Dev Blog #74: HUD

[LukeFF]

Korea. IL-2 Series – a new approach to the HUD for a flight simulator!

Flexible settings, 3 layouts with quick switching, smart indicators, and automatic adjustment to the aircraft type.

For more information on how we combined the best ideas from previous projects to create a new HUD, read the article on our official website: https://media.il2-korea.com/news/dd_74

[Red_Dragon]

And now what about gauges for 2d monitor?

[Jade_Monkey]

I love what I'm seeing!  Very customizable, and having the three presets you can switch between with a hotkey is a very nice touch.

I can see how users might want to adapt to different situations with different presets:

• Ground: Speed, engine settings, flaps, gear, etc.
• Cruise: Fuel, Navigation, Speed, etc
• Combat: Ammo

[Red_Dragon]

I'll probably love it too! But fans of authentic cockpits may want to switch to a second monitor. And if there are already so many assistants for everything in the new aviasim, then why don't we stop using custom products and get devices from developers for the second monitor?

[Leifr]

13 minutes ago, Red_Dragon said:

I'll probably love it too! But fans of authentic cockpits may want to switch to a second monitor. And if there are already so many assistants for everything in the new aviasim, then why don't we stop using custom products and get devices from developers for the second monitor?

You will quite clearly be able to run a clean HUD without any of this, if you wish.

[Aapje]

I love having multiple presets, as well as the option for small and big indicators.

Just one tip though, slow down the movie! Everything went way too fast.

Edited May 29 by Aapje

[Red_Dragon]

You don't understand!!! 😉 The key is authentic cockpits

 

[LuftManu]

Oh! This looks really good!

I remember an old version of deli l2 trying to do this (but failing); here everything is well placed and easy to use! Congratulations!

P.S.: The damage model is turning out awesome. So many things ended up getting damaged!

 

[BraveSirRobin]

1 hour ago, Red_Dragon said:

You don't understand!!! 😉 The key is authentic cockpits

 

Maybe you should read the first paragraph of the dev blog.

[AEthelraedUnraed]

2 hours ago, Red_Dragon said:

And now what about gauges for 2d monitor?

2 hours ago, Red_Dragon said:

I'll probably love it too! But fans of authentic cockpits may want to switch to a second monitor. And if there are already so many assistants for everything in the new aviasim, then why don't we stop using custom products and get devices from developers for the second monitor?

I'm not sure what the issue is. As they indicated in the Dev Blog, you can configure the tools whatever way you want. If you don't want to see any HUD tools, you don't display any. As simple as that. There is no requirement for a second monitor or VR set or whatever.

[Red_Dragon]

How do you know that I don't need such "HUD " at home?

 

And I think that if I can discuss this somewhere, it's in the HUD topic, not in the cloud rendering topic, right?

But for now, I'm havely using gauges on the second monitor.. Not everyone likes VR

Edited May 29 by Red_Dragon

[Aapje]

16 minutes ago, Red_Dragon said:

How do you know that I don't need such "HUD " at home?

And I think that if I can discuss this somewhere, it's in the HUD topic, not in the cloud rendering topic, right?

The picture you show is not actually a HUD, though, so you are getting off topic.

[AEthelraedUnraed]

1 hour ago, Red_Dragon said:

How do you know that I don't need such "HUD " at home?

And I think that if I can discuss this somewhere, it's in the HUD topic, not in the cloud rendering topic, right?

But for now, I'm havely using gauges on the second monitor.. Not everyone likes VR

What is it even that you want to discuss?

I'm just puzzled by your posts, and it appears I'm not the only one. This Dev Blog doesn't concern either second monitors, VR or external gauges. Is there some question you want to ask or some desire you want to express? Because right now it isn't really clear what your point is.

[Red_Dragon]

51 минуту назад, AEthelraedUnraed сказал:

What is it even that you want to discuss?

I'm just puzzled by your posts, and it appears I'm not the only one. This Dev Blog doesn't concern either second monitors, VR or external gauges. Is there some question you want to ask or some desire you want to express? Because right now it isn't really clear what your point is.

At first, it seemed to me that my thought was obvious. I definitely want the ability to display gauges on the second monitor using standard official methods, and not just external programs such as (amazing by the way) IL 2 Dials.

Secondly, the misunderstanding of what HUD has to do with it is obviously related only to stereotypes and patterns. I didn't want to refer to such an example, but in one aviasim, I can put the gauges even in the middle of the monitor 

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By the way, these gauges are not fully configured yet.

, so this is also a Head Up Display, no matter what you think about it. 

 

And yes, I would like to be able to move STANDARD instruments from the cockpit to any location on the second monitor or maybe even on the first one. But not a digital or inauthentic HUD representation.

 

Edited May 29 by Red_Dragon

[JG27*PapaFIy]

I like the customizable display! HUD is a misnomer though. This is an HDD, a head-down display, since you have to stare down at the lower edge of the screen to read them. Having options for an actual HUD, with at a few critical displays close to the screen center would be great, too.

[Aapje]

@JG27*PapaFIy

It's debatable, since it is in the main field of view and is overlayed on top of the view to the outside world, so I would say that is still close enough.

@Red_Dragon

But I definitely don't think that dials on a secondary display count as a HUD. 

[Dash,Polder]

Well thought out, super design, great job guys.  This definitely counts as an andancment of the game.

Everyone has an option, no one can complain when you gave the ability to limit, customize, or turn it off.

I like how one can place instruments exactly on the spot of the horizontal where you want and even space them out with gaps.

[Mohawk]

21 hours ago, Red_Dragon said:

And now what about gauges for 2d monitor?

 

16 hours ago, Red_Dragon said:

At first, it seemed to me that my thought was obvious. I definitely want the ability to display gauges on the second monitor using standard official methods, and not just external programs such as (amazing by the way) IL 2 Dials.

 

 

 

2 hours ago, Aapje said:

@JG27*PapaFIy

It's debatable, since it is in the main field of view and is overlayed on top of the view to the outside world, so I would say that is still close enough.

 

 Yes /  and  yes it was obvious / would be great if we could move choices of Hud indications and gauges to a separate side monitor and also the knee pad map so you could have all this info on a side monitor and have nothing overlayed on the main screen of your cockpit and your flight view , it would remain on side monitor , and you would just need a quick glance to the side for needed info that's not Infront of you on the main screen.  ---- if you so choose , 

[kestrel79]

Great customization right out of the gate!

[Dash,Polder]

Be curious if the new map will also have expanded features and more customization, talking the full size main map.  Something like resizable, depth adjustment, and a brightness slider right on the map for day and night flying, maybe color contrast to make the terrain features easier to see.

[Red_Dragon]

8 часов назад, Aapje сказал:

 

But I definitely don't think that dials on a secondary display count as a HUD. 

But what is presented in the news is called HUD, it's a convention. In many games, additional information is displayed on the monitor, and not everywhere it is called HUD. In addition, I believe that since the developers are striving for more flexibility in settings, this arcade HUD could be expanded with additional options. Firstly, to give the option of "real" gauges instead of "arcade" ones, and secondly, more flexibility in choosing the location both on the main monitor and on the additional one. By the way, IL2 Dials works even on smartphones and it's an amazing option. I guess it was a good idea to take this experience into account in Korea as well. I don’t get why my post sparked indignation—it was just about optionally enhancing the game’s HUD features for those who find it important.