SAB0T Posted March 5 Posted March 5 (edited) Hiya folks been working hard on getting the k4 cockpit up to par as much as humanly possible with obvious constraints and limitations of this old DCS bird but I am pleased to give you proper cockpit mod. Here's what I've done Every texture was upscaled to 4k, then every single line, scratch, wood grain, edge was refined to 4k standard giving a much sharper image. Colors were corrected to historical late war RLM 66, with aid of research and AI. In game shade and direct sunlight were cross referenced for honing in proper lightness and hue Revi 16b Gunsight changed to more plausible black configuration along with historically accurate base mounting plate and mounting bracket being in the correct color configuration Cockpit floor was basically redone from scratch. Panels, rivits, dirt, oil, wear and tear were added carefully cross referencing historical photos Please keep in mind this is what I produced with the most available data and a super smart robot that talks to me. It was not uncommon for pilots and crew to modify parts and use paints to their liking which is why you almost never find a 109 cockpit that looks the same even if its the same variant. Obviously being 4k the file is too large to upload to the user files section of the DCS website so here's a download link...... https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BbPf3NWLRkW50KoQ27-7Up6i8hiKHFgS/view?usp=sharing Please note i have corrected the flare gun since these screenshots Edited March 5 by SAB0T 14 9
Rudel_chw Posted March 5 Posted March 5 Looks fantastic, thanks a lot for sharing it. i’m not at my pc at the moment, but will download it tomorrow Cheers! 1 For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600 - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia RTX2080 - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB
Slippa Posted March 5 Posted March 5 That does look good. Very nice, thanks for doing this, look forward to trying it out. 1
MiGCap1 Posted March 5 Posted March 5 Just great, many thanks! I wish someone could do the same for the Fw-190D, would be a perfect addition to the new look (skin and textures) @Doughguy already has created! 2 http://www.instagram.com/spetersen13/?fbclid=IwAR07OCbRZX6qISe0fS8iUQfzts_iazbm7UEsxiKNnqviADGTaRWJJN7iAws http://www.facebook.com/spetersen13/
SAB0T Posted March 5 Author Posted March 5 3 hours ago, MiGCap1 said: Just great, many thanks! I wish someone could do the same for the Fw-190D, would be a perfect addition to the new look (skin and textures) @Doughguy already has created! the dora is next 4 6
DB 605 Posted March 5 Posted March 5 Excellent! Many thanks for your work, going to try it later today 2 CPU: Intel Core i7-2600k @3.40GHz | Motherboard: Asus P8P67-M | Memory: Kingston 8GB DDR3 | OS W10 | GPU: Sapphire R9 290x 8GBDDR5 | Monitor: Samsung Syncmaster 24" | Devices: Oculus Rift, MS FFB 2 joystick, Saitek X 52 Pro throttle, Saitek Pro pedals, Gametrix Jetseat [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
motoadve Posted March 5 Posted March 5 I tried the 109 4K cockpit and looks great, thanks for your work. 3
Rudel_chw Posted March 5 Posted March 5 Great Mod, this is ED's default: and this is Sabot's Thanks again for sharing it 5 2 For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600 - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia RTX2080 - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB
Hiob Posted March 5 Posted March 5 Awesome! Thanks! 3 "Muß ich denn jedes Mal, wenn ich sauge oder saugblase den Schlauchstecker in die Schlauchnut schieben?"
MAXsenna Posted March 5 Posted March 5 the dora is next I'm blown away... Sent from my SM-A536B using Tapatalk 3
BRAVO_16 Posted March 5 Posted March 5 This is very nice, thank you for doing this 2 Maintain thy airspeed lest the ground rise up and smite thee!
SAB0T Posted March 5 Author Posted March 5 7 hours ago, MAXsenna said: I'm blown away... Sent from my SM-A536B using Tapatalk I hope it lives to the hype... for those curious of what ive been doing heres and example of the Dora's headrest... upscaled and refined. Its a subtle difference but very noticeable in the big picture and brings new life to these neglected birds 4 4
_JMax Posted March 6 Posted March 6 17 hours ago, SAB0T said: the dora is next Fantastic. Thanks!! 2 1 Intel I7 13700KF 48GB DDR4 GeForce 4070 Ti 2x1000GB SSD Quest 3 MSI 3440x1440@100hz. VKB Stecs VKB Gladiator EVO G502
MiGCap1 Posted March 6 Posted March 6 Just great! Can't wait for the finished product! 1 http://www.instagram.com/spetersen13/?fbclid=IwAR07OCbRZX6qISe0fS8iUQfzts_iazbm7UEsxiKNnqviADGTaRWJJN7iAws http://www.facebook.com/spetersen13/
Doughguy Posted March 6 Posted March 6 (edited) On 3/5/2025 at 3:24 AM, MiGCap1 said: Just great, many thanks! I wish someone could do the same for the Fw-190D, would be a perfect addition to the new look (skin and textures) @Doughguy already has created! Oh i was just taking a break but working on it. Gatherin reference like a magpie. But dont be stopped @SAB0T.. the more the marrier. Just be aware that the dora cockpit is full of mistakes. The leather is was mostly black. Late war doras even had the side walls of cockpit unpainted. The instrument gauges were also all painted black cept markings and the oxygen gauges. Edited March 6 by Doughguy 4 https://sr-f.de/
aceviper Posted March 6 Posted March 6 (edited) It sparkles more than Liberace...pedals and leather. Mipmaps maybe.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mipmap_Aliasing_Comparison.png Pato's cockpit is nice in 4k for me. But continue the good work. Thanks Edited March 31 by aceviper 2
Slippa Posted March 6 Posted March 6 3 minutes ago, aceviper said: It sparkles more than Liberace...pedals and leather. 1
PawlaczGMD Posted March 6 Posted March 6 This looks great, how much 'manual' effort did you have to put in VS using upscaling for the textures? It would be nice to get such a 4k upgrade for the Spit and Mustang. 1
motoadve Posted March 6 Posted March 6 Spitfire was upgraded last year, looks great now. P51 and D9 are the worst. 2
DB 605 Posted March 6 Posted March 6 9 hours ago, Doughguy said: Oh i was just taking a break but working on it. Gatherin reference like a magpie. But dont be stopped @SAB0T.. the more the marrier. Just be aware that the dora cockpit is full of mistakes. The leather is was mostly black. Late war doras even had the side walls of cockpit unpainted. The instrument gauges were also all painted black cept markings and the oxygen gauges. This is how Dora cockpit was in early screenshots when it was still WIP. Colors were great...same thing with K4. Why ED changed RLM 66 to light bueish gray later stays mystery to me. 4 CPU: Intel Core i7-2600k @3.40GHz | Motherboard: Asus P8P67-M | Memory: Kingston 8GB DDR3 | OS W10 | GPU: Sapphire R9 290x 8GBDDR5 | Monitor: Samsung Syncmaster 24" | Devices: Oculus Rift, MS FFB 2 joystick, Saitek X 52 Pro throttle, Saitek Pro pedals, Gametrix Jetseat [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
PawlaczGMD Posted March 6 Posted March 6 2 hours ago, motoadve said: Spitfire was upgraded last year, looks great now. P51 and D9 are the worst. You're right, The Spit cockpit was upgraded and is good. The outside is not as good, but I guess that's in the livery? I usually leave it default.
SAB0T Posted March 6 Author Posted March 6 4 hours ago, DB 605 said: This is how Dora cockpit was in early screenshots when it was still WIP. Colors were great...same thing with K4. Why ED changed RLM 66 to light bueish gray later stays mystery to me. yeah and use brown leather and a wooden instrument panel lol. but its all good im havin fun messin with it...... im gunna post the dora skin now 1
SAB0T Posted March 6 Author Posted March 6 6 hours ago, PawlaczGMD said: This looks great, how much 'manual' effort did you have to put in VS using upscaling for the textures? It would be nice to get such a 4k upgrade for the Spit and Mustang. I put about 16-20 ish manual hours? Upscaling is easy, refining each line not so much so I used AI specifically for that and it did a great job. But redoing the floor and correcting mistakes i had to do myself and it took a while. 1 1
Qcumber Posted March 27 Posted March 27 Just tried this. It looks great. 1 9800x3d - rtx5080 FE - 64Gb RAM 6000MHz - 2Tb NVME - Quest Pro (previous rift s and Pico 4). Afghanistan – Channel – Cold War Germany - Kola - Normandy 2 – Persian Gulf - Sinai - Syria - South Atlantic. BF-109 - FW-190 A8 - F4 - F5 - F14 - F16 - F86 - I16 - Mig 15 - Mig 21 - Mosquito - P47 - P51 - Spitfire.
SAB0T Posted March 29 Author Posted March 29 (edited) On 3/6/2025 at 8:08 AM, aceviper said: It sparkles more than Liberace...pedals and leather. Mipmaps maybe. Pato's cockpit is nice in 4k for me. But continue the good work. Thanks thanks for your input, i didnt do anything to the pedals/leather/mipmaps other than upscale and refine so im not sure, probably shine more because the cockpit is darker/more contrast. Pato's is good but the baked lighting shine around the panel gauges and parts looks not so great especially when moving your head in VR, plus no details on the floor of the cockpit and even though it is technically 4k many of the textures details are still in 2k quality. Realistically i dont think youll be staring at your feet or rudder pedals while flying lol but to each their own Edited March 29 by SAB0T 2
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