Helmet Mounted Displays MOD

[kimi_uy 135]

General announcement:

I changed my username from "geraldbolso1899" to the current "Kimi_uy".

This is to avoid confusion since most people know me as kimi rather than that weirdo name.

[Crielaard 435]

You got it Gerald

[xreisenx 10]

Hello, I see that the vanilla chopper damage informations were gone (Engine, Instrument, ...). I read that it should be placed somewhere else in the HMD but I can't find those informations.

[kimi_uy 135]

You can have the damage indicator back by deleting the pbo that says "HMDs_Kimi_UI_Optional.pbo". That shall bring back the standard interface ;)

[xreisenx 10]

Thanks :D

I really like your interface, I can't fly without it now. ^^ But I miss that thing too much. I like to know what have been hit.

Maybe a nice add to the HMD in a next UP ;)

[kimi_uy 135]

I always try to enforce a lil bit more realism, so if u r flying a chopper n u get hit, ull definetely notice and recognize the damage sustained (e.g

Loosing tail rotor aurhority, fuel leak, hull damage which can be recognizes just by looking out you window... blablabla)

Enviado desde mi SM-G920I mediante Tapatalk

[robowilso 40]

Hey Kimi_uy! Thank you again for all of your work! Not just with this config addon, but all of the immersion adding work you've done on a great many projects that so many of us have made "staples" in our A# gameplay.

*I'm sure by now you're wondering.."ok, Rob. what do you want?" So, i'll get right to it. If you had the time and wouldn't mind, Could you release/write an ACE compatible config for adding imperial measurements to the HUD's? It may sound petty, but to fly the F/A-18 or A-10's , F-16 all those american fighter aircraft, and be able to experience flyng/fighting in them with actual american measurement system, would be game changing for many people. I see posts from american arma players talking about this all the way back from A1 and through all the archaeological digs ive taken through these forums and armaholic i havent seen anything ever released to offer this. I know you are determined to bring as much realism to this "realistic mil-sim" as you can, so whaddya think?

[xreisenx 10]

I always try to enforce a lil bit more realism, so if u r flying a chopper n u get hit, ull definetely notice and recognize the damage sustained (e.g

Loosing tail rotor aurhority, fuel leak, hull damage which can be recognizes just by looking out you window... blablabla)

Enviado desde mi SM-G920I mediante Tapatalk

Yes but if can't look outside (only Inside view), there is some part that you can't see when flying. ^^

[kimi_uy 135]

Hey Kimi_uy! Thank you again for all of your work! Not just with this config addon, but all of the immersion adding work you've done on a great many projects that so many of us have made "staples" in our A# gameplay.

*I'm sure by now you're wondering.."ok, Rob. what do you want?" So, i'll get right to it. If you had the time and wouldn't mind, Could you release/write an ACE compatible config for adding imperial measurements to the HUD's? It may sound petty, but to fly the F/A-18 or A-10's , F-16 all those american fighter aircraft, and be able to experience flyng/fighting in them with actual american measurement system, would be game changing for many people. I see posts from american arma players talking about this all the way back from A1 and through all the archaeological digs ive taken through these forums and armaholic i havent seen anything ever released to offer this. I know you are determined to bring as much realism to this "realistic mil-sim" as you can, so whaddya think?

Hey Robo!

As u might be aware i already have imperial variants for all my hmds, however, i need to point out the fact that even though it'be more realistic i will still get shat upon by people if it was to happen for ACE3. And it aint a walk in the park to change 'em units neither.

Yes but if can't look outside (only Inside view), there is some part that you can't see when flying. ^^

Look out through yer windshield, it takes damage proporcionally to the hull damage :p

[kimi_uy 135]

New UPDATE!!!

HMDs_Kimi_v3.1

Changelog v3.1:

- Multiple Changes to the UI.

- New helo skins made by Patchwork!

- New helo crew helmets by Patchwork!

- Fixed IR jammer error (Thanks SykoCrazy!)

- New keys.

Enjoy!

[Guest]

New version frontpaged on the Armaholic homepage.

Helmet Mounted Displays Mod v3.1

[ziant 14]

Great stuff.

[kecharles28 197]

New mod v3.1 available at withSIX. Download now by clicking:

Hey Kimi_uy , you can upload updates or new mods to withSIX yourself now!

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Updated mod v3.1 available at withSIX. Download now by clicking:

Hey geraldbolso1899 , you can upload updates or new mods to withSIX yourself now!

Make your own promo page, get the power to release your work at your own point of choosing.

To learn more, follow this guide.

[hydrobull3t 13]

Is there any slight differences between the metric or the imperial versions?

[kimi_uy 135]

Is there any slight differences between the metric or the imperial versions?

Metric shows airspeed in kph and altitude in meters whereas the imperial version has airspeed in knots and altitude in feet ;)

[alexcroox 29]

Thank's Kimi! Is there a video/screenshot of the changes before I get home from work? :D

[Monsteri 10]

I dont know if this has been suggested but what if you made the hud in to the helmet? Since the mod is already named Helmet mount displays what if you made it part of the helmet so that everyone could use your hud on every vehicle just as long as they had your helmet on. I dont even know if that is possible but it surely would be awesome.

[EricJ 761]

Given the view system in itself (and limited HUD work myself) the HUD simply moves with the POV of the pilot/co-pilot, and nothing more. Some games, like Interstellar Marines, do a great job of showing the helmet in the First person view. In short you'd have to modify the game code/3D model to show stuff like that to make it like real life (monocular visible, etc.).

[kimi_uy 135]

Eric is right, it's difficult enough to make these things work by it's design. I don't even wanna think how many stones I'd have to flip to make it work with a helmet alone!

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Here are some screenshots of the newest additions:

Helmets:

http://i.imgur.com/A4eMO7d.jpg (176 kB)

http://i.imgur.com/1uzAFIK.jpg (150 kB)

http://i.imgur.com/x9lxKps.jpg (170 kB)

http://i.imgur.com/NJoMAk8.jpg (163 kB)

Black Little Birds:

http://i.imgur.com/i923s2b.jpg (237 kB)

http://i.imgur.com/z8BKnmD.jpg (237 kB)

Royal Navy Lynx:

http://i.imgur.com/xXZoH3t.jpg (223 kB)

http://i.imgur.com/sDDwnGb.jpg (235 kB)

Pedro:

http://i.imgur.com/kFXqg8R.jpg (198 kB)

Desert Helos:

http://i.imgur.com/bDAykwb.jpg (241 kB)

http://i.imgur.com/wyB5L50.jpg (268 kB)

http://i.imgur.com/137Xral.jpg (201 kB)

New waypoint marker, Radar Warning Receiver, and vehicle toggles + flares are tight on the top left:

http://i.imgur.com/DD4C1RT.jpg (254 kB)

Selected Target has a dashed box and Locked Target has a solid box:

http://i.imgur.com/DwGKzQI.jpg (142 kB)

http://i.imgur.com/5mHxjec.jpg (149 kB)

[alexcroox 29]

Thank you!

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Kimi with certain helis that don't have radar there isn't a compass at the top, would it be possible to add one for N/E/S/W that's always there? Like you see in this video:

[kimi_uy 135]

The only way to show the vanilla compass is enabling some variables in the config, but that's the author's choice.

[kimi_uy 135]

Happy birthday HMD MOD

[karlmoebius 12]

I'm getting an distortion problem with the boxes around ground targets; if I look at them centered, they're exactly around the vehicle, but the more I look off bore, the more the box shifts away from around the target. It's even more dramatic when looking down through the left or right doors, then the boxes are horrifically away from around their intended targets. Even Dslyecxi noted the distortion in his video "Getting Ugly"

where he was flying as an Apache pilot. It's almost like the viewpoint of the pilot is pivoting around a point behind the rotation point of the view of where the boxes are being projected. Is this a bug or just a thing?

[kimi_uy 135]

I'm getting an distortion problem with the boxes around ground targets; if I look at them centered, they're exactly around the vehicle, but the more I look off bore, the more the box shifts away from around the target. It's even more dramatic when looking down through the left or right doors, then the boxes are horrifically away from around their intended targets. Even Dslyecxi noted the distortion in his video "Getting Ugly"

where he was flying as an Apache pilot. It's almost like the viewpoint of the pilot is pivoting around a point behind the rotation point of the view of where the boxes are being projected. Is this a bug or just a thing?

I am aware of the problen and it's very difficult to explain why it happens. It is not fixable, it sucks but i hit an engine limitation with those things.

The basic explanation is that the HUDs in arma 3 are lil green sticks projected onto a plane (and by plane i mean an infinite 2d face) directly in front of the aircraft and the way i use it is that those radar boxes display correctly when looking forward. Once u turn ur head away said plane wont turn with your head, hence why it goes batshit.

Unless i find a permanent solution i will remove them altoghether.

I will be testing a new concept to fight this dilemma on the next update (next week) so be on alert!

Thanks for reporting btw! Much appreciated ;)

EDIT: I apologize for the edited-out rant. It was unnecessary and beyond the scope of the post.

[Marxman224 10]

Please tell me this is compatable with John Spartans F-18 mod. I want to have the Battlefied experience as the WSO. Or atleast have an easier time locking onto things as a pilot in the E version.