The in game colour scheme and HUD Display Thread

[Bazorlag]

I`m using hud colors that match the light blue monitors in many ships (more or less). It´s much less fatiguing for me than the standard orange or the dark blue like in OPs post.

0, 0.5, 1
0, 0.8, 0
1, 0, 0

 

[Anvh]

Colours are always a personal taste. ^^

I`m using hud colors that match the light blue monitors in many ships (more or less). It´s much less fatiguing to me than the standard orange or the dark blue like in OPs post.
0, 0.5, 1
0, 0.8, 0
1, 0, 0

Put those values in here to get the idea.
http://arkku.com/elite/hud_editor/#theme_0_0.5_1_0_0.8_0_1_0_0

I was using this one before but it turned friendly into red :/
http://arkku.com/elite/hud_editor/#theme_0_0.5_1_1_0_0_1_0.5_0


Here is a softer version from the original
http://arkku.com/elite/hud_editor/#theme_-0.25_0.15_1_0_0.8_-0.5_1_0_0

 

[Arsen Cross]

I've actually been wanting to share my HUD for awhile now. It's a lavender with a tealish station UI. Friendlies are green. Hostiles are a dark purple that is easily identifiable. Wakes are a light blue and wing members are unmistakable (no wing in the screenshots). It took me many hours to get the color combinations right so that the outfitting, station UI and primary HUD were all usable, easy on the eyes and purple.

In-Flight Interfaces

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Station Interfaces

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<MatrixRed> 0.4, 0.1, 0.5 </MatrixRed>
<MatrixGreen> 0, 1, 0 </MatrixGreen>
<MatrixBlue> -0.25, 0.15, 0.7 </MatrixBlue>

 

[fergal]

I've actually been wanting to share my HUD for awhile now. It's a lavender with a tealish station UI. Friendlies are green. Hostiles are a dark purple that is easily identifiable.

Thats interesting, I've tried a few colours, but I haven't gotten one that I can clearly distinguish enemies. while liking the rest of the colours.
i might give that one a go
+1 rep

 

[Arsen Cross]

Thats interesting, I've tried a few colours, but I haven't gotten one that I can clearly distinguish enemies. while liking the rest of the colours.
i might give that one a go
+1 rep

Let me know what you think if you do Fergal. Thanks!

 

[fergal]

Let me know what you think if you do Fergal. Thanks!

Readability is excellent on it. I'd prefer the parts that were red to be more red, but you can't do that without bringing most of the yellow back.

 

[Akinsa]

HUD UI Colour

Please can we have an in game HUD UI editor

I know we can change config files, but if that's true, then can we have it ingame, it shouldn't be hard, and would prevent any crashing...

 

[draeath]

AFAIK it is and was planned, but isn't a high priority. The config file was left as an option meanwhile.

 

[Arsen Cross]

Readability is excellent on it. I'd prefer the parts that were red to be more red, but you can't do that without bringing most of the yellow back.

I very much agree with this. Sadly it was a compromise but it also wasn't too terrible due to the fact that the color is differentiated enough where it matters but still readable. Thank you, and I'm glad you like it.

 

[Priko Phobomanic]

I tried it once, but all was blue.
Even the target. For example, the station what should be green was also blue.

How did you manage this?

 

[Guidebot]

Rather like your pimp gold shield rings.

 

[Greyhawk]

Mine is chosen to minimise the effects of the 4:2:0 chroma on my 4K TV. My mistake for getting the wrong model

 

[Jon Jaymes]

Followed Aidan's suggestion, but how do I get enemies to show up in red, without altering any of the other colours e.g. friendly?

Cheers

 

[Ben Ryder]

Followed Aidan's suggestion, but how do I get enemies to show up in red, without altering any of the other colours e.g. friendly?

Cheers

Same here please

 

[Jon Jaymes]

Currently using the following:

<MatrixRed> 0, 0.5, 1 </MatrixRed>
<MatrixGreen> 0, 0.8, 0 </MatrixGreen>
<MatrixBlue> 1, 0, 0 </MatrixBlue>

Cheers

 

[Ving]

Followed Aidan's suggestion, but how do I get enemies to show up in red, without altering any of the other colours e.g. friendly?

Cheers

Same here please

I don't believe you can. The colour matrix isn't actually specifying the HUD colours in absolute terms, it just adjusts them relative to the defaults defined in the game...orange HUD, red enemies, green friendlies.
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Orange is red + green (RGB values 255, 128, 0). So in order to change the orange HUD to something else you're most likely going to be subtracting the red. That will affect all colours that contain red on the HUD, you can't be selective.
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It's a shame they implemented it this way, it would be nice to be able to define the main HUD colours and highlights separately, rather than just manipulating the existing colour palette.
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At least, that's my understanding of how it works.
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(how the hell do you get new paragraphs in this editor??)

 

[Coldbrew]

I would love it if FD added features like this to the game menu. Not that its hard now, but I am just lazy.

 

[Flappers]

OP, yours looks almost exactly the same as mine

https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=73419&page=13&p=1218900&viewfull=1#post1218900

 

[Petersen]

I was tinkering around with HUD colours, but I can't seem to make a green HUD that doesn't lose contrast on the radar (I think it's hostiles and neutrals that all appear the same).

 

[dsagent]

I've actually been wanting to share my HUD for awhile now. It's a lavender with a tealish station UI. Friendlies are green. Hostiles are a dark purple that is easily identifiable. Wakes are a light blue and wing members are unmistakable (no wing in the screenshots). It took me many hours to get the color combinations right so that the outfitting, station UI and primary HUD were all usable, easy on the eyes and purple.

In-Flight Interfaces

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Station Interfaces

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<MatrixRed> 0.4, 0.1, 0.5 </MatrixRed>
<MatrixGreen> 0, 1, 0 </MatrixGreen>
<MatrixBlue> -0.25, 0.15, 0.7 </MatrixBlue>

Woah another purple lover? I have had a purple interface with a purple Vulture for some time now.