"Shift+Z Stats" brings back the classic compact flight statistics know from FSX and earlier titles of Microsoft Flight Simulator.
A very handy tool that shows you information like:
- Coordinates
- Wind speed and direction
- Airspeed
- Altitude
- Heading
- Fuel remaining
- FPS (Frames per second)
- Simulation rate
No matter if you're flying a Piper Cub, an Airbus A320 or any other aircraft, "Shift+Z Stats" comes in handy any time.
📖 Instructions
- Download the latest release of "Shift+Z Stats"
- Extract the zip file into the community folder
- Press the Icon in the Flight Simulator Toolbar or press "shift + z" to toggle and cycle through the statistics
- In case the stats are not displayed, click the toolbar cog and select "Reset Panels"
- Note: The master autopilot toggle key ("Z" key by default) no longer interferes with the shift+z shortcut as of add-on update version 1.1.1.
- Enjoy!
- Bonus: Press "<" or ">" key to hide / show the external HUD
📢 New update available: Version 1.1.4!
Update "1.1.4" of Shift+Z Stats is available now. See the changelog and readme file for details.
NOTE: When updating, make a backup of your userconfig.ini file in case you customized it. Check the new userconfig.ini for added and changed parameters. Then re-enter your custom values from your backup.
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🥽 VR Mode
You can move the stats around in VR mode! Simply press and hold the ctrl key, click on the stats, then click again and this time hold the left mouse button to drag around. The background of the stats will change to indicate the drag mode is enabled. Simply release ctrl and the mouse button to disable the drag mode. See example: https://i.ibb.co/vJJqfBd/VR-Mode-Drag-Preview.gif
💡 NOTAM
New features will be released in the next add-on updates. Stay tuned. Feature requests are welcome. Send me a PM or let me know in the comments.
⚙️ Customization
Inside the folder of "Shift+Z Stats" you'll find a file called userconfig.ini located in "ambitiouspilots-shiftzstats\html_UI\Data". Open the userconfig.ini file with a text editor. This ini file follows the same principle as the original FSX config file.
Each [TextInfo.*] heading defines a section which you can cycle through every time you press shift+z or click the icon in the toolbar. The number behind the dot defines the order in which the section should appear like 1, 2, 3 and so on. You can define as many sections as you want.
The variables below these headings such as Longitude=1,2 define what should be read out in that specific section. The numbers, in this case 1 and 2, define the line (1) and the order on that line (2). So if you set Latitude=1,1 and Longitude=1,2 the Latitude is shown first followed by the Longitude. You can populate up to 6 lines. Other than available screen space there is no limit on how many statistics are shown per line.
With TextColor.1 you set the text color for every line of that specific section you add this entry to. The format is in rgb (red,green,blue). For example, TextColor.1=0,0,255 would make the first line show up in a blue color. TextColor.2=255,255,0 would make the second line yellow. The same works for background colors by adding BackGroundColor.1=0,0,0,128. This is also an rgb color but with an alpha value (in this case 128 which is 50% transparent, you can also use a value between 0 and 1 like 0.5). To make things easy, use a color picker.
The entries below the [Main] heading are custom settings for this add-on. With EnableShiftZShortcut you can enable or disable the shift+z keybind. TextSize sets the size of the font in either px (fixed size) or em (relative to current font size set by Flight Simulator). LatLonFormat defines the shown coordinate format: You can use Degrees, Minutes or Seconds. FractionalLatLonDigits allows you to set the amount of decimal places to show.
🛠️ Developer Mode partially hiding stats text
In case you're using the developer toolbar and it's partially hiding the stats text, simply enable "Auto-hide" in the "[DevMode]" menu. This automatically hides the dev toolbar when not in use and reveals the stats text. Click here to view a screenshot of this setting in FS in case you cannot find it.
👉 Feature Requests
For any questions or feature requests, feel free to send me a PM.
📰 Microsoft Flight Simulator Forums
You can also find and discuss this project on the official Flight Simulator forums.
✔️ Reviews
A huge shout out to the awesome people that review "Shift+Z Stats" and spread the word!
If you covered or made a review of "Shift+Z Stats" on your blog, YouTube, twitch or elsewhere, leave a comment or send me a PM. Then I’ll add it here in the description.
8 days ago
SpoutnX
4 months ago
3 months ago
szcsongor
Zbigniew96
Thanks, David
4 months ago
david1952
8 months ago
5 months ago
Banshee56
lazior50
Thanks for the great mod. This is a vid of BoraBora Island that I created using the mod you borrowed ( & Toolbar Pushback ).
https://youtu.be/_1_8Zhts9lg
I wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
8 months ago
ISHI_pon
Just want to join others in the observation that is does not work anymore in VR. In fact it makes all other windows useless, since it doubles them into a narrow secondary window. So until an update I will sadly uninstall this.
8 months ago
szcsongor
Since update S12 it does not work in VR. I hope you can fix it, because this was the tweak, I used the most. It's been difficult not to have it. I am willing to contribute with some money to help you cove4r the cost of developing.
9 months ago
cortega01
I have the same issue since SU12 in VR
9 months ago
pgilbr
Hi. Since the SU12 update, your mod doesn't display in VR.
It appears in the tool bar but doesn't display anything. In no VR, it works fine.
Thanks.
9 months ago
jef32
This is no longer working correct in VR in SU12. Leaves a big white bar across the screen.
9 months ago
Same here. OK in 2D
9 months ago
Myndighetene
Markm75
This has been a great add-on. but after today's update, not sure if its related, the stats do not appear no matter what I have tried. Is there a way to reset it or is it an issue due to the update?
9 months ago
lcovel
Could you give example of modifying the .ini file to change text color, I tried as per your instruction but text remains red, which is a bit hard on the eyes, thanks.
9 months ago
nehpetsa
Whenever I start the sim, the shift-z stats are automatically appearing as soon as I spawn in. Is there a way to stop it from appearing automatically like this? I only want it to appear when I need it, and not at the start of each flight.
11 months ago
Just edit the user config and add another empty custom view and make sure its the first one. More info in the included readme file...
10 months ago
krnjau
LawnDartPilot
is it possible to drag shift+Z to put it in another monitor (no VR mode)?
1 years ago
pvidepla
I love your stats!
Would it be possible to have lat and long show as decimal degrees with at least 8 decimal positions?
Conceivably as an extra option for those that need to get precise location coords compatible with MSFS projects.
Thanks!
1 years ago
Miggy