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Title: Wish Red Needles Were Brighter
Post by: Mongoose on November 14, 2018, 05:20:33 PM
  I wish the red needles on the altimeter and airspeed dials were brighter.  I have trouble reading the true airspeed and the 10,000 feet because I can't see the red needles. 
Title: Re: Wish Red Needles Were Brighter
Post by: colmbo on November 14, 2018, 05:47:21 PM
Red is probably the worst possible color especially when low light.  White would be much better.
Title: Re: Wish Red Needles Were Brighter
Post by: save on November 14, 2018, 07:21:22 PM
Best would be if instruments was back-lit like in real life, can't fly the 190s with fancy lighting on  now, they are just too dark.
Title: Re: Wish Red Needles Were Brighter
Post by: ccvi on November 15, 2018, 02:50:44 AM
Best would be if instruments was back-lit like in real life, can't fly the 190s with fancy lighting on  now, they are just too dark.

Back-lit? They were no LCDs.
If you want to argue "real" - they didn't have those red needles (TAS, total fuel) at all.
Title: Wish Red Needles Were Brighter
Post by: Ciaphas on November 15, 2018, 06:59:20 AM
post lights, spot illuminators (crew mounted), UV floods and fluorescent paints were more than likely used rather than spot illumination lights mounted in the frame of the gauge (AKA backlit).


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Title: Re: Wish Red Needles Were Brighter
Post by: TequilaChaser on November 15, 2018, 11:06:59 AM
If the gauges were lit, would really help at sunrise, dusk and night

Need to use a red-orange or something like that to notice the TAS needle alot easier

It falls under the 605 nanometers & and the way people's eyes rods & cones pick up light and movement in the dark....

Lighted gauges were being used before WWII
Title: Re: Wish Red Needles Were Brighter
Post by: ONTOS on November 15, 2018, 02:41:35 PM
Not all things in HT are realistic. If back lighting was not real in WW II, it would still help in the game. I too have a hard time reading the instruments.
Title: Re: Wish Red Needles Were Brighter
Post by: Ack-Ack on November 16, 2018, 12:17:42 AM
 Turn off post processing.  It will make the cockpit brighter and easier to see the dials and needles.
Title: Re: Wish Red Needles Were Brighter
Post by: hgtonyvi on November 16, 2018, 02:38:19 AM
Where have you been akak? I havn't seen ya lately.
Title: Re: Wish Red Needles Were Brighter
Post by: ONTOS on November 16, 2018, 02:21:43 PM
I have turned off post processing.
Title: Re: Wish Red Needles Were Brighter
Post by: Shuffler on November 18, 2018, 10:03:51 AM
I carry a flashlight.
Title: Re: Wish Red Needles Were Brighter
Post by: Vraciu on November 18, 2018, 10:52:56 AM
Turn off post processing.  It will make the cockpit brighter and easier to see the dials and needles.

At the expense of other features.   It really does a number on how the game looks.   
Title: Re: Wish Red Needles Were Brighter
Post by: lunaticfringe on November 18, 2018, 02:11:08 PM
give you're cartoon pilot a cartoon flashlight :rofl