markom Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 It would be nice to have a separate ON and OFF states for the fuel dump switch. Currently, there's only one "ON/OFF" mappable command. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC58 Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 It will switch off automatically at your set Bingo 1 74_Fox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markom Posted March 31, 2023 Author Share Posted March 31, 2023 (edited) And in the real aircraft, it cannot be moved manually to OFF? Also... it probably won't do that, since I use a physical switch for it... and I didn't shell-out $100 for a magnetic release one. Edited March 31, 2023 by markom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weasel1088 Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 On 3/30/2023 at 8:09 PM, markom said: It would be nice to have a separate ON and OFF states for the fuel dump switch. Currently, there's only one "ON/OFF" mappable command. I agree. I have updated my lua control file to give me the option to set it as you describe in the key binds. But it gets removed with every update and I forget about it until I’m flying along and realize the bind is gone. Annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeCuvier Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 7 hours ago, weasel1088 said: I agree. I have updated my lua control file to give me the option to set it as you describe in the key binds. But it gets removed with every update and I forget about it until I’m flying along and realize the bind is gone. Annoying. I use OvGME to avoid this nuisance. Before allowing an update I back out all mods and move them back in after the update. Without that tool I would go nuts as I have lots of modified LUA files. Unfortunately the developer no longer supports the software and it has disappeared from Github, but it works without problems and I kept a copy of the install. LeCuvier Windows 10 Pro 64Bit | i7-4790 CPU |16 GB RAM|SSD System Disk|SSD Gaming Disk| MSI GTX-1080 Gaming 8 GB| Acer XB270HU | TM Warthog HOTAS | VKB Gladiator Pro | MongoosT-50 | MFG Crosswind Pedals | TrackIR 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markom Posted May 16, 2023 Author Share Posted May 16, 2023 Any chance we can get this thing? It's not really an earth-shattering feature, but for those of us with physical switches, it would make a difference. Specifically: Can we get "fuel dump off" switch assignment. @BIGNEWY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markom Posted June 20, 2023 Author Share Posted June 20, 2023 Still begging and hoping for this feature... Please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeCuvier Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 On 3/31/2023 at 5:09 AM, markom said: It would be nice to have a separate ON and OFF states for the fuel dump switch. Currently, there's only one "ON/OFF" mappable command. ED has given you that possibility quite a while ago. See my bindings in the screen shot. I use JOY_BTN19 on my throttle for Fuel Dump ON and JOY_BTN19_OFF for Fuel Dump OFF LeCuvier Windows 10 Pro 64Bit | i7-4790 CPU |16 GB RAM|SSD System Disk|SSD Gaming Disk| MSI GTX-1080 Gaming 8 GB| Acer XB270HU | TM Warthog HOTAS | VKB Gladiator Pro | MongoosT-50 | MFG Crosswind Pedals | TrackIR 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markom Posted June 20, 2023 Author Share Posted June 20, 2023 I don't have the "Fuel Dump Switch OFF" as an option in my DCS. Is this F/A-18 you are looking at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markom Posted June 20, 2023 Author Share Posted June 20, 2023 (edited) That's the *exact* thing I am asking for. Perhaps I'm doing something wrong? Edited June 20, 2023 by markom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeCuvier Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Oops, I forgot that I added these 2 lines to my "default.lua" file: {down = fuel_commands.DumpSw, cockpit_device_id = devices.FUEL_INTERFACE, value_down = 1.0, name = _('Fuel Dump Switch ON'), category = {_('Left Console'), _('Fuel Control Panel')}}, {down = fuel_commands.DumpSw, cockpit_device_id = devices.FUEL_INTERFACE, value_down = -1.0, name = _('Fuel Dump Switch OFF'), category = {_('Left Console'), _('Fuel Control Panel')}}, I apologize for confusing you! LeCuvier Windows 10 Pro 64Bit | i7-4790 CPU |16 GB RAM|SSD System Disk|SSD Gaming Disk| MSI GTX-1080 Gaming 8 GB| Acer XB270HU | TM Warthog HOTAS | VKB Gladiator Pro | MongoosT-50 | MFG Crosswind Pedals | TrackIR 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markom Posted June 21, 2023 Author Share Posted June 21, 2023 Yeah, you mentioned this before. But that's really not a solution for the problem of the missing bindings. It's a workaround. Thanks, however! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeCuvier Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 You're absolutely right, it's a work-around. But it works for me, on the Hornet and most other aircraft, and without these work-arounds I wouldn't enjoy flying so much. The only aircraft module (to my knowledge) where all the user-suggested bindings were added is the Viggen. That one that has an extensive set of bindings, with slow and fast variants for many of them. LeCuvier Windows 10 Pro 64Bit | i7-4790 CPU |16 GB RAM|SSD System Disk|SSD Gaming Disk| MSI GTX-1080 Gaming 8 GB| Acer XB270HU | TM Warthog HOTAS | VKB Gladiator Pro | MongoosT-50 | MFG Crosswind Pedals | TrackIR 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markom Posted June 21, 2023 Author Share Posted June 21, 2023 Well, it's my duty as the user to ask for a missing feature in the wishlist forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GremlinIV Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 Simply open the lua - find the line - copy it and paste below - edit that new line with a -1.0 and change on/off to off - save - run game - enjoy Use open mod manager (the new OVGME) to replace that file on future patches - or keep that line ready and paste in as req per patch - or edit each time manually after patch Wish list will be noted but ED are not super fast however hard you push lol Ive typed enough here to equate to editing that lua 5 or 6 times - thats a good 6 months flying with an on and an off switch via the LUA. Just saying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raisuli Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 5 hours ago, markom said: Well, it's my duty as the user to ask for a missing feature in the wishlist forum Yeah. We've given them the code for five or six additions, made sacrifices at the altar, done penance, offered tithes, and fifteen years later they added one. Don't waste time expecting ED to do much on this front. I have a notepad++ file with all my .lua edits; I try to open it before updating, then not allow Notepad++ to update files from disk and re-save my versions. ED seems to have a moral objection to control updates (unlike some third party providers). If the update is big enough I might just recopy all the changes, but it's a PITA. I have line numbers so I know where to put them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markom Posted June 22, 2023 Author Share Posted June 22, 2023 Thank you all for helping out. I will still try to do the right thing. Workarounds are great, but see them as last resort. Here I am still hoping ED will add this tiny missing thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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