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Overview The F-18C MPD Modernization Mod brings a fresh and contemporary feel to the cockpit for the classic F-18C Hornet. By updating the displays and symbology, this mod enhances situational awareness, readability, and overall usability. Basically - Mom: "We have a SuperHornet at home!" Modern MPD - demonstrating color separation to process information easily. Features White Symbology The monochromatic green symbology of the original F-18C MPD has been replaced with clean and crisp white symbology. This change improves contrast and readability Colored SA/Radar Situational awareness is paramount in combat scenarios. With this mod, the situational awareness pages (such as the SA page) now feature color-coded elements: Friendly units: Members display in blue. Surveillance donated friendlies appear in green. Hostile units: Red. Neutral or unknown units: Shown in yellow. The radar display also benefits from color enhancements, making it easier to differentiate between contacts. Colored HSI (Horizontal Situation Indicator) The HSI, a critical navigation instrument, now boasts a colorful presentation. Your aircraft is shown in distinct blue and waypoints are in white/purple sequences to help contrast with the digital map. Now customizable in V2.0 Miscellaneous NVGs can be used with JHMCS II Customizable Yellow SAM site circles Green TACAN markers Colored ADI Yellow Caution/Advisory Warnings Grayscale FLIR Updated MPD textures And many more! *NEW IN V 2.0* ADDONS - CHECK SPOILER BELOW Link to Download: CLICK HERE Installation The mod zip file includes the "Main Mod" (F18C Modern MPD), Addons Folder, and the MPD texture file which is optional but highly recommended. The Main Mod F18C Modern MPD uses colors by my design of what a modern MPD should be. You can also customize the colors in the lua file I created dedicated for easy customization. As always, I recommend using a mod manager. As of V2.1, there is a F18C folder and a F18EF folder for CJS SuperHornet Community Mod. As for textures, open MPD Textures folder you've downloaded and drag "Cockpit_F-18C" folder to your "C:\Users\YourUsername\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Liveries" Detailed Instructions for Dummies: Create a new folder in your main DCS World folder and rename it to "OVGME Mods". Install OVGME - https://wiki.hoggitworld.com/view/OVGME Launch OVGME, it will prompt you to create a new configuration. Configuration Title: DCS Mods Configuration Root Folder: Select your main DCS World folder Configuration Mods Folder:null Select your OVGME Mods folder in your DCS World folder that you've created. Download this mod and open the zip folder. Open the folder "Main Mod" and drag F18C Modern MPD folder into "OVGME Mods" folder. In OVGME, right click the installed mod and click toggle to enable the mod. OPTIONAL: For addons, open the Addons folder and drag desired addons to "OVGME Mods" folder. Activate them AFTER activating the main mod. For LCD Textures (OPTIONAL but RECOMMENDED), Open MPD Textures folder and drag "Cockpit_F-18C" folder to C:\Users\YourUserName\Saved Games\dcs or dcs.openbeta\Liveries Customizing colors: If there is any symbologies you want to customize but it's not an option, then leave a comment and I'll add it in the next update. Before activating the main mod. Open FA-18C ModernMPD and navigate to FA-18C Modern MPD 2.0\Mods\aircraft\FA-18C\Cockpit\Scripts and open modernmpd.lua with notepad or your favorite editor and adjust from there. Don't forget to save your changes, then activate FA-18C Modern MPD 2.0. IMPORTANT NOTE: *To enable MPD textures, head to Ingame Settings>Special Options>F/A-18C and select Modern MPD in Customized Cockpit. (Does not break IC). **I made the choice not to adjust the default GAIN level for the AMPCD as certain weather/time require certain brightness. Be sure to adjust the GAIN first before suggesting changes to the AMPCD visibility. ***When using CJS Super Hornet. Activate CJS SuperHornet Community Mod before activating the FA-18C Modern MPD. ****Please be aware this is an early version of the mod. I did as much testing as I could but due to the nature of this mod there could be an oversight that I've missed something. Report anything you feel that is missing, or feel that a certain symbology should be a certain color. Try to do some ILS landing, ACLS, open obscure pages, etc. Also, suggestions are welcome :). FAQ Q. Does this mod pass IC? A. It passes pure/model/texture integrity check. It does not pass scripts integrity check. Q. Your SuperHornet page doesn't have or includes this color, can I send you my source? A. Only if its unclassified and public, then I'll accept it and make the required changes. Q. I still can't see the HSI clearly! A. Reduce the GAIN using the rocker switch located bottom left of the MPD. I've allowed the Gain controls to ignore font and symbology. If you need to dim the map more, set to night (top left rocker), then use the contrast rocker bottom right of the ampcd. Q. Will you make a VR version like you did in your F/A-18C Colored MPD: White Font and Green Symbology mod? A. No, unfortunately I've given away my VR to someone who needs it. I still believe the clarity and readability is pretty good with VR in this mod. If you have trouble, check here https://forum.dcs.world/topic/347416-fa-18c-modern-mpd-v-21-updated-152024-now-with-realistic-hudjhmcs-ii-optional-addons/?do=findComment&comment=5425823 Q. I see green and blue on my SA/RDR/AZEL page and they are friendly. What do they mean? A. This is just a placeholder for the incoming IFF system. Currently its modded where friendlies from surveillance donors (AWACS, Ground Radar) are blue, while fighter to fighter data link shows up as green. Since the game automatically links everyone together, you'll see mostly green. In the end, anything that's not red is fwend. Q. Were those really your frequently asked questions? A. No, I pretended to be an average DCS forum user and made those questions up. Feel free to ask questions down below! TODO Tweak HUD symbology/font thickness using available sources - F18C Modern MPD. Option to customize HSI Compass color. - F18C Modern MPD. Known Bugs JHMCS II: There is a bug that causes blur to elements that are behind your cockpit frame. This is a known bug that affects the A10C II Scorpion HMD and was reported a while ago but still no fix. You can use TAZ NVG mod to counteract this issue. However, it will break Pure Client Integrity check. -Fixed in V2.1.37 Changelog v2.1.43 Implemented ED fix for AGM65 seeker diamond. v2.1.42 Fixed JHMCS NVG not working when asking ground crew to install HMD in missions with NVG installed by default v2.1.41 Fixed Mach/Alt not showing in SA page when hovering cursor over contact V2.1.4, 12/7/2024 Updated to match the current version of the official F18C. ED did some minor additions and removed some lines to fix some bugs. This mod patch should match the changes they added. Make sure to delete old versions of the mod instead of replacing it in your mod folder (Including yesterday's hotfix). V2.1.37, 11/7/2024 Fixed JHMCS to work with latest patch JHMCS II colors now works with NVG Fixed blurring of JHMCS elements when behind certain cockpit frame/wings. V2.1.35, 16/6/2024 Added NVG support to HMD. -JHMCS II Modified certain element properties to support NVG. -JHMCS II Reverted dot from yellow back to green due to weird behavior with NVG. Also doesn't make sense for Friendly/Hostile to have a yellow dot. Modified certain element properties to support NVG and night time such as brightness adjustment. -ModernMPD V2.1.3 hotfix, 7/6/2024 Incorporated official DCS fix for SA TDC cursor behavior to the mod. -ModernMPD V2.1.25 hotfix, 3/5/2024 Fixed JHMCS II being too thick and faded for certain elements. -JHMCS II V2.1.2, 3/5/2024 HMD/MFD symbology and font thickness back to default with slight change in ampcd outline. However changes in HUD will stay, as well as changes to JHMCS II -ModernMPD Further improvements to JHMCS II hostile diamond box properties to stay consistent with other HMD elements. -JHMCS II Added SA page FCR cone used in Super Hornets to show radar gimbal limits. Currently static at 140 degrees radar azimuth settings. -ModernMPD Added SA page half ring. Used to determine half of scale distance. -ModernMPD V2.1.1, 2/5/2024 Further adjustment to hud/font thickness and fuzziness. V2.1, 1/5/2024 Changes to folder structure; Two different folders F18C and F18EF. This way you won't get a warning for overwriting folders in OVGME. Also to avoid some confusion. Now passes texture integrity check. Reverted white font to offwhite color, and increased brightness of the fonts. -ModernMPD Adjusted thickness and outline to accommodate new changes. -ModernMPD Added yellow diamond symbol color for weapondsg and red for manual designating. -JHMCS II. Adjusted HUD thickness for certain elements that are too thin, and for certain elements to match reference sources. -ModernMPD Adjusted JHMCS MIDS color properties to give it a hud feel to it. Will now be affected by sky brightness. -JHMCS II Adjusted JHMCS hostile diamond box properties as above. -JHMCS II Some minor polishing. V2.01, 30/4/2024 Hotfix - Friendly PPLI/FF in SA page set to default MDI green instead of full green. V2.0, 29/4/2024 Combined all versions to one version "FA-18C Modern MPD" Fixed EWR symbols brightness during night operations Added Addons (Realistic HUD and JHMCS II) Added method to customize certain colors. V1.1, 23/4/2024 - Fixed HSI missing purple color sequence line in decenter mode. V1.0, 21/4/2024 - Release F18C Superhornet/CJS: V0.2, 23/4/2024 - Fixed HSI missing purple color sequence line in decenter mode. V0.1, 21/4/2024 - Release Acknowledgements Folks at CJS for their hard work creating the amazing CJS Super Hornet Community Mod. Ala12Rv-watermanpc for the fingerprints samples taken from his fantastic FA-18C Cockpit Cosmetic Pack. jcabeleira for his work on his immersive Realistic HUD mod. Screenshots (Some might be outdated)