i need help changing hud colors

[Eldritch]

i read the threads and used several sets of the numbers supplied but my colors stay the same every time.
i verified that the file is still the same extention and type and that the number change is still there.
why wont my colors change?

[Edelweiss ✿]

C:\Users\YOUR NAME\AppData\Local\Frontier Developments\Elite Dangerous\Options\Graphics

GraphicsConfigurationOverride.xml


<GraphicsConfig>
<GUIColour>
<Default>
<LocalisationName>Standard</LocalisationName>
<MatrixRed> 1, 0, 0 </MatrixRed>
<MatrixGreen> 0, 1, 0 </MatrixGreen>
<MatrixBlue> 0, 0, 1 </MatrixBlue>
</Default>
</GUIColour>
</GraphicsConfig>

[Eldritch]

yep found the correct file mine states

<GUIColour>
<Default>
<LocalisationName>Standard</LocalisationName>
<MatrixRed> 1, 0, 0 </MatrixRed>
<MatrixGreen> 0, 1, 0 </MatrixGreen>
<MatrixBlue> 0, 0, 1 </MatrixBlue>
</Default>
<RedToBlueTest>
<LocalisationName>RedToBlueTest</LocalisationName>
<MatrixRed> 0, 0, 1 </MatrixRed>
<MatrixGreen> 0, 1, 0 </MatrixGreen>
<MatrixBlue> 1, 0, 0 </MatrixBlue>
</RedToBlueTest>
<DesaturateTest>
<LocalisationName>DesaturateTest</LocalisationName>
<MatrixRed> 0.33, 0.33, 0.33 </MatrixRed>
<MatrixGreen> 0.33, 0.33, 0.33 </MatrixGreen>
<MatrixBlue> 0.33, 0.33, 0.33 </MatrixBlue>
</DesaturateTest>
</GUIColour>

<HBAO>
<Off>

but it's still orange, i even rebooted the computer....
but the last 3 lines are not there in mine, nor anywhere when i do a search within the file for that text

[Dorothea]

Erhmm. you do know that you've to *change* those numbers and not just add new stuff there.. right?

[Edelweiss ✿]

Your file is way too big, you should only have what I pasted above, and change the numbers.

This is Orange:

<GraphicsConfig>
<GUIColour>
<Default>
<LocalisationName>Standard</LocalisationName>
<MatrixRed> 1, 0, 0 </MatrixRed>
<MatrixGreen> 0, 1, 0 </MatrixGreen>
<MatrixBlue> 0, 0, 1 </MatrixBlue>
</Default>
</GUIColour>
</GraphicsConfig>

This is Green:

<GraphicsConfig>
<GUIColour>
<Default>
<MatrixRed>0, 1, 0</MatrixRed>
<MatrixGreen>1, 0, -1</MatrixGreen>
<MatrixBlue>0, 0, -1</MatrixBlue>
</Default>
</GUIColour>
</GraphicsConfig>

This is Blue:

<GraphicsConfig>
<GUIColour>
<Default>
<LocalisationName>Standard</LocalisationName>
<MatrixRed> -0.17, 0.23, 1 </MatrixRed>
<MatrixGreen> 0, 1, 0 </MatrixGreen>
<MatrixBlue> 1, -0.27, -0.53 </MatrixBlue>
</Default>
</GUIColour>
</GraphicsConfig>

This is Purple:

<GraphicsConfig>
<GUIColour>
<Default>
<LocalisationName>Standard</LocalisationName>
<MatrixRed> 0.3, 0, 1 </MatrixRed>
<MatrixGreen> 0.25, 1, 0.25 </MatrixGreen>
<MatrixBlue> 1, 0, 0 </MatrixBlue>
</Default>
</GUIColour>
</GraphicsConfig>



etc. etc.

[Eldritch]

i didnt add anything
i just substituted my numbers for what was there, is this extra stuff from horizons?

[Edelweiss ✿]

Originally posted by Eldritch:

i didnt add anything
i just substituted my numbers for what was there, is this extra stuff from horizons?

Horizons doesnt change the file.

All you have to do is copy one of the things I posted and change the numbering.

I have no idea where you got stuff like

</RedToBlueTest>
<DesaturateTest>

but those aren't part of the file. You still have orange because the format and text are incorrect

[funkynutz]

Originally posted by Eldritch:

yep found the correct file mine states

<GUIColour>
<Default>
<LocalisationName>Standard</LocalisationName>
<MatrixRed> 1, 0, 0 </MatrixRed>
<MatrixGreen> 0, 1, 0 </MatrixGreen>
<MatrixBlue> 0, 0, 1 </MatrixBlue>
</Default>
<RedToBlueTest>
<LocalisationName>RedToBlueTest</LocalisationName>
<MatrixRed> 0, 0, 1 </MatrixRed>
<MatrixGreen> 0, 1, 0 </MatrixGreen>
<MatrixBlue> 1, 0, 0 </MatrixBlue>
</RedToBlueTest>
<DesaturateTest>
<LocalisationName>DesaturateTest</LocalisationName>
<MatrixRed> 0.33, 0.33, 0.33 </MatrixRed>
<MatrixGreen> 0.33, 0.33, 0.33 </MatrixGreen>
<MatrixBlue> 0.33, 0.33, 0.33 </MatrixBlue>
</DesaturateTest>
</GUIColour>

<HBAO>
<Off>

but it's still orange, i even rebooted the computer....
but the last 3 lines are not there in mine, nor anywhere when i do a search within the file for that text

Delete everything from that file and start again, using http://arkku.com/elite/hud_editor/ as your guide. And make sure it's saved as a .xml file, not a text file...

The only thing that should be in there is:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<GraphicsConfig>
    <GUIColour>
        <Default>
            <LocalisationName>Standard</LocalisationName>
            <MatrixRed> 1, 0, 0 </MatrixRed>
            <MatrixGreen> 0, 1, 0 </MatrixGreen>
            <MatrixBlue> 0, 0, 1 </MatrixBlue>
        </Default>
    </GUIColour>
</GraphicsConfig>

Just change the values you need in the matrix lines.

[Fork_Q2]

Does it still change the mission board avatar faces colours?

[Northender]

Originally posted by Edelweiss ✿:

C:\Users\YOUR NAME\AppData\Local\Frontier Developments\Elite Dangerous\Options\Graphics

GraphicsConfigurationOverride.xml


<GraphicsConfig>
<GUIColour>
<Default>
<LocalisationName>Standard</LocalisationName>
<MatrixRed> 1, 0, 0 </MatrixRed>
<MatrixGreen> 0, 1, 0 </MatrixGreen>
<MatrixBlue> 0, 0, 1 </MatrixBlue>
</Default>
</GUIColour>
</GraphicsConfig>

Hey Edelweiss, I don't have 'AppData' in my folder, any ideas where it could be? Thanks.

[Eldritch]

i created the override file of the correct type and pasted in that text, subbed in my numbers from the color engine online put it in the same dir as the other config file and still orange( i used vaues for green)

might this extra text be because i still see the shaders gauge on startup, it states it only comes up on replacement drivers

[Edelweiss ✿]

Originally posted by Fork_Q2:

Does it still change the mission board avatar faces colours?

Yes and no. You need to be careful with the color ranges you choose.
Use this thread for valid colors

https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/259311-NO2O!-The-Definitive-List-of-1-6-2-1-Compatible-HUD-Colour-Color-Configs-(please-add-yours!)

Originally posted by Northender:

Hey Edelweiss, I don't have 'AppData' in my folder, any ideas where it could be? Thanks.

You probably have hidden files set to not show. Check the web for how to show hidden files for your OS

Originally posted by Eldritch:

i created the override file of the correct type and pasted in that text, subbed in my numbers from the color engine online put it in the same dir as the other config file and still orange( i used vaues for green)

might this extra text be because i still see the shaders gauge on startup, it states it only comes up on replacement drivers

The only thing that should be in the GraphicsConfigurationOverride.xml is your color code. Nothing else.

<GraphicsConfig>
<GUIColour>
<Default>
<MatrixRed>0, 1, 0</MatrixRed>
<MatrixGreen>1, 0, -1</MatrixGreen>
<MatrixBlue>0, 0, -1</MatrixBlue>
</Default>
</GUIColour>
</GraphicsConfig>


Literally just that above. That's green.

[Fork_Q2]

Originally posted by Edelweiss ✿:

Originally posted by Fork_Q2:

Does it still change the mission board avatar faces colours?

Yes and no. You need to be careful with the color ranges you choose.
Use this thread for valid colors

That's wonderful, thank you kindly.

[Northender]

Originally posted by Northender:
Hey Edelweiss, I don't have 'AppData' in my folder, any ideas where it could be? Thanks.
You probably have hidden files set to not show. Check the web for how to show hidden files for your OS
Thanks, I've found it now, but all it has in there is:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<GraphicsConfig/> (Text in red)
I've tried to copy and paste one of your colour codes, but there is no option to paste. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

[Edelweiss ✿]

Originally posted by Northender:

Originally posted by Northender:
Hey Edelweiss, I don't have 'AppData' in my folder, any ideas where it could be? Thanks.
You probably have hidden files set to not show. Check the web for how to show hidden files for your OS
Thanks, I've found it now, but all it has in there is:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<GraphicsConfig/> (Text in red)
I've tried to copy and paste one of your colour codes, but there is no option to paste. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

ctrl C, ctrl V?

[salad]

make sure you're changing the file inside the elite-dangerous-64 folder.