HUD Color

[BuzzU]

Is it possible to change the color of the HUD symbology? I can't see the green when the sun is around. I'd love to see the option from ED but I have little hope. I use yellow in BMS and I can see it so much better in all conditions.

 

It's not realistic but i'm old and have poor vision. Flying my desk isn't realistic either, so lets not get too hung up on keeping it real. I believe if the real pilots couldn't read the HUD something would be done about it.

 

Can anybody edit it if ED won't do it?

[FoxTwo]

Navigate to

 

 

\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Mods\aircraft\F-16C\Cockpit\Scripts

 

 

Edit materials.lua

 

 

Go to line 24

 

 

Replace

 

 

materials["HUD"] = {2, 255, 20, 385}

 

 

With

 

 

materials["HUD"] = {255, 255, 0, 385}

[BuzzU]

I'll try it in a bit. I'm doing a new install of OB.

[BuzzU]

Ok, I remember trying this in the past and got nowhere.

 

I got the file edited but when I go to save it, it says I don't have permission to save it at this location. I tried to save it at another location but of course that does no good. The file goes back to the old setting.

 

What am I missing?

[FoxTwo]

Windows protects files in Program Files so users or applications running in user mode cannot change them.

 

Open notepad in administrative mode and you can edit the file.

 

If you save the file to another location, and copy that file to the location in program files, it should prompt you to overwrite the file with administrative permissions.

[BuzzU]

Let me try that. I have it saved in Documents.

[BuzzU]

I finally got it changed but the HUD is still green. Howevr the mouse pointer is yellow until I point at something I can click on and then it changes to green and back to yellow when i'm back off the switch. Did i change the wrong.lua?

 

 

materials = {}

 

materials["INDICATION_COMMON_RED"] = {255, 0, 0, 255}

materials["INDICATION_COMMON_WHITE"] = {255, 255, 255, 255}

materials["INDICATION_COMMON_GREEN"] = {0, 255, 0, 255}

materials["INDICATION_COMMON_LBLUE"] = {0, 200, 255, 255}

materials["INDICATION_COMMON_AMBER"] = {255,161,45,255}

materials["MASK_MATERIAL"] = {255, 0, 255, 50}

 

materials["DBG_RED"] = {255, 0, 0, 100}

materials["DBG_GREEN"] = {0, 255, 0, 100}

 

materials["HUD"] = {255, 255, 0, 385}

materials["FONT_DED"] = {121, 255, 19, 255} -- {251, 220, 0, 255}

materials["FONT_PFLD"] = {121, 255, 19, 255} -- {251, 220, 0, 255}

materials["MASK_MATERIAL_PURPLE"] = {255, 0, 255, 30}

 

materials["MFD_BACKGROUND"] = {0, 0, 0, 255}

materials["MFD_FONT_BKGND_WHITE"] = {255, 255, 255, 255}

 

materials["LMFD_MATERIAL"] = {255, 255, 255, 255} -- Default color for all MFDs

materials["RMFD_MATERIAL"] = materials["LMFD_MATERIAL"] -- Default color for all MFDs

materials["MFD_BLACK"] = {0, 0, 0, 255}

 

materials["TGP_STBY_BLACK"] = {0, 0, 0, 255}

materials["TGP_STBY_DGRAY"] = {5, 5, 5, 255}

 

local HUD_mat = materials["HUD"]

materials["HUD_GREEN_FOV"] = {HUD_mat[0], HUD_mat[1], HUD_mat[2], 100} -- used for FOV lens render

 

materials["UHF_RADIO"] = {179, 198, 85, 255}

materials["UHF_RADIO_CHANNEL_MAP"] = {0, 0, 0, 250}

 

materials["EHSI_BACKGROUND"] = {0, 0, 0, 255}

materials["EHSI_BLACK"] = {0, 0, 0, 255}

materials["EHSI_WHITE"] = {255, 255, 255, 255}

materials["EHSI_GRAY"] = {200, 200, 200, 255}

materials["EHSI_RED"] = {255, 0, 0, 255}

materials["EHSI_BLUE"] = { 23, 140, 255, 255}

materials["EHSI_YELLOW"] = {255, 255, 100, 255}

materials["EHSI_GOLD"] = {255, 250, 173, 255}

materials["RWR_STROKE"] = {0, 255, 0, 230}

materials["CMDS_GREEN"] = {0, 255, 0, 255}

-- HMD

materials["HMD_SYMBOLOGY_MATERIAL"] = {2, 255, 20, 255}

 

 

-------TEXTURES-------

[Davee]

If you are using just notepad, download and use Notepad++ instead.

 

The lines will be marked for reference. (line 24)

[BuzzU]

I never could get line 24 to be the right. Doesn't it look like I changed the right one?

 

Well, I got a yellow mouse pointer anyway.:)

[BuzzU]

I downloaded notepad ++ and checked it. I changed line 24. I'm not sure why it didn't work?

[Davee]

I downloaded notepad ++ and checked it. I changed line 24. I'm not sure why it didn't work?

 

I checked your change also and it is the correct line.

 

Suggest start again from the original file and change it again using notepad++ and save the file.

[BuzzU]

Tried it. No joy.

 

Maybe someone who has the yellow working can email me the file?

[FoxTwo]

Not sure what you're doing that's any different than what I'm doing.

Regardless, I've attached my materials.lua for you to try.

Remember, this file goes in:

\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\Mods\aircraft\F-16C\Cockpit\Scripts

 

materials.lua

[BuzzU]

I don't know what I did wrong either but yours works perfect.

 

THANK YOU. :)