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ryanbatcund:
I want to delete the entire HUD glass on the F18.  I did it once before but now cannot figure out what files to delete/change names.

I already changed the filename from dds to .bak on these two files:



I still get a HUD that has a dark shade of gray and a lighter shade.  Previously, my HUD was completely clear, except for the HUD green text.

With my old installation on XP, it would look like this, after the HUD glass was deleted:


I can't get it looking like that at all now using Vista x64

Voodoo:
A couple of things spring to mind.

Now you are on Vista you might be using DX10. You would probably have been on DX9 when you were on XP. That may cause differences with the way textures display.

The other thing was, you only need to rename or remove the "hud_glass" texture to make the hud dissappear; you can leave the "fresnelhud" texture alone.

The "fresnel" textures are not simple texture files. I don't know what the effect of disabling them is.
 
- Voodoo

P.S. there's also an alternative hud glass texture at this link if you prefer:
http://www.fsdreamteam.com/forum/index.php?topic=416.0

P.P.S. I don't know how FSX/Vista handles multiple file extensions but, just in case it's an issue, why not try renaming your amended files from *.dds.bak to *.dds_bak  --- this is just a complete shot in the dark, I don't know if it's a real issue or not.

P.P.P.S. That's a really nice sunset shot, by the way.   8)

ryanbatcund:
Thank you :)

I think the fresnel texture is that odd green circular ring or rings around the inside of the HUD.

(EDIT) nm, you're right, the fresnel is not that circle, not sure what that does...

I am using Vista, but in DX9 mode.  I'm also beginning to think Vista does something differently.  At first I thought it was the lack of nHancer, but I am now running it with Vista and I see no change.

Here's a shot I just took with the hud glass and fresnel textures renamed to .bak, the canopy is open so you can see the difference between the canopy texture (something else I wanted to get rid of and cannot) and the sky, and of course the HUD is ugly lookin'

Razgriz:
Canopy:

F-18_Glass_T.dds  (I suspect.)

Hud (I also suspect these)

Fresnel_Ramp.dds
FA_18_Hud_Glass.dds
FA_18_fresnelhud.dds

ryanbatcund:
Yeah I've already changed those textures....no joy  :(

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