How to switch between 2 keyboard layouts?

[mavyalex]

Hello,

 

Is it possible to load different keyboard key maps when launching Flaming Cliffs?

For example: I would like one keyboard setting for doing 'voltige" and another for standard aerial combat.

 

I know somebody that uses 2 joysticks for the same game: one for doing normal combat and another just for "voltige"..;But he uses his joystick buttons to do that.

 

I'm asking for software mapping...Is there such a Lock-on utility (I heard LoPlug would be able to do this later maybe wuth modules?)

 

I just have 1 basic Thrustmaster USB joystick with only 4 buttons, so I have to go to the Input section of FC to change key mapping everytime and it's quite frustrating.

 

Cheers.

[golfsierra2]

Your keybord layout is stored under Lock On/input/keyboard.ini

 

I think the best way would be to store the current layout, rename it as keyboard1.ini, go to the options menu of Lock-On, change all the commands that you want to have with the second layout as keyboard2.ini , and write a small batch program that allows you to swap the keybord layouts by pressing a specified button, like F12.

 

All of this is just theory, I can't do that and it never was tested / done before. And I don't know, if Lock-On accepts changing the keyboard layout without restarting the game.

 

Just my guess what could make your idea work...

Edited January 29, 2010 by golfsierra2

[golfsierra2]

I found a free tool, that allows to use two keyboards simultaneously. Instead of toggling between two keyboard layouts, this might have potential to work with LOFC.

 

http://hidmacros.medek.info/whatisit.php

 

Key features

 

* manage multiple keyboards/mouses connected to one PC

* different key on different keyboard has assigned it's own command