redterror Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 I just wanted to pass along a small request related to keybinds. With the Mig-21, cockpit rotary knobs (like the weapon pylon selector) have keybinds for each individual position. This is inconvenient so I am hoping that LN will *not* do this for the F-14 and other modules in development. It would be much simpler for HOTAS / button-box users (I use one of these ) if we had next/prev or increment/decrement style binds. This way a single button / rotary can naturally operate a knob. PS - I know this has been requested as a fix in the Mig-21 forum, but I recognize that ship may have sailed. So this request is really for the in-dev modules only! :)
Home Fries Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 (edited) Why not both? I like having both discrete buttons as well as cycle keys; gives me more flexibility when mapping controllers. For discrete buttons, I just create a controller array in TARGET and I can both create a function to cycle items using the HOTAS and map individual buttons to MFD buttons. Edited June 18, 2015 by Home Fries -Home Fries My DCS Files and Skins My DCS TARGET Profile for Cougar or Warthog and MFDs F-14B LANTIRN Guide
redterror Posted June 18, 2015 Author Posted June 18, 2015 I'm not against both, but most of the other modules support incr/decr keys for things that are on knobs. This is convenient b/c you're not required to use 3rd party software to manage the cycling. We're not all using TARGET, after all.
Deezle Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 They've already said they'll be "fixing" the key-mapping on the Fishbed at some point so I'd assume the the F14 will have the key-mapping style we desire from the beginning this time. Intel 9600K@4.7GHz, Asus Z390, 64GB DDR4, EVGA RTX 3070, Custom Water Cooling, 970 EVO 1TB NVMe 34" UltraWide 3440x1440 Curved Monitor, 21" Touch Screen MFD monitor, TIR5 My Pit Build, Moza AB9 FFB w/WH Grip, TMWH Throttle, MFG Crosswinds W/Combat Pedals/Damper, Custom A-10C panels, Custom Helo Collective, SimShaker with Transducer
redterror Posted June 20, 2015 Author Posted June 20, 2015 They've already said they'll be "fixing" the key-mapping on the Fishbed at some point so I'd assume the the F14 will have the key-mapping style we desire from the beginning this time. Oh great! I hadn't heard, but that is delightful news. I suspect all changes are more-or-less on hold until DCS 2.0, but that's something to look forward to.
Home Fries Posted June 20, 2015 Posted June 20, 2015 We're not all using TARGET, after all. I completely get that. I just wanted to post the workaround. That said, I would prefer an in-game cycle to the workaround. I just don't want at the expense of discrete switch positions. -Home Fries My DCS Files and Skins My DCS TARGET Profile for Cougar or Warthog and MFDs F-14B LANTIRN Guide
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