Aircraft Strobe Lights mod

[Jetfire]

http://www.waves.utoronto.ca/~pavacic/lomac/keyboard/lights.zip (Thanks to SwingKid)

 

 

http://www.lomacfiles.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownloaddetails&cid=13&lid=246&title=Aircraft%20Strobe%20Lights#dldetails (Thanks to Merlin and Lomacfiles.com)

 

 

Issues:

-all 3 lights flash at once

-multiple keys must be pressed to turn lights off or on

 

Plz post back here if there's any problems.

[GGTharos]

Installed it, but I can't get it to work. No errors in Error.log.

 

I press ctrol-kp0-kp1-kp7 together but nothing happens ... where is this key combo defined anyway?

 

Also, why are you reding from/writing to a file instead of using a variable? :)

[TekaTeka]

I tried it, and it worked.

To activate, you press ctrl-keypad0, then keypad1, then keypad7.

To deactivate, you do the same.

Your wingman/men's lights also flash. Cool !

I didn't think this could be done.

Nice job, Jetfire.

[SwingKid]

Mirrored at:

 

http://www.waves.utoronto.ca/~pavacic/lomac/keyboard/lights.zip

 

-SK

[jj_pt]

Great job!

Can't we choose another key combination?

[GGTharos]

I tried it, and it worked.

To activate, you press ctrl-keypad0, then keypad1, then keypad7.

To deactivate, you do the same.

Your wingman/men's lights also flash. Cool !

I didn't think this could be done.

Nice job, Jetfire.

 

 

Do you hold ctrl-kp0 down while hitting kp1 and kp7 or what? ANd SK< wtf is up with this combo, what's wrong with jsut ctrl-kp0? ;)

[jj_pt]

No, hit Control-numpad0, then numpad1 and only then numpad7. :)

[GGTharos]

Still can't get it to work :confused:

[ThirdELTPoznan]

It doesn't work for me also :/

[Brit_Radar_Dude]

Now we need some bright spark (no pun intended) to figure out how to do:-

1) brighter lighthouse lights

2) flashing lights (and brighter too?) on navigation hazards - chimneys/TV towers etc

 

That would be well cool....

[jj_pt]

Still can't get it to work :confused:

 

Are you activating the keys when inside the cockpit?

[Merlin]

Are you activating the keys when inside the cockpit?

 

 

That was my problem, make sure you are in cockpit when you do it.

[ThirdELTPoznan]

That was my problem, make sure you are in cockpit when you do it.

 

I am in cockpit always (I have external views turned off) I do everything like it was said before and nothing. I am flying in 1.1 moded demo, maybe that's the reason??

[TekaTeka]

I am flying in 1.1 moded demo, maybe that's the reason??

Yes. The mod works only on 1.02.

It modifies some unique LUA files that 1.02 uses.

[ViperVJG73]

Yes. The mod works only on 1.02.

It modifies some unique LUA files that 1.02 uses.

 

Yes, the same LUA files are in the demo 1.1. That it not works is pending from the cockpit light, what does not operated in 1.1 with "L" key.

 

greetings

[Jetfire]

When you press ctrl+keypad0, your view should lock in the cockpit (cockpit view toggle). If you changed this cockpit view toggle key, just press the new key you assigned it to. Also, this only works in 1.02. I haven't had any luck getting export.lua working in 1.1.

 

Also, SK, if you know (or if anyone here might also know): is there any other ways to capture keyboard inputs with Lua scripts? You would think there would be. It would be kind of a hassle to make a program that uses directinput to capture keystrokes then pass it to LockOn.

[diveplane]

awesome awesome work guys, just add ARCHERS nav light mod also

and we have great looking lights that now flash also......

 

great work, dev team should add this mod in 1.2

[Prophet_169th]

I havent installed yet, but I saw Mustangs I think flashing.

 

About the lighthouses, that would be awsome. And flashing lights at the runway.

 

If we had animated lights for the runways that would be great =)!

[Allochtoon]

Didnt know this method was also possible, i got the same results (i presume) by just using saiteks software to create a lights on, lights off macro.

[Guest ruggbutt]

i got the same results (i presume) by just using saiteks software to create a lights on, lights off macro.

 

The problem w/that is that you're continually sending commands via joystick which is emulating your keyboard. You'll probably find that it will interfere w/other commands. This way doesn't.

[169th_DedCat]

Now we need some bright spark to figure out how to do:-

1) brighter lighthouse lights

2) flashing lights (and brighter too?) on navigation hazards - chimneys/TV towers etc

 

Ya flashing lights on jets, lighthouses, etc. are cool, but they don't actually improve visibility at a distance in the sim. You'll spot the black dot of the aircraft long before you'll spot any strobe lights. I've yet to see a combat sim model this really well.