Bresson Posted January 27, 2019 Posted January 27, 2019 Hi Guys Can any1 help how to add png pages to the a10c kneeboard. I managed to do it flawlessly on the C101 - just added the png's in the kneeboard folder in the aircraft cockpit folder. That folder I can't find for the A10c. However in game I do have a kneeboard..? Where's it located? I want to add some server specific pages... TYVMIA /Bresson
Pikey Posted January 27, 2019 Posted January 27, 2019 C:\Users\USERNAME\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\KNEEBOARD Followed by the aircraft name in the folder. The aircraft name generally follows the convention of the name the Module gets below the folder; E:\DCS World OpenBeta\Mods\aircraft The kneeboard accepts most sizes and formats, it's quite generous, even to the point of misaligned size:ratios, DCS will reshape most, but be aware that resizing can affect the quality. 1 ___________________________________________________________________________ SIMPLE SCENERY SAVING * SIMPLE GROUP SAVING * SIMPLE STATIC SAVING *
Ramsay Posted January 27, 2019 Posted January 27, 2019 (edited) Can any1 help how to add png pages to the a10c kneeboard. I managed to do it flawlessly on the C101 - just added the png's in the kneeboard folder in the aircraft cockpit folder. That folder I can't find for the A10c. It's important to get the 'capitalisation' of the folder names correct i.e. FA-18C_hornet, Mi-8MT, etc. The DCS kneeboard can use .jpg, .png, .bmp, .dds and .tga images, the main restriction is the file extension *must* be lowercase. The Viggen is different, as it requires .lua file for each image and they need to be placed in module's folder. This is a example kneeboard folder that should help with some module names • [user name]\Saved Games\DCS\kneeboard\[module name] i.e. You can also add kneeboard images to a .miz mission file and make them mission specific i.e. • AV8B Sandbox, Batumi.miz\KNEEBOARD\AV8BNA\IMAGES\kneeboard_1.jpg However in game I do have a kneeboard..? Where's it located? • DCS World\Mods\terrains\Caucasus\Kneeboard I want to add some server specific pages... TYVMIA You'll need to make them part of the .miz so players download them, otherwise they'll only have access to their own pages/versions. For common images I use the mission brief. Edited January 27, 2019 by Ramsay i9 9900K @4.8GHz, 64GB DDR4, RTX4070 12GB, 1+2TB NVMe, 6+4TB HD, 4+1TB SSD, Winwing Orion 2 F-15EX Throttle + F-16EX Stick, TPR Pedals, TIR5, Win 11 Pro x64, Odyssey G93SC 5120X1440
Bresson Posted January 28, 2019 Author Posted January 28, 2019 (edited) Thx a bunch I'll have a look into this. Biggest issues right now is....see attached no A10C kneeboard files in the path as you showed :-) In the game directory..2nd attached... I have created a kneeboard folder - but it doesn't show in-game. The actual in-game kneeboard (L-ctrl+K) location is what I'm looking for - I would just add png's to that per terrain then?! I'd prefer to make airframe specifik pages... e.g. excerpts from Chuck's A10C guide tyvm - again Edited January 28, 2019 by Bresson
Ramsay Posted January 28, 2019 Posted January 28, 2019 (edited) Thx a bunch I'll have a look into this. Biggest issues right now is....see attached no A10C kneeboard files in the path as you showed :-) The "Saved Games" kneeboard folders aren't there by default, you need to create them i.e. • C:\Users\Carsten\Saved Games\DCS\Kneeboard\A-10C Note: If using DCS Open Beta, your save path might be: • C:\Users\Carsten\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Kneeboard\A-10C In the game directory..2nd attached... I have created a kneeboard folder - but it doesn't show in-game. DCS doesn't look there. The actual in-game kneeboard (L-ctrl+K) location is what I'm looking for - I would just add png's to that per terrain then?! AFAIK, yes - I've only used the "Saved Games\DCS" and Viggen specific paths in 2.5.x I'd prefer to make airframe specifik pages... e.g. excerpts from Chuck's A10C guide tyvm - again As you are having trouble, it may be better to manage your kneeboard pages using AlaskanGrizzly's Kneeboard Builder application. Edited January 28, 2019 by Ramsay i9 9900K @4.8GHz, 64GB DDR4, RTX4070 12GB, 1+2TB NVMe, 6+4TB HD, 4+1TB SSD, Winwing Orion 2 F-15EX Throttle + F-16EX Stick, TPR Pedals, TIR5, Win 11 Pro x64, Odyssey G93SC 5120X1440
Bresson Posted January 29, 2019 Author Posted January 29, 2019 Thanks heaps - that all did it... now happily scrolling through pages :thumbup:
KomandoKorndog Posted January 29, 2019 Posted January 29, 2019 If you're going to be doing very much of this kind of work, you might want to consider something like: http://www.dcskneeboardbuilder.com/ It makes short work of importing, grouping and placing pages in kneeboards for everything or for specific missions or aircraft. All I have to do is get the document that I want imported formatted to suit my purpose and this utility does the rest.
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