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ATAG_Lewis
Feb-08-2013, 11:58
I remember the first time I started playing Cliffs of Dover that one of the most annoying things was sorting out my windows ingame, tweaking them every time I realised I needed some more info at critical times during flying. Here are some settings to act as a start for new fliers.

For those accostomed to flight simming the ingame windows is just part and parcel of learning a new flight sim or game so please note this tutorial is probably not for you. It is for those players who may have never flown a flight sim or have little knowledge of online gaming such as Cliffs of Dover. It is designed to ease new blood into this Sim that we think so much of.

Also note that this is meant to be a base for people to start from and not the definitive version of window management. Once you have the basic nowhow to use these windows you can change as much or as little as you need.

...lew...

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A Brief Tutorial About Ingame Window Management

Ingame windows are an integral part of any Flight Sim. They must provide vital information about your vehicle in the form of management and damage, and ingame chat for online play. They should be there for you when you need them and not a hinderence by blocking ingame visuals that put you at a disadvantage to the enemy. Big windows with lots of information will clutter your screen and in a flight sim such as Cliffs Of Dover where it is imperative that you be constantly scanning your environment for enemy contacts it is critical that you have no more windows than you actually need onscreen at any one time.

Important windows for 'Vehicle Damage' should be kept seperate as is a window strictly for the chat. This means that important damage information is on your screen in a specific area where it is less likely to be ignored. It also means that it is NOT governed by the chat ie. if an important damage information is on screen at the same time that there is many chat inputs by players then it will not be on your screen long and could be easily missed and scrolled away by chat inputs. Also important information should be brightly coloured so as to demand your attention and not to blend in with ANY of the environment inside or outside of your cockpit. Lesser important information can afford to be softer on the eye and tucked away in corners of your monitor so choose your colours with this in mind.

All windows should be in their own areas on screen and not overlapping at all.

Manipulating windows in Cliffs Of Dover

A Short Tutorial video by Phillstyle of 92 squadron on the 'Grey Box issue' and Creating, Deleting, Moving and Resizing Info Windows.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF-ke3n4IRw&index=2&list=FLywl9Nymb9_-QesvXiD1l0g

ALL information below is done from the point of view of someone ingame and sat at their virtual cockpit.



1) Creating a new window

To create a new window first right click on the screen in a vacant area. This will bring up a small window. Then left click 'New Info Window' and you will notice your new window will appear in the top left of your screen. The new window should be slightly transparent and grey. This new window can now be manipulated by right clicking on it and left clicking on the 'Cusomize:Info Window' tab. This will bring up a new window with information about what changes you want to make to your new window which will be explained later in this tutorial under '4) Customizing a Window'.

2) Deleting a window

To delete a window we must first make it active by holding 'Alt' and left clicking the window we want to delete. Now Right click on this new window and left click 'Close Window Info Window'. Sometimes more than one window is created in the same area and you will have to use this procedure in order to delete all of them.

3) Moving and resizing an existing window

Before we can manipulate a window we must first make it active by 'Alt' 'and left clicking the window we want to manipulate.

a) Moving a window

Once a new window has been created you should be able to hover your mouse over the top of it until it turns to the 'hand' pointer. You can then left click, hold and drag this window where you want it to be.

b) Changing the dimensions of a window

A window can be extended or condensed by moving your cursor over the edges of a window until it turns into the re-size cursor. You can then left click, hold and move to manipulate the window to the required size.

4) Customizing a Window

Once a window has been created you can right click on it and hit 'Customize: Info Window' to bring up the 'Custom Info Window'.

The top option in 'item' will always be 'Window'.

To change the window options left click 'Window' in the 'item' pane. The customizeable options for the window should now be in the laft pane. you can change these options by clicking on them in the left pane under 'value'.

Window options

i) Title - Title of your window
ii) Title - With option to hide it or make it visible. Most windows do not need the title to be visible .
iii) Border - Option to make hidden or Visible
iv) Active Alpha BG - This option is for the Background (BG) opacity of your window whilst you are customizing it. As any customization of a window should be done under none combat situations this can be set to a relatively opaque level (anywhere from 50 to 255). If it has some opacity then you will be able to see where its borders will be ingame.
v) Inactive Alpha BG - This option is for the Background (BG) opacity whilst it is normally ingame. It is a good idea to have all of your windows set to '0' on this option. This will give you a clear window apart from the wording.

The central area 'Items' is the inventory of the items that you want to be displayed in this particular window. you can move items from the 'items list' and back again by left clicking on them and hitting the arrow keys in the window. Once you have the required items to be shown in this list you can click on them in the 'items' pane and the options for that criteria will be in the left pane under 'Property' and 'Value'. You can now customize each property by changing its 'Size', 'Colour' and 'Layout'. Not all items have these options.

Click 'SAVE' at the bottom of the window to save and close it.

5) Chat Window

Ingame chat is not just chat between players but also chat to the online server and from the online server giving information to players. Ingame chat will be continually scrolling and can be quite fast, for this reason it is best to keep this window for chat ONLY so that if it does move quickly you do not miss important ingame data such as vehicle damage etc.

Chat is best kept to around 6 - 8 lines for most players. Any more and it can start to encroach on your screen. Bear in mind when deciding how many lines of chat you want, how long chat is usually on screen for and how many lines you want to read at any one time. Keep it to the minimum if you can.

6) Net Stats

The Net stat window is only for online playing. It gives you a list of the players ingame at that moment, their scores, deaths, which side (Army), Aircraft they are flying and ping. To bring up 'Net Stats' one can right click the screen and see the option for 'Net Stats' or another idea is to dedicate a key in Options on the Main Menu screen as follows:

Main Menu > Options > Controls > Keys > Chat > Toggle Net Stats

The Net Stat window is a window that you will only want to read when you are not in immediate danger ingame, for this reason you can afford to make the window as big as you want (best full screen top to bottom) and put it where ever you want.See image below.

http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/rr232/FS_Lewis/NetStatWindow_zps6adf98b5.png


7) A Basic Window Management Option

Now that we have the ability to customize windows ingame below is a basic setup that you can use or as a basis to start from. You can keep it asis or change it to whatever criteria for your own personal requirements.


http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/rr232/FS_Lewis/Here_zps3dae6b11.png


I hope this tutorial has been of some help.

...lew...

ATAG_Septic
Feb-08-2013, 12:00
Great post Lewis old chap!

Septic.

EDIT;

This is how I have mine set-up should anyone wish to try it, copy and replace at the bottom of the confuser.ini file in the Documents\1cfolder.

[ChatWindow]
0:-1=-posSize '0.003 0.870 0.206 0.130' -titleStr "Motor Controls" -alpha 130 -ualpha 0 -wrap -history 100
0:262144=-lay 1 -fnt 0 -clr 0
1:-1=-posSize '0.818 0.543 0.181 0.145' -titleStr "Secondary Controls" -alpha 130 -ualpha 0 -history 10 -timeout 15
1:5=-font 0
1:4=-font 0
1:7=-font 0
2:-1=-posSize '0.002 0.000 0.460 0.186' -titleStr "Info. Window 1" -alpha 130 -ualpha 25 -vscroll -wrap -history 100
2:393216=-fnt 0 -clr 54 -al 2 -tf 1 -sz 1 -sl 1
2:3=-font 0
2:131072=0
2:1=-font 0
2:6=-font 0
3:-1=-posSize '0.518 0.002 0.418 0.275' -titleStr Voice -border -alpha 130 -ualpha 0 -wrap -history 40 -timeout 30
3:2=-font 1
4:-1=-posSize '0.171 0.323 0.687 0.352' -titleStr NetStats -title -border -alpha 50 -ualpha 0 -custom
4:-2=-font 3 -color 139 -columnWidth '0.100 0.183 0.322 0.144 0.093 0.081' -columnSort 2

DK_
Feb-08-2013, 19:40
Thanks, another great post!

ATAG_Snapper
Feb-08-2013, 20:06
This is a great thread, Lewis. I can't tell you how often new players arevasking on TS for pointers on making custom windows. We can now refer them directly to here! :thumbsup:

Another thread stickied. :)

ChiefRedCloud
Feb-08-2013, 21:35
This is GREAT ..... thanks

ATAG_Lewis
Feb-09-2013, 07:52
Thanks fellas....you never know if you've done the right thing with these tutorials....so thanks for the positive feedback...

...lew...

Blitzen
Feb-19-2013, 15:02
You are probably the right man to ask.Somewhere along the way I have lost the text window that tells me about undercarriage raised or lowered,ditto flaps,locked tailwheel + other bits of info dealing with views etc. .Its similar to the text window in Il-2 that does basically the same thing.I had it once & found it to be convenient at times,but then one day it simply disappeared.I cannot figure how to get it back up & operating.any ideas?
Thanks!
:(

ATAG_Septic
Feb-19-2013, 15:51
You are probably the right man to ask.Somewhere along the way I have lost the text window that tells me about undercarriage raised or lowered,ditto flaps,locked tailwheel + other bits of info dealing with views etc. .Its similar to the text window in Il-2 that does basically the same thing.I had it once & found it to be convenient at times,but then one day it simply disappeared.I cannot figure how to get it back up & operating.any ideas?
Thanks!
:(


Hi Blitzen,

I don't know how it was deleted but you just need to create a new window as per Lewis's excellent guide (1) above. I think its Engine Info you want.

As Lewis says, it's not very intuitive but it's quite easy to use, once you know how.

Septic.

Blitzen
Feb-19-2013, 20:20
Did it!..Sadly Engine info only gives me throttle setting...at least so far.Will test again.:P

1lokos
Feb-19-2013, 21:10
Blitzen,

To get back "Secondary Controls" Info Window you need create a new Window with "Vehicle crew, Vehicle System, Vehicle Secondary controls".

Set "Inactive Alpha BG" to 0 to leave then transparent.

Tip: Try with new colors and font size. :thumbsup:

Sokol1

tyngys
Feb-19-2013, 23:55
Looked on the internet, but unfortunately did not find similar pages like of which is in the Russian Wikipedia, give a link, it may be useful to someone, it is in Russian. The game interface. Information windows. link http://wiki.sukhoi.ru/index.php?title=%D0%98%D0%BB-2_%D0%A8%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8 %D0%BA:_%D0%91%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B0_%D0%B7%D0%B 0_%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8E ._%D0%98%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%B9 %D1%81_%D0%B8%D0%B3%D1%80%D1%8B._%D0%98%D0%BD%D1%8 4%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD% D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B5_%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%BD%D0%B0#.D0.9C. D0.B0.D1.88.D0.B8.D0.BD.D0.B0_-_.D0.BF.D0.BE.D0.B2.D1.80.D0.B5.D0.B6.D0.B4.D0.B5. D0.BD.D0.B8.D1.8F

9./JG52 Ziegler
Feb-20-2013, 09:07
Thanks fellas....you never know if you've done the right thing with these tutorials....so thanks for the positive feedback...

...lew...

My Man Lew! Thanks!

Blitzen
Feb-20-2013, 12:36
Blitzen,

To get back "Secondary Controls" Info Window you need create a new Window with "Vehicle crew, Vehicle System, Vehicle Secondary controls".

Set "Inactive Alpha BG" to 0 to leave then transparent.

Tip: Try with new colors and font size. :thumbsup:

Sokol1

This worked like a charm but it brings couple of othe questions to mind.First the new info doesn't fade away - it stacks up! not too bad with info about sight & flaps etc,but it is massive when it comes to engine info dealing with afterburner(AKA Full throttle.) Is there any way short of exiting the info box to modify this copy? Second & probaly far easier :can I move this box to a different part of the screen-say botton right corner? I can move the map all around , but I haven't found the right combination of Mouse buttons to do the job.
Thanks for all the info so far-really helpful.:thumbsup:

1lokos
Feb-20-2013, 20:49
Here the default settings for this (secondary controls) window, probable you need adjust Timeout to fade.

http://i46.tinypic.com/9k44np.jpg

To move window across the screen the way I find is using resizing.
To do this first you need change windows border to visible - in customize.
So is just matter of "stretch and shrink". :D

Sokol1

ATAG_Lewis
Feb-22-2013, 19:00
Thanks for the input here fellas....I don't know everything concerning the ingame windows so its good that we have a place to come at least for dialogue here and other folks can help with their own knowledge on the subject too.......Most of the stuff I discovered I figured out for myself ingame.....Issues like the windows stacking up was resolved in the guide above under '2) Erasing a window'....as for 'items' you need in each particular window for me was kinda trial and error....Some of the descriptions are not straight forward so you'll need to play around to see which ones you'll need....

Mastiff
Feb-23-2013, 06:23
posting this at steam as some people are hard headed when it comes to this grey box thing...I get it, but I just dont see how some people can be so mindless
as to how to push the right mouse thumb button. its like there mind get stuck on the left one and dont understand right..

Lewis can you please post this on Steam guides over there? I'm very frustrated trying to tell people to read..

ATAG_Lewis
Feb-24-2013, 09:58
Good idea Mastiff...I'm just looking into it now.....ya know I never even knew there was a 'Steam Guides' over there....so I'll try put this one in....

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EDIT.......6 hours later....eventually done the guide for Steam...Geesh, from one small suggestion here it took me 6 hours (and yeah so I cussed Mastiff a lot!!!)...I thought Steam would just allow me to paste the whole post in but oh no.....I had to individually upload each section and seperate images needed uploading too.....I wrote most of the guide but couldn't upload images on the internet through Steam website....changed the formats..Jpgs...bmps...even tried putting the images into my games folder and renaming them to disguise them as screenshots in order to upload them as screenies instead...still no luck...out of pure desperation I came off the internet and started steam from my desktop icon and...EUREEKA!...I was able to upload them....They dont tell you that stuff do they?

I think the missus gone to bed in a huff....Its our Sunday together and I said I was gonna be 5 minutes....

Thanks Mastiff.....Now I have to search the house for a huff that my missus is in!!

Continu0
Feb-03-2014, 19:59
Hi

A Video for german beginners. Can someone put it in the first post maybe?

Cheers!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVntjMhHv2s

Kraut
Feb-04-2014, 01:32
Much easier tutorial:

You don't have to do any of that "create new window, then delete it" business.

All you have to do is ALT + LClick on any window to "activate" it, then all the attributes are available to manipulate.

Doing "create new, delete, select another window to edit" is the long way round.

ATAG_Lewis
Feb-04-2014, 08:22
Much easier tutorial:

You don't have to do any of that "create new window, then delete it" business.

All you have to do is ALT + LClick on any window to "activate" it, then all the attributes are available to manipulate.

Doing "create new, delete, select another window to edit" is the long way round.

Rgrt...When I wrote this it was all I had...Its just going to take a while to rectify the tutorial and all though it may be a slightly longer way to do this, it still works and is the way Ive always done it with no issues..

Thanks for the input...~S~

Kraut
Feb-04-2014, 23:37
Rgrt...When I wrote this it was all I had...Its just going to take a while to rectify the tutorial and all though it may be a slightly longer way to do this, it still works and is the way Ive always done it with no issues..

Thanks for the input...~S~

Definitely! Great guide, just wanted to point out that there's an easier way of getting to where you can configure the windows. I don't think many people knew about the alt click thing.

DD_Crash
Mar-26-2014, 12:41
Thanks for that it help me a lot. I know about newview (far too hard for this old fart) but any chance of a graphic output of the compass for a window? As it was not too difficult to see your heading in real life? To be honest I would rather have a graphic of the compass than a digital output as 1946.

ATAG_Lewis
Mar-26-2014, 15:49
Hi

A Video for german beginners. Can someone put it in the first post maybe?

Cheers!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVntjMhHv2s

I'm sorry for the delay on this post Conti...I totally missed it until now as I am updating the 'Windows Tutorial'.....If I use foreign language tutorials in the english tutorial it will become way too complicated considering I would have to put tutorials in at least 6 other popular languages....

The better idea is for a translator who speaks your language and english to translate the 'Windows Management Guide' tutorial and the 'Beginners Guide' tutorial and then we can have them stickied at the top of their respective forums...for example when folks click onto the German forum at the top will be the German translated version of 'Widoes Guide' and 'Beginners Guide'..

I can give you the text versions of each of these if you need them...

...lew... ~S~

Meaks
Aug-05-2014, 10:48
Superb tutorial Lew,after the last few years of flying this sim,I finally got around today to customising my info windows,thanks very much for the top info on here mate,great job. :thumbsup:

Vadr
Aug-05-2014, 20:52
Thanks Lew <gruss>

ATAG_Lewis
Aug-06-2014, 04:26
Thanks for the input fellas...Its always good to get feedback...Thanks and have fun...~S~

Meaks
Aug-12-2014, 06:31
Re the blue info that comes up when you start up,ie Magneto on,Fuel Main etc,I currently have it on it's smallest setting,in the bottom,left hand corner,but is there a way in the ConfUser.Ini section to force it to become even smaller ?...........this would be a great help if someone can oblige,thanks.

ATAG_Lewis
Aug-12-2014, 06:38
Not as far as I know Meaker.....Have to wait for a boffin to clarify that one I think....

Meaks
Aug-12-2014, 06:53
Ok thanks Lew,but just so I've have got this right the smallest font is SMALL or FIXED SMALL ?,and btw buddy I really appreciate your tutorial,It's been so helpful,I should have done this a long time ago.

ATAG_Septic
Aug-12-2014, 09:29
Ok thanks Lew,but just so I've have got this right the smallest font is SMALL or FIXED SMALL ?,and btw buddy I really appreciate your tutorial,It's been so helpful,I should have done this a long time ago.


Fixed Small is the smallest.

Septic.

Baffin
Aug-12-2014, 11:23
Sometimes I would like to just get rid of the chat window text for awhile. Has anyone figured out how to assign a key or button in order to toggle a "Hide the chat window" option?

EX: press "H" to hide it... press "H" again to bring it back. :S

Meaks
Aug-12-2014, 11:30
Excellent thanks Septic :thumbsup:

spartan18a
Oct-02-2015, 11:59
How can I roll back to the default values?

Thanks

Vlerkies
Oct-02-2015, 13:43
How can I roll back to the default values?

Thanks

Deleting the confUser.ini file in the 1C Softclub MOD folder in my docs and starting the game again should reset it, BUT you will loose other settings you have created, like controls and stuff.

So if you are going to do that, first copy the confUser.ini and save to a safe place. Then go through the reset. Then you can edit back the other stuff if you want into the new confUser.ini that is created.

spartan18a
Oct-02-2015, 14:07
Deleting the confUser.ini file in the 1C Softclub MOD folder in my docs and starting the game again should reset it, BUT you will loose other settings you have created, like controls and stuff.

So if you are going to do that, first copy the confUser.ini and save to a safe place. Then go through the reset. Then you can edit back the other stuff if you want into the new confUser.ini that is created.

Just found it!!! http://airwarfare.com/sow/index.php/gameuser-interface/223-info-windows?showall=1&limitstart=

To restore the orginal Info-Windows copy these lines to the end of the confuser.ini

[ChatWindow]
0:-1=-posSize '0.003 0.870 0.206 0.130' -titleStr "Motor Controls" -alpha 130 -ualpha 0 -wrap -history 100
0:262144=-lay 1 -fnt 0 -clr 0
1:-1=-posSize '0.818 0.543 0.181 0.145' -titleStr "Secondary Controls" -alpha 130 -ualpha 0 -history 10 -timeout 15
1:5=-font 0
1:4=-font 0
1:7=-font 0
2:-1=-posSize '0.002 0.000 0.460 0.186' -titleStr "Info. Window 1" -alpha 130 -ualpha 25 -vscroll -wrap -history 100
2:393216=-fnt 0 -clr 54 -al 2 -tf 1 -sz 1 -sl 1
2:3=-font 0
2:131072=0
2:1=-font 0
2:6=-font 0
3:-1=-posSize '0.518 0.002 0.418 0.275' -titleStr Voice -border -alpha 130 -ualpha 0 -wrap -history 40 -timeout 30
3:2=-font 1
4:-1=-posSize '0.171 0.323 0.687 0.352' -titleStr NetStats -title -border -alpha 50 -ualpha 0 -custom
4:-2=-font 3 -color 139 -columnWidth '0.100 0.183 0.322 0.144 0.093 0.081' -columnSort 2

coconutsnz
Apr-04-2016, 00:15
Hi All

Im very new to this game and have had a problem with the grey boxes (unselected info window). I have watched the tutorial and followed what it says, but doesnt work the same. So to run through what I do......

Once I have made an info window and deselect it, I cant seem to select it again. I may have stuffed up the key binding maybe? I can make more info windows and right click on them to give the option to close. But as soon as I deselect the window I cant seem to select it again by holding ALT and left clicking on it.

I better point out that Im using JoytoKey software so that I can emulate the hat of the joystick as a mouse movement. I dont know if this could be the problem.

Sorry if I haven't explained myself very well, Im dyslexic (thank god for spell check). Also if I have posted in the wrong area.

Any help would be so appreciated

ATAG_Lewis
Apr-04-2016, 05:21
Welcome to the community and forums coconutsnz ...~S~

http://theairtacticalassaultgroup.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3273&highlight=windows

Not sure exactly why you can't get rid of the grey boxes...although getting grey boxes is a very common new player problem...Check the video in the link above specifically for getting rid of them...Bear in mind that often there can be many of them on top of each other and it may not look like you are actually removing them when you actually are...You jut have to keep repeating the procedure...

It maybe that you need to remove the Joytokey program if you aren't successful in removing them...

The grey box issue should be relatively easily resolved...

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Checkout the 'Beginners Guide'...for info and tips...It will save you a heap of time in getting up to scratch.....and its a really fun learning curve anyway..

Beginners Guide Link Here (http://theairtacticalassaultgroup.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5058&p=52711)

Windows Management Guide (http://theairtacticalassaultgroup.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3273)

Also try youtube for startup procedures on all the aircraft...

I recommend getting in the online server as soon as you can take off if that's ultimately where you'd like to fly...I flew single player for 30 minutes before I took the plunge...The ATAG online server is a great environment to learn and there's not really any damage you can do in there as a new player.....It is also mission based just with real players trying to foil your objectives...If you are concerned then pick an airstrip furthest from the front line (there always is one or two on every map) and get some alt before you go hunting...You'll get tagged a lot but there are tricks you learn out of pure desperation in those first few weeks that you'll be able to use later...I know cos I still use the same tricks I learned then too because they work...and never underestimate the stall to get you out of a tight fix...That sometimes works too...TeamSpeak is optional but you'll learn a whole lot faster with it even if you say very little....


Here are a few fun, helpful and interesting links amongst these forums

Most Watched CLOD Videos (http://theairtacticalassaultgroup.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10582&p=137316)

Easy Allied CEM for New Players (http://theairtacticalassaultgroup.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9111&p=100118#post100118)

Joystick and Hardware Thread (http://theairtacticalassaultgroup.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7000)

ATAG Forum Age Poll Results (http://theairtacticalassaultgroup.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7744&highlight=poll)

Nvidea Control Panel Settings (http://theairtacticalassaultgroup.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6534&highlight=control+panel)

Downloads (http://theairtacticalassaultgroup.com/forum/Downloads.php)

Contact Spotting Test (http://theairtacticalassaultgroup.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13915&highlight=spotting+contact)

and....Don't forget to keep up with the latest on the TeamFusion new aircraft and patch news...You could well be AMAZED!

TeamFusion Facebook Updates (https://www.facebook.com/teamfusionmod?fref=ts)


Any questions then you've come to the right place....

Good to have you with us buddy...and remember its all about the Fun!!!

...Lew...

coconutsnz
Apr-04-2016, 06:10
Thanks so much for the reply Lewis

I did follow that tutorial word for word. For me the ALT click doesn't seem to work. As I mentioned I wonder if I stuffed it all up with the Joytokey software. I tried turning the software off and still no luck. I kept experimenting with making new info windows to deselect them to reselect them. Now I have a screen filled with grey boxes.

Is there anyway to reset things?

ATAG_Lewis
Apr-04-2016, 08:01
You could try 'Verify integrity of game cache'....This gets your game back to vanilla pre-patch version of the game....I'm not sure if this will get rid of those boxes but should only take 20 minutes to try....You WILL have to learn to be able to remove them properly at some point anyway...

You'll need to backup the patches so you don't have to download them again too if you try this....

Open STEAM and Go to....STEAM > LIBRARY > All Games > IL2 Sturmovik: Cliffs Of Dover (right click) > Properties > Local Files > Verify Integrity of Game Cache

coconutsnz
Apr-04-2016, 16:15
Cheers Lewis

I'll give that a go.

ATAG_Septic
Apr-04-2016, 18:57
You don't need to verify [see post above Lewis by spartan8a]. Just find your confuser.ini in your C:\Users\Username\Documents\1C SoftClub\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover - MOD folder.

Open confuser.ini with Notepad or similar. Scroll down to [Chatwindow] and either delete what is there or replace what is there with this;

[ChatWindow]
0:-1=-posSize '0.003 0.870 0.206 0.130' -titleStr "Motor Controls" -alpha 130 -ualpha 0 -wrap -history 100
0:262144=-lay 1 -fnt 0 -clr 0
1:-1=-posSize '0.818 0.543 0.181 0.145' -titleStr "Secondary Controls" -alpha 130 -ualpha 0 -history 10 -timeout 15
1:5=-font 0
1:4=-font 0
1:7=-font 0
2:-1=-posSize '0.002 0.000 0.460 0.186' -titleStr "Info. Window 1" -alpha 130 -ualpha 25 -vscroll -wrap -history 100
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If you choose to just delete the text, Cliffs should copy over the default from the Steam programme folder (where there is a copy of Confuser.ini). If you have Steam Cloud enabled then it might just copy your unwanted settings.

ATAG_Lewis
Apr-04-2016, 20:23
Yeah....What he said!

So we can make a profile that folks can copy and paste into their game?...I might add that to the 'Windows Guide'.....Be a lot easier for new players...

farley
Apr-04-2016, 23:00
First, many thanks to you Lewis; your guide helped me sort out my windows "painlessly" way back when.

Second, is there a way to change the font colour (or "color" for those a few kilometers [or miles..... ok, ok, i'll stop...] south of where i reside) :) for text in the windows? Other than the ones that obviously allow you to change a colour?

Thanks.

coconutsnz
Apr-05-2016, 01:13
Thanks for all your help Lewis & Spectic

That worked. Gave me back the function of using ALT and left click to select window. Thanks so much.

CAPS LOCK ON
May-26-2017, 00:18
Thank you, finally got the windows sorted out here. :)

wksmith9327
Jun-03-2017, 22:09
excellent tutorial. downloaded 5-31-2017. setting up the Hurricane and Spit. When I setup the engine info window all I get is THTL. The tutorial shows Rad, Pitch and Mixture which I would also like to see.
Also, how do I get around the obscured view of the gyro. Is that a different thread or can I ask that here?

ATAG_Lewis
Jun-04-2017, 21:37
Rgrt...It shows THTL until you fire up your engine and move your throttle stick...Then all those should suddenly appear...Its like they dont appear until you start physically moving your hardware...

Also...if you are flying single player you may not have full real turned on...I think if you dont have full engine management turned on you may just have throttle to tinker with...Im not too sure about single player..its been years since I played it...Online is more fun...

You'll need a headtracker to see around the joystick at your compass I think....But you dont need the compass in the server anyway...'tab - 7 - 1' gives you nearest enemy fighters in the ATAG server...and you can bring your map up until you have worked out the degrees...

wksmith9327
Jun-05-2017, 11:49
Lewis - thanks for the response - that did the trick. And thanks for the invite to online game with the group. I'm learning the ropes for a bit and I live in rural US where bandwidth for gaming very hard to come by. As I am new to the community - I am very hopeful that the interest in this game will continue and grow. I am very enthusiastic about learning it and setting up a proper console. I have subscribed to team speak and "drop-in" to listen to the exchanges and action. Also, I have ordered TrackIR and some headphones to help with managing the controls in the sim. Thanks again for your prompt response.

ATAG_Lewis
Jun-05-2017, 18:56
Well done man...You dont need a mic to be on our TS...just listen if you like....its all good...~S~

EAF331 Starfire
Jun-13-2017, 12:28
Blitzen,

To get back "Secondary Controls" Info Window you need create a new Window with "Vehicle crew, Vehicle System, Vehicle Secondary controls".

Set "Inactive Alpha BG" to 0 to leave then transparent.

Tip: Try with new colors and font size. :thumbsup:

Sokol1



I have a window displaying "Secondary systems", but the color is blue which is difficult to see at dawn and dusk.
I want to change it to something like yellow, but I dont get a color option in the game.
I tried to circomvent that by adding it into the confUser.ini, but to no avail.

Any idears?

1lokos
Jul-28-2019, 19:06
You could rename this topic to "Info Windows in Cliffs of Dover tutorial".

I know they exist, but don't remember the name, and trying find for help a newbie with problems with Info Windows reveal PITA, because search return hundred of "windows" topics.