lesthegrngo Posted October 6, 2023 Posted October 6, 2023 (edited) I've posted this on a thread in the bugs section, but after weeks I still have no answer. The HUD View, the one that you get using l-alt+f1 that just shows the external view with the HUD overlay, will not display any more. I have checked the assignment in the controls to verify it is still set as l-alt+f1, and have also assigned it to an auxiliary button on a Bodnar controller. Despite this the HUD view is not selectable. I can get all the other (useless) ones and can pan around the cockpit using l-alt+C, but the one I need for my cockpit setup is simply now working. Is it part of a script or something that may have been corrupted? Cheers Les Edited October 6, 2023 by lesthegrngo
MAXsenna Posted October 6, 2023 Posted October 6, 2023 I replied the same in that other thread. Anyway, this probably sounds silly. What if you temporarily rename your Saved Games? Sent from my SM-A536B using Tapatalk
lesthegrngo Posted October 6, 2023 Author Posted October 6, 2023 Found it - more by luck than anything else to be honest. I thought I had gone through the options checking before, but I assume that I must have missed it. In the 'controls', 'misc' page, there is a box 'player external views' that was unchecked. I know I didn't uncheck it, so something must have done so, maybe it is one that was autoselcted off when I reinstalled DCS. As I had no other idea what to do I was literally going through every single option in the menus An embarrassingly stupidly simple fix for something that had me stuck for weeks Les 2
lesthegrngo Posted October 9, 2023 Author Posted October 9, 2023 Now I have the HUD view back, I'd like to know if it is possible to resize the actual HUD 'projected' image. The apparent size of the HUD is far smaller that the actual HUD size that it needs to be to correctly display with my cockpit Does anyone have any idea how this can be achieved? I don't believe that it can exported like the MFDC's and the RWR can Cheers Les
MAXsenna Posted October 9, 2023 Posted October 9, 2023 10 minutes ago, lesthegrngo said: Now I have the HUD view back, I'd like to know if it is possible to resize the actual HUD 'projected' image. The apparent size of the HUD is far smaller that the actual HUD size that it needs to be to correctly display with my cockpit Does anyone have any idea how this can be achieved? I don't believe that it can exported like the MFDC's and the RWR can Cheers Les It probably can, because it can be done in the A-10C, just hasn't gotten it's own viewport in the A-10C II. Make a wish! I guess you just can copy the code for the time being though!
lesthegrngo Posted October 10, 2023 Author Posted October 10, 2023 Where did you find the code for that? Is there a list somewhere? Les
MAXsenna Posted October 10, 2023 Posted October 10, 2023 5 hours ago, lesthegrngo said: Where did you find the code for that? Is there a list somewhere? Les Hi Les! Well, code and code. I've learned through looking at Helios and reading the forums, how to find "Viewports". So, when I saw in Helios that the A-10C had a predefined HUD export, I I just looked up the files for the A-10C II. (And it seems that this just has not been added to Helios yet). I guess I was wrong and missed it the first time I browsed the II. Anyway, look at the screenshots. The Viewport for the HUD in the II is this. try_find_assigned_viewport("A_10C_2_HUD", "HUD") Cheers!
lesthegrngo Posted October 10, 2023 Author Posted October 10, 2023 Nice bit of sleuthing there! If that can be made to work it looks like it will be exactly what I need. The only caveat about that is to know that I can remove the HUD image from the HUD View, or if there is a separate exterior view that comes without the HUD image. Cheers Les
MAXsenna Posted October 10, 2023 Posted October 10, 2023 43 minutes ago, lesthegrngo said: Nice bit of sleuthing there! If that can be made to work it looks like it will be exactly what I need. Yeah, was surprised I missed it the first time. Looking into making HUDs down the line myself. Now, if we can get the HMDs exported as well. 45 minutes ago, lesthegrngo said: The only caveat about that is to know that I can remove the HUD image from the HUD View, or if there is a separate exterior view that comes without the HUD image. Was thinking the exact same, hopefully it can be done.
lesthegrngo Posted October 12, 2023 Author Posted October 12, 2023 OK, I worked out a bit of a cheat method, it isn't perfect but it does work Do the l-alt+f1 thing, and you will get the HUD View. Now use the / and * keys on the keyboard NUM section and you can move the 'camera' view forwards and backwards, which also increases and decreases the size of the HUD projection. Once the size is better, use the 8 and 2 NUM keys to vertically align the HUD As I said, it isn't perfect, as the horizon vs the HUD will be off and you may have to play with the physical monitor height to improve it, but it will work. I will keep looking for a way to do it properly Les 1
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