Trigger action "X: COCKPIT PARAM SAVE AS" does not save

[TOViper]

OB 2.8.1.34.667.2
SP (Mission Editor)
AJS-37

When I try to save the current magnetic heading ("BASE_SENSOR_MAG_HEADING") via the trigger action "X: COCKPIT PARAM SAVE AS" to a global variable called "heading_start", the value seems not to be saved. See mission file:

Tester.miz

[Rudel_chw]

1 hour ago, TOViper said:

the value seems not to be saved

 

I have not used that trigger action, but the manual says "X: COCKPIT PARAM SAVE AS (requires console) – save the current value of the specified
cockpit parameter as a new parameter"  ... it does not save it to a variable.

[TOViper]

Hey Rudel!
Thanks for answering, but how can I then use this parameter?
Only in a trigger condition like "COCKPIT PARAM IS EQUAL TO ANOTHER"?

What I in fact need is the current magnetic heading as number ... nothing more and nothing less. Sounds easy, but currently I didn't find any solution for this easy task.

Edited January 22, 2023 by TOViper

[Rudel_chw]

1 hour ago, TOViper said:

Thanks for answering, but how can I then use this parameter?
Only in a trigger condition like "COCKPIT PARAM IS EQUAL TO ANOTHER"?

 

Correct, it's purpose is to save a parameter at a certain point in time, and then use it on parameter comparisons later on.

 

1 hour ago, TOViper said:

What I in fact need is the current magnetic heading as number ... nothing more and nothing less. Sounds easy, but currently I didn't find any solution for this easy task.

 

You need a LUA script, that will take the current heading and save it on a flag value ... I'm sure someone versed in Lua will provide the answer, for now it is out of my realm

 

[TOViper]

Yep, it seems there is no way around MIST function:

mist.getHeading(unit, rawHeading)

 

Edited January 22, 2023 by TOViper