FC3, head swivel?

Version 1.2.4

• Which file do I need to access to change my head swivel and head look-up capability. I'd like to swivel right and left 180 maybe 190 degrees and look-up 90-120 degrees. I don't want to rotate 360 degrees.
  

• As well which lines do I need to change in the file for the MIG29s.
  

Thank you.

DCSWorld/Config/view/server.lua

ViewSettings["MiG-29S"] = {

Cockpit = {

[1] = {-- player slot 1

CockpitLocalPoint = {4.920000,1.350000,0.000000},

CameraViewAngleLimits = {20.000000,120.000000},

CameraAngleRestriction = {true,60.000000,0.400000},

CameraAngleLimits = {140.000000,-75.000000,90.000000},

EyePoint = {0.000000,0.000000,0.000000},

limits_6DOF = {x = {0.000000,0.000000},y ={0.000000,0.000000},z = {0.000000,0.000000},roll = 0.000000},

},

Twist head, rotate up, change to suit.

DCSWorld/Config/view/server.lua

 

ViewSettings["MiG-29S"] = {

Cockpit = {

[1] = {-- player slot 1

CockpitLocalPoint = {4.920000,1.350000,0.000000},

CameraViewAngleLimits = {20.000000,120.000000},

CameraAngleRestriction = {true,60.000000,0.400000},

CameraAngleLimits = {140.000000,-75.000000,90.000000},

EyePoint = {0.000000,0.000000,0.000000},

limits_6DOF = {x = {0.000000,0.000000},y ={0.000000,0.000000},z = {0.000000,0.000000},roll = 0.000000},

},

 

Twist head, rotate up, change to suit.

Frostie:

This is what my file looks like:

ViewSettings["MiG-29S"] = {

Cockpit = {

[1] = {-- player slot 1

CockpitLocalPoint = {4.920000,1.350000,0.000000},

CameraViewAngleLimits = {20.000000,120.000000},

CameraAngleRestriction = {true,60.000000,0.400000},

CameraAngleLimits = {140.000000,-75.000000,90.000000},

EyePoint = {0.000000,0.000000,0.000000},

limits_6DOF = {x = {0.000000,0.000000},y ={0.000000,0.000000},z = {0.000000,0.000000},roll = 0.000000},

},

Are you saying that the 90.000000 is what I have to increase for head swivel and 60.000000 is what I have to adjust for head look-up?

If I change true to false what will that do?

Try this:

CameraAngleRestriction = {true,120.000000,0.400000},

CameraAngleLimits = {140.000000,-75.000000,130.000000},

If you change it to false you will have no restriction, this gives an awkward 540 deg rotation as in the F-15 and A-10C. You may prefer this method.

Thanks Frostie, I played with it a bit and got what I wanted.

Try this:

CameraAngleRestriction = {true,120.000000,0.400000},

CameraAngleLimits = {140.000000,-75.000000,130.000000},

 

If you change it to false you will have no restriction, this gives an awkward 540 deg rotation as in the F-15 and A-10C. You may prefer this method.

Hi Frostie,

There is absolutely no need to mess with game lua or cfg files to fix this problem for any 6DOF aircraft! All you must do is to fix this problem in controls section of game options, dig deeper into TIR axis.

Leave no restrictions whatsoever (do not edit any files).

To fix 540 deg rotation ration in DCS to 360 deg rotation in TIR software, you do by resizing amount of travel from 100 to 64 in DCS axis.

Here's an example for Yaw Axis. I use same on other rotating axis since all have wrong DCS 540:360 TIR degree ratio by default install. I find this a a bug, because TIR should be plug & play and corresponding 1:1 to what your head looks at in software to what your head sees in-game DCS with default axis settings (value of 100, instead of 64 that fixes it).

This applies to all 6DOF planes.

PS. By theory value 66 fixes wrong 540:360 ratio, but actually 64 works better imho for checking your six.

Thanks Shaman that is a way to do it, but to allow this freedom on FC aircraft except the new F15 and Su27, you still need to edit the server.lua file to read 'false' on the camera restriction as above. By default this is set to 'true' for the Mig's, Su33 and Su25's.