jfri Posted July 22, 2018 Posted July 22, 2018 I can't make full use of the switches. With a multi stage switch (for example radar altimeter) only turning it on is registered as a key press. But then turning it off don't get registered. This is not the case with for example A10C where I without problem can both turn on and off with a on off switch. Why should this then be a problem with Viggen ? Also some buttons in the cockpit does not seem to be possible to assign at all. For example the engine start button. I can assign a TM button to it but it wont work. Also I see no way to assign a controller button to take the engine out of idle. In A10C this is done with the built in throttle cutoff to idle feature. I would like to this also in Viggen.
RedeyeStorm Posted July 22, 2018 Posted July 22, 2018 I take it you are not using the t.a.r.g.e.t. software?
FanOfALF Posted July 22, 2018 Posted July 22, 2018 I take it you are not using the t.a.r.g.e.t. software? I have som problems too. This might be a stupid question, how can t.a.r.g.e.t help? :helpsmilie: I haven't used that, don't know HOW to use it. Do you have any good guides to recommend? Regards FanOfALF
Streicher Posted July 22, 2018 Posted July 22, 2018 There is a safety on the throttle, click that to put your engine into idle or back into cutoff. The Viggen does not use a detent&engine start mechanism like the A-10C. I can't think of any situation ever, where you will have to shut off your engines with the hands remaining on throttle and stick. Just click the safety. Most of the switches on the TM Warthog don't give a signal for both up and down. Only up is a button press, down is the release of that same button. In the A-10C module they accounted for that suboptimal behaviour in the button mapping. The simulator looks all the time if a button is still held or if it is released to determine a switch position. You can mod this behaviour into the game files. Somebody already did that and shared the .lua in some other thread.
jfri Posted July 23, 2018 Author Posted July 23, 2018 I take it you are not using the t.a.r.g.e.t. software? True I'm not using target sw
rainyday Posted July 26, 2018 Posted July 26, 2018 For example the engine start button. I can assign a TM button to it but it wont work. Also I see no way to assign a controller button to take the engine out of idle. In A10C this is done with the built in throttle cutoff to idle feature. I would like to this also in Viggen. Warthog throttle is plug & play for A-10 as it's designed to work with it - but sadly it's not as easy with other planes. You can do some more stuff with the TARGET software - but I didn't get the cutoff to idle work with Viggen properly. So I am using the ENG OPER switches (IGN position, where it returns to the middle). Left for start button, right for High Pressure Fuel valve. Works nicely. Another way is to use some other joystick programming software. For example Xpadder, you can bind keypresses to switches when they turn on, but also when they turn off - which is needed for many of the Warthog switches. Haven't used Xpadder with TM Warthog specifically - but with Saitek joystick and DIY switch panels for example. Good thing about Viggen is though that it has couple alternate keybind options for 3-way switches (which the Warthog throttle has) - so they work nicely. For example the radar modes and NAV fixes. A-10C Warthog | AJS-37 Viggen | F-5E Tiger II | Mig-15bis | MiG-19P Farmer
RedeyeStorm Posted July 27, 2018 Posted July 27, 2018 Sorry it took a while. The t.a.g.e.t. software can be downloaded from the thrustmaster website. It allows you to use all the buttons as a keyboard. In other words you create a profile independend from DCS. You simply check which keypress is used in DCS for a given function and then put in in the profile. The software isn't that difficult to use and has a basic and advanced option. In basic it allows you to program a single function to a button or switch. In advanced you can assign up to four different commands to a button. It is a pretty powerfull tool. I do not have a profile yet for the Viggen (it cost a bit of time and trail and error to get a profile just right. So far I have profiles for the A10A, F15 and Mig29. If you would like these as a starting point let me know and I will attach it here (not at my pc at the moment). RedeyeStorm
FanOfALF Posted July 27, 2018 Posted July 27, 2018 Sorry it took a while. The t.a.g.e.t. software can be downloaded from the thrustmaster website. It allows you to use all the buttons as a keyboard. In other words you create a profile independend from DCS. You simply check which keypress is used in DCS for a given function and then put in in the profile. The software isn't that difficult to use and has a basic and advanced option. In basic it allows you to program a single function to a button or switch. In advanced you can assign up to four different commands to a button. It is a pretty powerfull tool. I do not have a profile yet for the Viggen (it cost a bit of time and trail and error to get a profile just right. So far I have profiles for the A10A, F15 and Mig29. If you would like these as a starting point let me know and I will attach it here (not at my pc at the moment). RedeyeStorm Tank's for your answer! I don't have any of those aircraft, but would be interesting to se how you set up you profile in A10A. Regards FanOfALF
RedeyeStorm Posted July 31, 2018 Posted July 31, 2018 Hi FanOfAlf, Here is my A10A template. It is the first I did so I do have to work on it but it will give you a good idea what is possible. Have to RAR it otherwise can't upload. RedeyeStormDCS A10A.rar
FanOfALF Posted July 31, 2018 Posted July 31, 2018 Hi FanOfAlf, Here is my A10A template. It is the first I did so I do have to work on it but it will give you a good idea what is possible. Have to RAR it otherwise can't upload. RedeyeStorm Thank's a lot RedeyeStorm! Will ha a look at it when I got the time for it. :) Regards FanOfALF
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