Gauges modification

[mrtomek999]

It's not a mod yet, I would only like to know what do you think about this idea to colour the scales a bit to simplify reading some important information (characteristic speeds, max temp etc.)

If I have some other parameters (fuel/oil pressures, carburetor temp.) I will mark this also.

Personally I find this very useful when I fly (and also nice looking)  so that's why I started experimenting with it.

Edited July 20, 2020 by mrtomek999

[=VARP=Klingon]

Nice,that will help a lot with quick look on instruments!

[Dutch2]

Great , but only on the 4k instruments from @Oyster_KAI  because I’m not going back to that fuzzy looking stock instruments. Think if you ask him he will gladly work with you. 

[mrtomek999]

I forgot add that I am currently using 4k cockpits from @Oyster_KAI (my photos are in low quality).

I figured out that unfortunately some aircrafts use the same file (with gauges) as template, so it's not possible to do with all aircraft.

 

Another example:

Now Pe-2 and La-5FN

Edited July 23, 2020 by mrtomek999

[J2_Oelmann]

I would change the cockpit texture like you just made a mark with red paint next to the dial on the dashboard. Would be a quick and easy fix in real life.

[Semor76]

Strange idea...I thought modding a WW2 flight sim would lead to more historical accuracy, not the opposite.

 

 But what do I know?

 

This is the modding section,so each to his own.

[bzc3lk]

17 minutes ago, Semor76 said:

Strange idea...I thought modding a WW2 flight sim would lead to more historical accuracy, not the opposite.

 

 But what do I know?

 

This is the modding section,so each to his own.

 

The idea is not so strange when you look at the photo below. The engine RPM gauge has the time limit duration hand  written to the appropriate indicated RPM and the airspeed instrument has the heights hand written against the max safe airspeed applicable too those heights. The dash looks to be a 109.

 

 

[J2_Oelmann]

31 minutes ago, bzc3lk said:

 

The idea is not so strange when you look at the photo below. The engine RPM gauge has the time limit duration hand  written to the appropriate indicated RPM and the airspeed instrument has the heights hand written against the max safe airspeed applicable too those heights. The dash looks to be a 109.

 

 

Thats what I had in mind. 

[Semor76]

4 hours ago, bzc3lk said:

 

The idea is not so strange when you look at the photo below. The engine RPM gauge has the time limit duration hand  written to the appropriate indicated RPM and the airspeed instrument has the heights hand written against the max safe airspeed applicable too those heights. The dash looks to be a 109.

 

 

 

 I know this Picture. It´s the dash from a G-10.  I would like to see this as a mod rather than these weird VW Golf GTI style gauges

 

Anyone here who wants to do this job?

[Jade_Monkey]

Here is another example in color: P-47D "Norma" from the New England Air Museum.

 

It flew with the Peruvian air force after the war, so I don't know if the gauges are from WWII, but it's possible.

 

[sniperton]

6 hours ago, Jade_Monkey said:

Here is another example in color: P-47D "Norma" from the New England Air Museum.

 

It flew with the Peruvian air force after the war, so I don't know if the gauges are from WWII, but it's possible.

 

And here is what we have in-game:

I find colour markings very useful, and the idea was not unknown, even though it was rarely realised systematically back then (possibly due to technical reasons). I'm for it.

 

[Jade_Monkey]

The in-game colors are definitely muted and pretty hard to see without zooming in. That kind of defeats the purpose of the colors which was to be able to tell at a quick glance.

 

I'm not saying they should be as bright as the pic I posted but probably more vivid than the current version.

[Atomic_Spaniel]

5 hours ago, Jade_Monkey said:

The in-game colors are definitely muted and pretty hard to see without zooming in. That kind of defeats the purpose of the colors which was to be able to tell at a quick glance.

 

I'm not saying they should be as bright as the pic I posted but probably more vivid than the current version.

 

Yeah - the colours we have on the P-47's gauges are hard to read. Mind you, the La-5 is much worse... 

[sniperton]

3 hours ago, Atomic_Spaniel said:

Yeah - the colours we have on the P-47's gauges are hard to read. Mind you, the La-5 is much worse... 

It's a general FOV/scale/visuals problem. Thing is that not only the colours are hard to read, but most of the instruments as well.  I wouldn't mind faded colors if I could see the needle without zooming in. If you need SA, you need a wide FOV, and if you have a wide FOV, you're watching the dashboard from too far away.

[mrtomek999]

Now A-20 version 2 and my fav: He-111

[VampireNZ]

Great idea - however I would probably tone down the colours so they are not so 'vivid' if you know what I mean. The green and red blocks in the temp gauges are pretty bright for example. Just a thought - might help make them look a bit more 'period correct'.