Terry Dactil Posted November 30, 2021 Posted November 30, 2021 As in many other modules, in the Mosquito the Look Back (F4)view does not look back; it looks forward. It is also positioned under the wing which is a rather weird position to be looking from. This F4 bug has existed (on other modules) for several years now. It was quite useful when it actually looked back. Any chance of fixing it in the next few years? If ED can't be bothered fixing this, does anyone know where the lua code is located so we can modify it ourselves?
Nealius Posted November 30, 2021 Posted November 30, 2021 Easier than modifying the code, you can slew the F4 camera around with the mouse and Rctrl+Rshift+num2468 keys to position it whereever you want.
Terry Dactil Posted November 30, 2021 Author Posted November 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Nealius said: Easier than modifying the code, you can slew the F4 camera around with the mouse and Rctrl+Rshift+num2468 keys to position it whereever you want. Yes. Tried that. Spent most of the time bumbling around somewhere inside the structure of the wing, fuselage or the engine nacelle. Plus RALT + NUM0 does not save the view for recall if you eventually get something useful. There are plenty of other keystroke options for fancy camera positions and video editing. I just want a look back view that does what it used to do - looks back not forward 1
Solution Terry Dactil Posted December 3, 2021 Author Solution Posted December 3, 2021 (edited) I can see my wingman! Seems like the best way to fix something that ED can't be bothered about, is to fix it yourself. Go to the file <your drive>:\DCS World OpenBeta\Mods\aircraft\MosquitoFBMkVI\views.lua Change the Chase View lines Look back (F4) will actually look back now, but only until overwritten by the next update or repair. I suggest using OVGME or Open Mod Manager to avoid this. You can adjust the values to move the viewpoint back a bit into the cockpit, but it becomes very cluttered with the aircraft structures. Edited December 4, 2021 by Terry Dactil 1
Terry Dactil Posted December 3, 2021 Author Posted December 3, 2021 (edited) Call me obsessed! For the Mosquito I have made prop rpm levers, an analog brake lever/ park brake, and added the 2 speed elevator trim mod. Nigel my Navigator also responds to my Voice Attack commands and helps with the cockpit chores. Now with the look back mod I can see in VR when I am surrounded by Mosquitos. It is getting better all the time! Edited December 3, 2021 by Terry Dactil 1
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