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Convert IL-2 Instruments from Metric to English? - Hook13 - 09.12.2009
Is there anyway to switch altimeter, air speed indicator, etc. numbers from metric to english? I'm an IL-2 newbie (former CFS 1 and 2 driver). Learning to fly IL-2 is hard enough without having to do metric to English conversion on final.
Thanks, :?
Hook
Re: Convert IL-2 Instruments from Metric to English? - Bobbo - 09.12.2009
Hook13 Wrote:Is there anyway to switch altimeter, air speed indicator, etc. numbers from metric to english? I'm an IL-2 newbie (former CFS 1 and 2 driver). Learning to fly IL-2 is hard enough without having to do metric to English conversion on final.
Thanks, :?
Hook
Tab will switch the speed bar. As for the instrument panel in the cockpit, that is the way they were mad.
- txcaburke - 09.12.2009
Got this from someone here at AAA.
Add this to the end of your config.ini file and it will display MPH and Feet as the default:
[Mods]
SpeedbarUnits=3
SpeedbarSpdKMH=1
SpeedbarSpdMPH=1
SpeedbarSpdKnots=1
SpeedbarAltMeters=1
SpeedbarAltFeet=1
SpeedbarTAS=1
This will also work for 4.09M.
- Guest - 09.12.2009
txcaburke Wrote:Got this from someone here at AAA.
Add this to the end of your config.ini file and it will display MPH and Feet as the default:
[Mods]
SpeedbarUnits=3
SpeedbarSpdKMH=1
SpeedbarSpdMPH=1
SpeedbarSpdKnots=1
SpeedbarAltMeters=1
SpeedbarAltFeet=1
SpeedbarTAS=1
This will also work for 4.09M.
Thanks for that, I often wondered about this
Re: Convert IL-2 Instruments from Metric to English? - Redwulf__32 - 09.12.2009
Hook13 Wrote:Is there anyway to switch altimeter, air speed indicator, etc. numbers from metric to english? I'm an IL-2 newbie (former CFS 1 and 2 driver). Learning to fly IL-2 is hard enough without having to do metric to English conversion on final.
Thanks, :?
Hook
Why do you want to do metric to English conversion on final in planes with metric gauges? Think metric instead.
How many cents to a dollar? Easy, 100. Ok, next question, how many centimeters to a meter? .......
- Plantoid 1 - 09.12.2009
Redwulf:
And how many planes have run out fuel because someone forgot to convert litres to gallons? At least one here in Canada in Alberta a few years back. Thinking metric, even in Canada which has been metric for years, still isn't easy and if you've not lived metric it's just about impossible I think.
Great days all.
- txcaburke - 09.12.2009
Plantoid 1 Wrote:Redwulf:
And how many planes have run out fuel because someone forgot to convert litres to gallons? At least one here in Canada in Alberta a few years back. Thinking metric, even in Canada which has been metric for years, still isn't easy and if you've not lived metric it's just about impossible I think.
Great days all.
Wouldn't have said it any better. Nothing wrong with wanting to use any measurement system you are comfortable with .
- Oilsmoke - 10.12.2009
It worked but my mission details where in Russian after i install the mod section in the confi ini. I liked it other than that. What switch need to be moved so the details are in English.
- txcaburke - 10.12.2009
Oilsmoke Wrote:It worked but my mission details where in Russian after i install the mod section in the confi ini. I liked it other than that. What switch need to be moved so the details are in English.
Never experienced the russian language issue after adding to the conf.ini
Go here: (The link is inoperative)
This should fix the language problem you are having.
- Hook13 - 10.12.2009
Hey, all,
Thanks for the help on the metric to english conversion.
But I still have a prob. As instructed, I went to my IL-2 folder and found the CONF and BLD CONF files. there was no CONf.INI file. I'm running XP and V4.08. The CONF file looked like the correct file so I added the following to that file at the very end. However, the lower left red airspeed, et all, are still metric. I rebooted. No joy. Any thoughts?
VideoSetupId=3
Water=1
Effects=1
ForceShaders1x=0
PolygonOffsetFactor=-0.15
PolygonOffsetUnits=-3.0
[Mods]
SpeedbarUnits=3
SpeedbarSpdKMH=1
SpeedbarSpdMPH=1
SpeedbarSpdKnots=1
SpeedbarAltMeters=1
SpeedbarAltFeet=1
SpeedbarTAS=1
- HEERDT - 11.12.2009
Hook13 Wrote:Hey, all,
metric. I rebooted. No joy. Any thoughts?
mate..all you have to do is set a key for" toggle speed bar" and it will change from metric to standard to kias. it only takes a second.
- US_GRANT - 11.12.2009
Hook13 Wrote:Hey, all,
Thanks for the help on the metric to english conversion.
But I still have a prob. As instructed, I went to my IL-2 folder and found the CONF and BLD CONF files. there was no CONf.INI file. I'm running XP and V4.08. The CONF file looked like the correct file so I added the following to that file at the very end. However, the lower left red airspeed, et all, are still metric. I rebooted. No joy. Any thoughts?
VideoSetupId=3
Water=1
Effects=1
ForceShaders1x=0
PolygonOffsetFactor=-0.15
PolygonOffsetUnits=-3.0
[Mods]
SpeedbarUnits=3
SpeedbarSpdKMH=1
SpeedbarSpdMPH=1
SpeedbarSpdKnots=1
SpeedbarAltMeters=1
SpeedbarAltFeet=1
SpeedbarTAS=1
I know this is probably a stupid question, but do you have the HUDConfig_v1 mod in your mods folder and is it activated (No "-" sign in front of the folder name)?
You can put that info in your CONF.INI all day and it won't work unless that mod is in your MODS folder and activated.
- Hook13 - 11.12.2009
HEERDT Wrote:Hook13 Wrote:Hey, all,
metric. I rebooted. No joy. Any thoughts?
mate..all you have to do is set a key for" toggle speed bar" and it will change from metric to standard to kias. it only takes a second.
Hey all,
Thanks to all, especially to Heerdt. His suggestion could not have been simpler. I went into Controls, set a key for Toggle Speed Bar, and now I can toggle IAS and altitude through Meters, Feet, Knots and MPH. Uffda!!
Hook, of the learning disabled :roll:
- Oilsmoke - 15.12.2009
OK If you have read my post. I could use some Help. I have russian typed words in the pilot Carreer Details & Description Breif
So you can help me I did a clean install of 1946 4.08m Did aTest ran & Pilot career in this install and it was in english than i install UI 1.1 and there it was,Russian Type in Pilot Carreer Description.
Is there a setting in config i can change to set game for english only.
Any help be great.
Oilsmoke the New Rookie to 1946. But a old time in the Sim world of flight.