[Fireball]

This mod combines the SpeedbarConfig mod with MrJolly's HUD display mods.

The mod decreases the default speedbar altitude increments to 5m./10ft and airspeed increments to 5kmh/5mph/5knots. It also gives you the option to change which speedbar units are displayed when a mission starts, change the altitude and airspeed increments to whatever number you want, and set the no-cockpit HUD gauges to mph/feet.

This mod is also required to support some features in the Hotkeys mod, which you can download separately. For more information on the Hotkeys mod, see the Hotkeys mod README file.

Download this file: HUDConfig_v1.rar

Link Updated 6FEB11

Extract the folder in the rar file to the MODS folder in your IL-2 1946 game folder.

The rar file also contains a README that gives more details about using the mod.

If you have any versions of these mods installed you need to remove or disable them:

-SpeedbarConfig
-SmallerSpeedbarIncrements
-SpeedbarSingleDigitsTest
-MPH_KPH_AND_FEET_METERS_HUD
-Mph_and_Feet_First_SpeedBar

If you run into any problems or have any questions, let me know!

[fly_zo]

...yes , one of "must have" mods


many thanks for it


Z

[Lt.Wolf]

oh excellent i have been waiting for this one, i can now bomb above 30000ft manual well done

[Guest]

Thanks !

[renmik]

[GentleKiller]

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[fly_zo]

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[Fireball]

Yeah, I can see how it would be a little confusing.

First and foremost, this mod is an attempt to combine 4 separate existing mods into one mod:

The speedbar mod which fly_zo just mentioned, which is here:

viewtopic.php?t=3339

And three HUD display mods that MrJolly made awhile back, which are here:

viewtopic.php?t=2241

The problem is they're all incompatible with each other, since they use the same java class file. So people who wanted to use one of Jolly's HUD mods couldn't use the speedbar mod and vice versa.

So Jolly sent me his Java code and I hacked on it a bit, and came up with this.

Also, since someone might not want all the features of all four mods, I tried to design HUDConfg so that you pick and choose which options you want to use by putting various parameters in the conf.ini file.

And to make matters more confusing, some people asked to have the speedbar display TAS in addition to IAS. That feature requires this new HUDConfig AND the new Hotkeys mod, which is here:

viewtopic.php?t=4981

Let me know if you still have any questions. I'll be happy to confuse things even more.

[Spinnetti]

Hi all... is there a way to have the speedbar just default to off? I'm long tired of having to shut it off at the start of every flight....

Thanks, and thanks for the great mods.. I've just started using them, and have a 1/2 dozen running with no problems at all... like a whole new game

PS, for us noobs out there, it would be helpful to say exactly what the mod does in the threads.....

[Fireball]

Yes, after you've installed the HUDConfig mod you can set the parameter 'SpeedbarUnits=0' in the [Mods] section of your conf.ini file. If you don't already have a [Mods] section you can add it at the end of the conf.ini. It would look like this:

[Mods]
SpeedbarUnits=0

There's a link in the original post to the README file which has all the details of the various options you can set with the mod.

[Spinnetti]

Yes, after you've installed the HUDConfig mod you can set the parameter 'SpeedbarUnits=0' in the [Mods] section of your conf.ini file. If you don't already have a [Mods] section you can add it at the end of the conf.ini. It would look like this:

[Mods]
SpeedbarUnits=0

There's a link in the original post to the README file which has all the details of the various options you can set with the mod.

Great, thanks... I'll try it out... No speedbar = the best speed bar!

[KC Jones]

Folks,

I'm not good at math.

Have installed the new HUD and well,.....things aren't adding up for me.

I'll let the pictures do the talking for me.

The first one is a page scan from Rod Machado's Private Pilot Handbook.

His instructions for computing TAS don't seem to jive with what I am seeing on screen.

I do note that he says "approximate".

Help !

My mind is spinning !

ps - I used "auto level or wing leveler (whatever its called)" and let the airplane fly for quite a distance over the ocean (MSL) so it settled down as far as speed goes.

[Spinnetti]

This new mod structure sure is nice... just plop in the folder and alls well. Finally after what, 6 years? I finally get rid of the speed bar once and for all

[Fireball]

Hi KC,

Unless my math is wrong, the TAS vs IAS numbers seem to be pretty close.

Let's take your first picture:

- The speedbar (which is IAS) shows 170 mph. It also shows you at 1000 ft.

- The digital readout in the center of airspeed gauge (which is TAS) shows 180 mph.

- The IAS/TAS conversion says that TAS increases 2 percent for every 1000 ft of altitude gain. Since you are at 1000 ft, your TAS should be 2 percent higher than your IAS. 2 percent of 170 mph is 3.4 mph.

- So...if you were going exactly 170 mph IAS at 1000 ft, your TAS should read 173 or so. But depending on what increments you have your speedbar set to, it may only increment every 10 mph. So when it reads 170 IAS, your actual IAS could be anywhere from 170 to 179. You can get a more accurate reading for testing this by setting your speedbar airspeed to increment every foot, instead of every 10 ft.

Hope some of that helps. Now MY head is spinning! hock:

Folks,

I'm not good at math.

Have installed the new HUD and well,.....things aren't adding up for me.

I'll let the pictures do the talking for me.

The first one is a page scan from Rod Machado's Private Pilot Handbook.

His instructions for computing TAS don't seem to jive with what I am seeing on screen.

I do note that he says "approximate".

Help !

My mind is spinning !

ps - I used "auto level or wing leveler (whatever its called)" and let the airplane fly for quite a distance over the ocean (MSL) so it settled down as far as speed goes.

[urufu_shinjiro]

[b]

That little piper indicates the actual direction of travel. Meaning that the gunsight shows the direction the nose is pointing while the piper shows which direction the plane is flying in. This is useful for several things, a slip indicator, shows angle of attack, it's very useful for carrier landings.