Anyone Know How to Customise the HUD?

[Flying_Nutcase]

Hi there,

I would like to modify the HUD, especially remove the Power display so the pilot has to interpret the instruments.

I found some info on Mission4Today but it seems to be out of date. Any ideas?

Thanks!


Flying Nutcase

[Bearcat]

Are you modded?

I don't think it can be done in the stock 46.. but if you are modded with HSFX go to: C:\Program Files \Ubisoft\46 HSFX\Files\i18n\hud_log_ru

The file will look something like this, but this is my modded file, the stock file has the stock messages:

MissionComplete MISSION COMPLETE
MissionFailed MISSION Failure
BlueWon Axis Victory !
RedWon Allied Victory !

EnemyAircraftDestroyed +AC!
EnemyStaticAircraftDestroyed +AC-G!
EnemyTankDestroyed +Tank!
EnemyCarDestroyed +Vehicle!
EnemyArtilleryDestroyed +Artillery!
EnemyAAADestroyed +AAA!
EnemyBridgeDestroyed +Radar!
EnemyWagonDestroyed +Train Car!
EnemyShipDestroyed +Ship!

FriendAircraftDestroyed Friendly AC!
FriendStaticAircraftDestroyed Friendly AC-G!
FriendTankDestroyed Friendly Tank!
FriendCarDestroyed Friendly GroundForces!
FriendArtilleryDestroyed Friendly Artillery!
FriendAAADestroyed Friendly AAA!
FriendBridgeDestroyed Friendly Radar!
FriendWagonDestroyed Friendly Train Car!
FriendShipDestroyed Friendly Ship!

PrimaryTargetComplete Primary Obj : Complete
SecondaryTargetComplete Secondary Obj : Complete
SecretTargetComplete Hidden Obj : Complete
PrimaryTargetFailed Primary Obj : Failed
SecondaryTargetFailed Secondary Obj: Failed

Note that the line on the left tells you what the message is .. the message that will appear on the screen will be on your right.

[Flying_Nutcase]

Thanks for the reply Bearcat. So you're still flying - good stuff.

I'm running UP3.0 RC4 and there is an i8n folder in the game root with a file hud_msg.properties with hud messages like:

Where_are_you Where are you?
Keep_of_leader_s_course Stay on leader's course!
Stay_on_leader_s_course Stay on leader's course!
Keep_the_course Stay on course!
Stay_on_course Stay on course!

But I'd really to disable the 'Power: 78%' messages.

Any thoughts?

[jameson]

Have a look at conf.ini, under Game, see NoHud=0 and set to 1, that should work. You could turn on NoSubtitles as well to get a clean screen although one's German, etc., has to improve quickly if you want to know what's happening.
Best thing that could happen for me in game would be the introduction of call signs for the player which would allow vectoring by ground control, possible now I think, but I'm never sure if they're talking to me or someone else as it stands.
Much appreciate your campaigns, although it did take me six months to work out I needed to toggle chocks in missions 5 to 9 (I think) in your Afrika campaign, to be able to take off. Thanks for that! What nutcase would do such a thing I asked myself?
P.S. Note for all mission builders, no guided tours of flak hotspots at cruising speeds, thank you!

[Romanator21]

The problem with turning off the HUD logs in the conf file is that it also makes it impossible to know how you're setting the bombsight, torpedo computer, etc. And when you're using a keyboard for mixture/prop-pitch/radiator you want that information to appear as well. It would be nice to have them be user-customizable.

[Flying_Nutcase]

Originally Posted by Romanator21

The problem with turning off the HUD logs in the conf file is that it also makes it impossible to know how you're setting the bombsight, torpedo computer, etc. And when you're using a keyboard for mixture/prop-pitch/radiator you want that information to appear as well. It would be nice to have them be user-customizable.

Exactly. It apparently IS customizable. See this thread:
http://www.mission4today.com/index.p...printertopic=1

...but I haven't been able to locate a hud_log.dat or hud_log.properties file. Gah!