I'd pressed PAUSE so I didn't have to do so "on the fly" but am now slowing down time before making these adjustments and returning to the fray!  Great Battles is definitely a challenge with a long learning curve, especially with the lack of helpful mods (NGHUD, NGMAP, etc.) to assist novice pilots on their journey to mastering the game.  

 

Cheers

[Spikos]

I was able to disable the compass but i would also like to disable speed and the altimeter. I know i can disable the hole instrument table in the options but then the markers for planes and ground units is also gone. 

Edited May 9, 2021 by Spikos

[Smokie_78SMOKIE]

Thanks so much for this, I was finding it hard in VR to ID friends/foes and didn't like turning on the ID with all the info, the little red/blue dot is perfect!

 

For anyone else starting off modding, also read this:
https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/36622-is-there-a-tutorial-to-use-jsgme/

 

Thanks again!

 

A

[Serdalf]

Is there a way to put the little icon that indicates the leader of the group on one of the mod icons?
Thank you

[Erminas]

Sorry if I am necro-ing this thread a bit, but I was wondering if there is a way to remove "marker arrows" while keeping just plain triangle/dot markers?

 

[Goffik]

On 7/18/2021 at 11:58 AM, Erminas said:

... is a way to remove "marker arrows" while keeping just plain triangle/dot markers?

 

Yes. If you read through the thread, myself and others have already explained what to do in order to customise this mod to your own requirements. All you need is an image editor.

[T_O_A_D]

Nice!

Besides all of this nice work I want an icon Mod that only shows aircraft type a 1.5k and closer friend and foe and Friendly Pilot name at 500 meters and closer, to make identification closer to what you have in In real life.

Any of ya have that idea also?

[1Sascha]

How have I only now found this? It's not a perfect solution but such a step in the right direction... thanks a bunch!

 

 

Of course, I have to ask if anyone has made a version that has direction arrows/markers off but plane labels on. Currently looking for a set of reduced icons for squad missions, and I'm sure the guys would love to be able to see each other's names when flying in formation.

 

Thanks!

 

Also, I'm a bit late here too, but:

 

On 12/11/2019 at 4:23 PM, Blitzen said:

One question do I have to disable it for TC where distances through the telescopic sight is absolutely necessary?

 

At least on the German side, there's little  need for distances. You can use the optics to estimate ranges/distances to target. So long as you know how long or wide or tall your target is (rough approximations are sufficient... like 2m tall or 6m long for a normal sized tank). All you need after that is a little math and those seven triangles in the German gunsight.

 

EDIT: Also: Is it possible to alter any of the icons on the in-game map? If so: Which file holds those?

 

I'd love to be able to turn the map into a "GPS only" type of deal. So only my own plane on there with no enemy or friendly ground or air targets whatsoever. I'd imagine that if I could turn all or most of these elements (except the player's plane) transparent, that would do the trick, right?

 

 

EDIT2:

Tried playing around with the GIMP, but I can't seem to get my alterations to work. I did eventually manage to reduce the altered objects.dds' layers to a single one (getting rid of the "floating selection"-thing, then exported the file, but when I open it, it has lost all transparency. Meaning instead of a transparent background with white markers on it, I'm getting a solid white square with a smaller purple/cyan square in the top right corner where the star should be.

 

Went ahead and altered the icon in question by hand (without selecting/transforming anything and without adding that temporary new layer). That did the trick.

 

 

I'd also be much obliged if someone could tell me how to get only labels back (not distance counters). I'm guessing those "font32/32l.dds"-files play a role in that, but I can't be certain. Did a bit of rough experimenting with the font32l.dds file, but I guess it would be easier to manipulate the coordinates in the txt-file... if I knew which ones to manipulate... ?

 

 

 

 

 

S.

Edited April 15, 2022 by 1Sascha

[1Sascha]

Went ahead and fiddled around with everything for a day and here's what I've come up with.

 

Used some of the work of others in this thread as a starting point, but I wanted to get rid of distances and also ditch the diamond/triangle markers.

 

Due to limitations of the game's icon-system, the only way to do this (that me and a buddy could think of) was to get rid of all the numbers and some other characters from the game's font files. I also ditched the plane markers and, as an added bonus, this means that you'll lose all icons rather quickly at distance (1km, 1.5km?). I'll probably do another version where I leave super small diamonds in, but for now, this is what it looks like in-game:

 

 

Plane icons look a bit weird now with all numbers missing, but it still should work ok. Heck, it's an even further reduction of information, so that should please some folks.. . ?

 

For ground targets and waypoint markers I used reduced existing ones out of this thread and threw them in there:

 

 

I've been using these in my offline career now, and I think I'll keep using them to transition to a no icon environment. Last night I actually got jumped and shot down by an AI Spit IX (more like a swarm of them) in my G-14 - something which never happened to me with vanilla icons or even with those reduced but longer range ones that still have the triangle/diamonds on. With just the labels, you really need to be on your toes.

 

Anyway: Here's the zip with plane marking diamonds/triangles, direction arrows and distance counters OFF. (butchered) labels/names are ON. Modified/reduced ground and waypoint markers.

Icons Names ON_dirctn arrws dstnce markers OFF_faint grnd mrkrs rdx waypnts.zip

 

 

 

 

Same set but with small diamond plane markers added back in (makes spotting/tracking at a distance much easier):

Icons Names small pln markrs ON_dir arr dstnc mrk OFF_rdx waypts grnd mrkrs.zip

^ Not sure if it's obvious in this shot, but there's a group of B-25s further away from me (beyond the group of IL-2s). At this distance, those B-25s just show their diamond-markers, while the IL-2s that are closest to me still have their plane-type tag visible.

 

And finally here's one set with the same reduced ground/waypoint markers but with medium sized diamond markers for the planes ON and everything else (labels/names, distances and direction arrows) OFF.

Icons med diamond mrkrs ONLY_dir arrws OFF_rdx waypts grnd mrkrs.zip

 

 

 

S.

Edited April 16, 2022 by 1Sascha

[Helljumper]

thank for this..

 

also do these smaller icons work in the tank battles?? 

[1Sascha]

On 4/17/2022 at 6:58 PM, Helljumper said:

also do these smaller icons work in the tank battles?? 

Since I prefer icon-less setups on the ground, I haven't actually tried tank battles/driving with any mods yet.

 

But I don't see why they shouldn't work. I don't think the game uses separate icon files for planes/tanks.

The ones I uploaded will all eliminate the distance counter though, so if you rely on that to set your gunsight range, it might be a problem. You should still get the reduced ground labels I stole from someone else in this thread (thin brackets instead of a solid square). Which is pretty subdued when viewed from the air, but I don't know how it will look on the ground.

 

Heck, all these mods really are is slightly altered image files where you either change or delete certain symbols from certain files to change their appearance or to get rid of them in-game. That's why the ones I did with "names only" have all numbers missing and an "FW 190 A-3" becomes an "FW    A  ".

 

I simply deleted part of the font file (all numbers and a few more symbols like "." or "-"), because that was the only way I could think of to get rid of the distance counter. And that, along with eliminating the triangle plane-marker, is the only way I could see to have icons only pop up at pretty close range.

 

Mind you: All the functionality I or others have removed by deleting certain graphical elements is technically still there with the mod active, but you can't see it as that image information is now missing. So there's nothing to display and the "field" that would normally show it is just transparent and thus invisible. I guess. ?

 

 

S.

Edited April 19, 2022 by 1Sascha

[vonGraf]

 

Just a short question before I look further.

My set of edited icons I got from this thread did work for a long time without any issues but after a brerak of some months I saw today that the icon for my own plane on the map is missing. Everything else is how it should be.

Has anything changed in this regard maybe in one of the updates?

I'm LOST without this icon.

 

Edit: It's all good. Forgot to click on 'navigation help' in the difficulty settings after the reinstallation of the game.

Edited May 2, 2022 by vonGraf

[nachinus]

On 4/14/2022 at 8:34 PM, 1Sascha said:

Went ahead and fiddled around with everything for a day and here's what I've come up with.

 

Used some of the work of others in this thread as a starting point, but I wanted to get rid of distances and also ditch the diamond/triangle markers.

 

Due to limitations of the game's icon-system, the only way to do this (that me and a buddy could think of) was to get rid of all the numbers and some other characters from the game's font files. I also ditched the plane markers and, as an added bonus, this means that you'll lose all icons rather quickly at distance (1km, 1.5km?). I'll probably do another version where I leave super small diamonds in, but for now, this is what it looks like in-game:

 

 

Plane icons look a bit weird now with all numbers missing, but it still should work ok. Heck, it's an even further reduction of information, so that should please some folks.. . ?

 

For ground targets and waypoint markers I used reduced existing ones out of this thread and threw them in there:

 

 

I've been using these in my offline career now, and I think I'll keep using them to transition to a no icon environment. Last night I actually got jumped and shot down by an AI Spit IX (more like a swarm of them) in my G-14 - something which never happened to me with vanilla icons or even with those reduced but longer range ones that still have the triangle/diamonds on. With just the labels, you really need to be on your toes.

 

Anyway: Here's the zip with plane marking diamonds/triangles, direction arrows and distance counters OFF. (butchered) labels/names are ON. Modified/reduced ground and waypoint markers.

Icons Names ON_dirctn arrws dstnce markers OFF_faint grnd mrkrs rdx waypnts.zip 130.27 kB · 5 downloads

 

 

 

 

Same set but with small diamond plane markers added back in (makes spotting/tracking at a distance much easier):

Icons Names small pln markrs ON_dir arr dstnc mrk OFF_rdx waypts grnd mrkrs.zip 129.57 kB · 6 downloads

^ Not sure if it's obvious in this shot, but there's a group of B-25s further away from me (beyond the group of IL-2s). At this distance, those B-25s just show their diamond-markers, while the IL-2s that are closest to me still have their plane-type tag visible.

 

And finally here's one set with the same reduced ground/waypoint markers but with medium sized diamond markers for the planes ON and everything else (labels/names, distances and direction arrows) OFF.

Icons med diamond mrkrs ONLY_dir arrws OFF_rdx waypts grnd mrkrs.zip 19.47 kB · 13 downloads

 

 

 

S.

 

I really liked your ground icons and the triangles for planes are good enough for me. I'd wish there was some way to make them closer to the actual plane instead of floating so high above them.

[1Sascha]

15 hours ago, nachinus said:

I really liked your ground icons and the triangles for planes are good enough for me.

Just to clarify once more: Those aren't my work. As stated before, I simply stole/re-used them from the icon-sets others have done way earlier.

 

I'd also only use the triangles/diamonds if there was a way to make them appear only at short range. The way it is (and I don't see a way around this), they will show up at extremely long range (~10km IIRC). That's why I started fiddling around with deleting certain characters and the triangle/diamond markers, because that's the only way I could think of to eliminate icons at long to medium range and only have them appear at relatively close range.

 

On 5/1/2022 at 4:14 AM, vonGraf said:

Has anything changed in this regard maybe in one of the updates?

That plane icon is simply a graphical element in a dds-file ("map.dds")

 

Here's the edited version of the file that will eliminate friendly and enemy icons from the map, but will leave the player plane (red arrow was just added by me in paint to point to the icon in question). The file is called "map.dds".

 

The original, vanilla version of the file also includes the two map-icons for friendlies and enemies, but those are simply erased from modded version of the file and then won't show up in-game any longer (no object in the dds-file -> nothing to display in-game).

While I did my own version of this, I'm pretty sure someone else had already done the same thing years before... I simply didn't find their post with the appropriate map.dds file, but it's in here somewhere.

The path where this dds belongs is "data\swf\cache\il2"

 

I included a zip of the icon-set I'm currently using... the map.dds you see in this post is in there under the path I've posted. Just look up the mod-set you're using in the MODS folder and dump the map.dds in there under the correct path. That should give you a working GPS-map but no enemy or friendly air-icons on the map. Ground objects will still appear on the map though.

 

Icons Names ON_dirctn arrws dstnce markers OFF_faint grnd mrkrs rdx waypnts rdx mapicons.zip

Edited May 4, 2022 by 1Sascha

[vonGraf]

1 hour ago, 1Sascha said:

That plane icon is simply a graphical element in a dds-file ("map.dds")

Thanks but like I said in my post edit it's ok meanwhile.

I forgot to tick 'navigation help' in the difficulty settings; without that you won't see the icon of your own plane on the map. Had a longer break from the game.

I drew/edited my own set of combinations of icons and gauges, etc. years ago from the sources of this thread.

 

[1Sascha]

10 hours ago, vonGraf said:

I forgot to tick 'navigation help' in the difficulty settings

Yup.. that will also "delete" stuff from the map... quite a lot of it, actually ...

 

S.

[Skipper-]

Hi, just getting back into IL2 after a year away.
My mod won't show any more. I just see name, distance and a big triangle on everything.

Do I need to change install location perhaps?

Mod is installing (via OVGME) into data/graphics and data/swf, is that still correct?