External views in replay?

[skypickle]

I found these threads:

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=278371&highlight=replay+external+view

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=266462&highlight=replay+external+view

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=266462&highlight=replay+external+view

 

I would like to see the aspect of the aircraft from the outside to get a better idea of my situation as it relates to what I see from inside the cockpit. Although I can do this when I am actively flying, it would REALLY be helpful if I could review a track and also switch views. Does anyone have this working?

[-0303-]

Just hit F2, F3, F10 or any view key. Until a view key is hit the replay replays views during recording.

[Adam]

I'm not sure if I misunderstand the question - but I can play back a track file, and see exactly what I saw when I was flying.

 

Plus - if I choose, I can use the function keys to change the views from inside / outside the cockpit, flyby's, and so forth during that playback.

 

The main thing I've learned is to save a copy of the original track file first. Playing back the track file is not read-only and any changes made are written to the track file. Speeding up the time in the track file can also corrupt it - so when I have a Trackfile i want kept - a copy goes into a vault that I never play directly from - I only load copies of that trackfile into DCS.

 

(By Trackfile I'm assuming you mean DCS's track file, and not a tacview file - which are two very different things)?

[Art-J]

Keep in mind external views have to be enabled in mission editor. Doing it once is sufficient, the game will keep that setting (I don't remember in which tab the setting was hidden in, though). That's how it works in SP, don't know if it applies to MP as well.

[Northstar98]

What I will say is that sometimes (for whatever reason) external views don't work (testing in single player), external views should've been set to on.

 

I'll see if I can replicate it.

 

Otherwise in general, yes, hitting any of the camera controls will work while watching a track.

 

EDIT: In training missions, even those with external views enabled, I can't seem to get into an external view.

Edited September 11, 2020 by Northstar98

[skypickle]

EDIT: In training missions, even those with external views enabled, I can't seem to get into an external view.

 

^

This is what I mean.

[SimUK]

Just getting into DCS properly and having same issue.

 

A Bug perhaps?

[virgo47]

I've just had a similar problem. Landed the Su-33 in the training mission and wanted to see it from the outside. No luck, the track replay didn't budge. I restarted the game, loaded the same track and... F2 started to work. Annoying. Something gets stuck when the track is saved and replayed in the same DCS session.

Using any of the views from the actual mission is just replayed as well, it does not allow subsequent changes in the view.

(Also, avoid Fly Again button if you want reliable track, it seems to remember the first flight. Always go back to the mission selection and start the mission afresh. But that's another story.)