Request set ABRIS options for all missions? (LUA edit?)

[Frederf]

I guess my request has multiple parts. First I'd like to start with a simple request: The ABRIS can display Lat/Long in either XX°YY'ZZ'' format or XX°YY.yy' format but it is very annoying to have to change my default settings every flight. Can I edit a .lua file (Scripts\Aircrafts\Ka-50\Cockpit\ABRIS\Options.lua ) so that it automatically starts up in the YY.yy format?

 

On a more complex note I would like the ABRIS to be able to save and remember state between missions. I want to save a flight plan in one mission and open it in the next. I want to save my XTE or RAIM preferences to hard disk and have them be there every time until I change them. Is this possible please?

 

It's not realistic to have the settings reset to default EVERY time...and even if it is UGH how irritating!

[boomshekah]

Hi,

I don´t know about saving stuff between missions, but i think it is possible to edit the default settings of the ABRIS. Let me know what you want to change and i will try it out.

[Sid6dot7]

I don't know if it's the right way to do it, but it works.

For changing lat./long. default settings:

 

Open your ...\Scripts\Aircrafts\Ka-50\Cockpit\ABRIS\Options.lua with Notepad++

Goto line 442, there you will see following

opt.Options.measurements.latitude = 
{
data = {
[color=blue]{"%02.f°%02.f\'%.s%02.f\""..LOCALIZE("C")," __°__\'__\""..LOCALIZE("C/Ю")}[/color],
[color=red]{"%02.f°%02.f.%s\'"		  ..LOCALIZE("C")," __°__.__\'" ..LOCALIZE("C/Ю")}[/color],
}
}
opt.Options.measurements.longitude = 
{
data = {
[color=blue]{"%03.f°%02.f\'%.s%02.f\""..LOCALIZE("В"),"___°__\'__\""..LOCALIZE("В/З")}[/color],
[color=red]{"%03.f°%02.f.%s\'"		  ..LOCALIZE("В"),"___°__.__\'" ..LOCALIZE("В/З")}[/color],
}
}

 

The blue values seems to be the default one. Simply swap the blue with red values to:

 

opt.Options.measurements.latitude = 
{
data = {
[color=red]{"%02.f°%02.f.%s\'"		  ..LOCALIZE("C")," __°__.__\'" ..LOCALIZE("C/Ю")}[/color],
[color=blue]{"%02.f°%02.f\'%.s%02.f\""..LOCALIZE("C")," __°__\'__\""..LOCALIZE("C/Ю")}[/color],
}
}
opt.Options.measurements.longitude = 
{
data = {
[color=red]{"%03.f°%02.f.%s\'"		  ..LOCALIZE("В"),"___°__.__\'" ..LOCALIZE("В/З")}[/color],
[color=blue]{"%03.f°%02.f\'%.s%02.f\""..LOCALIZE("В"),"___°__\'__\""..LOCALIZE("В/З")}[/color],
}
}

 

 

There you go.

[boomshekah]

Yes, this seems to work, looks like you can do this with any option.

[Frederf]

OK I saw that area but I thought it was just the text label for the feature so changing that would only switch the text labels around and not the actual functionality. In related news I need some font or character improvements because I also don't see all the characters in the LUA file. Any suggestions?

 

Aside: I also found how to set the default UV26 program to how I like it. Ask me how!

[bumfire]

how

[Frederf]

Lol, it's a .LUA edit. It took me a few minutes to find the file again ><

Black Shark\Scripts\Aircrafts\Ka-50\Cockpit\Devices_specs\UV_26.lua

 

The values are

init_ripple_quantity_program = 0

init_num_in_burst_program = 1

init_ripple_intervals_program = 1

 

init_mode_of_indication = 0

init_current_board = 0

 

I want to set the default "current board" to be the "both" left and right flare dispensers but I don't know what value it wants (0,1,2?).

 

Heck I think you can even program in your own UV-26 programs if you want. you could make an 11-quantity, 9 burst, 0.33 sec interval one if you really wanted to.

[C6_Hellfrog]

I want to save a flight plan in one mission and open it in the next.

for that ,have a look here : manuel 3-37 p361:smilewink:

[Frederf]

for that ,have a look here : manuel 3-37 p361:smilewink:

 

That only works in the same mission.

you can also save a route plan into the ABRIS permanent database (i.e. your hard drive). If you do so, you will have the ability to load it the next time you fly the same mission.

--Pilot Flight Manual 3-38.

[boomshekah]

All the data you save in the ABRIS is stored in the mission file. Mission files can be opened with WinRAR or WinZip. You could try to extract NAVIGATION.lua, ROUTES.lua and ADDITIONAL.lua from one file and import them into another.

[Frederf]

What I really want is to set my cockpit up how I want it and have it be that way all the time. In fact I would love if the cockpit would retain my state from the last time I ended the last mission of the campaign.

 

The ABRIS lat/long format preference worked, thank you Sid6. The UV26 things I mentioned work great except for getting both dispensers to be on by default. If you want to have the quantity or program listed by default that's a 0 or a 1 in the "mode of indication" variable.