BallsOFire

I'm trying to install the Enhanced Terrain mod by Toby23 and am unable to copy the files into the zipped folders as directed. I've edited the security settings on the DCSWorld folder as directed but all the Allow boxes were already checked except for "Special permissions" which was grayed out. I tried using 7 Zip as well but it won't let me write to that location. My account is the only one on this PC and it's an admin account. Win 7 Pro. Any suggestions?

I've found this to be true as well. I believe the track file is only a recording of your control inputs, and actually plays the mission again using your recorded inputs (at least in a single player mission). If a bit is missed, the rest of the mission is inaccurate. This is probably more likely if time acceleration is used. It's kind of like going back in time and altering some part of history, then an alternate reality ensues. ;)

Now we're getting somewhere! Thanks! I also found the location of the default theme wallpaper (selectable in the Options\Misc screen): C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\MissionEditor\themes\main\images\base-menu-window.png

Well when I installed FC3 it overwrote my A-10A icon and now I only have the choice of two Russian jets for wallpaper :mad: Anyone know the location of the wallpaper image(s) it uses so I can replace with whatever I want?

Sorry I don't have the answer, but on a related note I'd kind of like to know how to turn chimney smoke off. IMO there are way too many chimneys, like by a factor of 10. Seeing one once in a while is nice, but everywhere you look there are always multiple chimneys in view all putting out the exact same smoke that stops at the exact same height. It detracts from the realism IMHO. Be careful what you ask for Teeps, lol.

It all makes sense now. Thank you so much for walking me through this!

Oh wow I just saw this, didn't realize there was a page 2! This is great info, I didn't know this. Now it's starting to make more sense. So do you know what the relationship is between the file I name and save in game, and the files that are stored at c:\Users\<yourname>\Saved Games\DCS\Config\Input\<aircraft>\<controller>\? Are they copies of each other?

OK so I think I might have bitten off more than I can chew, at least without some kind of manual. The files in c:\users\myname\Saved Games\DCS\*.lua don't seem to have everything. For example there is nothing delineating the different aircraft, and mostly it's just view, trim, and communication functions. So I guess the game reads the other functions from the files at c:\Users\<yourname>\Saved Games\DCS\Config\Input\<aircraft>\<controller>\? So all this time I've thought I was making backups by saving the controls config file with a new name from within the game but it's really just been saving partial info to that new file and overwriting the files at ...Config\Input\<aircraft>\<controller>\? At this point I think I'll just go ahead and setup all the controls again for the F-15 from within the game. I had no idea it would be this convoluted. If anyone does know of a manual or guide documenting how this stuff is saved/loaded by the game I'd still be interested. I'm not going to ask anyone to give me an online course, lol. Thanks.

And yes that was the problem. Notepad++ parses it out perfectly. I guess it doesn't contain standard carriage returns or something. Thanks again for your help!

Maybe I need to try notepad++? Here's what one of my keyboard files looks like in notepad, you can see the path at the top, same as yours. My controller files look the same. I was originally trying to edit the lua files at c:\users\myname\Saved Games\DCS\*.lua which are the ones I save from the controller edit screen within DCS. I guess they combine the joystick, keyboard, and mouse files from the other location. They look the same. I appreciate your assistance!

Thanks for your reply, but I can't make heads or tails of the file. How do you find anything in it? There is no fomatting at all so it's impossible for me to find what I want to copy or where to paste it. it's just a huge confusing jumble.

I have now found some posts where people speak of editing other .lau files but not the control input ones. I can see editing some of the smaller ones like options.lua that is only a couple of lines but the control input files are huge and just a jumble. Can anyone speak to whether there is any tool or technique for editing these?

I just purchased FC3 for DCS, even though I had already bought A-10A for it (I didn't know FC3 would be out so soon!). Anyway, I kind of dislike the fact that now I have to setup all the flight and view controls again now for the F-15C. I've already been through this for the SU-25, A-10A, and P51D, and now I have to to 90% of the work again for a new aircraft. I know some functions vary between aircraft, but the vast majority are the same, especially views, general game controls, and basic flight controls. I tried editing the .lau files in notepad but they are not in a friendly format at all. Is there any way to do this? Thanks!