AS F8 Crusader panel

Back into the fray with the 8...

Helps to 'do it at night' to get gauge illuminations sorted. Managed to simplify the 2D windows setup....reduced 4 layers so far, so it'll be lighter on resources.
The 'sight' in the hud is floating....probably not fair-dinkum but looks the part all the same. Bit more to do....then onto the VC ...;)

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Had a 'fright' with the VC....looked for a while that there was some sort of conflict between the Radar [Dietmar's] and the VC ....flash/blanking of the 'windows'.
Looks like it was just a memory thing....too many reloads of the panel.
Anyway....here's a pic of the [mostly] reconfigured/relocated gauges...with just the lights, radar mask, etc to do. Have left the original panel bmp as is.....as it's not that far removed from what I ended up with on the 2D ...;)

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Even the floating sight's working OK-ish ...;)
 
For FSX. There was a freeware release some-when around March 2013 for FSX ....from which this one's been reworked...;)
 
Clever.....missed DL's response.....note to self....refresh...;)

Probably a bit more to do....but 'most' of the VC now matches the 2D with component locations...including proper light locations. Added a 'fixed' AP to hide the painted-in toggles.... and stuck glass into the gauges - the draworder of which may also have fixed the draw issue that occured earlier...;)

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I think I'm about done with the Crusader panel. It's come a long way from its origins...and I've adapted the VC to 'match' but without a new panel back....just a few masks.

Here's how the original looked....'squeezed' out into 1680...

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...and here's the end result.... where the gauges are a little more 'correct'. The 'jettison canopy' handle just opens it. I still don't like the fuel dump switch ...the 'action' doesn't toggle right...so one more look...;)

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...looks quite cosy at night....;)
 
Looks cosy indeed - just what I like and looking forward to in my F-8 BARCAP over Yankee Station. Looking forward to trying it out!
 
I've rated this panel 5/5. I had fun flying with it last night! I like the look of the gauges in the VC. Great work and thank you!

I do have one question though. The installation asks to replace the fx_1.bmp and fx_5.bmp files that are already in my Effects folder. I didn't choose to overwrite the ones that were already there. What is the difference with these new files compared to the default ones?
 
Badger85 said:
I've rated this panel 5/5. I had fun flying with it last night! I like the look of the gauges in the VC. Great work and thank you!

I do have one question though. The installation asks to replace the fx_1.bmp and fx_5.bmp files that are already in my Effects folder. I didn't choose to overwrite the ones that were already there. What is the difference with these new files compared to the default ones?
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Hi....;)
Probably nothing at all....but I try to include the effects files people 'might not' have on their machines. If you don't you're likely to get people saying 'the AB isn't working for me....' or something...;)

Glad you like the panel .... I usually have fun making them....as long as I can find decent images to start with, etc...;)
 
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