slackpanda Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 (edited) I get in the Hornet then setup the seat position, head angle and FOV to taste and then hit the 'save cockpit angles' shortcut... but it never saves anything and it always reverts back to the default zoomed out view as soon as I play another mission. It gets very tedious having to manually configure it every time I play the game. Am I missing something? What is the process to alter and save the default cockpit view (both seat position, FOV and head angle) Any help is appreciated Edited June 5, 2022 by slackpanda 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudel_chw Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 15 minutes ago, slackpanda said: What is the process to alter and save the default cockpit view (both seat position, FOV and up/down angle) Customizing the Default View: Disable/Pause your Track-IR/Head-tracker while doing this 1. Press Num5 to reset your view to the current default. 2. Adjust your view to what you want as the new default, using these keys: "Num/ - RCtrl - RShift" Cockpit Camera Move Back "Num5" Cockpit Camera Move Center "Num2 - RCtrl - RShift" Cockpit Camera Move Down "Num* - RCtrl - RShift" Cockpit Camera Move Forward "Num8 - RCtrl - RShift" Cockpit Camera Move Up "Num8" Turn Cockpit Camera Up "Num2" Turn Cockpit Camera Down "Num/" FOV- aka Zoom-in "Num*" FOV+ aka Zoom-out "NumEnter" Default FOV aka Zoom 3. Press RALT+Num0 - your new default view should now be saved. Test it by changing your view, then pressing Num5 - your view should return to your customised default! For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600X - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia GTX1070ti - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar - Oculus Rift CV1 Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slackpanda Posted June 5, 2022 Author Share Posted June 5, 2022 1 minute ago, Rudel_chw said: Customizing the Default View: Disable/Pause your Track-IR/Head-tracker while doing this 1. Press Num5 to reset your view to the current default. 2. Adjust your view to what you want as the new default, using these keys: "Num/ - RCtrl - RShift" Cockpit Camera Move Back "Num5" Cockpit Camera Move Center "Num2 - RCtrl - RShift" Cockpit Camera Move Down "Num* - RCtrl - RShift" Cockpit Camera Move Forward "Num8 - RCtrl - RShift" Cockpit Camera Move Up "Num8" Turn Cockpit Camera Up "Num2" Turn Cockpit Camera Down "Num/" FOV- aka Zoom-in "Num*" FOV+ aka Zoom-out "NumEnter" Default FOV aka Zoom 3. Press RALT+Num0 - your new default view should now be saved. Test it by changing your view, then pressing Num5 - your view should return to your customised default! Yeh i've seen that and followed it word for word but it simply does not save anything. FOV always goes back to 100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Rudel_chw Posted June 5, 2022 Solution Share Posted June 5, 2022 9 minutes ago, slackpanda said: Yeh i've seen that and followed it word for word but it simply does not save anything. FOV always goes back to 100 Your adjustments are saved on the SnapViews.lua file from the \saved games\dcs\config\view folder … check its modification date to confirm if your edits are saved or not .. maybe you have another item that interferes with your fov, for example a hotas axis binded to the dcs zoom control. For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600X - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia GTX1070ti - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar - Oculus Rift CV1 Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slackpanda Posted June 6, 2022 Author Share Posted June 6, 2022 On 6/5/2022 at 3:14 AM, Rudel_chw said: Your adjustments are saved on the SnapViews.lua file from the \saved games\dcs\config\view folder … check its modification date to confirm if your edits are saved or not .. maybe you have another item that interferes with your fov, for example a hotas axis binded to the dcs zoom control. Thank you. I had the zoom mapped to an AXIS, as soon as i unmapped it started working... however i also found that if i simply use the axis as soon as i spawn and then let go it goes back to my desired FOV. Thanks again ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudel_chw Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 (edited) 16 minutes ago, slackpanda said: Thank you. I had the zoom mapped to an AXIS, as soon as i unmapped it started working... however i also found that if i simply use the axis as soon as i spawn and then let go it goes back to my desired FOV. Thanks again ! glad to be of help Edited June 6, 2022 by Rudel_chw For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600X - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia GTX1070ti - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar - Oculus Rift CV1 Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUICE-AWG Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 (edited) @Rudel_chw I have saved both my Mustang SnapViewLua sections for Default FOV from 80 to 62...but when I go into the program, they are back at 80. I also set them in the Options and hit R ALT + NUM 0 to save it...tried this both ways...still not holding the settings. What am I doing wrong? I have nothing mapped to ZOOM in settings, I don't use it in DCS. Hope you are doing well...Juice Edited June 20, 2023 by JUICE-AWG "There are only two types of aircraft, Fighters and Targets." Doyle "Wahoo" Nicholson [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconus Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 5 hours ago, JUICE-AWG said: when I go into the program, they are back at 80 Have you pressed NumEnter or Num5? Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX3060 Rift S T16000M TWCS TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUICE-AWG Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 15 hours ago, draconus said: Have you pressed NumEnter or Num5? Yes, sir...that takes it to what is set...but not related to what is happening. I can adjust the FOV like before, save it with R Alt Num 0 like always. But shutting down the game and relaunching later, it goes back to the old settings. "There are only two types of aircraft, Fighters and Targets." Doyle "Wahoo" Nicholson [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsay Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, JUICE-AWG said: I can adjust the FOV like before, save it with R Alt Num 0 like always. But shutting down the game and relaunching later, it goes back to the old settings. Not sure what you are doing wrong, as RAlt+Num0 will always save to the last used snap view ? Procedure is 1. Backup "Saved Games\DCS\Config\View\SnapViews.lua" so you can always revert if you mess something up. 2. Enter aircraft (disable TrackIR, etc. as req'ed) i.e. a cold start spawn 3. Check default snap view is selected i.e. Slew head position right with Num6, then tap Num5 to return to default/center view 4. Adjust FOV with Num/ and Num* and/or head position as req'ed (do not select another snap view until finished) 5. Once happy with the new default view, save it with RAlt+Num0 6. Exit the mission and confirm "Saved Games\DCS\Config\View\SnapViews.lua" has been updated i.e. has current date and time or the relevant P-51D section has updated. 7. Enter the aircraft a 2nd time and confirm the starting position/FOV has taken. 8. Repeat for other views/panels as desired. Tested DCS Open Beta Multi-thread 2.8.6.41066 Edited June 21, 2023 by Ramsay 1 i9 9900K @4.7GHz, 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 10 Pro x64, 1920X1080 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Kazansky Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 Idk whether it is related but ever since I've played DCS I have to press the reset zoom button once every time I get into a cockpit when I start a mission. This provides my previously set FOV/zoom level. Plz be aware that this is not done by the "center view" but by the "reset zoom" key. (don't exactly know what they're called in English) DCS always starts zoomed out a bit until I hit the zoom reset key to get to my dedired/preset FOV. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconus Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Tom Kazansky said: DCS always starts zoomed out a bit until I hit the zoom reset key to get to my dedired/preset FOV. This is normal - it's how snapviews work. For the no-key-pressing default view change you'd have to mess with the module files in DCS installation folder. 1 Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX3060 Rift S T16000M TWCS TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Kazansky Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 1 hour ago, draconus said: This is normal - it's how snapviews work. For the no-key-pressing default view change you'd have to mess with the module files in DCS installation folder. thanks and yes, I accepted it as normal too. I just thought I add it here for the case (with low possibility) someone doesn't know. I wasn't aware of that "no-key-pressing default view change", tho. So also thanks for that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUICE-AWG Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 SOLVED-In my view settings, the Right ALT NumPad Zero combo had been reset and wasn't saving to the LUA...thanks for everyone's help. J 2 "There are only two types of aircraft, Fighters and Targets." Doyle "Wahoo" Nicholson [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudel_chw Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 On 6/19/2023 at 11:14 PM, JUICE-AWG said: @Rudel_chw I have saved both my Mustang SnapViewLua sections for Default FOV from 80 to 62...but when I go into the program, they are back at 80. I also set them in the Options and hit R ALT + NUM 0 to save it...tried this both ways...still not holding the settings. .. Hi, Sorry for not having answered before, but very glad that you found the cause .. I would have never tought of a remapping of the Ralt+Num 0 For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600X - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia GTX1070ti - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar - Oculus Rift CV1 Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUICE-AWG Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 5 hours ago, Rudel_chw said: Hi, Sorry for not having answered before, but very glad that you found the cause .. I would have never tought of a remapping of the Ralt+Num 0 Thanks R...it was weird, that was the only standard mapping that was broken. "There are only two types of aircraft, Fighters and Targets." Doyle "Wahoo" Nicholson [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plott1964 Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 Does this work in VR? PC specs: Intel Core i7-13700K [Raptor Lake 3.4GHz Sixteen-Core LGA 1700] (stock clock)/64.0 GB RAM/RTX 3080 GPU (stock clock)/Windows 10 Home/SSD Drives/T.Flight HOTAS X/HP Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconus Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 14 hours ago, plott1964 said: Does this work in VR? Position change should work, fov not. Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX3060 Rift S T16000M TWCS TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUICE-AWG Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 AND IT'S DOING IT AGAIN... "There are only two types of aircraft, Fighters and Targets." Doyle "Wahoo" Nicholson [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconus Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 15 hours ago, JUICE-AWG said: AND IT'S DOING IT AGAIN... Check this thread: 1 Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX3060 Rift S T16000M TWCS TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUICE-AWG Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 On 7/7/2023 at 8:59 AM, plott1964 said: Does this work in VR? VR is usually default to the headsets FOV as is the refresh rate too. From what I've heard. "There are only two types of aircraft, Fighters and Targets." Doyle "Wahoo" Nicholson [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plott1964 Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 Thanks, but still confused. I have tried to discuss this in a previous forum topic: In the video I uploaded, I hope you can see what I'm talking about. The insert on the left is what the FOV is in VR and the back ground video is what I see when I playback the track file in the pancake display config. I would like to possibly change the pancake view to have the same FOV as the VR capture if possible. I hope this makes more sense. Digital Combat Simulator Black Shark 2023.12.23 - 23.00.13.02.m2v 1 PC specs: Intel Core i7-13700K [Raptor Lake 3.4GHz Sixteen-Core LGA 1700] (stock clock)/64.0 GB RAM/RTX 3080 GPU (stock clock)/Windows 10 Home/SSD Drives/T.Flight HOTAS X/HP Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggus Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 I have the same issue, haven't really found a solution yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingCoffin Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 Found the perfect seat position. Can I save the current seat position for future sessions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudel_chw Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 33 minutes ago, FlyingCoffin said: Found the perfect seat position. Can I save the current seat position for future sessions? yes, right alt + numpad 0 For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600X - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia GTX1070ti - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar - Oculus Rift CV1 Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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