P-51D cockpit mod

[piXel496]

Updated 05-05-2016

I like the gauges from this p-51d so I made it for DCS. It changes the instrument panel of the P-51D. Calm, clean and with a blink of an eye registration by color indication.

 

05-05-2016 changes:

- cleaned windshield while keeping dirt effect

- corrected some bugs in the alphachannel of p51d-cpt07.dds

- reflections on canopy reduced

 

Modifications

- added the critical color ranges in the gauges

- added a slight bevel of the gauge indication on colored backgrounds

- minimal color change of the gauge indication, from 100% white to few procent added yellow (to make it less blue)

- made text within gauges fluorescent. I imagined radium paint was used for this.

- cleaned text and indication of image: p51d-cpt08.tga.dds

- fixed some leaks of the alpha channels so fluorescent locations match the paint.

- changed the background

- made bezels of the gauges darker and less reflective

- desaturated the yellow line

- undamaged centre instruments

- less dirt in the corners of the canopy glass

 

How to install
1. copy folder "vivid colors" from the .zip into directory: 
  Drive:\DCS World\Mods\aircraft\P-51D\Liveries\Cockpit_P-51D\
2. In main menu DCS -> options -> special -> P-51D, select a Customized Cockpit

 

howto.txt in the .zip file

 

download

 

 

Cheers, .

Edited May 4, 2016 by piXel496
updated

[White Owl]

Hey, that looks great. :)

[kobac]

It really looks nice, but it seems to me that the yellow line too saturated.

[piXel496]

Thx :), the yellow line is default (prob. screenshot oversaturation). I only changed the gauges not the dash. To be exact I changed image p51d-cpt07.tga and p51d-cpt08.tga.dds.

 

Changes:

- added the critical color ranges in the gauges

- added a slight bevel of the gauge indication on colored backgrounds

- minimal color change of the gauge indication, from 100% white to few procent added yellow (to make it less blue)

- made text within gauges fluorescent. I imagined radium paint was used for this, but please correct me. I like to keep it accurate

- cleaned text and indication of image: p51d-cpt08.tga.dds

- fixed some leaks of the alpha channels so fluorescent locations match the paint.

 

 

 

.

Edited November 24, 2013 by piXel496

[piXel496]

Added some extra changes to make the instrument panel more composed

 

- changed the background

- made bezels of the gauges darker and less reflective

- desaturated the yellow line

- undammaged centre instruments

 

 

.

[Fifi]

Downloaded, tested, and adopted! :)

 

Nice work :thumbup:

 

PS: would it be possible to add a little more glass reflection to the gauges? ...

[Skulleader]

Hello,

 

Great Mod, I really love !!!!

 

I've installed your four files but I have one problem with this file: p51d-cpt_glassdirt.tga.tga

When I install this file all my canopy is without texture, all orange...

 

Please can you tell me where I meet this bug ?

 

With these file everything is ОК:

p51d-cpt01.bmp.dds

p51d-cpt07.tga

p51d-cpt08.tga.dds

 

Just one problem with this file: p51d-cpt_glassdirt.tga.tga...

 

Please can you help me ?

 

A great thanks in advance for all. Best regards. Skull

[piXel496]

thx for bringing it up. I fixed it and updated the download. I forgot about the glassdirt and extension should be .dds. By the way it lowers the dirt in the corners of the canopy glass (more transparent).

 

 

.

[VBS_Nero]

NIce pic .. Bravoooooo

[HotTom]

Excellent!! Thank you!!!

[Skulleader]

Pixel please can you tell me if your Mod work fine with the TF-51D ?Thanks in advance, Skull.

[piXel496]

Default the mod does not not since the TF-51D uses different file names. But I renamed them and it works. See file attached for cockpit mod TF-51D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers,.

TF-51D_frontpanel.zip

[johnv2pt0]

Awesome mod, thanks

[mr.z_albinyahoo.com]

This is not JSGME friendly. I put this in my mods (not mods as in modules) folder and create my folder in there called "Mustang Colored Gauges Mod" and I extract the 4 items (not the howto) into there and I go to JSGME and active it, turn on DCS, aaaaand it doesn't work. Either your mod is broken, or the DCS version is different between me and what this mod is meant for, or the howto isn't very "How to" at all. I would like some help with this. I have DCS World 1.5.

[Skulleader]

Hello,

Here my last version and this the version that I use today, the Mudspike is included: https://www.dropbox.com/s/42wpftie8yjecr6/P-51D-CPT-TEXTURES.zip?dl=0

 

Bye, Skull.

[jjohnson241]

This is not JSGME friendly. I put this in my mods (not mods as in modules) folder and create my folder in there called "Mustang Colored Gauges Mod" and I extract the 4 items (not the howto) into there and I go to JSGME and active it, turn on DCS, aaaaand it doesn't work. Either your mod is broken, or the DCS version is different between me and what this mod is meant for, or the howto isn't very "How to" at all. I would like some help with this. I have DCS World 1.5.

 

Check the date of the original post, almost 2 1/2 years ago. I have no idea what version of DCS was around then. Suggestion, always check the date of posts here and never assume the target DCS version unless so stated in the post/mod.

[Aviators]

this mod work with new DCS version? 1.5.3 and 2.0?

[LcSummers]

this mod work with new DCS version? 1.5.3 and 2.0?

 

 

Not really. If you use uv ligfhts, its not working correctly. ED has altered it a little.

 

Oil and fuel pressure (little gauges) have moved a little bit.

 

 

If you dont use UV lights, its ok but with them on, no! The entire gauge is illuminated.

 

 

 

Salute!

 

 

Hopefully sb canmake this working again.

Edited May 1, 2016 by LcSummers

[Aviators]

Thanks ;)

[ac5]

:)Thanks a LOT!!!

[piXel496]

I will update the cockpit-files this weekend with a working version for 2.0 and 1.5. Then you can select it from options/special/customized cockpit. And there will be no need to reinstall after a DCS update.

 

 

Thanks,

 

 

.

Edited May 4, 2016 by piXel496

[Aviators]

Perfect!thanks ;)

[piXel496]

Updated for 1.5 and 2.0. Now you can select the Customized Cockpit in the Options menu of the P-51D and there is no need to reinstall after a DCS update.

 

05-05-2016 changes:

- cleaned windshield while keeping dirt effect

- corrected some bugs in the alphachannel of p51d-cpt07.dds

- reflections on canopy reduced

 

How to install
1. copy folder "vivid colors" from the .zip into directory: 
  Drive:\DCS World\Mods\aircraft\P-51D\Liveries\Cockpit_P-51D\
2. In main menu DCS -> options -> special -> P-51D, select a Customized Cockpit

 

howto.txt in the .zip file

 

download

 

 

:)

[ViKe]

I followed the install steps but it didnt show in the special tab.

 

 

I installed it in DCS 1.5 and checked for it in 2.0 haha.

 

Its working nice job

Edited May 5, 2016 by ViKe

[LcSummers]

Thank you!

 

I have my favorite P-51 mod back! Downloading and installing now!

 

 

Perfect:thumbup: