4.13 development update discussion and feedback

[rollnloop]

Originally Posted by Pursuivant

Moving the HUD messages so they don't "cover the sky" and interfere with spatial awareness would be a good idea. Either they could be moved to the lower right hand corner like in the drawing above, or they could be made to disappear when the pilot's view isn't focused straight ahead (realistic, since the pilot can't see his controls when he's looking to his right or left).

Another simple idea would be a toggle key, so when you want to check your HUD (because a special control doesn't move in 3D cockpit, like radiator position in most older ones) you can, and when you don't want text you can get rid of it.

[Pursuivant]

Originally Posted by rollnloop

Another simple idea would be a toggle key, so when you want to check your HUD (because a special control doesn't move in 3D cockpit, like radiator position in most older ones) you can, and when you don't want text you can get rid of it.

That would be much more convenient than permanently disabling HUD messages in the conf.ini.

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by Pursuivant

That would be much more convenient than permanently disabling HUD messages in the conf.ini.

Good idea! IL-2 BoS has the exact same feature... tap a button and the HUD and all elements associated with it are hidden from rendering including speed bar, map elements, icons, etc. It all goes away so you can take screen shots or just fly without any extra aids. Press a button and it comes back.

[ElAurens]

Great idea.

[Bearcat]

Bear in mind that you can also customize your HUD messages.. There are certain HUD messages I have totally removed .. I can look out the window to see f my lights are on.. and look at my flapos lever to see where they are.. My radiator is now on a slider so I don't need that info on the HUD either.. Other info can be edited so that say .. instead of Power: 90% it could just read P: 90% ... this is doable now if you have a modded install. It isn't quite what is being discussed here but it can unclutter the hud quite a bit. If you want to remove an entry altogether.. like say the Engine On message (prop spinning .. engine on duhh.. ) just remover the text altogether on the right. This way you can customize it to however you want to. Save the file and back it up somewhere and you are good as gold.

[gauderio]

I do not want to remove the hud message. Just want her to be in a better place.
Remove the hud message was not my intention in this idea. Just put it in a better place. Right side down.


sorry my english.

[stugumby]

it seems we are getting closer to some undetermined event, one has to ask are we within the standard always changing 2 weeks yet? A read me soon would be schnizzileite!

[_1SMV_Gitano]

There is no beta yet so I would not hold the breath for two weeks...

[stugumby]

Such is life,maybe I will fill the void with mission building. Haven't used the mt or Italy maps. Hope all is well in TD world!

[cperleberg]

Well, this may just be rattling around, but here's a relatively easy something I'd like to see in an update: How about the ability to export the Control Assignment screen to a csv file? I'm currently in the process of assigning hotkeys and sure would like the ability of just generating a list of all the current commands and all the current assignments. Should be relatively easy...

Chris P.+