Bucic Posted December 29, 2022 Posted December 29, 2022 To me the default "Cockpit view in" Num0 is pretty useless in F-5. I'd like to map the Num0+NumDown (2) to a single button on my controller. Is there a way to do that within DCS settings? F-5E simpit cockpit dimensions and flight controls Kill the Bloom - shader glow mod Poor audio Doppler effect in DCS [bug] Trees - huge performance hit especially up close
VZ_342 Posted February 22, 2023 Posted February 22, 2023 (edited) In Options/Controls there should be an open column (not darkened) under HOTAS and Throttle, just find the Num2 view you want, select the box under the controller, double-click, then press the button you want to use on the controller. Edited February 22, 2023 by VZ_342
Rudel_chw Posted February 22, 2023 Posted February 22, 2023 On 12/29/2022 at 12:01 PM, Bucic said: I'd like to map the Num0+NumDown (2) to a single button on my controller. Is there a way to do that within DCS settings? The only way would be defining one of those two keys as a Modifier, for example Num0 ... but you will lose Num0 as a commnd binding. An alternative would be to use an external software like Joystick Gremlin, on my case I use Thrustmaster's Foxy, but Thrustmaster Target can also be used two bind two keys to a single button. 1 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 3600 - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia RTX2080 - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB
Bucic Posted February 22, 2023 Author Posted February 22, 2023 7 minutes ago, Rudel_chw said: The only way would be defining one of those two keys as a Modifier, for example Num0 ... but you will lose Num0 as a commnd binding. An alternative would be to use an external software like Joystick Gremlin, on my case I use Thrustmaster's Foxy, but Thrustmaster Target can also be used two bind two keys to a single button. Thanks for the suggestion. As soon as I'm back in cockpit I'm going to test what I came up with i.e. altering the default cockpit view (Num5) to a my instrument panel glance view. It won't bother me during gameplay because I use headtracking anyway. For my throttle quadrant build I plan on supplementing the realistic set of switches a real F-5E has with 3 additional controls: headtrack center, instrument panel glance, zoom wheel. F-5E simpit cockpit dimensions and flight controls Kill the Bloom - shader glow mod Poor audio Doppler effect in DCS [bug] Trees - huge performance hit especially up close
Solution Rudel_chw Posted February 22, 2023 Solution Posted February 22, 2023 57 minutes ago, Bucic said: As soon as I'm back in cockpit I'm going to test what I came up with i.e. altering the default cockpit view (Num5) to a my instrument panel glance view. It won't bother me during gameplay because I use headtracking anyway. For my throttle quadrant build I plan on supplementing the realistic set of switches a real F-5E has with 3 additional controls: headtrack center, instrument panel glance, zoom wheel. But you don't need to mess with the standard view keys, DCS provides customizable SnapViews just for that purpose, for example on this aircraft (A-29B) I have binded the snapviews as follows: Lwin + Num 8 = HUD Lwin + Num 2 = UFCP Lwin + Num 4 = Left MFD Lwin + Num 6 = Right MFD It looks like this when in use: (give it a few minutes for YT to finish the HD quality processing) 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 3600 - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia RTX2080 - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB
Bucic Posted February 22, 2023 Author Posted February 22, 2023 So I customize LWin+Num8 snap view and then by entering DCS settings and pressing e.g. Lwin + Num 8 I'll get the cursor on the appropriate DCS command and can map it to a single button on my controller then? F-5E simpit cockpit dimensions and flight controls Kill the Bloom - shader glow mod Poor audio Doppler effect in DCS [bug] Trees - huge performance hit especially up close
Rudel_chw Posted February 22, 2023 Posted February 22, 2023 3 minutes ago, Bucic said: So I customize LWin+Num8 snap view and then by entering DCS settings and pressing e.g. Lwin + Num 8 I'll get the cursor on the appropriate DCS command and can map it to a single button on my controller then? yes, if you bind a snapview to a button, then press and hold the button to display the snapview. 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 3600 - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia RTX2080 - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB
Bucic Posted February 23, 2023 Author Posted February 23, 2023 That should do, thank you. 1 F-5E simpit cockpit dimensions and flight controls Kill the Bloom - shader glow mod Poor audio Doppler effect in DCS [bug] Trees - huge performance hit especially up close
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