[Little things] CDU DIM/BRT

[Kailux]

Hello ED,

first let me thank you for overhauling the Hogs cockpit. You guys did a damn great job on this and i think it looks and feels just brilliant.

 

But there is a little thing that has been there for a long time (or better said: not been there). No gamebreaker by far, but its causing itches each time so im asking you guys for a kind scratch.

 

Sitting in this birb at low light conditions, we can adjust about everything: HUD color, brightness of a variety of instruments and the consoles, the signal lights panel, the MFCDs, RWR and CMSP lighting, even the receiver lights for A-A refueling and a lot more.

What's missing is the CDU brightness being dimmable, its like a sting in an otherwise cozy, toned down cockpit.

 

I don't know your code but from a programmers POV i'd assume it's nothing too complicated and time consuming to implement but have a considerable impact on how the pit looks and feels in a low light condition, making it worth to put hands on.

I'm aware the hog is considered 'feature complete', so just look upon this request as a non-feature but 'improving usability and asthetics' . It just feels kind of strange to have all the available brightness knobs in the pit working except this one for no apparent reason.

And since you're working on the cockpit and the lighting right now anyways, it would be a perfect opportunity to sneak this little thing in and make the hog even more beautiful. If time permits of course.

 

A little thing to the forum users: i know its tempting, but please don't derail this into yet another "muh HUD", "muh dark cockpit" or "muh paid upgrade to suite XY" thread, we literally got a dozen of these at the current already. I'm asking the mods to moderate this or lock if neccessary.

Thanks everybody, have a good start for 2020 and fly safe!:pilotfly:

Disclaimer: adjustable lights in the attached image have been toned below 100% brightness without any flood light to show the visual effect and impact of a non-dimmable CDU brightness.

Please calibrate your screens and give some time to adjust.

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[The LT]

This most probably won't get fixed... :(