How to get the dust off the Bf-109 windshield?

[LeCuvier]

I hate this permanent dust speck on the Bf-109's windshield (and on the left pane). With the generally poor visibility of other aircraft beyond 1 km I don't need additional visibility impairments. I have found the cockpit texture .dds files under C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Mods\aircraft\Bf-109K-4\Cockpit\Textures. But I have not found a file in there that represents the windshield or any of the other plexiglass panes.

I'd be grateful if somebody could point me to the right file!

[golani79]

Take a look at this:

 

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/de/files/1191557/

 

It can be though that the location of the file has changed - so you have to check that.

Edited July 8, 2016 by golani79

[LeCuvier]

Thanks Golani, very helpful!

Yet I would still like to understand the process for making this change. I did open the original bf109cpt_glass.dds in Photoshop, but it does not look like something worth editing due to the strange proportions and sky with clouds in the background. As if there were a background layer. Now the modified file from snowsniper looks even worse and I cannot figure out what these guys did and how.

[snowsniper]

here a corrected file. tested in 1.5.4

 

cheers

profitez en bien.

:pilotfly:

[rel4y]

Thanks for the dl, sadly for me this still doesnt remove all the dirt. There is a big smudge on the lower left windshield for example which really is somewhat annoying! :(

[LeCuvier]

Merci snowsniper c'est très sympa!

Yes the smudge in the bottom-left part of the windshield is still there.

I opened the .dds file in Photoshopand zoomed in real deep; but the smudge is not visible there.

I don't know whether the .dds format contains any magic so maybe I did not open the file with the right options. Unfortunately I disabled the options for opening the .DDS file and I cannot get them back.

I would really like how to handle this and help myself.

[snowsniper]

corrected

final version

 

DCS user file updated too

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/1191557/

 

the smudge was in the other file. so you need to replace the Two files.

Edited July 9, 2016 by snowsniper

[rel4y]

Thank you and good job snowsniper! The windshield is nice and clean! :thumbup:

 

Now there is just one smudge an the left window (upper right) and one on the right window (lower central). :D But I am also happy as is!

[LeCuvier]

Well done, snowsniper!

 

Thanks snowsniper this is a real improvement!

Could you post a little note describing how to do this in Photoshop?

I never managed to even see the smudges in the .dds files, no matter how much I zoomed. There must be some little secret.

[boedha68]

:) Yep, when you open the .dds file in photoshop, you can turn the layer on or off and save it back. Yep, it's just a layer..... That's the trick. :smartass: