Key to change weapon rails

[GunnDawg]

Hey folks as I am still in the process of getting my HOTAS profile set up, I was looking thru the games Options > Controls and found Cycle Weapon and Change Weapon but none of these seemed to change the weapon/rail on the DSMS page.

 

What should I look for in the games options > controls that deals with changing the rail/weapon you are using?

 

Is it possible to make it switch rails using one of the axis sliders on my X52 throttle?

[Z06Jake]

This is how I do it using an X52 PRO

 

To change weapon rails assign a hat to the DMS ( Data Management Switch )

 

DMS Left Short and DMS Right Short ( quick press and release ) will then cycle thru the weapon rails.

 

Two things to note:

 

1) The HUD is the SOI ( Sensor of Interest )

 

2) If you are in GUNS mode this key will instead cycle thru the 4 different gunsights. If you are in any of the other modes NAV, CCIP, CCRP, etc it will cycle the weapon rails.

 

As to putting the command on a slider or rotary I would highly recommend not doing that but it could be possible if you assigned bands to the axis.

 

Hope this helps.

[nomdeplume]

Cycle Weapon / Change Weapon are only applicable to game mode... I don't know whether or not they work.

 

DMS left/right with the HUD as the SOI cycles weapons profiles (as configured in the DSMS), not weapons 'rails' per se.

 

Edit: You can also 'reject' certain weapons, e.g. AIM-9s and Mavericks, which will cycle to the next weapon. This China Hat Aft Short for AIM-9s, but the manual isn't especially clear on what to do for Mavericks. I think you use the DSMS Missile page to reject the currently selected missile.

Edited October 16, 2010 by nomdeplume

[S77th-ReOrdain]

Or,

On X52 you can program a button as a Macro or Advanced Command. If you are using default keystrokes, make the macro execute ("U" and "PgDn"). With every press of the button, HUD becomes SOI and weapons/gun cues are cycled as well. However, as mentioned, you do need to insure that Master mode is set to CCIP if you are attempting to cycle weapons, as most weapons are inaccessible if not in the proper Master Mode.

[Tango]

This China Hat Aft Short for AIM-9s, but the manual isn't especially clear on what to do for Mavericks.

Should be the same.

 

Best regards,

Tango.

[GGTharos]

Read the manual - especially the nice table which describes all HOTAS functions.

 

Programming from the control options list without knowing what you are actually doing is no longer sufficient.

 

Hey folks as I am still in the process of getting my HOTAS profile set up, I was looking thru the games Options > Controls and found Cycle Weapon and Change Weapon but none of these seemed to change the weapon/rail on the DSMS page.

 

What should I look for in the games options > controls that deals with changing the rail/weapon you are using?

 

Is it possible to make it switch rails using one of the axis sliders on my X52 throttle?