Control Indicator in outside view (F2)

[cichlidfan]

I don't recall seeing this 'wish' before. In trying to manage the Mustang I find myself wishing I could see controls indicator while watching my takeoff run from the outside.

 

It occurs to me that this might be an easy mod, I had not thought about it before trying to fly this beast.

[PeterP]

To have the control indicator for the P-51D also in the outside views via ctrl+enter.

 

- on smaller resolutions it will be partially blocked from the info-bar - to switch the info-bar off: LCtrl+Y according the key-bindings, but doesn't work for me)

(a possible solution for this is at the end of this posting)

- this screen-shot was made on 2700x1228 and the rudder indicator was still visible.

 

 

This is how it's done:

 

 

Navigate to ...Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Scripts\Aircrafts\P-51D\Cockpit\ControlsIndicator

(will work for different modules too, but you have to change the path > e.g. P-51D to Ka-50)

and open the ControlsIndicator.lua with a proper editor (Notepad++)

 

Make a backup of this file before you change it!!!!!!

 

Than go to line #4

 

and change it from this:

[color=Blue]purposes      = {render_purpose.SCREENSPACE_INSIDE_COCKPIT,render_purpose.HUD_ONLY_VIEW}[/color]

To this:

[color=Blue]purposes      = {render_purpose.GENERAL, render_purpose.HUD_ONLY_VIEW, render_purpose.SCREENSPACE_OUTSIDE_COCKPIT, render_purpose.SCREENSPACE_INSIDE_COCKPIT}[/color]

More info how to move the control-indicator:

>>> Fix for misplaced/stretched MP and Mission Gui - also for BS

(I didn't tested it with this modification together - so you have to experiment yourself - change the path in this instruction according DCS:World)

Edited May 10, 2012 by PeterP