Major Redesign of the Cockpit- Is This Possible?

[walker450]

I know little about modding. So I am here to ask the experts. :)

 

Would it be possible to redo the KA-50 cockpit in the game, and create a "modern" looking cockpit? Something that would resemble the RAH-66 or AH-64D.

 

I envision three large screens. (ABRIS, SHKVAL, MFD showing everything the guages on the right would show)

 

Would it be possible to mod the game to reflect this? I have seen how some mods can extract the gauge data and put them on other monitors... is there a way to import new files, and create an all new MFD where the guages are??

 

I think this would be really cool. We could also add other mods to it to simulate FLIR etc. This would be like the KA-50B model... :)

Edited February 28, 2010 by walker450

[EtherealN]

Possible? Yes. If you have the source code. :P

 

Though there have been successful cockpit makeovers in LOFC so there might be a trick I don't know about, but MFD's in particular would be a hard thing to get in properly without a bit of extra coding work.

[walker450]

Thanks for the quick reply!

 

What about exporting information to a second monitor, that would look like a normal MFD in modern aircraft. It could show a large artificial horizon, alitude, heading, airspeed, etc. etc....

 

This way a modern cockpit could be built and we wouldn't have to worry about changing the in-game images...

[walker450]

Here is a quick picture I made in MS Paint:

 

[EtherealN]

Yes, with LUA-export you can do all of that. Do a search for "Black Shark Virtual Panel" and check down in the Game Controllers/Cockpit Builder section.

[walker450]

Thanks again. I found an interesting thread on doing just what we are talking about:

 

LEAVU development phase, coding MPCD graphics

 

I have only read part of the thread. It is intended for LOMAC but I think it could be applied to DCS.

 

I know nothing of programming and writing code so it is way out of my capabilities to do anything. At least I now know that it is a possibility.

 

I'll just keep my fingers crossed that DCS decides to add the AH-64D or a fictional Comanche. :)

[104th_Crunch]

Thanks again. I found an interesting thread on doing just what we are talking about:

 

LEAVU development phase, coding MPCD graphics

 

I have only read part of the thread. It is intended for LOMAC but I think it could be applied to DCS.

:)

 

Actually intented for LO FC 2. Which will include DCS Blackshark.

[walker450]

Actually intented for LO FC 2. Which will include DCS Blackshark.

 

Great!

[EtherealN]

I'll just keep my fingers crossed that DCS decides to add the AH-64D or a fictional Comanche. :)

 

As far as official products go, the RAH-66 Comanche won't happen. It's cancelled.

 

The AH-64D is unlikely at this time, since there's too much about it that's too classified to make it into a commercial product.