How to freelook + clickable switches?

[stray cat]

How to look around in the cockpit AND be able to press a switch without having to press ALT C first?

 

(I am not using track IR)

[gabuzomeu]

There was a trick in older versions. Did not check in 1.2.7

See this post: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=93252

[stray cat]

Thanks, I was not able to find the file nate mentions, however I found this:

 

\DCSWorld\Mods\aircrafts\Uh-1H\Cockpit\Scripts\clickabledata.lua

 

Going to assume the command in somewhere in here, but named differently.

 

cursor_mode = 
{ 
   CUMODE_CLICKABLE = 0,
   CUMODE_CLICKABLE_AND_CAMERA  = 1,
   CUMODE_CAMERA = 2,
};

clickable_mode_initial_status  = cursor_mode.CUMODE_CLICKABLE

Is this the option?

 

EDIT: I set the cursor_mode to CUMODE_CLICKABLE_AND_CAMERA but it has 2 problems:

 

1. The mouse cursor is not centered with what I look at

2. The option disappears after clicking ALT C and then I am stuck with only the 2 default options

Edited February 17, 2014 by stray cat

[Buzzles]

While I can't help with the lua stuff, you can avoid using alt-c until you get the combo working by simply double pressing the mouse wheel in (aka, double click mouse 3), which switches between the two modes.

[stray cat]

ok thanks, how often does one need to flip switches during actual flight? If it is only so click intensive during startup perhaps its not so annoying then.

[Krunkskimo]

never understood why they never supported this, accidental feature. i played for years before eventually getting TIR and hotas. great alternative for people jumping from fc3 to other products in my opinion.

[Tone71]

How to look around in the cockpit AND be able to press a switch without having to press ALT C first?

 

(I am not using track IR)

 

Have you considered head tracking? I know you're not using TrackIR, and it is expensive, but if you've got a webcam you can always give FaceTrackNoIR or FreeTrack a go (I'm not sure which is more up to date/less buggy).

[WhiteNora]

Try opening whatever mission this is in the ME, selecting the aircraft and re-selecting the paint scheme in the loadout section.