acknowledged Multimonitor setup now violating Integrity Check

[bones1014]

I've been using multi monitors for years but in the past couple weeks my lua's have been violating the integrity check because I have named viewports. Included is an example of my file exporting the Viggen radar to the VIGGEN_RADAR viewport. The last two lines in the lua are what I add. Is there a better way to do it?

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[bones1014]

Is this going to be a permanent thing? Are we no longer allowed to export cockpit displays to other monitors?

[ry-ballz]

I can't see my kneeboard without editing that file. But I can't play on some multiplayer servers with that file modified.

Alternatively, can we make it so the kneeboard is only displayed on the main display. You can still drag it off if you want, but it should be on the main screen by default.

 

 

[rob10]

Would be nice if that file could be whitelisted.  What plane are you flying?  In the F-18 anyway you can manually resize and move it in flight.  More of a pain than having it automatically set up where you want it, but it is doable.  Not sure how you would make sure its on the "main display".  Depending how you have multiple monitors set up would influence where it is.

[ry-ballz]

2 hours ago, rob10 said:

Would be nice if that file could be whitelisted.  What plane are you flying?  In the F-18 anyway you can manually resize and move it in flight.  More of a pain than having it automatically set up where you want it, but it is doable.  Not sure how you would make sure its on the "main display".  Depending how you have multiple monitors set up would influence where it is.

 

It's off my main monitor in every plane. I can drag it, but the top left corner is hidden below an MFD frame, so that's a pain in the ass.

 

I wish there was just an option to move it somewhere and have it stay there.

[RafaPolit]

Or simply use the main window to calculate the kneeboard, instead of all the viewing area.  Should not be that hard.

[abikns]

I have the same problem. I export the Left and Right DDI, MPCD, IFEI and RWR of the F/A-18 via Helios. Since the integrity check was introduced, I can't play on servers with integrity check enabled anymore (unless I throw my simpit away, of course). I tried to export without Helios/changes in the game folder and can export the DDIs and the MPCD, but it seems not to be possible for the IFEI and RWR.

Why is that? How is exporting the DDI/MPCD considered ok, but exporting the IFEI and RWR not? As far as I understand, only two lines of lua script have to be added to each instrument lua file by ED, to make it possible and "legal".

Add this:

dofile(LockOn_Options.common_script_path.."ViewportHandling.lua")
try_find_assigned_viewport("FA_18C_IFEI", "IFEI")

To the "DCSWorld\Mods\aircraft\FA-18C\Cockpit\ScriptsORIGINAL\IFEI\indicator\IFEI_init.lua" and it works.

Is this too much to ask?

[abikns]

I export the Left and Right DDI, MPCD, IFEI and RWR of the F/A-18 via Helios. Since the integrity check was introduced, I can't play on servers with integrity check enabled anymore (unless I throw my simpit away, of course). I tried to export without Helios/changes in the game folder and can export the DDIs and the MPCD, but it seems not to be possible for the IFEI and RWR.

Why is that? How is exporting the DDI/MPCD considered ok, but exporting the IFEI and RWR not? As far as I understand, only two lines of lua script have to be added to each instrument lua file by ED, to make it possible and "legal".

Add this:

dofile(LockOn_Options.common_script_path.."ViewportHandling.lua")
try_find_assigned_viewport("FA_18C_IFEI", "IFEI")

To the "DCSWorld\Mods\aircraft\FA-18C\Cockpit\ScriptsORIGINAL\IFEI\indicator\IFEI_init.lua" and it works.

Is this too much to ask?

[Greg_Mid_TN]

4 hours ago, abikns said:

I have the same problem. I export the Left and Right DDI, MPCD, IFEI and RWR of the F/A-18 via Helios. Since the integrity check was introduced, I can't play on servers with integrity check enabled anymore (unless I throw my simpit away, of course). I tried to export without Helios/changes in the game folder and can export the DDIs and the MPCD, but it seems not to be possible for the IFEI and RWR.

Why is that? How is exporting the DDI/MPCD considered ok, but exporting the IFEI and RWR not? As far as I understand, only two lines of lua script have to be added to each instrument lua file by ED, to make it possible and "legal".

Add this:

dofile(LockOn_Options.common_script_path.."ViewportHandling.lua")
try_find_assigned_viewport("FA_18C_IFEI", "IFEI")

To the "DCSWorld\Mods\aircraft\FA-18C\Cockpit\ScriptsORIGINAL\IFEI\indicator\IFEI_init.lua" and it works.

Is this too much to ask?

I export the exact same and it seems the 1/27/23 update killed IFEI and RWR for IC. I have no idea HOW this is considered cheating. All the work of building a pit and now 2/5 of the exports for F-18 are useless on MP... sigh.

 

Ruddle.

[Lekaa]

On 2/10/2023 at 5:48 AM, ry-ballz said:

I can't see my kneeboard without editing that file. But I can't play on some multiplayer servers with that file modified.

Alternatively, can we make it so the kneeboard is only displayed on the main display. You can still drag it off if you want, but it should be on the main screen by default.

 

 

What file is the one you modify to be able to have the kneeboard on the main screen only?

 

[Buzzkillington]

Please ED add helios exports to the base lua files. It would take less than an hour and exposes no risks. 

[xfirf]

Yes please store the last used kneeboard-position in the settings or always bind it to the main-display.

[TAIPAN_]

19 hours ago, xfirf said:

Yes please store the last used kneeboard-position in the settings or always bind it to the main-display.

Yes very much needed. 

This pure scripts integrity check is becoming a real problem for us multi monitor users that need to move the control indicator, kneeboard, and helicopter AI gunner indicator because the default code puts them off the screen. 

Even Enigmas and Hoggit have turned on pure scripts

[xfirf]

@NineLine or @BIGNEWY maybe you can give us an update here after your vaccation?

[BIGNEWY]

The team are aware of the issues with helios and it is something that we are looking at, but you will need to be patient while the team consider solutions. 

thank you

 

edit: threads merged

[MadKreator]

I will 100% side with this. More and more servers are starting to adopt the pure scripts option ( I understand why its there) but its also alienating many of us honest users who just have exported displays. Whether that be basic mfd exports, Helios users, or full blown home cockpits.Or in my case ( on top of exported displays, I have to edit my HUD lua files since I use a 5120x1440 monitor, and lack of widescreen(High res?), support makes HUD lines and text fat and fuzzy, not clean and crips like on a 1080p display, kind of counter intuitive. The rest of the game looks great, but not HUD’s, HMD’s and sometimes exported displays are almost unusable without modifying stroke thickness and fuzziness. Sad that it has come to this. 

[abikns]

Just a coincidence that I looked at it today, because I wanted to ask for an update on this. As MadKreator just stated, more and more servers are set to run pure scripts only and this is really affecting me (and obviously a lot of other people). It is not just a bug or promised and missing feature, it is becoming a "I can't play the game anymore" issue. At this point I have to decide to either play without the simpit that I spent a lot of time and money on building or play with my simpit, but alone. As you probably can imagine, neither of those choices are great.

Could you please let us know, what the status of this is? Thank you.

Edited August 17, 2023 by abikns

[Alleluia]

8 month later is there any improvement on the situation ?

Still can't fly on 60% of the servers due to integrity checks violations

Ps english is not my primary language

[trenchfeet]

Yes can I ask for an update to this please. It’s becoming very annoying when we’re just after the exports to see the screens more clearly on our pits. Thank you

[Dracula2]

I have the same problem using the Winwing MFD screens for F-16 and F-18. Since I had to modify the ViewportHandling.lua file in order to bring the kneeboard back to my main screen, I cannot now join most of the multiplayer servers due to integrity check failing. When will this get fixed, ED?

[Raisuli]

13 minutes ago, Dracula2 said:

I have the same problem using the Winwing MFD screens for F-16 and F-18. Since I had to modify the ViewportHandling.lua file in order to bring the kneeboard back to my main screen, I cannot now join most of the multiplayer servers due to integrity check failing. When will this get fixed, ED?

Don't hold your breath.

<Just assume the rest of this post was a rant, so I deleted it...>

[MadKreator]

The ic issues with exports has been reported officially and acknowledged by an ED dev, a week or so ago( in the “Multiplayer” thread). I lent some info as well as the helios dev, hoping the communication will continue as long as there is an ED dev with an open ear to the “violations” caused by exports and the viewporthandling.lua
I just added a comment to the thread to mention the kneeboard as a side effect of the exported display and IC issues.

Edited May 2, 2024 by MadKreator

[xfirf]

Maybe @cofcorpse can help us here again?
As you / he already helped us with a similar issue on the KA-50 III when it was released.

[abikns]

@BIGNEWY it is almost two years now, could we please get an update on this? Is it really too much to ask?

[Alleluia]

Two weeks later we have a answer…….

 

they don’t care.