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#4023755 - 10/17/14 05:35 PM Turning off cockpit instrument cues.  
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After getting tired of the oh-so-nimble N17's handing me my head in my Alb DIII (early) career in April 1917 (in my latest "adventure" I was hit, wounded, and out for 9 days) I decided to pick back up with my 56 Squadron career. In fact we are flying to the front (autopilot) as I post this.

Anyway the SE5 cockpit is like a Cadillac compared to the old Alb but I have an issue.
When I looked at a cockpit instrument (tach, oil pressure, whatever) with my Track IR a little pop-up will show and say "Altimeter: 6000 feet" or "Airspeed: 91 MPH".

Is the a way to disable these prompts?

P.S.: Any Alb vs Neiuport tips are also welcome!

#4023790 - 10/17/14 06:12 PM Re: Turning off cockpit instrument cues. [Re: DukeIronHand]  
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The pop-ups happen when your mouse cursor is over a gauge. The cursor isn't visible because WOFF hides it, but it is lurking there on the screen and as you move your view around with TrackIR the cursor will occasionally land on one of the gauges and the pop-up happens.

The cure is to simply move your mouse cursor off the screen prior to your flight (I move the cursor to the top right corner of the screen while waiting for the mission to load).

#4023797 - 10/17/14 06:15 PM Re: Turning off cockpit instrument cues. [Re: DukeIronHand]  
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I can tell you a thing or you about the Alb against Nieuports, not that I am an experten by the way, but I have managed to survive flying this wonderful craft for months now smile

Albs are Energy aircraft, so fly them with a different approach. Gain altitude, keep high speed, dive sharply n dive sharply too. Boom,...zomm. and practice markmanship, your Spandaus are lethal within 150 m. Don´t turn left if you can avoid it, watch out for rudder usage, ALbs lose tons of speed with it, instead focus on gaining speed, diving, climbing, whatever it gives you time to gain energy. Turn right if you are forced too, never left, if you can, apply rudder softly (the Albs are VERY unforgiving to stalls, and easy to recover) and escape if you are in the middle of a scrap with no altitude or speed advantage, just runn,...err ...flee!! Albatros is all about speed and Spandau, don`t forget it, and well, practice , practice....both flying it and managing frustration wink
When surrounded, almost dead, dive low, very low, dive crazily (specially with the DV, ...and fly cutting tree branches ;))

Regarding instrument tooltips removal, I´d bet it is something devs can easily add to the workshop, time will tell smile.

#4023799 - 10/17/14 06:21 PM Re: Turning off cockpit instrument cues. [Re: DukeIronHand]  
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I can tell you a thing or you about the Alb against Nieuports, not that I am an experten by the way, but I have managed to survive flying this wonderful craft for months now smile

Albs are Energy aircraft, so fly them with a different approach. Gain altitude, keep high speed, dive sharply n dive sharply too. Boom,...zomm. and practice markmanship, your Spandaus are lethal within 150 m. Don´t turn left if you can avoid it, watch out for rudder usage, ALbs lose tons of speed with it, instead focus on gaining speed, diving, climbing, whatever it gives you time to gain energy. Turn right if you are forced too, never left, if you can, apply rudder softly (the Albs are VERY unforgiving to stalls, and easy to recover) and escape if you are in the middle of a scrap with no altitude or speed advantage, just runn,...err ...flee!! Albatros is all about speed and Spandau, don`t forget it, and well, practice , practice....both flying it and managing frustration wink
When surrounded, almost dead, dive low, very low, dive crazily (specially with the DV, ...and fly cutting tree branches ;))

Regarding instrument tooltips removal, I´d bet it is something devs can easily add to the workshop, time will tell smile.

#4023806 - 10/17/14 07:02 PM Re: Turning off cockpit instrument cues. [Re: 77_Scout]  
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Originally Posted By: 77_Scout

The cure is to simply move your mouse cursor off the screen prior to your flight (I move the cursor to the top right corner of the screen while waiting for the mission to load).


Thanks Scout!

And thank Aris....boom and zoom so to speak.
I'll have to work on that concept - guess I was all caught up on the history books description of the Alb as "agile."
Guess that will be relative compared to the Nieuport!

#4023854 - 10/17/14 09:18 PM Re: Turning off cockpit instrument cues. [Re: DukeIronHand]  
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it's there already in the workshop bindings: ctrl-I

#4023860 - 10/17/14 09:33 PM Re: Turning off cockpit instrument cues. [Re: DukeIronHand]  
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+1 : Ctl-i we already had a topic earlier about this where I stated it was part of my pre-flight checklist !

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#4023871 - 10/17/14 09:49 PM Re: Turning off cockpit instrument cues. [Re: DukeIronHand]  
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I leave them on and move my cursor to a corner of my screen because;

I'm an American that doesn't relate well with the metric system and can mouse over a guage and read it.

#4023874 - 10/17/14 10:05 PM Re: Turning off cockpit instrument cues. [Re: DukeIronHand]  
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Must be a secret command because I don't see it on my WOFF key card but thanks.

And reference the Alb I knew it was "b & z" against most single seaters I just have to learn patience.
My entire flight was suddenly climbing and heading toward the two unknown AC, which were at a higher altitude, but broke left for whatever reason. I didn't see anything so continued toward the two hoping for some hapless BE's but nope...they were the dreaded Nieuports. In their first diving pass they shot me up, damaging my plane and wounding me.
Well I tried to play for a while, got a few passing shots as they whirled by my nose, but figured I better run as I watched them turn on a dime (bless the Track IR) after a couple head-on exchanges. So I dove away and, being wounded, decided to land at the first opportunity.
So two lessons learned:
1) My AI comrades were apparently smarter than me in choosing when to fight.
2) My lack of prudence, and Bruno Stachel-like desire for victories, always gets me killed!

#4023877 - 10/17/14 10:24 PM Re: Turning off cockpit instrument cues. [Re: DukeIronHand]  
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If they have altitude... I run to my turf and fight them over my aa..or...

... run and try to gain altitude if possible then turn with a flip upside down, pull hard on elevator, NO RUDDER, and attack head on. Lots of ammo, don't hesitte for a long range burst head on. Especially if chased by a pack. The long range burst splits them up and hopefully your wingmen pick them up as you focus on leader and take and shoots of oppertunity on the others.

#4023900 - 10/17/14 11:12 PM Re: Turning off cockpit instrument cues. [Re: DukeIronHand]  
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It's on my Control Sheet under Information/Hud

Show Tooltips : Control + i


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#4023913 - 10/17/14 11:58 PM Re: Turning off cockpit instrument cues. [Re: DukeIronHand]  
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Hmmm. I just looked again and don't see it.
Obviously I must have a different sheet then you.

#4024037 - 10/18/14 08:15 AM Re: Turning off cockpit instrument cues. [Re: DukeIronHand]  
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Mine is a jpeg picture called "Control Sheet" that I downloaded at Combat Ace and printed.


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