Dark Cockpit

[Terken]

Hi,

Just got the DC3.  Have been flying the VSL for quite a while and like it a lot.  The LES is OK but my main frustration is the small difficult to read instruments and the overall darkness of the cockpit in the classic version.  Even the fuel tank selectors are extremely difficult to read unless the light is just right.  Same with the flap indicator.   Difficult to make accurate power settings without opening a magnified window.

I like the more accurate engine start and the failure and wear aspect and the flight model seems pretty good.  I had a PPL with taildragger time in light aircraft in my youth and like how this feels.

Any workaround to get better visibility on the flight instruments?  That would be a huge improvement.

[ilias.tselios]

The "dark cockpits" issue, is a known Laminar's bug which will be fixed some time in the (near?) future. Some aircraft with small windows and dark textures suffer from that the most, like the DC3.

I have created a FlyWithLua script, that hacks X-Plane to fight this, as a short-term solution. I'm attaching it here to give it a try. To install it, drop it into X-Plane12/Resources/plugins/FlyWithLua/Scripts folder.

I'm waiting to get 12.1.0 in my hands to see what might will be changed, and see if I can include a more permanent solution into 2.0.4 update.

bright_cockpit.lua

[Terken]

Thanks!