MFD Export overlay

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What

A simple, free and open source application that displays MFD frame and clickable buttons over DCS MFD export video. No more, no less.

 

Why

When I bought Jeff, I found it really hard to fight effectively due to most important controls being on MFDs. I have a secondary 14' monitor where I export the MFDs but still had to go to cockpit to click buttons.

 

The idea

The idea was to create a simple app which would draw MFD frame and clickable buttons over DCS MFD export. Buttons are configurable (configurations included F-16, JF-17 2 MFD and 3 MFD versions), clicking a button will emulate virtual joystick (vjoy) button press which you can bind to DCS commands just like you would do with a real joystick.

 

 

Download and use OSB Overlay

 

Download the app here (sorry, 0.2 version is not signed) unzip and install http://matricapp.com/download/osb.0.2.1.zip

 

to load/reload configuration right click and choose Load/Reload

 

To reposition the overlay window, right click, chose Move window and drag it over your MFD export (note, you might need to resize MFD exports to allow for bezels)

 

When satisfied with position, right click and uncheck Move window, it will save the active configuration

 

Configuration is just a json file that can be edited by any text editor. Lok into your My documents\OSB folder

 

Draft manual can be found on git as well https://github.com/tgudelj/osb-overlay/blob/master/doc/manual.docx

 

OPEN SOURCE

The source is available at github: https://github.com/tgudelj/osb-overlay

 

 

ISSUES

 

This is version 0.2, but I use it every time I use DCS and for me it is good enough, howeveer there are potential issues:

 

 

• OBS Overlay includes vjoy installation and in current version it will overwrite your existing vjoy installation if you have one
   
  
• Vjoy interferes with Logitech/Saitek drivers, your hotas like X52 might stop working (mine did), however all I had to do is unplug it, reinstall Logitech drivers and plug in again
  

 

SUPPORT

Discord https://discord.gg/Y7BSM5v

 

I hope you like it, I made it for myself to complement MATRIC, but I found it useful and good enough to share with the community. Nothing would maker me happier then if someone finds it worthwile and forks it on github as my time is rather limited and basically it is already good enough for me :)