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Scout for the Front Line server 1.5.0

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Panel Functionality

  1. Information Display:

    • Panels show real-time mission data from the Front Line server with minimal delay.

  2. Customization Options:

    • Freely move and position panels anywhere on your screen.

    • Customize panel order and arrangement to suit your preferences.

    • See example layouts in the screenshots (highlighted with red rectangles).

  3. Interface Optimization:

    • Position panels to avoid interfering with gameplay.

    • Show only the elements you need, such as just the timer.

Spitfire

Bf 109

screen_spitfire_MK.VB.jpg

screen_bf109_k4.jpg


Blocks of information in the form of cards

Current mission time:

  • Remaining time until the end of the mission

Information about the current mission:

  • Date

  • Time

  • Temperature

  • Atmospheric pressure

  • Turbulence

  • Cloud cover

  • Height above the clouds

  • Height of the cloud layer

  • Amount of precipitation

Composition of the enemy or ally team (depending on which side you choose):

  • Number of players on the planes

  • Number of players on tanks

  • Number of players in the lobby

Wind information on the current map:

  • Height

  • Speed

  • Direction (where the wind is blowing from)

Vehicles spec panel

Collapsible side panel with map target statuses


IMPORTANT:

  1. Windowed Mode:

    • Run the game in windowed mode to ensure panels display on top of the game window.

  2. Configuration File Setup:

    • Open the startup.cfg file at: D:\Games\IL-2 Sturmovik Great Battles\data\startup.cfg

    • In the [KEY = input] section, set exclusive = 0

    • This enables clickable dropdown menus and allows panel movement when the map is active.

  3. Panel Movement Mode:

    • Press the O key (default map key in the game) to activate movement mode.

    • The mouse cursor will change from an arrow to a hand when hovering over panels.

  4. Panel Controls:

    • To move a panel: Click and hold the left mouse button, then drag to the desired position.

    • To exit movement mode: Right-click on any panel.

A more detailed description:

  1. Timer.jpg

    remaining mission time in minutes. Updated once every 30 - 90 seconds, changes color to red when 15 minutes are reached, and updates every 15 - 30 seconds when 5 minutes are reached.

  2. palyer.jpg

    the number of players in the selected coalition, updated once every 30 to 90 seconds.

    number of pilots

    palyer_airplane.jpg

    number of tankers

    palyer_tank.jpg

    number in the lobby

    palyer_lobby.jpg

  3. mission.jpg

    information about the current mission, updated once during the entire mission

date

mission_date.jpg

format DD.MM.YYYY

time

mission_time.jpg

HH:MM format 24 hours

temperature

mission_temp.jpg

format X.X in degrees Celsius

atmospheric pressure

mission_pressure.jpg

in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg)

turbulence

mission_turbulence.jpg

a coefficient between 0 and 1, where 1 is the maximum turbulence

cloud cover

mission_cloud.jpg

cloud_0.png

without cloud

cloud_1.png

partly cloudy

cloud_2.png

average cloud cover

cloud_3.png

heavily cloudy

height to the clouds

mission_cloud_height.jpg

in meters

cloud layer height

mission_cloud_power.jpg

in meters

precipitation

mission_prec.jpg

prec_0.png

no precipitation

prec_1.png

light precipitation

prec_2.png

moderate precipitation

prec_3.png

heavy precipitation

  1. wind.jpg

    wind data, altitude in meters, speed in m/s, and direction in degrees (from where the wind is blowing)

  2. spec_screen.jpg

    data for the selected technique, any data you want, is added through the Json. file. For example, I added a couple of planes on both sides

  3. screen_obj_status_eng.png - collapsible side panel showing map target statuses. Updates every 30-90 seconds, includes a refresh button that can be pressed once every 30-90 seconds. The panel appears in movement mode when the mouse pointer approaches the right edge of the screen.

Example of a JSON file from the archive

{
  "coalitions": [
    {
      "Axis": {
        "Bf 109 F-4 (DB-601E)": {
          "nominal": {"value": "1,15 ata\n2300 rpm", "color": "green"},
          "30 minutes": {"value": "1,3 ata\n2500 rpm", "color": "orange", "size": 14, "type": "bold" },
          "1 minute": {"value": "1,42 ata\n2700 rpm", "color": "red"},
          "climb": {"value": "270-280 km/h"},
          "landing": {"value": "145-155 km/h"},
          "takeoff": {"value": "150-180 km/h"}
        },
        "Fw 190 A-3 (BMW-801D)": {
          "nominal": {"value": "1,2 ata\n2300 rpm", "color": "green"},
          "30 minutes": {"value": "1,32 ata\n2400 rpm", "color": "orange", "size": 14, "type": "bold" },
          "3 minutes": {"value": "1,42 ata\n2700 rpm", "color": "red"},
          "climb": {"value": "270-280 km/h"},
          "landing": {"value": "160-170 km/h"},
          "takeoff": {"value": "170-210 km/h"}
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Allied": {
        "Yak-1 ser.69 (M-105PF)": {
          "nominal": {"value": "2550\n2700 rpm", "color": "green"},
          "water max": {"value": "100 °С", "color": "red", "size": 14, "type": "bold" },
          "oil max": {"value": "115 °С", "color": "red"},
          "supercharger": {"value": "2300 m", "color": "orange"},
          "landing": {"value": "135-145 km/h"},
          "takeoff": {"value": "160-190 km/h"}
        },
        "I-16 type 24 (M-63)": {
          "nominal": {"value": "915 mm Hg\n2200 rpm", "color": "green"},
          "5 minutes": {"value": "1065 mm Hg\n2300 rpm", "color": "green"},
          "cylinder max": {"value": "205 °С", "color": "red", "size": 14, "type": "bold" },
          "oil max": {"value": "125 °С", "color": "red"},
          "supercharger": {"value": "3000 m", "color": "orange"},
          "landing": {"value": "135-145 km/h"},
          "takeoff": {"value": "145-175 km/h"}
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

the lines have parameters:

"30 minutes": { # Name of the parameter
	"value": "1,3 ata\n2500 rpm", # Parameter value, "\n" symbol - line break
	 "color": "orange", # The parameter color can be set to red, green, blue, white, black, yellow, orange, gray, cyan, magenta, brown, purple, pink, and others
	 "size": 14, # Font size of the parameter
	 "type": "bold" }, # Bold font

The minimal record will look like this (white text, not bold, default font size):

"30 minutes": {"value": "1,3 ata\n2500 rpm"}

Edited by NooBAsTiK
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What's New in Version 1.5.0

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# Added a side panel with target statuses

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