Any way to move the camera around real quick using the mouse?

[Flacracker]

Instead of the numpad keys. Like a middlemouse click and hold or something?

[Nate--IRL--]

Left Alt-C when in cockpit to toggle mouselook. Holding Middle-click should move the camera Laterally and up and down when in this mode too.

 

Nate

[ralfidude]

Ehem... or... ehem... a TRACKIR... cough cough...

[Devrim]

I agree. {cough.. cough...}

[Flacracker]

I am asking because I don't have TrackIR.

[cichlidfan]

I am asking because I don't have TrackIR.

 

Apologies, on behalf of the forum, for the unhelpful TIR comments.:)

 

What exactly are you trying to do? Have you looked into using the snap views. Nate's suggestion will make looking around smoother and easier but if you want to get to a particular point-of-view quickly then snap view are probably the best route.

 

I can explain how they work if needed.

[Scoggs]

Apologies, on behalf of the forum, for the unhelpful TIR comments.:)

 

What exactly are you trying to do? Have you looked into using the snap views. Nate's suggestion will make looking around smoother and easier but if you want to get to a particular point-of-view quickly then snap view are probably the best route.

 

I can explain how they work if needed.

 

I've been wondering this too. I don't have the money for TIR so I have to use the Hat switch to look around. Kinda annoying when you are doing a cold start.

 

I would like to lets say I hold down the Back button on the mouse and can look around, and then release to click buttons. Any way to do this?

[EtherealN]

Those who are short on the cash for TrackIR (and I agree it's expensive, but definitely worth it if the money is there), can look into FreeTrackNOIR if you have a webcam available. I believe it should be fully functional nowadays.

[EvilBivol-1]

I believe what you're looking for is Nate's suggestion of selecting mouse-pan mode with LAlt+C. In addition, you may find the pan speed options useful. See attachment.

[rud]

when I fly with the keyboard and mouse there's no substitute for mouse look. If Alt+C is too cumbersome than rebind it to something else, I usually use space bar (and rebind my cannon to Enter).

 

In mouse look mode you can also hold down the middle mouse button to get movement side to side and up and down, you can even hold down the middle mouse button and scroll the wheel to move forward and backward. It's pretty easy to put the camera right where you want it when you get used to it.

[Scoggs]

So I tried remappin LAlt-C to my mouse... it doesn't work for whatever reason

[Nate--IRL--]

So I tried remappin LAlt-C to my mouse... it doesn't work for whatever reason

 

Annoying isn't it. It has been reported, but the solution is difficult, due to the way the cockpit view handles the mouse as a device.

 

Nate

[JS]

I solved it by reprogramming a button on my mouse to output the assigned keyboard control when it's pressed. But that only works if you have a reprogrammable mouse.