New keybindings for the Ka-50.

[PickleMonster]

+1 For improved keybindings.  Re-adding custom keybindings after updates is laborious.

 

Would love to see better keybinds for multiposition switches, more use of On/Else Off's, more rotary axis (radio volumes, IT-23 controls, etc...)

[bmbpdk]

Does anyone know what cockpit device id the Ins Engines Start-Up Control Panel have and how do i find it?

[LeCuvier]

under "...\DCS World OpenBeta\Mods\aircraft\Ka-50\Cockpit\Scripts" in "clickabledata.lua" you find "device = devices.ENGINE_INTERFACE" and in "devices.lua" you find "devices["ENGINE_INTERFACE"]            = 4"

[Raven (Elysian Angel)]

Virpil's new Control Panel #3 should give some good ideas which keybindings to add

[bmbpdk]

On 11/30/2021 at 2:21 AM, Raven (Elysian Angel) said:

Virpil's new Control Panel #3 should give some good ideas which keybindings to add

Yep, thats why i searched for this thread
And its a VERY nicely made product if i may add, im VERY pleased with it.

[River]

On 2/27/2020 at 12:11 PM, Bourrinopathe said:

Yes please! We need more key bindings.

 

As mentioned above, many essential controls are just toggle switches: landing gear, master arm, laser standby/active, etc.

 

Additionally, brightness knobs axes could also be very useful (ABRIS, HUD, etc.).

Hope BS 3 will bring us seperate on an off commands for madter arm, gun rate, etc.

I can't map my Virpil Sharka Panel properly because DCS only gives us toggle commands for two way switches. 

[River]

I hope Black Shark 3 will give us all the missing and much needed switches and axis lever commands. 

I just received my Virpil Sharka Ka 50 panel and pretty much every switch plus the levers can't be mapped properly because of missing control command options.

At the moment we only have toggle ON/OFF commands available. What we need are seperate commands for ON and OFF. Sometimes three seperate options are needed like Fire mode LOW, MEDIUM and SHORT. The fuel cut off levers have no axis available, only a ON/OFF toggle. No matter how I map them, they are mostly not synced when we spawn into the cockpit. If it's a hot start and they are not synced, the Ka 50 shuts down. No chance of keeping the Shark running if it's the case. 

Pretty much all switches can't be synced at spawn eather because we have two and three way switches on our panels but only a single toggle command to map them. Completely randomized switch position between real panel and in game cockpit panel. 

Below is a list of the most important missing control commands. 

 

HMS ON

HMS OFF

TS

AUTO

LASER ON

LASER OFF

MAN

AUTO

SHORT

MEDIUM

LONG

API

HE

HIGH

LOW

MASTER ARM ON

MASTER ARM OFF

LEFT ENGINE

RIGHT ENGINE

START

CRANK

FUEL CUT OFF LEVER LEFT OPEN

FUEL CUT OFF LEVER LEFT CLOSED

FUEL CUT OFF LEVER RIGHT OPEN

FUEL CUT OFF LEVER RIGHT CLOSED

AXIS FOR FUEL CUT OFF LEVER LEFT

AXIS FOR FUEL CUT OFF LEVER RIGHT.

AXIS FOR GEAR LEVER

 

Also all the dials in the KA 50 controls only have go left and go right commands available. We need seperate commands for every step like NAV, FAIL, FIX, etc.

And for the PVI 800 EDIT, OPERATE, etc. 

 

I hope the Dev team is going to add all these options before BS 3 release. We already have those seperate control options in many other modules. Looking forward flying the new Shark. 

Edited November 24, 2022 by River

[Rongor]

33 minutes ago, River said:

I hope Black Shark 3 will give us all the missing and much needed switches and axis lever commands. 

I just received my Virpil Sharka Ka 50 panel and pretty much every switch plus the levers can't be mapped properly because of missing control command options.

At the moment we only have toggle ON/OFF commands available. What we need are seperate commands for ON and OFF. Sometimes three seperate options are needed like Fire mode LOW, MEDIUM and SHORT. The fuel cut off levers have no axis available, only a ON/OFF toggle. No matter how I map them, they are mostly not synced when we spawn into the cockpit. If it's a hot start and they are not synced, the Ka 50 shuts down. No chance of keeping the Shark running if it's the case. 

Pretty much all switches can't be synced at spawn eather because we have two and three way switches on our panels but only a single toggle command to map them. Completely randomized switch position between real panel and in game cockpit panel. 

Below is a list of the most important missing control commands. 

 

HMS ON

HMS OFF

TS

AUTO

LASER ON

LASER OFF

MAN

AUTO

SHORT

MEDIUM

LONG

API

HE

HIGH

LOW

MASTER ARM ON

MASTER ARM OFF

LEFT ENGINE

RIGHT ENGINE

START

CRANK

FUEL CUT OFF LEVER LEFT OPEN

FUEL CUT OFF LEVER LEFT CLOSED

FUEL CUT OFF LEVER RIGHT OPEN

FUEL CUT OFF LEVER RIGHT CLOSED

AXIS FOR FUEL CUT OFF LEVER LEFT

AXIS FOR FUEL CUT OFF LEVER RIGHT.

AXIS FOR GEAR LEVER

 

Also all the dials in the KA 50 controls only have go left and go right commands available. We need seperate commands for every step like NAV, FAIL, FIX, etc.

And for the PVI 800 EDIT, OPERATE, etc. 

 

I hope the Dev team is going to add all these options before BS 3 release. We already have those seperate control options in many other modules. Looking forward flying the new Shark. 

 

copy this into your Mods\aircraft\Ka-50\Input\ka-50\joystick

default.lua

Next patch will overwrite this with the old one, you will still find it in the most recent backup folder within your DCS installation and copy it back into place.

Got this from somehwere in this forum but can't keep track where exactly...

[BIGNEWY]

Hi all, 

I have mentioned the bindings to the team and they do already have a report open for it internally. 

thank you

[River]

46 minutes ago, BIGNEWY said:

Hi all, 

I have mentioned the bindings to the team and they do already have a report open for it internally. 

thank you

Outstanding !!! 

1 hour ago, Rongor said:

copy this into your Mods\aircraft\Ka-50\Input\ka-50\joystick

default.lua 160.54 kB · 0 downloads

Next patch will overwrite this with the old one, you will still find it in the most recent backup folder within your DCS installation and copy it back into place.

Got this from somehwere in this forum but can't keep track where exactly...

Thanks for the file but I'd rather not mess with the lua files. They should be in the stock game and I am positive they will be there soon. 

[jonsky7]

17 hours ago, River said:

Outstanding !!! 

Thanks for the file but I'd rather not mess with the lua files. They should be in the stock game and I am positive they will be there soon. 

You may be interested in a brilliant Mod by Quaggles.

Basically the mod can add additional keybinds from the saved folder.
 

 

Combine the above mod, with Munkwolf's community keybinds folder, and you'll have all the keybinds you'll ever need 

https://github.com/Munkwolf/dcs-community-keybinds/tree/22.7.23

[Joss]

Hi !

Any news on this topic ? I've just started to learn the Ka50 and yes there isn't enough key bindings...

[MortalMando]

Please consider axis commands for shkval contrast and brightness. 
 

edit: nav-, formation-, anti coll-, blade tip lights are mission keybinds. Currently it’s one button with a on/off behavior. I would like to see either up, down or on - off with 2 buttons. That would be great guys. 
 

 

Edited March 12, 2024 by MortalMando
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